Is it me or was it the early 2000s when all of the properties of the 1980s started coming back? And by properties, I mean character-based lines like GI Joe, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, and so on. This was the big "nostalgia" push by merchandising companies.
If that is the case, then this new decade seems to be a relapse into the 1990s. After all, "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace" is coming out to theaters next month.
DC Comics has talents (with quotes?) like Jim Lee, Greg Capullo, Graham Nolan, and Scott Lobdell, Heck, even Rob Liefeld is drawing a series! Also, DC Comics has redesigned all of their main characters' designs. Out went the simple designs of yesteryears and in come the most overly designed costumes since, well, the 90s! At least the huge shoulder pad hasn't come back yet.
What else will this decade hold? Only time (and the 90s) will tell!
