Midtown Bloggeroni’s, Raph here with something I haven’t done in a while. I’ve been really fortunate to interview major players at both Marvel and DC the past few months, and that won’t stop. This time, I just wanted to talk about the NEW DCU, and what that might mean for comics, both as a fan and as a retailer.

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So the NEW DCU has been announced, and the solicits are up, Midtown Bloggee. DC has shown us what they have in store for us in September. As of this writing, all of the DC Solicits for September are up. Take a look at the NEW DCU! I’m just going to get into some initial thoughts… I had thought of doing what I did last week again, but then I realized “Maybe people don’t have time to read FIFTY TWO OPINIONS!” So here are some tidbits:

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Midtown Bloggensteiner! I’ve got another look at DC’s new #1s, this time, we take a look at the Bat-Family!

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Midtownies! It’s Raph and it’s time to take a look at some of these new #1’s. This time we’re going to look at two of the cornerstones of the DCU: The Green Lanterns!

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Midtown Bloggerino! Ready for the summer?!? Summer is here, (and humid in NYC), and to heat things up in the comics world, DC decided to do a little thing… REBOOT THEIR ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!!

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Hello Midtown Blogger League of America! (or wherever you’re from!), Raph here this week and I got some twee views as well as something different. I thought I’d get into a little something we fanboys (and girls) like to do: talk about our favorite things in comics. This time, I want to take a look at some alternate realities, particularly with the Ultimate Universe going through major upheaval and the DCU being re-written in Flashpoint… I wanted to look at some universes and tales that I’ve enjoyed in the four color founts of fun that are comics… gotta get this Stan Lee Alliteration bug out of my system…

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