But it's not like it changes the cool stories you've already read.

And it isn't the lame costume redesign they gave to Firestorm(s)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. The Birds are totally different. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Why do you cling onto continuity so much?

Ah.

I knew they were renumbering all of their comics late this summer, but I didn't know it was a full-on reboot as well.

That....is kinda interesting.

Listen, I think The Gutters put it best: None of this matters

Because it's why I'm a comic book fan. If I wanted simple stories that didn't impact anything after it was done, I'd read novels.

Ugh.

Thanks for the links, fellas. You want to read something funny that is a quote from Dan Didio, a few years back?

DC Senior Vice President Dan DiDio comments, "Some stories... are so strong that undoing them would be a crime. The DCU would be a lesser place without [former Flash Barry Allen]'s sacrifice, or the crippling of Barbara at the hands of the Joker."

Jordan, Justin (2005). "WW PHILLY: Crisis counseling with Dan DiDio: DC jumps one year into the future". http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=5129. Retrieved 2009-10-01.

They do have novel series. But yeah, continuity is one thing that distinguishes comics from novels. I hated reading novels in school, liking one particular character, and saying to myself, "Well, sucks I'll never see them again."

Mack from Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday
Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye
Iago from Othello(yes, it's a play)

All awesome characters that are confined to one story. Whereas with comics, Wolverine, Iron Man, Spidey, etc... seem to have at least a cameo in the majority of the company's stories.

Poison Ivy on the Birds? REALLY?

I'm not that big of a DC guy though, so can someone tell me who the chick with the tattoos is?

Well, there is a Birds of Prey #1 in the works.

I wonder if the reboot includes the addition of Chloe Sullivan, aka Watchtower, to the BoP. That would be an interesting twist. Retconning Oracle, on the other hand.....

Chaka No Like.

I don't know...maybe it makes me sexist but I am finding the new "Practical costumes only. No cheesecake" editorial mandate pretty hilarious for some reason.

(Ergo, Diana's new look, Wonder Woman now wearing leggings and Poison Ivy back to wearing, well, clothes. ).

I mean this is Jim "I decided Psylocke worked better as a swimsuit-wearing ninja and Rogue was awesome in tattered Savage Land clothes that didn't cover anything" Lee in charge of outfits.

DCNu /= DCU

Is the official company line.

It works as a foundation and a place of comfort and familiarity.

A bit like "staying in a different hotel every night" versus "a home you've known and loved for years".

There can be fun in both but it's nice to have that house to go back to when you tire of the hotels.

I want to know how collars for everyone is "practical".

Unless the first DC major arc will be Vampire related.

Which is likely

Double Ugh.

Carlos was right. This is DC's "Heroes Reborn" reboot, like Marvel did after the whole shebang with Onslaught. And look how long that lasted. (BTW, Jim Lee was on board for that train wreck as well....)