{"id":1866,"date":"2009-10-13T03:41:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T08:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2009-10-13T03:47:35","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T08:47:35","slug":"mr-rant-may-not-live-to-see-the-end-of-blackest-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=1866","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Rant may not live to see the end of &#8220;Blackest Night&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/resources\/images\/really.png?w=640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>The recent news from DC editorial is that Blackest Night will never end.  I don\u2019t know if you&#8217;ve seen this yet, but apparently this January, the main horde of Blackest Night books and their tie-ins will be taking a break.  You know, because they\u2019ve been working hard all year now, they need the rest.  But don\u2019t worry readers, because your wallet won&#8217;t have to go unused.  Instead of shipping the core titles and tie-ins, DC is going to resurrect a bunch of cancelled books.  That\u2019s right, no book is safe.  If you stopped buying Weird Western Tales in 1977 with a complete run, then you better pick up that upcoming Previews.  Not only will you not have a complete run if you don\u2019t order it, but you\u2019ll also never get to see how both sides of Jonah Hex\u2019s face will match.<!--more--><\/P><\/p>\n<p>I seem to remember a long time ago, way back during the Sinestro Corps war, before Blackest Year, Dan Didio said this event was going to stay small, concise.  Limited to the Green Lantern books and a couple mini-series.  Now, don\u2019t get me wrong, I love a good crossover like any other fellow who reads super soap operas , but at what point is there just too much to buy?  Final Night, Zero Hour, One Million; all great crossovers that only lasted a month.  Ah, the good old days. Now we have multi-year crossover events that not only don\u2019t seem to end, but they also continually drain your wallet with five dollar \u201cspecial\u201d tie-ins. I know I must be old when one comic costs $5.<\/P><\/p>\n<p>Between the main title, the GL\/GLC books, the six mini-series, the various tie-in books, and the rise of the cancelled books? That 86 issues. And that&#8217;s if there are no surprises in the February and March solicits.<\/p>\n<p>Enough already. They&#8217;re dragging Blackest Year out for so long that I\u2019ll have to be resurrected just to read how it ended.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"newsimages\/spacer.png\"><\/p>\n<p>This latest news also brings me to a new trend I\u2019ve noticed happening in the DC ranks.  Dan Didio has slowly been creeping his way back to a job as a writer. This irks me for various reasons.  The biggest is that it smacks of self-nepotism.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Got an open spot on the Wednesday Comics roster?  Dan Didio looks around his desk, \u201cLooks like I\u2019m the best candidate.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Need a new direction for Outsiders? Dan Didio whispers, \u201cAnyone want it?  Hello?  Guess I\u2019ll take it then.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Time for a Weird Western Tales revival? Dan Didio pulls out a musty old Weird Western Tales #70, \u201cStick \u2018em up, Pilgrim.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I understand wanting to write a story here or there, but  when you start giving yourself ongoing books while there are plenty of struggling and undiscovered writers out there who would kill for that opportunity, that\u2019s just bad show.  If you want to be a writer, be a writer.  If you want to be an editor, be an editor.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent news from DC editorial is that Blackest Night will never end. I don\u2019t know if you&#8217;ve seen this yet, but apparently this January, the main horde of Blackest Night books and their tie-ins will be taking a break. You know, because they\u2019ve been working hard all year now, they need the rest. 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