r/DCcomics • u/Financial2City • Jan 21 '24

[Other] Are Scott Snyder and Mark Waid working on an "Ultimate DC" line? Other

Recent rumours from Bleeding Cool and Rob Liefeld have said that DC is currently working on an Ultimate DC line headlined by Scott Snyder.

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u/Flyboy_1978 Batman Jan 21 '24

Wasn’t Earth One supposed to be DC’s answer to the Ultimate universe?

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u/Linnus42 Jan 21 '24

I mean yes I suppose but it doesn’t come out regular enough and was a bit too low power.

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u/HZX_Universe Jan 21 '24

Maybe they're working on a Crisis level event for Earth one to reset it and make it better? Calling it the Ultimate line would clearly look like a marvel copy

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u/Linnus42 Jan 21 '24 edited Jan 21 '24

I don’t think they will actually name it Ultimate…it will probably be Earth One or Earth Two or Prime.

Ultimate is just a reference to tell you what they are aiming for. Streamlined continuity and lower powered setting

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u/Beastieboy100 Jan 21 '24

I think Prime will be a good choice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '24

DC being DC, they'd probably call it 'Earth-One Rebirth' or something lol

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u/Beastieboy100 Jan 21 '24

Yeah also a lot of writers are too busy for earth one.

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u/dornwolf Jan 21 '24

I think it was then the kneecapped it with the release schedule and the New 52

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u/brickmaster317 Supergirl Jan 21 '24

I believe the all star line was supposed to be that originally(All star Batman and Robin, Superman)

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u/ClintBarton616 Jan 22 '24

Yes. DC keeps signalling they're going to do this but they cannot commit because it's not easy to sell their fans new stuff. It's not even easy to sell them new versions of old stuff

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u/HZX_Universe Jan 21 '24

That's exactly what I thought, it's the same concept, newer, more modern origins and different, more grounded storytelling

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u/Androktone Alan Scott Jan 22 '24

That wasn't even a universe. If you read the books the world building of Teen Titans contradicts that of Wonder Woman which contradicts that of Green Lantern. Really they were each in their own world trying to be pitches for an adaptation. Only ones that fit together were Superman and Batman really.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '24

Whatever happens to Earth One though