# Grading DC Rebirth So Far…

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/grading-dc-rebirth-so-far/
- Published: 2016-06-28T07:00:08-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

I’d never say I was really anti-DC Comics, but they pretty much lost me with the
new 52. As I mentioned to Marcus in our last podcast, when they changed the Tim 
Drake/Red Robin and Superboy, I didn’t want to read their stuff any more; those 
were 2 of my favorite characters.

Once I heard about Rebirth, I figured I’d give it a shot. I looked at the checklist
of books and picked the following titles:
 Rebirth One-Shot Batman Flash Titans 
Teen Titans Detective Comics Nightwing Harley Quinn Suicide Squad

I had various reasons for this list. I’ve always liked Batman and picked up runs
of it from time to time. I’ve liked the Flash TV show, so I wanted to give the comic
a shot. I’ve had a soft spot for the Teen Titans for a while and I picked up Nightwing
pre-New 52. I was also excited to see Red Robin brought back to the Bat family in
Detective. I got Harley for a while, so I figured I’d jump on again with the SS 
movie coming out soon.

Since Teen Titans, Nightwing, Harley, and SS aren’t out yet, I’m holding off on 
judgment.

Rebirth One-Shot 1 was a solid introduction. I didn’t realize the old Wally West
wasn’t around with the New 52; it’s a shame since kids that follow the Young Justice
cartoon (like my kids) know him as their Kid Flash. People of my generation know
him as our Flash. The panels with Barry Allen were very emotional. My one gripe 
was dragging the Watchmen in, as I want DC to leave that as is; I didn’t want the
Before Watchmen books and never picked them up.

I’m a fan of the Batman book, both the one-shot and the new book. The stuff with
Duke was a little confusing, since I stopped reading We Are Robin; I didn’t know
he was that important to the Bat titles. It would probably be more confusing for
someone that didn’t know who Duke was.

Detective has been the best book of the bunch; we’ll take all of these cast off,
side-kick characters, use Batwoman as the focal point, and introduce an established
villain as guy who wants to reform. Might sound a little generic, but they’ve pulled
it off in the first 2 issues. I feel like we have the old Tim Drake back, only with
a little more distance from Batman than pre-52 days. Clayface has been a surprisingly
strong character so far too; they gave him a little more depth than I’d seen previously.

The Titans one-shot took the emotion from the Rebirth One-Shot and ran with it; 
Wally gets his old crew to remember who he his and you see a few flashbacks to their“
youth”. Dan Abnett knocked it out of the park. This a good jumping on point for 
the old Teen Titan fans.

I’m mixed on Flash. When I read it, I enjoyed it; since then though, I don’t remember
much that stuck out. I don’t mind reading strong stories without staying power, 
but it could be one of the first books cut in a money crunch.

One big thing for all of these titles is the price-point; all of the issues are 
$2.99. When you consider most Marvel books are $3.99, we might see a shift to DC
books among cost-conscience readers.

Now, why did I pass on some of the others? I really don’t care about those characters
or creative teams. Aquaman and Green Lanterns bore me. Wonder Woman has never really
been able to pull me in. Superman has had his moments with me, but I really haven’t
read him since I’ve become an adult. I’d read some of the other Bat books, but I
don’t have the money to get every single title.

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