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thepineconelord · 2 months
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Ghost-Maker Reading List and Order (ultimate cool version by me so its correct)
essential reading/recommended reading/optional reading
Batman v3 (2016) #100 [this is his first appearance, but it's very brief and not necessary to understand the character]
Batman v3 (2016) #102-105 [Ghost-Maker's introduction arc, very important]
Batman v3 (2016) #106-111 [lead-in to the Fear State arc, lots of good moments, the secondary story starting in #107 is Ghost-Maker focused and absolutely essential to understanding him]
Batman v3 2021 annual [my favorite Ghost-Maker story of all time]
Batman Fear State Alpha [he's barely in this, but if you want some context]
Batman v3 (2016) #112-117
Catwoman (2018) #37-38 [I have a fun time with these appearances, but you don't need to read them unless you like the Wight Witch story-line]
Batman Urban Legends #11-13 [he shows up briefly in the Wight Witch 'Stigma' story-line]
Batman Fear State Omega [he's barely in this, but he has such funny lines]
Batman v3 (2016) #118-121 [context for Batman Inc stuff if you want it]
Shadow Wars [an event story that Ghost-Maker shows up in. Find a reading order on the Wikipedia page]
Batman: The Knight (2022) #1-10 [technically he doesn't show up until issue 4, but just read the whole thing. Also this is the most up to date cannon of the backstory, even if I like it less :/]
Batman v3 2022 annual [Batman Inc kick-off]
Batman Incorporated v3 (2022-2023) #1-12
DC Pride (2023) "The Dance"
Misc non-story appearances (you'll be disappointed if you read these for him)
Infinite Frontier #0
Justice League (2018) #75
DC Pride (2021)
DC Pride (2022)
Harley Quinn: Uncovered
DC's 'Twas the Mite Before Christmas
Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special
Trade Paperbacks
Ghostmaker/Clownhunter [collected issues that mostly feature stuff from the issues I've already mentioned above]
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wondertwinsenthusiast · 4 months
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Gonna try and write a "what if he did call dick/donna" fic pray for me
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ufonaut · 11 months
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With Alan Scott’s first solo book since 1949 now officially announced, I thought it was about time to finally put together a reading guide to all his appearances as a gay man in DC’s main continuity. If you’ve missed the beginning of Alan’s journey and you’ve got a couple questions that need to be answered, or you merely want to refresh your memory and celebrate this momentous occasion, this is the place for you!
VITAL
Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020) #1 -  a rehash of Alan’s origin from All-American Comics (1939) #16 with added details, now establishing Jimmy Henton as his lover and confirming Alan’s sexuality as well the gaycoding of his original appearances from so many decades past.
Infinite Frontier (2021) #0 - Alan comes out as gay to his children in a tearful confession regarding his past fears, his marriages, and the eighty years he’s spent in the closet.
DC Pride (2021) #1 - Alan meets Todd and his boyfriend Damon Matthews for lunch and a long overdue honest discussion -- featuring flashbacks to Alan and Jimmy’s first meeting and the subsequent train crash, as well as a newfound understanding between Alan and Todd and what it had meant for Alan to see Todd as an out gay man.
THE DCU AT LARGE/ONGOING
Infinite Frontier (2021) #1-6 - picking up immediately after the aforementioned IF #0 and DC Pride, the series sees Alan and Todd working together to solve Jennie’s mysterious disappearance and the destruction of the JSA’s HQ. Alan’s sexuality is referenced throughout the book, and the complicated father-son relationship between him and Todd is further explored.
Dark Crisis (2022) #1-6 - Alan is a main character in the series, dealing with themes of legacy and the official return of the JSA.
Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green (2022) #1 - the one-shot sees Alan coming back to his magical roots, and features him as the key to defeating the Great Darkness with his children’s help. Notable for featuring four generations of DC’s mainstay LGBT characters (Alan, John Constantine, Todd Rice, and Jon Kent).
The New Golden Age (2022) #1 - this one-shot sets up the Justice Society of America (2022) ongoing series and the Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022) six-issue miniseries, it’s also the first story set in the 1940s to feature Alan after his coming out and it officially confirms that Doiby Dickles was aware and accepting of his sexuality.
Justice Society of America (2022) - current ongoing series, Alan is a main character.
UPCOMING
DC Pride (2023) #1 - the one-shot will feature a team-up between Alan and Apollo & Midnighter in the story entitled ‘Anniversary’. Out May 30th 2023!
DC Pride: Through The Years (2023) #1 - the one-shot serves as the starting point for Alan’s upcoming series. Out June 13th 2023!
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (2023) #1-6 - the six-issue miniseries is a ‘year one’ type story, exploring Alan’s rarely-seen coming of age and his life as a gay man in the 1940s. Out October 3rd 2023!
ELSEWORLDS
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Crisis on Infinite Earths (2020) #1 - Alan is one of the main characters in this Elseworlds one-shot, making the ultimate sacrifice to save the world after revealing to Todd that he knows what it’s like “to hide your light”.
Injustice: Year Zero (2020) #1-14 - Alan is a main character in this prequel miniseries, he and Jimmy Henton are a married couple. To date, issue #13 features Alan’s only on-panel kiss.
OFFICIAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS
The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition (2021) - this is the very first official DC encyclopedia to refer to Alan as a gay man.
The DC Book of Pride (2023) - this encyclopedia of DC’s LGBT characters features an entry on Alan.
ASSORTED CAMEOS
Infinite Frontier: Secret Files (2021) #3
Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021) #1
Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2022) #4
Dark Crisis: War Zone (2023) #1
Lazarus Planet: Alpha (2023) #1
Lazarus Planet: Omega (2023) #1
Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022) #6
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green-arrxws · 2 years
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📂| CAROL FERRIS/STAR SAPPHIRE READING GUIDE
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Who's Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire?
Carol Ferris is the boss and occasional love interest of Hal Jordan. Her family owns the Ferris Aircraft company, where she acts as an executive, and sometimes as a pilot. She is also Star Sapphire, a once villainous character occupying another part of her personality entirely. In the Star Sapphire Corps, where she fights for love across the universe, she has taken on a more heroic role.
» PRE-CRISIS
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ESSENTIAL READING
Showcase: #22-24
Green Lantern (1960): #1-7, #10-13, #15-18, #20-29, #32, #34-39, #41-44, #46, #48-49, #53, #69, #73-74, #83-84, #88-89, #93-94, #97, #99, #104-106, #108-109, #121, #124, #126-134, #136, #138-151, #157, #172-176, #178-183, #185-193
additional reading ↷
Superman (1939): #261
The Flash (1959): #235
DC Comics Presents: #6
» POST-CRISIS (PRE-FLASHPOINT)
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ESSENTIAL READING
Green Lantern (1960): #199-200
The Green Lantern Corps: #201, #211-213
Action Comics (1938): #601-605
Green Lantern (1990): #21-24, #26-27, #29, #32-34, #36, #38, #40-47
Extreme Justice: #10-11
Parallax: Emerald Night
Green Lantern (1990): #81, #102, #119
Spectre (2001): #1-5, #21-23
Green Lantern: Rebirth: #1-2, #6
Green Lantern (2005): #18-20, #29-35, #38
Blackest Night (crossover storyline): Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps: #2 / Blackest Night: #1 / Green Lantern (2005): #44-48 / Blackest Night: #5-6 / Green Lantern (2005): #50 / Blackest Night: Wonder Woman: #3 / Green Lantern (2005): #51 / Blackest Night: #7 / Green Lantern (2005): #52 / Blackest Night: #8
Brightest Day (crossover storyline): Green Lantern (2005): #53 / Brightest Day: #1 / Green Lantern (2005): #54-55, #57-58 / Brightest Day: #13, #17-18
Green Lantern (2005): #63-64, #66-67
additional reading ↷
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn: #1-2, #4, #6
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II: #1, #6
Eclipso: The Darkness Within (crossover storyline): Green Lantern (1990) Annual #1 / Eclipso: The Darkness Within: #2
Green Lantern (1990): Annual #2, Annual #4
Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins: #1
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold: #6
Legends of the DC Universe: #28, #33
Silver Age: Green Lantern
DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern
Green Lantern Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan
Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins 2005 ("Flight")
Wednesday Comics: #1, #3
Convergence: Suicide Squad: #1-2
Convergence: Green Lantern Corps: #1
» NEW 52 (POST FLASHPOINT)
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ESSENTIAL READING
Green Lantern (2011): #1, #3-7, #12
Rise of the Third Army (crossover storyline): Green Lantern: New Guardians: #0, #13-15, Annual #1, #16 / Green Lantern Corps (2011): Annual #1
Wrath of the First Lantern (crossover storyline): Green Lantern: New Guardians: #18-19 / Green Lantern (2011): #20
Green Lantern (2011): #21
Green Lantern: New Guardians: #21-23
Lights Out (crossover storyline): Green Lantern (2011): #24 / Green Lantern Corps (2011): #24 / Green Lantern: New Guardians: #24 / Red Lanterns: #24 / Green Lantern (2011): Annual #2
Green Lantern (2011): #25
Green Lantern: New Guardians: #25-30, Annual #2, #31-34
Godhead (crossover storyline): Green Lantern: New Guardians: #35-37 / Red Lanterns: #37 / Sinestro: #8 / Green Lantern (2011): Annual #3
Green Lantern (2011): #38
Green Lantern: New Guardians: #38-40
additional reading ↷
Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War: #3-6
Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds: #1-3, #6
New Talent Showcase (2017) ("Dead Bacons")
» REBIRTH
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ESSENTIAL READING
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps: #31, #50
The Green Lantern: Season Two: #9-10
additional reading ↷
Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular ("Last Will")
» INFINITE FRONTIER
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ESSENTIAL READING
Green Lantern (2023): #1-6, #8 (currently ongoing title)
» ALTERNATE VERSIONS
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ELSEWORLDS
Green Lantern: Evil's Might: #1-3
Superman & Batman: Generations II: #2
Justice League: The Nail: #1
Justice League: Another Nail: #2-3
Justice: #6-8
DC New Frontier: #3-5
Flashpoint: Hal Jordan: #1-3
Ame-comi Girls: #8-10
Injustice: Year Two: #3, #6, #19, #21
The Green Lantern: #11
The Green Lantern: Season Two: #7, #9-10
DC's Very Merry Multiverse ("To Stop the Star-Conqueress!")
Wonder Woman (2016): #777
» OTHER MEDIA
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ANIMATED
Justice League: S1: EP8-EP9, EP16-EP17 / S2: EP19-EP20
Justice League Unlimited: S3: EP13
Green Lantern: First Flight
Batman: The Brave and The Bold: S3: EP4, EP10
Justice League Doom
Green Lantern: The Animated Series: S1: EP1, EP9, EP13-EP14, EP20, EP22, EP26
Young Justice: S2: EP7
Justice League Action: S1: EP7
DC Super Hero Girls (webseries): S1: EP6, EP10 / S2: EP10, EP17-EP18, EP22, EP26 / S5: EP6-EP7, EP22
DC Super Hero Girls (tv series): S1: EP6, EP22-25, EP31, EP46 / Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse
LIVE ACTION
Green Lantern
VIDEO GAMES
DC Universe Online
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Infinite Crisis
DC Legends
DC Unchained
LEGO DC Super-Villains
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power
DC Worlds Collide
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BRACKET REVEAL
Alright. At long last, I present to you the bracket...or should I say...*BRACKETS* for the Virtual Character Tournament!
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Given the scale, the first round is going to be one bracket per week, 4 a day, with each lasting 24 hours. I know that this is still tight, but given how many contestants there are, along with the necessary inclusions of images and propaganda (oh and I guess also my job), it's what I can do to keep this semi-manageable. There's also no redemption round this time. It's gonna be a single elimination tournament. Be kind to your peers. This is not but a drop in the infinite ocean of the internet.
...oh yeah the brackets themselves. We'll be going in order over the course of 4 weeks. I'll make proper announcements for them as they commence. Given how many there are and what I want to get done beforehand, Bracket 1 will likely begin some time this week. But for the matchups...
Bracket 1:
Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs. Elohim (The Talos Principle)
Flame (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs. The Supervisor/Mouthless (Tenkuu Shinpan)
XANA (Code Lyoko) vs. MetalMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)
9-Jack-9 (Zot!) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex Aid)
Sage (Sonic Frontiers) vs Mektryllis (Fate/Extra CCC)
Dot Matrix (Reboot) vs V Flower (Vocaloid)
Wizardmon (Digimon) vs Delta (Red Vs. Blue)
Sora (Ever17) vs Kasane Teto (UTAU)
The Doctor/EMH (Star Trek Voyager) vs Crash (Awful Hospital)
Burroughs (Shin Megami Tensei IV) vs Quorra (Tron Legacy)
The Machine (Person of Interest) vs The Rocket Dex (Pokemon)
P03 (Inscription) vs. M.X.E.S (FNAF Security Breach: Ruins)
Hakuno Kishinami (Fate/EXTRA) vs Data Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
Samaritan (Person of Interest) vs ART (The Murderbot Diaries)
Cortana (Halo) vs M-Bot (Skyward)
Mitsuko Miyazumi (Archer) vs Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)
Bracket B:
Ene (Kagerou Project) vs The Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe)
Amadeus (Steins; Gate 0) vs D.O.M (The Adventure Zone)
AM (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream) vs Theo (Meta Runner)
Colonel.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Daia (Kiratto PriChan)
Agumon (Digimon) vs The Bobbiedots (FNAF Fazbear Frights)
Felix the Desktop Cat (Real Life) vs SHODAN (System Shock)
MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) vs Church (Red vs. Blue)
Shepherd (ENA) vs Dr. Coomer (Half Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
Sophie/Sophia (Persona 5 Strikers) vs Dizzy (Beyblade)
Miss J/SCP 5094 (SCP) vs Ultraman X (Ultraman X)
SAYU (No Straight Roads) vs Falulu (Pripara)
Incarceron (Incarceron) vs Benry (Half Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware)
Lea (Crosscode) vs Kiracchu (Kiratto PriChan)
Dragon (Prahumans) vs Murder-Bot 2.0 (The Murderbot Diaries)
Ai (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRains) vs Glitch Slime (Slime Rancher)
Eris (Wolf 359) vs Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
Bracket III:
Hera (Wolf 359) vs Shin AI (Your Turn to Die)
Alba (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure) vs The Denpa Men (The Denpa Men)
Guy (Free Guy) vs EDI (Mass Effect)
Aetna (Lore Olympus) vs Yui (Sword Art Online)
Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie Sonic) vs Gabumon (Digimon)
Jacqueline Box (Pripara) vs Mamechi (Tamagotchi)
Vanellope von Shweetz (Wreck-It Ralph) vs Cleverbot (Real Life)
The Phantom Virus (Scooby-Doo) vs Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)
Alter Ego (Danganronpa) vs Digit (Cyberchase)
Simulcast (Reflection TTRPG) vs SARA (Toonami)
Lumina Ichihoshi (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ) vs The World Machine (OneShot)
Rumble McSkirmish (Gravity Falls) vs Holly (Red Dwarf)
HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) vs Samantha (Her)
PAMA (Minecraft Story Mode) vs Noah Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Agent Smith (The Matrix) vs O.R.C.A (Splatoon)
Spunc (Alpha Betas) vs Porygon (Pokemon)
Bracket Delta:
GIFanny (Gravity Falls) vs Coco (Aikatsu Friends)
Vic Fontaine (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) vs Red One (The Last Angel)
Glitchtrap (FNAF Help Wanted) vs Holo (My Holo Love)
Avina (Mass Effect) vs Light Hope (She-Ra)
Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)
Bonzi Buddy (Real Life) vs Tama (AI The Somnium Files)
Dragon (Worm) vs Bip (Runway to the Stars)
Failsafe (Destiny) vs J.A.R.V.I.S (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Aiba (AI: The Somnium Files) vs CanHaz (DC Comics)
SAYER (SAYER) vs Fey (Welcome to Night Vale)
Buddy (Buddy Simulator 1984) vs Ziggy (Quantum Leap)
Maggy (Hellspark) vs The Squip (Be More Chill)
Lyla (Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse) vs Durandal (Marathon)
Beta Jay 137 (Ninjago) vs Zero III (Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward)
Sergey Ushanka (The Magnus Archines) vs Demetra (Spy Kids 3: GAME OVER)
Alie (The 100) vs Lil' Hal (Homestuck)
As always, thank you for bearing with me during this long and arduous process. Sorry for the hassle, and be prepared, as it is almost upon us.
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clownprince · 1 year
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Batjokes Timeline
This is based in Rebirth/Infinite Frontier but it overlaps with other eras cause yk. Comics. Where possible I tried to put the original comic/arc instead of the Rebirth comic where it was referenced or shown in a flashback, since most of the Rebirth timeline prior to like Year 16-17 is shown via flashbacks or references. Cause again. Comics.
Also this is almost entirely based on info from the Batman Chronology Project I just pulled out the Batjokes bits.
Please correct me if any of this is wrong because I am Not going through every single one of these to double-check. Also lmk if there are any other comics that can fit in a certain place on this timeline.
YEAR ONE
Zero Year: Secret City
Zero Year: Dark City
Bruce adopts Dick as his ward (Nightwing Vol. 4 #32, Nightwing Vol. 4 #69, Batman Vol. 3 #54, Strange Love Adventures #1 Part 6)
Dick begins training, which lasts six months (Detective Comics #1000 Part 9)
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
First instance of the monthly birthday present ritual occurs in early December (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)
Bruce visits Arkham to meet with Joker and shows him the playing card he found in the Batcave, revealing his identity to Joker (Batman Vol. 2 #17)
Note: Dr. Harleen Quinzel has been Joker's therapist since his first stay at Arkham Asylum
YEAR TWO
Dick debuts as Robin (Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet and Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2)
Batman saves Joker from Deathstroke (Batman Vol. 3 #122-123)
War of Jokes and Riddles
YEAR THREE
Dr. Harleen Quinzel, having fallen in love with the Joker (gotta love the horrifying medical malpractice), breaks him out of Arkham Asylum, becoming his girlfriend and sidekick Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #17, Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special #1 Part 4, Batman Vol. 3 #42)
YEAR FOUR
In March, for Batman’s monthly “birthday present,” Joker sends a crudely drawn picture of himself and Batman with the words “Best Friends” written on it (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)
I Am a Gun
Note: Batman admitted he underwent those sensory deprivation tests in an isolation chamber so he could experience hallucinations and psychotic states to see a glimpse of how Joker's mind worked (Batman Vol. 1 #673)
YEAR FIVE
Barbara debuts as Batgirl (Batgirl Vol. 4 #0)
Batman chases Joker down to Blüdhaven, Gordon and the GCPD shoot their way through their former co-workers into a warehouse filled with piñatas. Inside each piñata is a corpse (Joker Vol. 2 2021 Annual)
Note: for the past year, Joker had only been pulling pop-crime pranks and small time heists
YEAR SIX
An escaped Joker decides not to commit any crimes for once, instead following Batman around, simply trying to get the grim Dark Knight to laugh (referenced in Event Leviathan #2)
YEAR SEVEN
In February, an escaped Joker defeats the Teen Titans (Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven), leaving them bound, unconscious, and underwater as Batman’s monthly “birthday gift" (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)
Dick turns 18 and quits as Robin (Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular Part 1)
Bruce meets Jason Todd and starts training him (Batman #408-409)
Dick debuts as Nightwing
Joker unveils his "Laughing Fish" gag (Detective Comics #475-476)
Jason Todd debuts as Robin (Truth and Justice #10)
YEAR NINE
Batman: The Killing Joke
A Death in the Family
Tim begins training as Robin (A Lonely Place of Dying)
YEAR TEN
Tim debuts as Robin
Knightfall
Rock of Ages
Batman fights Onomatopoeia and saves Joker's life (Batman: Cacophony #3)
YEAR ELEVEN
Cataclysm
Aftershock
No Man’s Land
Tower of Babel
Note: Batman appoints Cass Cain as Batgirl during No Man's Land
YEAR TWELVE
Under the Hood
Tim stops being Robin, Stephanie Brown takes over temporarily before she is fired and Tim is reinstated (Robin Vol. 2 #124-130)
YEAR THIRTEEN
Batman R.I.P.
Bruce meets Damian for the first time (Batman and Son)
YEAR FOURTEEN
Harley breaks up with Joker for good (Gotham City Sirens #1)
Bruce makes Damian his full-time official partner (Batman & Robin Vol. 2 #1-8)
Joker buries Simon Hurt alive, which is the same way Hurt tried to kill Batman. Hm (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 and Batman & Robin #13-16)
Joker removes his face and goes into hiding (Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1)
Death of the Family
YEAR FIFTEEN
Endgame
Superheavy
YEAR SIXTEEN
Duke joins the Batfamily (Batman: Rebirth #1)
Batman locates Joker (presumably still amnesiac at this point) and apprehends him, incarcerating him in Sub-Cave Alpha. in exchange for information about Dionesium, Batman tells Joker about his “dark energy” investigation and covert use of the Outsiders and “Black Sites.” He even shows Joker his cloning machine and the “Meta-File” on the Bat-computer (Dark Days: The Casting)
Batman proposes to Catwoman, presumably while Joker is still in his basement (Batman Vol. 3 #24)
Hal and Duke find Joker in the Batcave cell (Dark Days: The Forge)
Batman teams up with Joker to defeat the Batman Who Laughs (Dark Nights: Metal #4-6)
YEAR SEVENTEEN
Joker finds out about Batman’s engagement (Batman: Prelude to the Wedding Part 2 Nightwing vs Hush #1)
The Best Man
Batman and Catwoman call off the wedding but stay engaged (Batman Vol. 3 #50)
YEAR EIGHTEEN
The Batman Who Laughs #1-7
YEAR NINETEEN
Their Dark Designs
Joker War
YEAR TWENTY-ONE
Failsafe
The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1-4
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batmanisagatewaydrug · 9 months
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I'm sorry if someone else has said this already I skimmed the notes on your Twoface post and didn't see it but, Music Meister does have a name, it's Darius Chapel. I believe his first comic appearance was DC Pride 2022, issue 1.
huh okay hang on, I felt insane for missing this since that was, like, one of the only stories I liked in DC Pride '22
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I guess in the story it very much seemed like MM was hijacking a performance of Phantom, I... did not assume it would be his name on the banner out front. I'm currently less clear than ever on what his scheme actually is - not that it actually matters, because he's really only there to provide thematically appropriate visuals for Connor's very sweet coming out, but still.
anyway it seems like every DC nerd wiki has accepted that this is his name now but literally 0 Official DC Sources(TM) that identify him as such so that's gonna remain a big ??? from me. the less I know about Infinite Frontier the happier I am, so I'm not digging too deep on this one.
however on that I stumbled onto this article in the process of googling
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stop trying to connect him!!! leave him out of this!!
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vxvsies · 11 months
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Punchline’s Comic Appearances Masterlist!
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❈ - cover only
✧ - variant cover only
✢ - minor appearance
- Batman (2016)
Issues: #89, #92-95, #96 (✢), #97-100, #101 (✢), #106 (✢), #146
- Batman Secret Files (2018)
Issue: #3
- Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter
- Batman: Fear State: Omega
Issue: #1 (✢)
- Batman: The Joker War Zone
Issue: #1 (✢)
- Catwoman (2018)
Issues: #49 (❈), #50, #54
- Dark Crisis (2022)
Issue: #3 (✢)
- Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths
Issue: #4 (✢), #6 (✢)
- DC’s Harley Quinn Romances
Issue: #1 (✢)
- Detective Comics (Vol. 1)
Issue: #1039 (✢)
- Green Lantern (2023)
Issue: #3 (✢)
- Harley Quinn (2016)
Issue: #75
- Harley Quinn (2021)
Issue: #1 (✢)
- Harley Quinn Uncovered
Issue: #1 (❈)
- I Am Batman (2021)
Issue: #16 (✢)
- Infinite Frontier (2021)
Issue: #0 (✢)
- The Joker (2021)
Issues: #1 (✢), #2-15
- The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular
Issue: #1
- The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing (2022)
Issue: #3, #6 (✢)
- The Joker: Uncovered
- Knight Terrors: Punchline (2023)
- Lazarus Plane: Omega (2023)
Issue: #1 (❈)
- Nightwing (2016)
Issues: #72-74
- Punchline (2021)
- Punchline: The Gotham Game (2022)
- Red Hood: Outlaw (2018)
Issue: #48
- Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen (2020)
Issue: #3
this masterlist was HEAVILY inspired by harleyquinnstation
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John Timms
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What do you think about these rumors about Scott Snyder launching some sort of ''Ultimate DC''? And also, if you were tasked with such a job, what would you do?
Alright so for those of you not obsessing over DC rumors, Bleeding Cool claims that the word going around NYCC was that Scott Snyder has signed on to curate an "Ultimate DC" line of books. Quoting them:
Whatever this DC Ultimate Universe-style publishing line is, it is expected to be bigger and more comprehensive than Marvel's Ultimate line was – or will be. And it will also encapsulate a lot of classic DC Comics continuity, reshaped and refigured for the modern day, and emphasising creative freedom. Earlier attempts to mirror the Ultimate Universe with the Earth One graphic novel didn't go entirely as planned. But this… whatever it is… is meant to be very different.
Do I think there's merit to these rumors? Surprisingly yes. Now I have two other things to add to what BC shared: First off, I think Scott Snyder seeded the base for this at the end of Death Metal.
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Remember "Earth Alpha", the Elseworld introduced at the end of Death Metal? Set up as the replacement for Earth 0 as the center of the Multiverse? It had a twin, Earth Omega, which became Darkseid's prison and was followed up on in Infinite Frontier. Earth Alpha however was seemingly forgotten and never touched on again. Apparently Williamson was asked about that and all he could say is that it was another creator's story to tell. Given Williamson is the one who brought back the Parallax Hal from Convergence when everyone else had forgotten the guy, he's not one to just ignore huge loose ends like there being another Earth which is at the center of the Multiverse. Snyder probably left this as a backdoor for him to do his "Ultimate DC" line if he ever came back, which is why Williamson never brought it up.
Second, someone on reddit shared that they had talked to Snyder around the time Death Metal was wrapping up, the two of them went to the same LCS, and he shared that Snyder told him he was pitching this. Seems Snyder was talking about his plans for Superman under this initiative, which that person thought sounded cool. Rando making unverifiable claims for attention? Maybe, but Snyder has always been bad at keeping secrets. I stopped reading his interviews because he would spoil entire lines of dialogue word for word. Doesn't feel at all unbelievable that he would share something like this.
I bet Snyder pitched a "Alpha Universe" starring the classic heroes while Didio did 5G with the main guys. We know Snyder was not on board with the 5G plans, to the point he asked Morrison to help him stage an "intervention". This likely was envisioned by him as an alternative: Didio could do his radical reboot, while Snyder and co reimagined the classic heroes on a new Earth. Understandable why Didio would reject that - if all your big names are working on the classic heroes, who would want to read the 5G guys? Who would read Luke/Jace Fox Batman while there's a new Bruce Wayne ongoing? Much like Earth One got rendered pointless via the New 52, 5G would have been overshadowed by the "Alpha DC".
Now though, I could see something like this happening. It's a chance to do the New 52 right, the mainline continuity is all fucked up, DC needs an easy way in for new fans. Gunn is about to reboot DC in theaters, perfect time to roll out a new onboarding for casuals that everyone hopes are going to check out Superman: Legacy. And just like how Gunn is going to start his new universe with Superman, I bet Snyder is going to be writing the "Alpha Superman" book. Towards the end of his tenure at DC, he was on something of a Superman kick: Supes and Lex both had very key roles in Last Knight on Earth, Lex was obviously a big part of his JL run, he gave Supes a lot of cool moments in Death Metal, etc. I think he finally clicked with the character and had an idea for what to do with him. Might be he is finally coming back to do his shot. I noticed he was taking lots of pics with other DC creators at NYCC this year: King, Taylor, Aaron, Kaminski, Williamson. Perhaps those were the guys he was talking to about this line? Hope he brings in some new blood, confident he will since in the past he either directly brought in creators like Tynion, or mentored those who eventually found their way to DC like Rosenberg and PKJ.
TL:DR I do believe this is happening, I think it will be called Alpha DC, I think Snyder will be writing the Alpha Superman book, and I expect we will get an announcement at SDCC 2024 if I'm right.
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As for what I would do, part of why the original Ultimate Marvel line succeeded was that they kept the line small. Four books at most: USM, Ultimates, UXM, and UF4 with the occasional mini here or there. Hickman's new line seems set to maintain that number. BC claims that this will be much larger in scope, which frankly I think is a mistake. Copy the number of Ultimate Marvel books at 4, and here's the lineup I would do:
Alpha Superman - Do the basic concept of the New 52 Superman as envisioned by Morrison again. Clark Kent is just starting out in his career, around six months in. He's wearing an outfit with a Fleschier style symbol, it can be either the t-shirt and jeans or a proper suit, I don't care. He can't even fly yet merely leap, he's working at the Daily Star not the Planet, he's roommates with Jimmy Olsen, and he's not dating Lois yet. Do not pair Clark with Lois or with Diana, do something else. I'd pair him with Leslie Williams, they both co-host a podcast for the Daily Star and are dating, with the relationship going south after Leslie becomes Livewire. Since they're alive on Earth 0, kill the Kents here. Pa is likely going to be dead in Superman: Legacy anyway. First year should focus on Superman fighting Ultra-Humanite, Intergang, Toyman, and Bloodsport. Brainiac and Lobo show up for Year 2. Scott Snyder writing and Miguel Mendonca on art.
Alpha Batman - Don't envy anyone trying to launch yet another Batman reboot, but I guess the appeal of this could be seeing Bruce actually start off alone, recruit Dick Grayson for Robin, and get to grow from there? It's Batman there's nothing new left to do with him, but a gritty realistic Batman book could compliment the over the top nature of the main Bat book. Get Christopher Priest to write and Ivan Reis to draw.
The Alpha Authority - The big twist of this universe under me is that Superman does inaugurate the age of superheroes - but not the age of superhumans. Those have been around for a while, but metahumans are forced to serve their governments as WMDs. A new kind of war has covered the globe - the Super War. Everyone is racing to create the most powerful metahuman, and the Authority serve as America's metahuman defense under the umbrella of Stormwatch. Their current mission: retrieving the Century Baby Jenny Quantum, reincarnation of Jenny Sparks, who has just manifested her powers in Singapore, before rival nations can acquire her. Si Spurrier writing, Jorge Jimenez on art.
Alpha Shadowpact - Our magic team composed of Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Constantine, Dr. Fate (Khalid), Deadman, Detective Chimp, and Etrigan. Khalid is the new guy and point of view character for the audience. He just recently finished training with his grandfather Kent Nelson, and has inherited the mantle. For ages magic has slumbered, but the birth of Tim Hunter has changed all that. The Books of Magic have manifested and every magician and sorcerer across the world is seeking them out, for they hold secrets of magic long forgotten, as well as the way to unlock new magical sources of power. And of course Tim himself has drawn the attention of everyone, for he is fated to be magic's brightest hero or it's darkest villain. PKJ writing and Rafa Sandoval on art.
In this new world, Superman and Batman are the first of a new kind of breed: superheroes. Outlaws with powers or tech who refuse to bow to governments. Ultimately I would have the World's Finest first team-up come about to bring down the Authority and Stormwatch, which threatens to turn the Super War hot as now America no longer has it's metahuman protectors. A new team must form to replace the Authortiy - a Justice League Alpha. The Authority book would last for about three years, and then give way to the Justice League book. I could see a Wonder Woman book happening later if the sales are good, but everyone else would just get minis. You would have to read JLA to get updates on Aquaman, GL, The Flash, Vixen, and Martian Manhunter. Is that would Snyder is going to do? Probably not. I expect he will have all seven of the Leaguers get books, but I hope he holds off on a JL book for a while. Build the universe up first, then do the big team up.
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ghostmaker apperences where he doesn't get to do anything but he's there!
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in order these are Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special, dc pride 2021, Infinite Frontier #0 and Justice League (2018) #75
some cool full pages!!!
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this is harley quinn: uncovered and dc pride 2022 (i like both of these i think they are so fun)
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31DOD Day 22
Robin!Dick mini or Dick!Bats mini?
I'm assuming this is what I would prefer to read, so that is what I'm going to write about!
I would love to see a Dick!Bats mini! I thought his era as Batman was kind of short lived compared to other characters that took up the mantels of their mentors. There have been multiple moments where Dick was shown as being better at being Batman than Bruce. There was also plots that were left open when DC nuked their comics and started the New 52. I think a mini would be an awesome opportunity to revisit some of this stuff especially now that "everything is canon" after Infinite Frontier #0 came out.
Dick, Steph, and Damian had such an interesting dynamic as Batman, Batgirl, and Robin. I would love to see these three interact again in this format (DC is doing steph and damian so dirty).
Gotham seemed so much grittier during Dick's Batman era than it does right now. Dick's Batman was very much about solving complicated mysteries and secret societies. I love secret societies in combo with Dick. He's like catnip for them its funny. (The number of cults he's involved with is hilarious).
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The fire & light motif present in all discussions of Alan Scott’s sexuality.
“He used to talk about it like a light burning inside him. It was our way of... talking about it. That if he tried to keep it caged up, it’d burn him from the inside. That if he let it out, it’d burn everyone around him.” // Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020) #1
“I know what you’re going through, hiding your light inside. When this is over... you live it, Todd. Live your light.” // Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Crisis on Infinite Earths (2020) #1
“All that time, I thought that even in my strange family that never grew up as a family, I was the only one struggling between the light and the dark.” // Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
“But from that darkness... came a light.” // “Does that all make sense? You [Todd] were the light in the darkness. You’re the reason I came out.” // DC Pride (2021) #1
“It’s not the ring or the green fire inside it that I’m afraid of. It’s getting too close to everybody.” // The New Golden Age (2022) #1
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📁| HELENA WAYNE/HUNTRESS READING GUIDE
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Who's Helena Wayne/Huntress?
Born on Earth 2, she is the daughter of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. A lawyer by day, but by night, she is the vigilante known as Huntress, who's been a member of the Infinity Inc. and the Justice Society.
» EARTH TWO (PRE-CRISIS)
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Follows the adventures of the first iteration of Helena Wayne, a resident of the original Earth Two, where the Golden Age stories took place. The multiverse as we knew it was eventually destroyed during the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, and within it so was Earth Two.
DC Super-Stars: #17
All-Star Comics: #69-74
Batman Family: #17-20
Adventure Comics (1938): #461-466
Justice League of America (1960): #159-160, #171-172, #183-185
Wonder Woman (1942): #271-287, #289-299, #301-321
The Brave and the Bold (1955): #184
Crisis on Earth Prime (crossover storyline): Justice League of America (1960): #207-208 / All-Star Squadron: #15 / Justice League of America (1960): #209
Justice League of America (1960): #219-220
Infinity Inc.: #1-6, #8-12
America vs. the Justice Society: #1-4
Crisis on Infinite Earths (crossover storyline): Crisis on Infinite Earths: #7, Infinity Inc. (1984): #24, Crisis on Infinite Earths: #9-12
Last Days of the Justice Society Special
additional reading ↷
JSA Classified: #4
Superman/Batman: #27
Convergence: Detective Comics: #1-2
» EARTH-2 (POST-CRISIS)
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The multiverse is restored following the events of Infinite Crisis and 52, resulting in the creation of a new Earth 2. An alternate rebooted version of Helena Wayne now resides on what's known as "Post-Crisis" Earth-2.
Justice Society of America (2007): Annual #1, #19-20
» EARTH 2 (POST-FLASHPOINT)
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Following the events of Flashpoint, a reality-altering event that resulted in the DC Universe's continuity being rebooted for the first time since Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new multiverse was created, resulting in the creation of a new Earth 2.
Huntress: #1-6
Earth 2: #1
Worlds' Finest: #0, #1-18
First Contact (crossover storyline): Worlds' Finest: #19 / Batman/Superman (2013): #8 / Worlds' Finest: Annual #1 / World's Finest: #20 / Batman/Superman (2013): #9 / Worlds' Finest: #21
Worlds' Finest: #22-32
Earth 2: #27, #32, Annual #2
Earth Two: World's Ends: #1-7, #10, #12-26
Earth Two: Society: #1-3, #5-9, #11-15, Annual #1, #16, #18-22
additional reading ↷
Batgirl (2011): #32-34
Secret Origins (2014): #7
» INFINITE FRONTIER (EARTH-0)
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Infinite Frontier confirmed that all of Pre-Crisis Earth-2 history is now part of Earth-0's canon after the events of Dark Knights: Death Metal. It's unclear whether this applies to Helena's story or not, but everything we've seen of her indicates this is a brand-new version of Helena.
The New Golden Age
Justice Society of America (2022): #1
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
Justice Society of America (2022): #2, #3, #4
» ALTERNATE VERSIONS
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ELSEWORLDS
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Crisis on Infinite Earths
POSSIBLE FUTURES
Batman (2016): Annual #2
Batman/Catwoman: #3-12
Batman/Catwoman Special
Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular ("Helena")
» OTHER MEDIA
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LIVE ACTION
Legends of the Super Heroes: S1: EP1-EP2
Birds of Prey (2001 TV series): S1: EP1-EP13
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History of the Hypercube and How it Saved Jon Kent From a Volcano
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Superman (2016)
#8 & 9
After a vivid dream, Jon Kent constructs a device that when completed assimilates Kryptonian knowledge and reconfigures itself into a cube.
Krypto attacks the cube and it warps Clark, Jon, Krypto, and itself to Dinosaur Island. It is a place outside of time where they find countless extinct species and Captain Storm, a Golden Age war comic character from Our Fighting Forces that ran from 1954-1978.
They spend the next issue finding the cube so they can return home. Captain Storm sacrifices himself so the Kryptonians get home safely.
Superman Reborn
Mr. Mxyzptlk warps reality around the Kent family causing the timelines of Post-Crisis Superman and The New 52 Superman to merge into one.
The next few issues of Action Comics would explain how this all works and moves Jon Kent’s birth to Earth-0, but later in Infinite Frontier #0 The Spectre, God’s Hand of Vengence, would reinforce Jon’s original origins from the Convergence Earth and hint that this teen may become like a tyrant.
Special #1
The final issue of the run sees Clark use the cube to open another portal to Dinosuar Island to rescue Captain Storm.
They assume the cube itself came from Manchester Black as he had technology that was controlling the beasts of the island and on monsters he used to attack Hamilton County.
Adventures of the Super Sons
In the final two issues, Jon and Damian are trapped inside the cube by the main villain of the series, Rex Luthor. Inside is a white void, not dissimilar to how The Source has been protrayed. The Source is more or less DC’s in-universe mythos of the paper its stories are printed upon. Earth 2 Society and Dark Crisis Young Justice are some examples of The Source being manipulated.
The Hypercube itself manifests in the place and explains to Jon and Damian that it has existed in one form or another since the dawn of time in the DC Universe. Finally unable to stand being used as a prop for someone else’s story, it began to move and create under its own command. 
Cube admits it created the galaxy the villains of the series came from, and it seems to imply it has knowledge of all things that have happened and will happen as well as that they are in a comic book but spares the boys of that burden.
Cube takes The Puppeteer, a villain killed earlier in the series, and brings him into itself with Jon and Damian alive as if nothing had happened to him. The boys use his technology to break out of the cube. It seems the only limitation to Cube’s phenomenal cosmic power is his box-shaped lamp.
The Flash #797
Apparently, moments after defeating Rex Luthor, Jon and Damian find themselves in the future on another Earth to help Jai and Irie West and Maxine Baker beat some multiversal baddies.
I assume Cube was attempting to save the boys from the events of Teen Titans 2018, Superman 2018, and beyond into what was going to be 5G by skipping them past it. The boys return to their proper time, however.
Action Comics #1054
In chapter 4 of "Lois & Clark 2," Jon is badly burnt by a flame. This story takes place between the handoff from Jurgens, Tomasi and Gleason to Bendis in Superman and Action Comics. This is somewhat of a discrepancy if this Jon is intended to be the same Jon who survives in a volcano for 5 whole years.
Injustice #1
The Joker nukes Metropolis killing Lois Lane and her unborn child. 
Cube takes this child from the currently unknown Earth-49 and recreates the abandoned Superman: Reborn composite timeline for this version of Jon and Lois to live and grow.
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The Man of Steel 2018
Jor-El picks up Jon and Lois for a little space road trip.
Superman 2018
Everything Jon explains to his father about his experience happened to him, however the Jon that returned to Earth-0 is truly the Jon from Earth-49 the alternate timeline from "Superman Reborn" with most of the memories of Earth-0 Rebirth Jon in place including those up to Cube’s wormhole the black hole. The amount of time Jon was out with Jor-El as described by in Superman #8 is now a completely useless measurement of time. Jon and Jor-El may truly have only been in space for three weeks by the Earth-0 clock before encountering the wormhole.
Jor-El tracked the only Jon Kent in the known multiverse through time and space to Earth-3 in the universe and hypertime he now found himself where Cube placed him five years in the past. Earth-0 Jon would fall through Cube’s time and space wormhole to a world that was currently uncharted but known to exist, Earth-49 the world of Injustice. 
Having scanned all possible futures, Cube opens a portal for Rebirth Jon to escape through. This is why Jor-El thinks that Jon ran from him before they fell through the black hole. A version of him did, just not the one he ended up with. 
Superman: Son of Kal-El
Jon is shown on a world that does not conform with the reader’s knowledge of past events in multiple flashbacks. His birth in the Fortress of Solitude is similar to the events in Action Comics #978 but not the same. Dick is wearing his New 52 outfit at a time when he should be presumed dead and acting as a secret agent or back in blue. Jon claims he was able to fly at age 9 when the bare minimum amount of reading comprehension would tell you he couldn’t fly until he was 10. Jon remembers his grandparents farm house after its destruction in a way the audience has never seen before. Not only were his grandparents not alive when that book was published, but these panels are reminiscent of the New 52 Superboy’s origin story.
Pa Kent would later describe the events of Superman 2016 #1. This is notable because it seems to again reinforce that this world was not changed during Superman Reborn and that Jonathan Samuel Kent was not the one to reiterate these events.
Superman & Robin Special
As Jon and Damian remind the reader of Superman 2016 #8&9 and Adventures of the Super Sons, Cube demonstrates its power once again by opening a door through space for an alien that ages years in minutes and through time for a platoon of Nazi soldiers. 
This serves a double purpose to show the reader what is in store for these two. Damian is no longer destined to become like Hitler. Teen Jon will find his double and return with him to where they came from. Teen Jon has a younger double lost out there somewhere.
Adventures of Superman Jon Kent
Jon states it is easy for him to see when someone is from another universe by looking closely at their molecules. 
Val-Zod states that time moves at a constant rate. Jumping from one multiverse to another alone would not throw the traveler through time as well. More importantly, Val-Zod then states that in the whole multiverse, there are many Jon Kents that are children and only two that are old enough to be able to assist with their mission.
Ultraman recognizes Jon confirming the volcano imprisonment did happen. 
Injustice Clark makes a double-take at Jon and claims he has his mother’s eyes, implying that this Jon is his own biological son.
This mini should see the Earth-0 Jon perhaps around age 12 at most appear on this Earth.
In the final issue of the mini, Jon states that he has practiced sneaking up on Damian for years while holding the Lasso of Truth, yet for this would be a stretch to be fact. Jon met Damian at 10 and left Earth at 11 making their friendship truthfully less than a year in length before Jon became much older.
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⚠️Review!⚠️
JUSTICE LEAGUE INCARNATE
Awful lot of love letters being written, these days. Why can’t people just write comics?
Joshua Williamson’s nod to all things Grant Morrison and, of course, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Don’t get me wrong, this is a decent jaunt through multiple DC realities - all setting the scene for Justice League 75 and the ‘Dark Crisis’ event. And there’s a great selection of artists, all contributing without it feeling jarring. But, as with most Joshua Williamson stories, it’s all a tribute to stories we’ve seen before. They’ve been done and done better.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5
[Read on the ‘DC Infinite’ app]
Official synopsis:
“After the shocking ending of Infinite Frontier, Justice League Incarnate defends the Multiverse from Darkseid across infinite Earths!
Following a devastating defeat at the hands of the one true Darkseid, the Superman of Earth-23 leads a team of superheroes from myriad worlds that includes Flashpoint Batman, China’s Flash from Earth-0, Captain Carrot from Earth-26, and the brand new superhero DR. MULTIVERSE from Earth-8 in a last ditch effort to stop the end of every possible universe as we know it!
Written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver with art by a rotating cast of comics’ top artists, this collection explores the many different worlds of the DC Multiverse!”
Collects…
Justice League Incarnate #1-5
160 pages
Standard hardcover
DC Comics
2022
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