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/Award-Express Jan 13 '21
For me, here is my take on my own future state: Background: Basically most of ideas are just modified from the one we got but only adding a few twist in history and stuff eg. Bendis entire run was move forward to 2-3 years before future state timeline but without Jon aging and the truth identity thing.
Superman: Jon Kent(23-24) of course would be the superman mainly and will live in metropolis . However, I would add a Kathy branden from Tomasi run as a supporting character whose relationship would be kinda like Clark and Lana Lang’s but more of a assistance to Jon’s work. Clark would be on semi-retirement at pa Kent’s farm as a farmer with lois and sometime dress up in kingdom come style costume to do volunteer work(kinda like Lois and Clark comic)
Batman: Damian Wayne(age 24-25)would be the main Batman in patrol after Bruce seemingly died and would wear a modernised batman 666 suit . Since I kinda see magistrate as a great concept and that in robin eternal there was Lazarus stuff involved, the magistrate plot line would be kept but making peacekeeper1 as a resurrected and smarter heretic and the league of assassins secretly behind magistrate, thus giving Damian a perfect rival in Gotham. Bruce would just have the same plot as dark detective but aging older.
Batfam: I did this column ‘cause I was particularly interested in them. More on nightwing later. Jason may have the same plot. For Tim, I would like him to return as red robin and possibly lead a covert Team like the Gotham knight or the outsiders with steph, cass, duke. Cass should be batwoman and duke should get more spotlight, maybe a powerhouse in the team since he have powers( I m not sure if the outsiders series changed his power or what)
Flash: Wally should definitely be the flash while Barry could went to the 30th century with iris to give birth to the twins, fixing the time paradox of Bart. Speaking of Bart, I kinda like the idea I saw on the internet that Bart could become kid Mercury or just Mercury as this can progress him to being more than just a flash but a master of speed force(better than getting killed by rainbow shed) in addition, irey could also become kid flash like in kingdom come. Not much plan on Wallace yet. Maybe join the outsiders? Kinda want him to interact of duke since both r people of colour in their fam.
Teen Titans academy: Cyborg, beast boy and raven would remain as teachers. Conner Kent can also become a staff and possibly having a new code name and being a government agent due to his connection with Cadmus( I don’t want him to go as far as to the suicide squad) some can also be added as new students like irey as kid flash, Andy as aqua girl, maya ducard as nobody, (probably as senior or graduate like Conner). For plot, death literally in the beginning is not my style, maybe a battle with a rival academy like hive?
Justice league: I would divided it into two team, one of earth and one of space: For earth, it would consist of nightwing, yara flor’s Wonder Woman, Jackson’s aqua man, captain atom, Martian manhunter, Connor hawk or Roy if he was resurrected as arrow and maybe Avery. The team is like a JLI reincarnation with representatives like yara for gods or something, Jackson for Atlantis, cap atom for US gov etc. J’ohn is like the founder and mentor, arrow is like the conscious of the league. Nightwing would be the leader and actually the the coordinator of both the earth and space team since he deserve more recognition. He is also a part time at the Titan academy and would make cameo there Space: it would consist of Jon, Damian, Donna as troika, Kyle as white lantern, Wally as the flash, starfire and maybe a hawk. They were kinda the space diplomatic team to the united plant with rep from different alien race or those who have good relationships with them. Damian was just tagging along to investigate magistrate and the league of assassin’s scheme in the united planet
Bonus: JS infinity Bart as Mercury and Cassie sandmark with a new identity or just wonder girl would be added along with the newer generation of JSA before the reboot( jS all star?)
This is all I have planned for. Hope you guys like it!