DC revives their Elseworld's imprint long after their flagship universe became one
IGN's announced the Elseworld imprint is being revived by DC, much too late to bear any relevance:
And some Elseworlds stories were subject of notorious editorial mandates, like the Evil's Might miniseries starring Kyle Rayner as a 19th century take on Green Lantern. It was written, curiously enough, by Howard Chaykin, suggesting he was one of a number of scribes at the time who had no issue with the horrific mistreatment of Hal Jordan, and wouldn't ask to reverse the terrible fate Hal went through as Parallax. Of course, let's also recall nobody at the time even wanted to reverse the fate of Golden Age Hawkgirl Shiera Sanders during Zero Hour either. Any Elseworlds story that was built through editorial mandates like those sure isn't something to support financially. In any event, they're reviving the line much too late.
DC Comics is bringing back the popular Elseworlds imprint, ushering in a new wave of comics set in twisted alternate versions of the DC Universe.Seriously, they're new? Based on the sequel to Gotham by Gaslight, it's more like the old:
DC made the announcement during the "Elsewhere In the DC Multiverse" panel at NYCC today. The new Elseworlds line will feature six new titles initially, some of which are continuations of classic Elseworlds stories like Batman: Gotham by Gaslight and others set in brand new universes.
This series is a sequel to 1989's Gotham by Gaslight, which is set in a world where a Victorian-era Batman battles Jack the Ripper in Gotham City. The sequel will introduce more 19th Century versions of DC's heroes, as Batman assembles the Justice League for the first time and our heroes learn more about the secret history between Earth and Krypton.Stories building on notorious tyrants like the one from 19th century Britain have long gotten way out of hand. And how come they don't consider the flagship DCU became twisted itself after Dan DiDio got his mitts on it?
“Out-of-continuity stories have always been a pillar of DC publishing, granting creators the ability to explore all the wild corners of the DC Universe,” said DC Executive Editor Ben Abernathy in a statement. “We’re excited to bring a whole new slate of titles under the Elseworlds banner in 2024, combining some all-new titles from top storytellers, as well as sequels from the current DC line that fit that same out-of-continuity aesthetic.”This is hilarious when you consider their flagship universe ceased having any continuity by the mid-2000s. But creative freedom, they imply? Only for those whose leftist politics they agree with.
And some Elseworlds stories were subject of notorious editorial mandates, like the Evil's Might miniseries starring Kyle Rayner as a 19th century take on Green Lantern. It was written, curiously enough, by Howard Chaykin, suggesting he was one of a number of scribes at the time who had no issue with the horrific mistreatment of Hal Jordan, and wouldn't ask to reverse the terrible fate Hal went through as Parallax. Of course, let's also recall nobody at the time even wanted to reverse the fate of Golden Age Hawkgirl Shiera Sanders during Zero Hour either. Any Elseworlds story that was built through editorial mandates like those sure isn't something to support financially. In any event, they're reviving the line much too late.
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