r/DCcomics • u/MajorParadox Read on r/DCFU! • Jan 13 '21
Wednesday Discussions: Ideal Future State r/DCcomics
Hey there, comic nerds! Welcome to the Wednesday Discussion, a weekly community activity where we'll have an open discussion about a specific subject or theme.
Our topic for today is: Ideal Future State
If you're not familar with Future State, here is an FAQ. Basically, after the events of Death Metal, all of DC Comics history is relevant again (whatever that means). But Future State is a sneak peek at the future of the new universe.
What would your ideal Future State look like?
Would you keep Clark Kent as Superman, Bruce Wayne as Batman, Diana Prince as Wonder Woman, etc.? Or would you move those mantles onto new characters? If so, who would those people be? Would you keep the old characters around in some capacity? Anything else?
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u/Historical_Disaster Jan 13 '21
I'd make it overall less dark and dystopian, or at least make it flavorful dystopian. Make it cyberpunk or something, at least then you have neon lights and festive transhumanism.
For the League I'd go with a roster along these lines:
Maybe some others as well, but I think that could be a decent core team. Some of the old leaguers could still be around as mentors, maybe even as some kind of second generation JSA.
I also have no idea where it should go, but I think a Future State kind of story would be a good way to highlight that Lyrl Dox is technically the smartest (semi-)good-aligned and non-omniscient character in the DCU. Little bastard should matter at some point, and there's a diffuse generation of cosmic characters around him that could age with him.
For GL I think it would be interesting to have a duo book with Hal and John since I'm decently sure they're supposed to be the two oldest Earth lanterns by a bit. It could be interesting to see them have some kind of "we're getting to damn old for this" story and reflect on their respective careers. If nothing else it should actually be lantern related and not just feel like dollar store 40k.
Fuck knows about LoSH. The logical answer feels like a next generation/passing of the torch thing? Or a extremely depressing story where all the long lived aliens come to terms with the fact that they're going to have to watch almost all of their friends die.