20 Answers & 1 Question With DAN DIDIO 9-14-09

[Karl O'Neill]

Lots of Interesting stuff.

Discuss.

be nice to each other.

I love you all.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090914-didio-20answers.html

[Artificial idiot]

So... The upheavals in magic are going to result in gratuitous and out of place Harley Quinn appearances? :redface: Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to the Zatanna series, she really deserves one and Dini is the man to do it, but if we're delving deeper into the magical universe and the changes that are occouring there, I'd rather see Willingham, Morrison or Matt Wagner at the helm... Although, I guess they're all kinda busy right now!

Some cool bits and pieces there, glad to see there still behind REBELS! Amazing book that it is! As long as Levitz hasn't lost his touch I'm happy enough with the Legion taking over Adventure too. Although... I guess given Dan's phrasing there I should finally give up any hope of actually seeing Ambush Bug 6.

[The Chief5425]

The Legion. In a book all to themselves. The Pre-Zero Hour Legion. The ONLY Legion. And it's being written by Paul Levitz.

Pardon me. I have to go change pants.

[Bevbos]

The Legion. In a book all to themselves. The Pre-Zero Hour Legion. The ONLY Legion. And it's being written by Paul Levitz.

Pardon me. I have to go change pants.

I'm not changing my pants, but I think it's good news. Being a relative newbie to both Superboy and the Legion, so far, the Superboy story isn't really catching me... seems like mostly nostalgia for Teen Titans, which is a comic I didn't grow up with. The Legion story, however, mostly due to the size of the cast, is an easy sell for me, but reads a bit short now. Having Legion take over the book is going to keep readers such as myself onboard for a lot longer. I can imagine a lot of Superboy fans are a little let down, though.

[MrStytch]

Oh yeah. Levitz back on the Legion. GREAT [Yes, I am being sarcastic. I preferred DnA and Waid's runs, personally].... except for the fact that DC is screwing over the fans who picked up Adventure Comics for the Superboy main feature. SB is getting dropped because the new writer [adios Geoff, it was great while it lasted :frown: ] has no interest in writing him. So why not find a writer who HAS an interest in writing Superboy and let him keep writing the main feature while Levitz writes the Legion back-up. They might as well have released a Superboy mini and a new Legion title, thus saving Johns the trouble of writing both Superboy and Legion, because there's very little chance that Levitz will bother to carry through on the plotlines Geoff is setting up. And, as for Superboy joining a "team book" unless Gail Simone plans on having him sign up with the Secret Six, there's no writer on any of the DC team titles that can do him justice. Just another bizarre Didio decision, at the end of the day, one I refuse to respect because once SB leaves Adventure Comics, so do I.

[ryerye17]

When Is Zatanna Starting? I Love Zatanna

[Will.S]

For some reason every time I read Didio's answers all they do is elicit anger from me.

[paulski]

Oh yeah. Levitz back on the Legion. GREAT [Yes, I am being sarcastic. I preferred DnA and Waid's runs, personally].... except for the fact that DC is screwing over the fans who picked up Adventure Comics for the Superboy main feature. SB is getting dropped because the new writer [adios Geoff, it was great while it lasted :frown: ] has no interest in writing him.

Errr, you do realise Adventure was always intended to be an anthology book of sorts where the main feature would be rotating throughout the DCU, right? I mean, Aquaman was supposed to be headlining the title at some stage (if the rumors were right), as well as the LSH.

Superboy was never going to be the main feature permanently. So no one's screwing anyone over. Just drop it after #6 if you're that unhappy.

[carabas]

Errr, you do realise Adventure was always intended to be an anthology book of sorts where the main feature would be rotating throughout the DCU, right? I mean, Aquaman was supposed to be headlining the title at some stage (if the rumors were right), as well as the LSH.

Superboy was never going to be the main feature permanently. So no one's screwing anyone over. Just drop it after #6 if you're that unhappy.Then they really should have marketed it better. It was sold as a Superboy book.

[Name Already Taken]

The Legion. In a book all to themselves. The Pre-Zero Hour Legion. The ONLY Legion. And it's being written by Paul Levitz.

Pardon me. I have to go change pants.

Just quit wearing them and switch to adult huggies. Sure, it weirds the neighbors out a bit when mowing the lawn or getting the mail, but it is liberating to free yourself from shackles of oppressive pantaloons.

Did it really get stated which version would be featured? I glance through the deluge of press releases and must have missed that.

[RyleKayner]

For some reason every time I read Didio's answers all they do is elicit anger from me.

I usually have the same reaction, but this time I thought he came off okay. A fair few dodges, but he didn't sound like a d!ck.

Shame about Superman/Batman. The title was doing really well after the Loebotomy.

[The Chief5425]

Just quit wearing them and switch to adult huggies. Sure, it weirds the neighbors out a bit when mowing the lawn or getting the mail, but it is liberating to free yourself from shackles of oppressive pantaloons.

Did it really get stated which version would be featured? I glance through the deluge of press releases and must have missed that.


The best solution is to wear no pants at all, though winter is coming and I'll have to dig out that "Shrinkage Is Entirely Due To Cold Weather" sign to wear around my waist again.

I suppose there's been no official word as to which version will be featured, but DC seems pretty committed to the Pre-Zero Hour Legion at this point and that's the Legion Levitz is famous for working with so I assume they're it. Despite my ambivalence (at best) for the other two versions I wouldn't mind the occasional crossover with the other Legions, sort of like the annual JLA/JSA crossover DC used to do back in the '60s and '70s.

[OrpheusTelos]

For some reason every time I read Didio's answers all they do is elicit anger from me.

That's because he normally comes off as a dick, especially with Titans' related questions.

[invisiboy]

(opinion deleted due to redundancy)

[IvCNuB4]

Yeah, we get it. You've posted that same rant in several other threads. What do suggest ? Babs put on her old Batgirl outfit and wheel around town fighting crime ? :biggrin:

[[]D[]/\/\[]D @ Nite/So-tite]

That's because he normally comes off as a dick, especially with Young Justice related questions.

fix'd (and character limit)

[PlumeNoir]

I can't be the only one who found this quote interesting:

"I've said this on several occasions. Where I felt Elseworlds went off track was when it started to become just Batman in the 1800s, Batman in the 1900s, Batman as a British knight, Batman as... well, I can't say caveman anymore. But you know, it just became just slight variations on different time periods. "

Um...did anyone tell Dan that Gotham by Gaslight is considered to be the first Elseworlds story...you know, the one that has Batman in the late 1800's taking on Jack the Ripper?

So, Elseworlds has been off-track from the get-go?

Actually, I am curious, because I'm not quite sure what he meant by that...

[Mat001]

Oh yeah. Levitz back on the Legion. GREAT [Yes, I am being sarcastic. I preferred DnA and Waid's runs, personally].... except for the fact that DC is screwing over the fans who picked up Adventure Comics for the Superboy main feature. SB is getting dropped because the new writer [adios Geoff, it was great while it lasted :frown: ] has no interest in writing him. So why not find a writer who HAS an interest in writing Superboy and let him keep writing the main feature while Levitz writes the Legion back-up. They might as well have released a Superboy mini and a new Legion title, thus saving Johns the trouble of writing both Superboy and Legion, because there's very little chance that Levitz will bother to carry through on the plotlines Geoff is setting up. And, as for Superboy joining a "team book" unless Gail Simone plans on having him sign up with the Secret Six, there's no writer on any of the DC team titles that can do him justice. Just another bizarre Didio decision, at the end of the day, one I refuse to respect because once SB leaves Adventure Comics, so do I.

It's not the Levitz doesn't have a desire to do Superboy, it's that Johns has a particular story that he was going to tell with Conner in Adventure. That's why he's in the main feature and it ties into both Johns run on Teen Titans as well as the current events in the Superman books.

I can't be the only one who found this quote interesting:

"I've said this on several occasions. Where I felt Elseworlds went off track was when it started to become just Batman in the 1800s, Batman in the 1900s, Batman as a British knight, Batman as... well, I can't say caveman anymore. But you know, it just became just slight variations on different time periods. "

Um...did anyone tell Dan that Gotham by Gaslight is considered to be the first Elseworlds story...you know, the one that has Batman in the late 1800's taking on Jack the Ripper?

So, Elseworlds has been off-track from the get-go?

Actually, I am curious, because I'm not quite sure what he meant by that...

He meant that all Elseworlds was was basically Batman in different time periods, with the occassional DC story that doesn't feature Batman. Apparently he feels that there should be more than a Batman per decade as it became known as. It's one thing to start with "Gotham By Gaslight", it's another to milk that same type of idea over and over. They weren't like the vampire Batman stories or the Nail series by Alan Davis or even "Secret Identity".

[True Herald]

Yeah, we get it. You've posted that same rant in several other threads. What do suggest ? Babs put on her old Batgirl outfit and wheel around town fighting crime ? :biggrin:

Why not? She can call herself "Chair Woman"! :biggrin:

(Sorry, but I just had to post that! I do love Babs!)

[invisiboy]

Yeah, we get it. You've posted that same rant in several other threads. :biggrin:


I deleted my post. Sorry I wasted your precious time. I am not a die-hard fan like a lot of you so I guess I didn't think people read EVERY thread on here, so I just wrote what I felt like. I'll know better next time. I'll try not to repeat any ideas in the future. Will that bring you joy?

[invisiboy]

Why not? She can call herself "Chair Woman"! :biggrin:

(Sorry, but I just had to post that! I do love Babs!)

Chair Woman? Sorry, I can't laugh at that. My mom was handicapped in a car accident (not her fault) and she died a few years later from her injuries. I just don't think making fun of the handicapped is funny. But Babs isn't real -- just ink and paper like all these characters -- so I guess it's okay?

[IvCNuB4]

I deleted my post. Sorry I wasted your precious time. I am not a die-hard fan like a lot of you so I guess I didn't think people read EVERY thread on here, so I just wrote what I felt like. I'll know better next time. I'll try not to repeat any ideas in the future. Will that bring you joy?

Wow. You bring the phrase "vicious catty gay" to a whole new level.

And yeah, I'm a homo too so I can say that :biggrin:

Seriously, you keep posting that same rant but never explain why you feel like that , why Babs being a mentor is so demeaning to you, or what you think would be a better idea for her.

[invisiboy]

Wow. You bring the phrase "vicious catty gay" to a whole new level.

And yeah, I'm a homo too so I can say that :biggrin:

Seriously, you keep posting that same rant but never explain why you feel like that , why Babs being a mentor is so demeaning to you, or what you think would be a better idea for her.

Thanks for the name-calling. It's good to know we faggots are as good at that as anyone. You were nasty first. Remember that.

I am new here, and I am AMAZED how mean people can be on the internet. For no reason. I express an opinion and get beaten down for it? Not cool. And your handicapped joke really capped it.

If you'd asked "what do you think would be a better idea" instead of acting bitchy, we might have been buds.

[IvCNuB4]

I deleted my post. Sorry I wasted your precious time. I am not a die-hard fan like a lot of you so I guess I didn't think people read EVERY thread on here, so I just wrote what I felt like. I'll know better next time. I'll try not to repeat any ideas in the future. Will that bring you joy?

You don't consider that reply bitchy ? :biggrin: Jeez, I was making a joke in my first response. Hence, the big smiley face. Perhaps we should create a flow-chart of smilie icons and their representational use for you.

Feel free to pull the claws back in anytime. And please don't refer to me as a "faggot". I find that word highly derogatory .....

[invisiboy]

You don't consider that reply bitchy ? :biggrin: Jeez, I was making a joke in my first response. Hence, the big smiley face. Perhaps we should create a flow-chart of smilie icons and their representational use for you.

Feel free to pull the claws back in anytime. And please don't refer to me as a "faggot". I find that word highly derogatory .....

About as derogatory as calling me a "vicious catty gay"? You drew first blood.

As for the word "faggot" -- to quote you, "I'm a homo too so I can say that".

[Artificial idiot]

Who's being derogatory to the handicapped? I'm physically disabled myself, and all I saw was a really, really bad pun that somebody should be ashamed of for entirely different reasons. :biggrin: :tongue:


(I still laughed though.)

Aaaanyway, back on topic! I get the feeling from what Didio said that Johns still has a Superboy story he wants to tell, so who knows? When things settle down on Flash and Green Lantern, maybe Johns will return to adventure to complete it? I don't think Adventure being set up as a rotating title is all such a bad thing, it'll be a great starting place for new heroes who DC wants to test the water with, or indeed old favourites who have had trouble maintaining a title in the past. Could be cool, I guess we'll just have to see how things are executed... The thing I want to know is, IF the Legion does move to the main feature, who will be the back up? Will there even be one?

Speaking of back ups... Group of young magical heroes? Interesting that! I thought for a magical back up the Shadowpact would be a shoo-in, considering they're already using Manhunter and Blue Beetle. I'm guessing it'll feature the likes of Traci 13, Black Alice and Ibis but wonder what it'll actually be about...

[bongoes]

because there's very little chance that Levitz will bother to carry through on the plotlines Geoff is setting up.

Did you read the interview? Didio said Levtiz is reading all of Johns Legion stuff to prepare.

[MrStytch]

I did read that.... Just that I can't imagine Levitz [worshipped by many as the great god of LOSH writers, perhaps rightly :biggrin: ] going along EXACTLY with what Johns wanted to do. He'll change stuff and put "his own stamp on it". It's not that I don't think he'll do a good job, just that I was really excited to see what Johns was going to with it. I suppose it's like Grant Morrison getting pulled off've Batman and Robin to write Green Arrow [I really hope I'm not jinxing B & R here] and Chris Yost being brought in to finish off the current storyline from Morrison's notes. You'd still get the same ending but it wouldn't be the same as having the man himself write it, y'know?

[Will.S]

I usually have the same reaction, but this time I thought he came off okay. A fair few dodges, but he didn't sound like a d!ck.

Shame about Superman/Batman. The title was doing really well after the Loebotomy.

That's because he normally comes off as a dick, especially with Titans' related questions.
Well it's not so much his demeanor for me, it's just the creative decisions that he makes that really rub me the wrong way.

I'm just baffled sometimes by his thinking when it comes to stuff like Adventure Comics, the Flash, JLA, Teen Titans, and the multiverse. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that you need to get some established within the industry writing talent as well as buzz worthy/stylish artists for these books even with the somewhat smaller talent pool compared to Marvel's.

[superchick]

Errr, you do realise Adventure was always intended to be an anthology book of sorts where the main feature would be rotating throughout the DCU, right? I mean, Aquaman was supposed to be headlining the title at some stage (if the rumors were right), as well as the LSH.

Superboy was never going to be the main feature permanently. So no one's screwing anyone over. Just drop it after #6 if you're that unhappy.

Dan Didio hinted that the book would star someone well associated with Adventure comics meaning the legion but a lot of people suggested aquaman which surprised me because his tenure wasn't any longer than starman in the golden age.

[bongoes]

You'd still get the same ending but it wouldn't be the same as having the man himself write it, y'know?

That's not what you said. You said he wouldn't continue with the plotlines. I understand wanting to see how Johns would do it but I don't think Levitz will abandon everything Johns did.

[CBikle]

Dan Didio hinted that the book would star someone well associated with Adventure comics meaning the legion but a lot of people suggested aquaman which surprised me because his tenure wasn't any longer than starman in the golden age.

Actually, I could see Robinson writing a retro-Starman arc set in the 40's or 50's.

My guess is either Aquaman or the Spectre.

[paulski]

Dan Didio hinted that the book would star someone well associated with Adventure comics meaning the legion but a lot of people suggested aquaman which surprised me because his tenure wasn't any longer than starman in the golden age.

This is true. But I maintain that the old Adventure Comics never had a permanent lead feature. Straight off the top of my head I can think of Spectre, Aquaman, the Legion and the JSA. Superboy was never going to hang around forever.

[dupersuper]

so far, the Superboy story isn't really catching me... seems like mostly nostalgia for Teen Titans, which is a comic I didn't grow up with.

Considering he was on the team for a couple years, if that, not many people "grew up" with it...

Thanks for the name-calling. It's good to know we faggots are as good at that as anyone. You were nasty first. Remember that.

I am new here, and I am AMAZED how mean people can be on the internet. For no reason. I express an opinion and get beaten down for it? Not cool. And your handicapped joke really capped it.

If you'd asked "what do you think would be a better idea" instead of acting bitchy, we might have been buds.

A) It wasn't his joke, it was another posters
B) my mother is in a wheelchair (and has almost died from related health problems) and I still smiled...no reason to be the "That's not funny, my cousin died that way." guy from the old Onion article
C)He DID end his last post asking that question, but you didn't answer.

Did you read the interview? Didio said Levtiz is reading all of Johns Legion stuff to prepare.

You gotta' love that old school writers ethic of researching the characters recent history to avoind goof ups. Levitz always struck me as a class act.

[ryerye17]

hey hey hey...all my gay people...chilll :)

[MrStytch]

That's not what you said. You said he wouldn't continue with the plotlines. I understand wanting to see how Johns would do it but I don't think Levitz will abandon everything Johns did.

Indeed I didn't, true. When he took on Adventure Comics Johns had "big plans" for the Legion. I, like a lot of others, thought of something along the lines of his work on Green Lantern going from Rebirth up to the Blackest Night. I just cannot imagine Levitz being willing to invest that kind of time on writing someone else's story if Johns had even plotted that far ahead.

[Mat001]

Levitz will follow certain ideas, but he will also bring his own to the table. In other words, he'll follow up on Element Lad being Conner's teacher, XS's race to the past and probably where the lost Legion members are. But then he'll go off and tell it his way and then tell his own stories in the aftermath.