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December 17th, 2007 at 7:00 am

DC Comics: The All Star Fiasco and How It COULD Have Been Avoided

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As I hinted at in my Comics In 2007: My Look Back at 2007, ADD’s 2007 Year in Review, and Other Musings post, DC Comics have screwed up the current All Star offerings beyond belief.

You might be asking, “How?”allstarsuperman01.jpg

I’ll explain after the jump…

You see, when DC announced the All Star line, there was serious excitement and hype about the two intial offerings, All Star Superman and All Star Batman & Robin.

The titles were being created by two superstar creative teams: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely on All Star Superman and Frank Miller and Jim Lee on All Star Batman & Robin.

That’s a lot of creative power, especially the combination of  Morrison and Quitely. Miller and Lee did interest me on All Star Batman & Robin but not as much as Morrison and Quitely on All Star Superman.

Now, despite the name recognition and the creative power behind both of these creative teams, here’s where the screwup comes in: None of these creators can keep a monthly schedule.
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