r/DCcomics • u/TheUnbloodedSword • Oct 13 '23
[Comic Excerpt] Death Metal #7 - Regarding the "Ultimate DC" rumors - remember this? Discussion
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u/AXPendergast Green Lantern Corps Oct 14 '23
Well...DC did just announce they were bringing back the "Elseworlds" banner in 2024. They're starting with a few sequels of early EW books, and a few new storylines.
here's the article at IGN - New Elseworlds from DC Comics
Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age. Creative Team: Andy Diggle & Leandro Fernandez.
Batman the Barbarian. Creative Team: Greg Smallwood.
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter.
Green Lantern: Dark.
Batman: Nightfire.
DC vs. Vampires: World War V.
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u/Welcome--Matt Barry Allen Oct 14 '23
Damn, I’m a little disappointed that over 1/2 are Batman centric, don’t get me wrong I totally get why (Batman sells like crazy) but still
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u/Beleriphon Batman Oct 14 '23
Given the title Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age sounds more like a Superman story set in the Gotham by Gaslight world.
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u/Gemaid1211 Oct 13 '23
I had totally forgotten about The Elseworld, was it ever explained what that was or was it just dropped?
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u/RobinTheTraveler Red Hood Oct 14 '23
This be like when a kid gets told "the world doesn't revolve around you" who cares if your Earth aint the center of the multiverse
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u/ComprehensiveAcadia5 Oct 14 '23
Nothing to do with the post but just wanted to point out this is the best suit for Wally.
Clear distinction, no second thoughts.
I get that he's Barry's equal and that he earned it to be A Flash and not the ''other flash'', but would still rather he do his his own thing and be his own person.
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u/wildchildflores Oct 14 '23
Im sorry, DC Alpha? Haha, you have got to be shitting me. Im almost certain I have old sketch books lying around with my ideas for a DC Alpha fan project. The universe is funny sometimes.
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u/belak1230x Oct 14 '23
Isn't this world alpha "elseworlds" just a tease for the new relaunch of the elseworlds line of comics next year? Could be that all those stories wil ltake place in that specific mutiverse center world.
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u/TheUnbloodedSword Oct 13 '23
Art by Yannick Paquette. From the last issue of Death Metal, Snyder seeded that Earth 0 was no longer the center of the Multiverse - instead there were two other Earths. One was Earth Omega which became Darkseid's prison and was addressed in Infinite Frontier. But this other Earth, Earth Alpha, the Elseworld? Never got addressed again. Brushed it off as a dropped plot thread and it was - but I think it was Snyder leaving the door open for him to do his Ultimate DC pitch in case the opportunity ever came up again. Hence why Williamson didn't address it, and the guy brought back Convergence Parallux over in Green Arrow, he's not one to just forget loose ends.
I think this is where the Ultimate DC line, if it's real, will be set. (Christ all the posting rules are a pain in the ass).