Is "Marvel Now!" better than The New 52?

[Zeeguy91]

Yeah, about that..see Justice League #1-6

The Origin arc of Justice League is set 5 years in the past. It's been said by the DC execs that since then in the DCU, some form of Final Crisis happened and Darkseid died.

[net06]

I tried to read the all new X-Men because I thought it would be a standalone thing with out all the continuity, but no. It's just a bunch of continuity with which I am totally unfamiliar. I felt totally lost so I dropped it after the first 3 issues.

[Superman Priime]

The Origin arc of Justice League is set 5 years in the past. It's been said by the DC execs that since then in the DCU, some form of Final Crisis happened and Darkseid died.

Man, DC should leave all past events out of the New 52. Doesn't make sense, espcially Death of Superman, Blackest Night, all of Batman's history being intact, etc. They wiped everything clean after Flashpoint, so just go from there.

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

The Origin arc of Justice League is set 5 years in the past. It's been said by the DC execs that since then in the DCU, some form of Final Crisis happened and Darkseid died.

I thought Didio said that in the New52 there have been no Crises, original or final.

[psynetrix]

Great read, this thread! Many valid points for both sides. Personally, I agree with the guy who said that NOW! is somewhere in the middle of the pack between the worst of DC and the best of DC. For the past year I have been a DC consumer; however, the constant out-of-the-blue changes in creative teams and what seems to be a sense of directionlessness (?) has made me look again at Marvel to see what they have to offer.

Hawkeye, FF, Daredevil, and Hickman's Avengers are excellent titles, but like someone said previously, whenever I buy something from Marvel, I feel like I am being scammed, or like i am financing an evil empire. I certainly hate that Marvel tries to reflect in its books whatever happens in the most recent movie (Mystique being given scaled skin, Toad turning green and growing a tongue, this new Nick Fury, Coulson, Rogue turning into Anna Paquin, the Avengers turning into the Avengers from the movie, etc) and also the fact that artists barely last 4-6 months in a title (at best). Also, the "event" never-ending-cycle is exhausting. As soon as this happens in one of those 4 titles, i'm gone.

I dont have a problem with DC's reboot; DC can probably get away with doing it every 20 years or so. I think that ship has sailed for Marvel, and now their only option is to pull retcons to catch up the characters and situations to current times.

In the end it really doesnt matter which one is better as long as at least one of them is producing a quality product; whoever does, will get my money, and if they get too lazy then the money will go to the one who shows more respect for the consumer.

[glennsim]

The Origin arc of Justice League is set 5 years in the past. It's been said by the DC execs that since then in the DCU, some form of Final Crisis happened and Darkseid died.

I thought Didio said that in the New52 there have been no Crises, original or final.

Which brings us back to my sig.

[Fate's Faith]

I tried to read the all new X-Men because I thought it would be a standalone thing with out all the continuity, but no. It's just a bunch of continuity with which I am totally unfamiliar. I felt totally lost so I dropped it after the first 3 issues.

Fairly certain there are some on these boards that believe continuity is what comics should be about. As if a timeline is better reading material than an actual story. I was thinking of trying that title. But double shipping talked me out of that.

I thought Didio said that in the New52 there have been no Crises, original or final.

He did. He also said there have been. No idea if he's changed his stance but wouldn't be surprised if he hard reboot them out.