One the one hand, you have instant name recognition and thus fans are intrigued. Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very different reasons. It also spawned some video games and table games, too. Comic reboots are trying to solve a problem nobody has ever being able to solve in years. The 10 most drastic marvel reboots that actually worked and 10. What are some of the worst reboots of a comic book. He may have done some good work in the past, but after his sons unfortunate death, his work just became utter garbage. It is the third licensed comic book iteration based on segas sonic the hedgehog intellectual property, after fleetway publicationss sonic the comic and archie comics sonic the hedgehog series. To understand what happened, we have to go back all the way back to 1992. Frank millers allstar batman and robin, the worst comic. None of her characters were right, she didnt give a f about stuff that was already. Heroes reborn is marvels mostcriticized comic relaunch, but it actually had a profound impact on the marvel universe and even the mcu. Comic books sometimes use an inuniverse explanation for a reboot, such as merging parallel worlds and timelines together, or destroying a fictional universe and recreating it from the beginning.
Marvel normally excels at rebooting their most popular characters, but. Joe quesada became one of the most hated people in the industry, even getting booed off the stage at conventions. The comic book tie in for the video game injustice. And yeah, were used to it in comic books, but i still think this is the way to go. Like i mentioned previously, the 90s were an interesting and dark time to be a fan.
I feel the same way about a lot of the horrible anime that my teenagers watch. I used to be a comic book reader and collector although i have not done so in quite a while, i am very entertained by this description of the worst comic series. Cartoon porn comic zoe the vampire reboot on section others, ongoings for free and without registration. The best and worst remakes, reboots, and adaptations of. Witch of the black rose on the list, but that comic has proven to have ten years of sheer creativity that i cant argue. The series was unable to complete the editing work. Check them out and be sure to sound off in the comments section letting us know whether or not you were a fan of. A throwback to the bad old 90s days of comicbook movies 4. Whats fair is fair after celebrating the best of the best, we look at some of the more unfortunate comic book cartoons 10 worst comic book animated series of all time. Best and worst of dc comics new 52 after enduring unhealthy doses of marketing and a headspinning month of rebooted first issues, s verdict on dc comics new 52. Dec 27, 2017 in fact, five of the years biggest grossing films wonder woman, guardians of the galaxy vol. How marvel and dc ruined reboots for everybody, especially. Listed here are 5 comic book reboots that actually worked and worked rather well.
A lot of the bottom 10 of my list are nonsensical, but honestly i think the worst comics are the ones that are coherent but just terrible. Brian michael bendis wrote the first comic book of the ultimate imprint, ultimate spiderman, launched in 2000. Im cutting myself short on this rant so i can rank the book and go about my day. Why not stick with the tried and true method that has worked for years in the comic book publishing. Anderson comic books are perhaps harder to cast than novels, since artists have provided actual pictures of the characters that have a consistent look that fans know well. Worst superhero movies of all time hollywood reporter. Dec 21, 2018 the 10 most drastic marvel reboots that actually worked and 10 that just made things worse marvel normally excels at rebooting their most popular characters, but sometimes theres a massive failure to relaunch. Comic books are perhaps harder to cast than novels, since artists have provided actual pictures of the characters that have a consistent look that fans know well. The 10 best and 10 worst tv reboots, revivals, and spin. Fortunately, fans tend to return to titles that dont work when the creators fix them back.
It is one of the few books that was absolutely panned by critics and fans alike, yet the guy inexplicably got more work. But not every comic marvel published was a masterpiece in fact, some arent even good. Nolans fearlessness when it comes to fracturing time and crosscutting between various endgames reinforces his movies theme of fear, and gives us a comic book. What are some of the worst reboots of a comic book character. Nov 21, 2016 doug joins the awesome comics crew to discuss whats the worst comic book movie. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. The worst dark reboots are the ones that stem from the idea that superheroes need to be taken very seriously, and that anything that has even a hint of silliness, comedy, or even happiness is. In fact, as we dive into one of their worst times of the 1990s, we get this terrible and dreadful reboot, heroes reborn. How marvel and dc ruined reboots for everybody, especially themselves. Sure, a lot of people think ultimatum is worse, and that book is unspeakably awful, but ultimates 3. Aug 29, 2017 8 movie reboots that were actually great and 7 that were terrible movie reboots have become inevitable, but the quality of these reimaginings have varied wildly over the years from surprisingly great to terrible. List of television shows considered the worst wikipedia. Aug 18, 2017 the only thing that i think holds it back from qualifying as one of the best grim n gritty reboots of all time is that it doesnt actually feel like its that big a departure from the source.
First, under the belief that peter parker had grown stale, the company decided to scrap his legendary marriage with mary jane watson. The 7 most successful comicbook superhero reboots syfy wire. Witch of the black rose on the list, but that comic has proven to. As i cant add just authors, ive selected their worst crimes to represent them. Zoe the vampire reboot porn comic, cartoon porn comics.
Best and worst movie and tv reboots, adaptations, and. The best and worst casting in comic book movies by jeffrey m. The walking dead was among many titles in movies and television to impacted by the coronavirus. Rebirth is more a course correction the new 52 still happened, new 52 versions of characters still exist, in some cases with their preflashpoint characters. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Maybe we can have this set up where everyone nominates. For this list i looked at any reboot or remake of classic comedies that didnt live up to expectations. Sonic the hedgehog is a comic book series based on the sega video game franchise, published by idw publishing. It was followed by two film sequels, a tv series, and comic books, all of decidedly lesser quality, before it died off in the mid90s. Jan 01, 2018 welcome to the comic bastards end of the year list. A brief history of marvel reboots anthony karcz feb 27, 2018 if youre a marvel fan, youve been staring at the above image for a few days now, trying to figure out just what, exactly, marvel is trying to accomplish with its fresh start initiative. In addition to our annual list of the best feature films, showbiz junkies wanted to acknowledge some of the best and worst of 2017 films and performances in other. If only guillermo del toro had made hellboy 3 instead. Comic price guides are hard to use, but you are not alone.
Jul 22, 2011 the fan backlash was the stuff of legends. This list isnt in any particular order, mostly because its difficult to figure out which series was more terrible or did more damage to their respective franchises. You can put a good spin on it, update it for modern audiences and, i. Learning more about comics, talking to people who love them and. Well now to be fair to dc, the flashpointnew 52 was their last real reboot. Writers dont have to retcon characters dozens of times if they just have a character thats. For comic nerds, the sight of two or more superheroes working together has as much attraction as the sight of two or more girls making out. The best and worst casting in comic book movies fandango.
That drops this below all of ann nocentis work into bottom 4 territory. It stirred dark humor and dark doings into the superhero movie, flirting with cynicism while bonding under fire, and it worked, at least if. Knight rider was the worst of a pretty bad lot that included things like the bionic. One more day, and the consequential brand new day storyline, is one of the most hated comic book reboots of all time. Top 10 worst comedy remakes and reboots cinema spotlight.
But one of the worst things about one more day was that it was a key example of a disturbing trend among comic book companies. The top ten worst retcons of the new 52 dc comics comic vine. I think we can all agree that pricing comic books is very hard to do. How to solve the dc movies villain problem comic book. There was a planned tv series set for freeform but after a pilot wasnt picked up in 2017 and marvel couldnt find a place to air it the show was. Frank millers allstar batman and robin, the worst comic ever, might finally get an ending benjamin moore former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Top 25 best comic book writers of all time comic watch. When it comes down to marvel comics, they are no strangers to reboots, retcons and relaunching. Quora user, have read countless comic books and will read countless more. Having worked on secret six, the allnew atom, action comics, wonder woman, and deadpool, simone has received numerous awards and recognition as one of the leading females in the comic book industry. How many times has the dc comics universe been rebooted. But this was the real lobo in new 52 until rebirth. Sep 06, 2017 thanks to modern comic book reboots and ventures like suicide squad and the dc tv universe, even secondtier dc villains like deadshot, deathstroke, boomerang and reverseflash have become much.
The worst of the alltooreal worst in comic books newsarama. The 5 best and worst comic book character reboots tech times. Worst comic book writers ever a list of the worst superhero comic book writers ever. The worst of the worst, the absolute apex of terrible writing, art, and social consciousness in comics. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is. The 10 most drastic marvel reboots that actually worked and 10 that just made things worse marvel normally excels at rebooting their most popular characters, but sometimes theres a massive failure to relaunch. For this list, well be taking a look at some of the worst reboots in the marvel comic franchise such as teen tony. In fact, given a choice the true comic book fan will probably go for the former. First class, wgtc takes a good look at 5 comic book movie reboots that really worked. One of the worst offenders of this phenomenon was 1987s robocop, a blisteringly entertaining scifi film that was not only viscerally thrilling, but also had some surprisingly sharp social commentary. In fact ita a problem that, arguably, has only been solved successfully only once. As long as the original and the remake or reboot were predominantly comedy films, even if they fit another genre as well, they worked for this list. With reboots, filmmakers revamp and reinvigorate a film series to attract new fans and stimulate revenue.
Best known for penning dcs birds of prey, gail simone has made an indelible stamp as one of the top female creators in the industry. When filmmakers try to emulate a characters look above anything else, they tend to come up short, but when. The 10 most drastic marvel reboots that actually worked. The best and worst remakes, reboots, and adaptations of 2017 reboot and remake culture has a hold on movies and tv that it likely wont be letting go anytime soon. The 15 worst reboots and remakes of all time therichest.
The 10 most drastic marvel reboots that actually worked and. The 10 best and 10 worst tv reboots, revivals, and spinoffs of 2019, ranked by critics. Why has dc comics had so many reboots in the past 10 years. Spinning off of the worst stories you have ever read thread, i thought it would be cool to see what people think is the worst cover of alltime. Jun 07, 2019 we ranked the 12 xmen movies from worst to best. Are marvel comics and dc comics overusing their resets. The walking dead showrunner on season 10 finale timeline. Sep 29, 2015 frank millers allstar batman and robin, the worst comic ever, might finally get an ending. Jul 20, 2016 the comic book tie in for the video game injustice. So heres our roundup of the best and worst adaptations, remakes, and reboots of the year. Aug 14, 2012 what is the worst comics crossover of all time. The series, the subject of brett forrests book long bomb. When a comic book is rebooted, it can do well, or it can tank. We work with dozens of job seekers every month who have gotten burned by resume writing scams.
We dug through decades of comic book history and came up with 10 examples of books, events or miniseries that tanked and 10 that saved a series. Like i mentioned previously, the 90s were an interesting and dark time to. He later worked in other comics of the imprint, such as ultimate marvel teamup 20012002, ultimate xmen 20032004, ultimate fantastic four 20032004 and ultimate origins 2008. But youre right that this is a terrible, ridiculous. Last year, i made a list of the best and worst dc comics of 2011 and i was thinking of doing that again, but the thing is that i already did another list of the best and worst of the first year of.
Sometimes theyre amazing, but other times, they really suck. The best collection of rule 34 porn comics for adults. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is overjoyed to learn that. And back to it again until its clear that its just not going to work. Love em or hate em, publishers are going to keep doing epic comics story events. Its overwhelming, timeconsuming and very easy to get wrong. A couple of the comments last week inspired me to go the other way this week. The 15 worst things to happen to women in classic cartoons for this list, cbr looks at 15 cartoon spinoffs, reboots, and sequels that ruined the original. First class, wgtc takes a good look at 5 comic book movie reboots that really worked part 2.
Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Comicpop is a few friends talking about comic books. The comicpop team brings a bunch of unique points of view to every single discussion about a comic book, graphic novel, character or. Feb 27, 2018 a brief history of marvel reboots anthony karcz feb 27, 2018 if youre a marvel fan, youve been staring at the above image for a few days now, trying to figure out just what, exactly, marvel is trying to accomplish with its fresh start initiative.
Waid said banners in a very bad way physically as the series opens up a few hours after the end. It has it all, shitty plots, mischaracterization, mary sue self insertion, and even some statutory rape in front of a girls parents. May 12, 2017 whats fair is fair after celebrating the best of the best, we look at some of the more unfortunate comic book cartoons 10 worst comic book animated series of all time. Nine times out of 10 if you work at a comic book store its because you love comics.
Each serves a different purpose for a comic company, particularly one as venerable and longlived as the dc universe. The ultimates 3 is probably the absolute worst comic i have ever personally read. For this list, well be taking a look at some of the worst reboots in the marvel comic franchise such as teen tony stark, spiderman. May 01, 2018 these are my picks for the top 10 worst comedy remakes and reboots. Check out the biggest editorial slipups in comic history. So many poor comic reboots but the worst reboot for me was dcs new 52 reboot of lobo where they tried to make him a clean cut hero type with square jaw and good looks yuk the late 60s wonder woman reboot was pretty strange turning her into a secret agent with no super powers. In my opinion there are two kinds of reboots, hard reboots and soft ones. Marvels worst reboot created the modern comics universe. That doesnt always mean itll work out for the best, though.