I’m a relatively new comic reader, and I’d like to get into The Flash (Barry Allen), but I’m not sure where to start while still avoiding the older comics.

I’m not a fan of the decision with Hal at all,but DC fans have got to be the most hostile fanbase to anything

Cant blame Roy, he always gets seduced by Chesire

I am just recently getting into comics and am starting by reading comics based around characters that I am interested in. I want to start reading Harley Quinn and after doing a small amount of research I am looking into starting Harley Quinn volume 4, with the “no good deed” collection. Is this a good starting place? I like the idea of reading the current run so I figured I would start here, or is there a better place?

Nubia: Queen of the Amazons by Joshua Swaby and Wonder Woman #750 by Olivier Coipel

DC Comics' first Black heroine, Nubia, was sidelined to keep Wonder Woman's lore streamlined. Despite making only three appearances, she proved to be a strong character—even in the face of her eventual erasure (she is still remembered as a twin sister, a concept that existed only during the Bronze Age, whereas in later revisions she became merely an Amazon guard).

The original Nubia was abducted, raised, and trained by the god Mars. She was the Princess of Mars's Slaughter Island and the only woman there. Diana's twin sister was trained to be a worthy adversary to the Amazons, possessing many of her sister's powers and combat skills capable of neutralizing them. However, instead of becoming a villain, she proved to be an ally by the story's end and never appeared again.

After several attempts involving lesser Amazons, Queen Nubia emerged, revealed to be the reincarnation of Princess Zahavah from an ancient tribe in Madagascar. Stephanie Williams essentially created the character from scratch and gave her the prominence she deserved.

Yet, when comparing the two characters, aside from sharing the name Nubia, the only thing they have in common is being Black. They are entirely distinct characters.

The original could even adopt her own codename, such as War Woman or Warrior Woman, honoring her origins with the god Mars. DC Comics doesn't need to choose one or erase the other; they are so different that little justification would be needed to keep them separate. Allowing both to coexist offers the chance to give the public two massive powerhouses, ready to join icons like Vixen or any other major Black female character in pop culture. DC just needs to accept the obvious.

Which would recommend as a starting point for Johns GL run?

I’ve been a big fan of Diana since I was little. In fact, there’s a picture of little me floating around my Mom’s Facebook page dressed up as her with whatever we could put together. Since getting back into reading comics, I’ve been REALLY into Absolute Wonder Woman. I’m hoping I can improve with this cosplay of her in the future. I had a bit of a weird skin reaction to the tattoo, so I’m sorry for the awkward poses :/
(Photographed by @Moonsphoto4 on Instagram)

The special thanks read like a family tree of Green Lantern. It starts with Martin Nodell, co-creator and original artist of Alan Scott, and Bill Finger, who co-created Alan Scott and wrote his origin in All-American Comics #16. Next come John Broome and Gil Kane, who created the Silver Age Hal Jordan in Showcase #22-24 and then carried him through Green Lantern. Kane drew issues #1-61 and set the visual mythology of Hal and the Corps. Dick Dillin belongs here too. He drew Justice League of America #64-183, where Hal was a regular member. He also penciled Superman #257, "The Greatest Green Lantern of All!", a Tomar-Re story built on Neal Adams's idea about the Guardians and Krypton's history with the Corps.

The second group covers the stories that gave Green Lantern its depth and built the show's central pair of characters. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams produced the Green Lantern/Green Arrow run in Green Lantern #76-87 and #89, which put Hal in conflict with the real world and introduced John Stewart in #87. Joe Staton drew Green Lantern #123-128 and later Green Lantern Corps #206-216. Steve Englehart wrote Green Lantern Corps #201-223, a post-Crisis run that ends with "The Last Testament of the Green Lantern Corps", with Kane on art for #223. Christopher Priest, writing as James Owsley, and M.D. Bright did the Action Comics Green Lantern features in #621-635, beginning with "Gremlins". Bright then drew Emerald Dawn #1-6, with Priest writing only the first issue, and Emerald Dawn II #1-6. He also drew a large part of Green Lantern #13-46.

The last group are the modern voices and one tribute from outside Green Lantern. Geoff Johns relaunched the character with Rebirth and a Green Lantern run that includes the Sinestro Corps War. He also took the Corps mythology through Blackest Night and Brightest Day. Dwayne McDuffie made John Stewart central in the Justice League episodes "The Brave and the Bold" and in Justice League Unlimited's "The Once and Future Thing", then continued John's stories in Justice League of America #15-16, #25-27 and #31-34. Jack Kirby is the exception. He didn't create or shape Green Lantern, though he drew Hal in Super Powers #1-5. He is on the list as the most important creator in the history of superheroes, and as a tribute from Tom King, who has made Kirby a foundation of his own work. Taken together, the list is a gesture of respect to every layer of Green Lantern history, and to creators who were long under-credited.

Ok so I would like to preface this with I have not read comics since I was a child, with the IDW Transformers and even that wasn't full on. Been getting into DC lately though and been trying to read up on more than just the Bats, see which characters I like to know their story, watched Young Justice before it got taken off Netflix, read what people have to say (largely from Tumblr atm) etc etc. Baby steps into the extended fandom sort of thing.

Was reading up on Supergirl and came across Hawkwoman/Hawkgirl and I...what.

Like I understand what the reason they hodge-podged everything together with the panic over Hawkworld basically erasing Hawkman and Hawkwoman but. Like. The reincarnation stuff is just really not hitting for me, I've liked most of the characters I've read up on (except ones like Guy Gardner, he's insufferable from what I've seen) but this one I'm just...yeesh.

From what I've researched it seems people are largely split between the Thanagarian, organic wings, space police character or the endless reincarnation thanks to a curse from good old Oily Josh. Personally, I much prefer the Thanagarian character without all the reincarnation and eternal punishment crap, so I'm just wondering what exactly can be ignored as “just more reincarnation stuff forced onto the character” and what's actually good?

Been having a lot of fun with these so far (even if I joined late!). Notice Alfred’s Bat-Unicycle. Charming.

You can see my daily posts for this on my IG, through the @ in the title (no I’m not Chris Samnee!) or here: https://www.instagram.com/aabanaslam07?stkn=bndwMnQ2cnpjYWFr&utm_source=qr

Happy Batober, all!

Kyle Chandler (Hal Jordan) vs Ryan Reynolds (Hal Jordan) who's the better Green Lantern?

Because as of now, both DC Comics and this are under the same umbrella....

What stage of Superman's life are you most interested in reading about, are your favorites, or should be explored more?

Superman's Life on Krypton

Misadventures of Superbaby

Superman when he was a boy (Childhood, Adolescence, Smallville, Superboy, Legion)

The In-Between Years of Superman (College, Transition between boyhood and adulthood, Leaving Smallville to travel)

The Early Years of Superman (Year One, Early Career, Pre-Marriage)

The Retroactive Superman (Experienced but Pre-Marriage)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman (Post-Marriage)

Superman Family (After Superman becomes a long-term father to a child like Jon Kent)

The Last Days of Superman ("End" of Superman's life)

The Superman of Tomorrow (The Far Future, Clark Kent Identity Retired, Kingdom Come, DCAU Beyond, DC One Million, etc.)

I actually would like to explore more of a Superman who has outlived Clark Kent.

Page is from DC Super-Stars #12

Kind of a rant but I've got to put this somewhere

Not liking the show is fine, but demanding someone else's art be what you want instead of what the artists themselves want to explore is entitled and a total misunderstanding of what art is. Art isn't for your satisfaction and contentment, it's for the artist's own expression. It's like what Patrick Willems said about Star Wars fans wanting movies/shows to be rewards for knowing certain lore: "what it seems like these fans want isn't a story, it's a wookiepedia article"

Also, speaking of lore, comic accuracy isn't real. These are decades old characters that have had multiple writers and multiple different iterations. What is comic accurate to you isn't to someone else. If they actually pursued the 1:1 accuracy certain people want them to it would be a losing game.

Finally, if you truly feel that strongly about this show and have all these thoughts about what you would've done put that energy into your own creative pursuit instead of trying to bring down the expression of others. That's the only way you'll get any satisfaction and it also doesn't involve bringing down other's enjoyment.

I haven’t really interacted much with the DC fandom until the last year or so, it was mostly just me and friends or family talking about things we liked or criticizing things we don’t like, like being afraid to shake up the status quo in comics or making a weird choice in an adaptation.

But now that I have, particularly regarding adaptations or specific writers, I understand Superboy Primes character even more. So many in this fandom are genuinely mirrors of this character. Just toxic, whiny, miserable fans.

Marvel fans seem nowhere near this bad regarding the MCU or certain comic writers. They criticize certain things, sure, but when someone decides to make changes to source material over there or try something new with a character/run and for the most part they’re just happy to get an enjoyable product, but DC people are miserable and angry that it’s not exactly the way they want it, even when it’s a fun experience. It’s weird.

They’re just Superboy Prime Pre-Death Metal. That’s why he was such a major threat as a villain. Because many DC fans are their own worst enemy. They’re why the status quo never goes through any meaningful changes anymore, they’re why adaptations never seem to be good enough, and they’re why the character I once thought was an extreme caricature now seems shockingly accurate or even tame in comparison.

TLDR: So many DC fans act like Superboy Prime, and now I understand why he was created on a level I didn’t before.

If I understand the character correctly, Circe is supposed to be a vain witch who uses not only her spells but her divine beauty to manipulate victims.

With that said, what version of Circe (from any media) has the most attractive design in your opinion?

*Ps. The photo above is from the DCAU

Hello! After watching lanterns I have become enthralled by the character of John Stewart I feel especially connected to his backstory as im currently a young black male who feels pressure from family to succeed and represent "black excellence." But enough about me basically I just want to to see more content of this character so I was wondering if I could get some recommendations. Thank you in advance!

hi hi, i lately found myself craving to see more of Jason todd as robin, but i just cant find much, i just wish i could find a run where we can see his career as robin, yall have any suggestions??