What are some comics that need re-boots? In my opinion, the X-Men need a re-boot because they've become such a confusing and convoluted mess that I couldn't even begin to understand.
I'm not saying it needs a reboot. But I have a pretty good feeling they are going to reboot (or at least some of) Spiderman when Marvel finally gets around to bringing Peter back.
@waezi2: I don't necessarily hate the X-Men, I just think that they need a re-boot; it's just so confusing to me and for anyone who wants to get into it. Spider-Man needs a re-boot as well.
@waezi2: I don't necessarily hate the X-Men, I just think that they need a re-boot; it's just so confusing to me and for anyone who wants to get into it. Spider-Man needs a re-boot as well.
Why does Spider-Man need a reboot when they already did One More Day?
Anyway I'm going to vote nothing. I don't believe in reboots and dont think they ever go well
There shouldn't be any reboots. DC rebooted and other than a few books (none of which needed a reboot to be done), it sucked.
If anything was going to be rebooted, I'd say the X-Men. I tried to get back into them, but it was just too confusing for me. But again, I don't think there should be any reboots.
@peppeyhare: I take that back, he doesn't need one; since the whole Superior Spider-Man thing is going on.
Of course re-boots are going to make people who've read the comics for a long time and understand what is going on mad, but they are necessary in order to provide new continuity.
@peppeyhare: I take that back, he doesn't need one; since the whole Superior Spider-Man thing is going on.
Of course re-boots are going to make people who've read the comics for a long time and understand what is going on mad, but they are necessary in order to provide new continuity.
No they aren't really. Marvel has done a perfectly good job of making comics accessible without ruining it for old fans with Marvel Now. Some books require you to wiki basic things but that's not bad. The new 52 requires you to do the same for most titles
@peppeyhare: I take that back, he doesn't need one; since the whole Superior Spider-Man thing is going on.
Of course re-boots are going to make people who've read the comics for a long time and understand what is going on mad, but they are necessary in order to provide new continuity.
No they aren't really. Marvel has done a perfectly good job of making comics accessible without ruining it for old fans with Marvel Now. Some books require you to wiki basic things but that's not bad. The new 52 requires you to do the same for most titles
the whole "it's so hard to get into comics because of continuity" thing is so annoying....you know how I got into comics back when I was a kid? I started reading comics...that's it....there was no Comic Vine or Wikipedia for me to look things up or ask people about what was going on...they didn't make trades for every single book back then either
new readers need to stop being lazy and trying to ruin the books for us long term readers
@peppeyhare: I take that back, he doesn't need one; since the whole Superior Spider-Man thing is going on.
Of course re-boots are going to make people who've read the comics for a long time and understand what is going on mad, but they are necessary in order to provide new continuity.
No they aren't really. Marvel has done a perfectly good job of making comics accessible without ruining it for old fans with Marvel Now. Some books require you to wiki basic things but that's not bad. The new 52 requires you to do the same for most titles
the whole "it's so hard to get into comics because of continuity" thing is so annoying....you know how I got into comics back when I was a kid? I started reading comics...that's it....there was no Comic Vine or Wikipedia for me to look things up or ask people about what was going on...they didn't make trades for every single book back then either
new readers need to stop being lazy and trying to ruin the books for us long term readers
That's silly. No "lazy" new reader forced DC to reboot the universe. As a company, they made that decision to try and make more money.
And being relatively new to DC, I was fine with starting just by reading, but looking up stuff to understand references gets annoying.
it was one of their biggest reasons...they said that they were doing the reboot to help new readers who were confused by continuity
be lucky that you have the ability to look up things....I started reading in the late 80's and we didn't have the internet back then to look things up...you just started reading hoping that somewhere in the story they would explain the things that you were confused about or find the back issues
@peppeyhare: I take that back, he doesn't need one; since the whole Superior Spider-Man thing is going on.
Of course re-boots are going to make people who've read the comics for a long time and understand what is going on mad, but they are necessary in order to provide new continuity.
No they aren't really. Marvel has done a perfectly good job of making comics accessible without ruining it for old fans with Marvel Now. Some books require you to wiki basic things but that's not bad. The new 52 requires you to do the same for most titles
the whole "it's so hard to get into comics because of continuity" thing is so annoying....you know how I got into comics back when I was a kid? I started reading comics...that's it....there was no Comic Vine or Wikipedia for me to look things up or ask people about what was going on...they didn't make trades for every single book back then either
new readers need to stop being lazy and trying to ruin the books for us long term readers
That's silly. No "lazy" new reader forced DC to reboot the universe. As a company, they made that decision to try and make more money.
And being relatively new to DC, I was fine with starting just by reading, but looking up stuff to understand references gets annoying.
it was one of their biggest reasons...they said that they were doing the reboot to help new readers who were confused by continuity
be lucky that you have the ability to look up things....I started reading in the late 80's and we didn't have the internet back then to look things up...you just started reading hoping that somewhere in the story they would explain the things that you were confused about or find the back issues
It was a reason put forth by DC, but it's not as if new readers set out with the goal of a reboot in order to ruin comics for older readers. Nobody was saying "reboot or else!" They simply weren't buying. That's all I had a problem with in your post.
I do appreciate the Internet. One of the perks of getting into comics now.
it was a direct result of them complaining about the continuity...it's their fault...if they would have just sucked it up and started reading then sales would be...I'd estimate probably close to 1.25 times what they are today...think how many people dropped all of DC because of the reboot and all the people who started reading with the reboot...if they had both of them then sales would be even better
@peppeyhare: You could look stuff up but I'd rather pick up a comic, read it, and understand everything that is going on immediately just by the basic knowledge I have of the characters through TV, movies, etc. With the X-Men, however, you have all these different characters with different backstories, and all these different events that all get intertwined and it has become one huge clusterfuck.
I personally wouldn't want anything rebooted, since I loved all of the old history of some of these comic books, like the X-Men. But, the X-Men is getting a bit cluttered at the moment.
@peppeyhare: With the X-Men, however, you have all these different characters with different backstories, and all these different events that all get intertwined and it has become one huge clusterfuck.
That's kind of why people enjoy comics. You're making it seem way harder than it actually is
Rebooting X-Men would be one of the worst things to do. There's so much history and so many characters in the X-Universe that would be lost and it would just piss off most of the fans.
@peppeyhare: How can you enjoy it if you don't understand what's going on?
I do understand what's going on. I'm saying that people enjoy Marvel and DC because they're living universes with rich history and characters. It's your job to take the extra effort and look up stuff if you wish. Comics aren't like other forms of media
@waezi2: I don't necessarily hate the X-Men, I just think that they need a re-boot; it's just so confusing to me and for anyone who wants to get into it. Spider-Man needs a re-boot as well.
To be honest I really think everything in Peter's life is going to get screwed up thanks to Doc Ock and when the real peter comes back he has to do everything all over again pretty much. Thats cool with me though.
I don't like reboots. I started reading Amazing Spiderman in the mid 200's it wasn't confusing, with more reading I got all the background info I needed. If the writers write themselves into a hole, they can write themselves out of it.
I hate there is an Avengers volume 5!!! It is one thing if a book like Silver Surfer gets cancelled, and a couple of years later they want to try and revive it, but a book like Avengers starts back at one because of silly reboots.
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