darth_jones

@TheCrowbar said:

Just a heads up, his Teen Titans was number 3 on the New York times best seller list.

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-09-30/paperback-graphic-books/list.html

And number 10 this week

http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-10-07/paperback-graphic-books/list.html

quite literally shocking.

@PsychoKnights said:

@darth_jones said:

@PsychoKnights: Add Turning Wonder Girl into a skanky thief and change mediocre costume design to atrocious. Also add bad art and everything about Skitter. I'm not sure how I feel about Bunker. As much as I hate stereotypes it is different to see a more flamboyant gay character fighting crime. While I give props for diversity, it does feel a little forced. So, I remain fenced on Bunker.

I always find it odd that people think of Bunker as flamboyant. The interpretation of the character is in your mind. When I read him, he is a little more emotionally expressive and excitable than the average guy, but he is hardly a queen...at least in my way of viewing him. Honestly, if I had not seen the commentary on "Teen Titans has a gay character," all over comicvine, I probably would have been surprised when he outed himself in Teen Titans...5, I think.

Personally, I like Bunker, and I think Skitter could be interesting, but Lobdell has failed to develop her. Is she conscience? Is she like an animal? Does she ever turn back to a human form? What is going on with her anyway. Poor writing on Lobdell's part, but I'm not sure the character is without promise.

I have mixed feelings about the costume design.

With Cassie, I feel like I am looking at the same character with an entirely different set of life circumstances. With Tim and Connor, I feel like I'm looking at completely new characters. Bart...(chuckles) Bart is exactly the same.

haha you need to work on your gaydar lol. Bart seems like old Impuls- Bart not kid flash-bart. I'm ok with Impulse Bart though.

Aquaman. Unquestionable. Guy gets more hate than anyone else. Despite being a total bad ass.

Steel, Black Orchid, Red Beast Boy, and zombie Hawkman? What the hell is happening in Animal Man?

@minigunman123: Yeah child endangerment. Good stories, bad parenting.

Does it matter? Everyone's just going to be mad about it anyway

@NlGHTCRAWLER said:

@Avenging-X-Bolt said:

Superboy prime is up there.

This and maybe even Cyclops.

Both good calls. I'd also add Booster Gold in a lovable way. And a strong argument could be made for Batman or even Alfred Pennyworth actually.

@TheCrowbar said:

It's an artist thing not a new52 thing.

When he was the Flash he dated Valerie Perez. But other than that? No. He had a crush on Rose Wilson, and implied an attraction to Wonder Girl when he said she was the girl who made him like girls.

Claps for the OP! Great read with a lot of valid points.

@krspaceT: Instantly forgotten and ultimately ignored along with Skitter and Solstice.