Thinking about reading 52 Anything I should know beforehand?
Infinite Crisis
52 is a very good read, first of all. Now here's the relevant plot points for someone who's unaware of the state of DC at the time.
The Elongated Man's wife, Sue Dibny, was murdered by Jean Loring, the Atom's ex-wife.
Infinite Crisis, which immediately precedes 52 chronologically, resulted in the deaths of Superboy and Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle.
In addition, a bunch of heroes went off into space to stop something and never came back, and Black Adam regained control of his home country, Khandaq. Superman has lost his powers, Wonder Woman is kinda persona non grata because she killed a man on television, and Batman is taking a sabbatical.
So this is a year without the big three, but not a year without heroes.
Also this >>83748632
It's a pretty neat concept but they didn't get it right the first time.
Read Countdown instead, it's the more polished do-over.
Man, I remember reading this for the first time as a novel. What a ride.
>>83748832
>So this is a year without the big three, but not a year without heroes.
This, desu. There are no small heroes, only less famous.
>>83748915
Don't listen to this man
Might want to read Infinite Crisis first. I read 52 without having read that first and still enjoyed it though.
>>83748915
Didio pls
It was one of the first DC things I read and I was fine. I guess I had general familiarity from cartoons and shit though.
To this day I haven't read the first 1/4 of 52. Back when I was first getting into comics, my library only had 2-4, and I still haven't read the entire thing.
>>83748570
nah
Fuck it. And I'm including the backups.
>>83750060
i mean one series is literally a history lesson
this is a compliment
>>83750060
I hate that the trades don't include the backups. I've only read the series in trade so I've never even seen them, so I'll follow along here. Do you know if they're available anywhere collected?
>>83750060
GOD BLESS YOU, JOHNNY
>>83750189
Shut up baby, I know it.
>>83750167
I believe there was a trade called "The Origins of the DC Universe or something like that.
Are you doing all the issues senpai or just a few as an intro for this op
>>83748915
You are a cruel man anon.
>>83750304
I'm planning on at least the first ten issues, as that's all will fit in this thread. After that we'll see! I might spread it out over the week.
>>83750060
Holy fucking shit are you story timing the entirety of 52??????
Isn't that the question of the day
>>83750350
Oh bby you da best
Week two! I'm leaving this on auto-post, but I'll be in the other roomplaying Overwatchso I should be able to respond quickly to issues.
>>83750405
Who're your top three chars played
>>83750427
Junkrat, Reinhardt, Roadhog.
Anon mentioned his issue with the trades is that they don't include the backups; I think a much bigger problem is that they don't include these covers with the tickertape at the bottom.
>>83750770
You absolute madman. Good luck, this is a true masterpiece.
I fucking love 52, I read it when i didn't know capes and it's partially to blame for my DCU obession. All will be well.
There so I'd always be a biweekly book that functions as DC's universe seasonal TV show format. Shit like futures end would of been better off in a main 52 style book that follows ground level, and lesser known cosmic/magic characters as we see what's up this year in DCs planned events
>>83750167
New TPB of the first 26 Issues comes out Wednesday, and it will have the backups.
34.99 for the first volume of two, second one comes out around xmas
Steel's a fucking asshole
>>83750796
>>83750810
>>83750818
>Black Adam giving a shit about how many people died during a crisis
>Shortly after goes on a murdering rampage throughout the entire planet.
you da real mvp, teth
>>83751092
I liked Renee's arc the least. Anyone know who wrote that?
>>83750060
>52 storytime
THANK YOU
>>83751399
He's on a distant planet watching Starfire naked every day, kid.
38! 44! 52, hut! Go long, Johnny Walker!
>>83751664
Flash turning into a skeleton has always scared the fucking shit out of me. The original Perez art was spookier, of course.
>>83748570
Dony miss demon knights, or aquaman, and def don't miss morrisons action comics.
Even as a marvel fan lifelong they were so he of my fav comics at the time.
Ugh I hate that demon knights had to end.
>>83751679
Wait, didn't Krona see the Spectre's Hand at the beggining of time?
>>83748915
toppest of keks
>>83748915
Don't.
I love the tickertape for this issue especially.
