Comments on: Looking forward to Milestone http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/09/29/looking-forward-to-milestone/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: William Clark http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/09/29/looking-forward-to-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-450670 William Clark Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:36:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9556#comment-450670 Vince, the only thing wrong with that is the Milestone creators were not going to bring the imprint back. It was a done deal. And for all of us who missed those characters, we have to look at this new deal as a "glass half full" type thing. It's shallow, I know. But I want to read about Hardware, Icon, Rocket, Static, Shadow Cabinet and Blood Syndicate again. And if I have to deal with Supes, whoever Batman will be until Bruce comes back, Diana, the Flash family, GL Corps, etc. to get my fix, then so be it. The only thing that would totally suck is if DC rips the hardcore out of them. As long as DC keeps these characters true to their core, then (hopefully) it will be something we Milestone fans can deal with. Vince, the only thing wrong with that is the Milestone creators were not going to bring the imprint back. It was a done deal. And for all of us who missed those characters, we have to look at this new deal as a “glass half full” type thing.

It’s shallow, I know. But I want to read about Hardware, Icon, Rocket, Static, Shadow Cabinet and Blood Syndicate again. And if I have to deal with Supes, whoever Batman will be until Bruce comes back, Diana, the Flash family, GL Corps, etc. to get my fix, then so be it. The only thing that would totally suck is if DC rips the hardcore out of them. As long as DC keeps these characters true to their core, then (hopefully) it will be something we Milestone fans can deal with.

]]> By: Vince P http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/09/29/looking-forward-to-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-450668 Vince P Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:13:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=9556#comment-450668 I really think the integration of Milestone characters into DC is a BAD idea. A really really awful idea. The Milestone imprint was a unique set of books examining interesting themes, in partic. Xombi, Shadow Cabinet and Static -- and all of that is going to be undermined as they become part of the pointless DC multiverse, the "black superheroes" just to make the palate of aging DC characters seem more diverse. The editors involved here should be ashamed of themselves, for wrecking the work of the Milestone creators in their attempt to appear creative. This move isn't creative -- it's lazy, sloppy and small-minded. You need look no further than Wildstorm, another once independent & experimental imprint, now faceless and soulless ever since DC made it part of their 52 worlds. I really think the integration of Milestone characters into DC is a BAD idea. A really really awful idea.

The Milestone imprint was a unique set of books examining interesting themes, in partic. Xombi, Shadow Cabinet and Static — and all of that is going to be undermined as they become part of the pointless DC multiverse, the “black superheroes” just to make the palate of aging DC characters seem more diverse. The editors involved here should be ashamed of themselves, for wrecking the work of the Milestone creators in their attempt to appear creative. This move isn’t creative — it’s lazy, sloppy and small-minded.

You need look no further than Wildstorm, another once independent & experimental imprint, now faceless and soulless ever since DC made it part of their 52 worlds.

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