DC's Countdown

Monk · 19 Jun 2006

From Newsarama:

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COUNTDOWN 51-48
Written by Paul Dini and others
Breakdowns by Keith Giffen
51 written by Paul Dini; art by Jesus Saiz
50 written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray; art by Jim Calafiore
49 written by Tony Bedard; art by Carlos Magno
48 written by Adam Beechen; art by David Lopez
Covers by Andy Kubert & Tim Townshend

The event of the year is here! This brand-new, year-long weekly series features a cast of hundreds where anything goes! With head writer Paul Dini and a rotating team of some of the industry’s best writers and artists, COUNTDOWN will serve as the backbone of the DCU in 2007.

When a character dies in COUNTDOWN 51, it sets off an unexpected ripple that will touch virtually every character in the DC Universe.

Even Paul Dini being the headwriter probably won't be enough to get me to buy this. Why does it seem like everything at DC lately has to begin or end with characters being killed off as a selling point? Identity Crisis - Sue Dibney, Countdown to Infinite Crisis - Blue Beetle, Infinite Crisis - too many to count, 52 - see Infinite Crisis.

Character's dying every so often is fine. But there's just something sort of sad and ghoulish about it at this point.

John V · **Joined:** 18 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 5481

This seems like a money grab to me..i may check out an issue or two (depending on who the writer is)..but thats it.

Rawburn · 24 Sep 2004

Nope... I shan't do it... I have already been suckered into buying too much shite from DC... NEVER AGAIN!!!

(until next time...)

Darrell Hempel · 09 Oct 2006

Aw jeez. ANOTHER weekly?

Monk · 19 Jun 2006

Not only that, but they bumped the price from $2.50 for 52 to $2.99 for Countdown.

Gator · 03 Aug 2004

I bought one issue of 52, the one featuring the JSA on the cover. I thought it would tie into the new JSA series, which it really didn't. Countdown won't be getting my money. Besides, didn't they do the countdown issue numbering with ZERO HOUR back in the 90s?

What will happen at the end of this series? One year ago? It'll be one big loop.

Steve · 21 Oct 2004

I liked this better when it was called LOST GENERATION.

Rob Steinbrenner · **Joined:** 05 Jun 2006 **Posts:** 49778

I have to say, i ahted all the Infinite Crisis and related garbage. I like 52 (except the space stuff). But that is because I knew it would end. But not it is like another year of it.

I doubt I'll make it.

Dc needs it though. They have worse market share now than before the whole Countdown to Infinite Crisis. and just about the only thing selling in high numbers is All-Star Superman, and 52.

RobertSwanderson · 01 Jan 2007

Not spending $156 on one story.

Nope.

I got suckered into the first half of 52 before I quit cold turkey.

No more.

I can buy 15 Showcases Presents on Amazon, or a couple of Absolute somethings for that price.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:32 pm

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

Looks to me like the dollar signs in the air are affecting their minds. 52 being top 10/top 15 for a year was due to the novelty nature and its ties to IC. It wasn't a fan mandate for a weekly comic series and I'd be shocked if this new weekly series continued to sell as 52 has (and 52 is down a bit in sales from earlier). I may check this out, may not. There are some Showcase and other old trades I'd like to buy, and I can't be doing it all.

Rob Steinbrenner · **Joined:** 05 Jun 2006 **Posts:** 49778

I think everyone was shocked this has maintained high sales for so long-including Marvel.

Marvel is supposedly going to experiment with something, but not a true weekly series.

Frank L. Sisko · 25 Dec 2006

RobertSwanderson wrote:

Not spending $156 on one story.

Nope.

I got suckered into the first half of 52 before I quit cold turkey.

No more.

Same here. That 52 has been one seriously inconsistent offering. I can't see COUNTDOWN being any different in that regard.

"As the end draws near," indeed.

Junkie Luv · 17 Apr 2005

Wait, so what's 'Countdown' going to be about? And what is it counting down to?

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:30 pm

To 2008's weekly event!

Steve Kipling · 18 Jan 2006

Its like when I bought that Powergirl miniseries............it was just a setup for Infinite Crisis....I felt a little ripped off.

Rob Steinbrenner · **Joined:** 05 Jun 2006 **Posts:** 49778

Junkie Luv wrote:

Wait, so what's 'Countdown' going to be about? And what is it counting down to?

The numbers go backwards, so they count down???

Darrell Hempel · 09 Oct 2006

seems to me that issue 52 of "52" is the issue right before issue 51 of countdown - but what's the connection?

make sense?

edit - yup. "52" # 52 is scheduled for 5/2 release; while "Countdown" # 51 is a 5/9 release.

Gator · 03 Aug 2004

It's about the powers that be at DC watching their sales countdown to zero.

Arvid Spejare · 28 May 2006

I understand that people buy 52 to see what happened in the DCU during the skipped year, but what's Countdown's "unique" selling point?

Rawburn · 24 Sep 2004

Arvid Spejare wrote:

I understand that people buy 52 to see what happened in the DCU during the skipped year, but what's Countdown's "unique" selling point?

Ahhhh... you have to buy it to find out! Mwah ha ha ha...

Rawburn · 24 Sep 2004

By the way... what's up with Captain Marvel in the white uniform/costume/spandex/get-up? Winick is responsible right?

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