tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post5299363496440265205..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Origin stories and rebootsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-4034369608392143972012-07-25T07:22:11.511-05:002012-07-25T07:22:11.511-05:00What I'd like to see is the new Batman introdu...What I'd like to see is the new Batman introduced in the first JLA film, kinda like the New 52 JLA. That would launch the new Batman in a new series.<br /><br />Also, I'd like to think that the JLA movie could dispense with the origins as the general public probably knows the stories, more or less.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-44392463034889971882012-07-23T08:05:52.228-05:002012-07-23T08:05:52.228-05:00It used to be standard practice in comics to retel...It used to be standard practice in comics to retell the origin every 4-5 years. That was the turnover time, they estimated a new generation of fans would come in every few years and replace most of the old ones. Each generation needed its own retelling.<br /><br />That stopped when the comics industry switched over to the direct market, because it stopped turning over new fans.<br /><br />I'm interested to see which of the two approaches a cinema audience will accept. I suspect, as is often the case with this kind of thing, none of us are really the issue.<br /><br />My cousins are a lot younger than me, they were around 4 and 8 when the Sam Raimi Spidey came out. They haven't really engaged with the new Spidey, but I hear from a lot of parents that their children, the new generation, loved it.<br /><br />Nolan's Batman is a different case. They were films aimed at the older Batmam audience, people who were old enough to remember the mess of the previous four films. But even then, a whole new younger generation had their own big screen Batman. And in 5-10 years it will turnover again. <br /><br />Those of us old enough to have seen more than one version will roll our eyes and moan about studio cash-ins, but it's all about the new fans.<br /><br />(The real challenge is what can the comics industry do to convert some of them into readers)<br /><br />I'll be done with Batman after DKR, but (I suspect like you) I like the fact there will be another version along in a few years to engage a fresh generation of fans.Stringerhttp://stringerville.comnoreply@blogger.com