darkwingdan

I'm at the point where anything comic-related, be it the books or the movies (or the video games), I'm just going to assume it stands alone. For this movie, I plan on disregarding any prior X-Men movies. That means the X-Trilogy, both Wolverine movies, and First Class.

Now if someone is thinking "How can I just ignore the other movies? Won't those stories impact the story of this one?" Well, how did First Class end? Charles in a wheelchair (albeit with hair still) and Eric as Magneto, two friends that are now enemies. What were Charles and Eric in the original movies? Two friends that are now enemies. Sweet. No confusion there.

"But what if they reference events from another movie?" Mainstream pop culture makes references to millions of different media all the time. That doesn't stop people from enjoying Two and Half Men (why people still enjoy it, I don't know). Many people have said The Dark Knight Returns is a story that got them into comics, and that relies on knowledge of the past. And I watched Empire before A New Hope without confusion.

TL;DR - Enjoy the movie for what it is, don't get hung up on continuity details.

@The Poet said:

Sort of lost respect for the whole Batman series when I saw the mohawk, but with this my faith is restored. I have had Batman unoffically on my pull list for a while because I wasn't sure if I how I felt about the mohawk, but this image restores my faith.

That was the only reason? Because in 3 panels (and the cover) of issue #1, a character that was completely irrelevant to the story had a redesign that you weren't a fan of, you dismissed the title? I could see if they had given Batman a redesign to look like Bob Kane's original depiction (see below), but for a minor character that has been, to be frank, irrelevant in comics for the past few years to be your breaking point, I might need to recommend a chill pill.

I just through this up there to complete a quest. I just created an account and questing is damn addictive.

For the first time since issue #1, I'm going to pick up a copy of Superman. I love that art, and I really enjoyed dialogue in Lobdell 's script [in the preview].

I'd rather spend that money on something I'm personally more invested in. If you're a huge Watchmen fan, this might be perfect for you. It's just not my cup of tea.

I think we have enough. The novelty wears off when its over exposed. For example, I love a good Krypto story (Superman 712 FTW), but I don't want to see him in every issue. I don't want to see him once every 10 issues.

Hey guys, I have a question for James...

...just kidding. I know James probably won't be around. My question is, what is your favorite done-in-one single issue or one-shot? Being a big fan of Nightwing, I have to go with either Birds of Prey #8 (Dixon/Land) or Nightwing #25 (Dixon/McDaniel).