Will Dc Reboot Their Universe In September? Yes.

[Darth_Andrea Owned by Natu Find all posts View Profile Close Darth_Andrea]

As mentioned in the Flashpoint thread. There are rumors that Dc will relaunch all their DCU books with new #1's in September and perhaps reboot the entire DCU while there at it. I figured this conversation needed it's own thread so here we are.

My personal opinion on this matter is that it won't matter. If they do it it will not last more than a year at best and then the old numbering and DCU as we know it will return.

Now let the Theories and Rants commence!





Darth_Andrea

[IonFan Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close IonFan]

to tell ya the truth i really don't care , as you said they'll no doubt fix it later or they won't so long as we'll still be getting our comics (ON TIME) i for one will be ok with it

[Bolerathon Avant Guardian Find all posts View Profile Close Bolerathon]

They may try another Crisis on Infinite Earths? They are all about the events at the moment and that was pretty vast. Reducing clutter can't be all bad.

[LanternJake Green Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close LanternJake]

FINAL CRISIS 2: THIS TIME WE'RE SERIOUS.

[Hypo Lil' Leaguer Find all posts View Profile Close Hypo]

Relaunch with new #1's? Most probably. Actually reboot the universe? I really doubt it.

[Michael Heide Heide Finition Find all posts View Profile Close Michael Heide]

Renumbering? Alternate Reality Event? Very few ramifications on the main continuity?

It's not like I haven't read something like that before.

[SD80MAC Not a True Fan Find all posts View Profile Close SD80MAC]

Well, at least in this case, it's not an alternate reality. It's a new reality that overwrote the previous one. (DC already has 50+ alternate realities.)

[Ωmega Man Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Ωmega Man]

I don't mind new #1's if it's titles we don't already have a good run on. Like if Deathstroke, Kid Flash, and Cyborg (Vic Stone) all got new titles with #1's I'd be pumped for at least two of them. I'll be pretty pissed though if the New Universe origins get retconned in favor of retelling them YET AGAIN with even more minor details thrown in to weave into current storylines. For example, if Secret Origin is already getting changed... I don't care if Barry's is tweaked but leave everybody else's alone!

~KL~

[SD80MAC Not a True Fan Find all posts View Profile Close SD80MAC]

Oh, they'll change origins. Just you wait.

[Darth_Primus Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Darth_Primus]

Well, DC probably figures if we all survive the Rapture this weekend we should start from scratch again.

Knowing myself, I'll probably buy the number one issue if they start renumbering because I'm a fool like that.

[Godmera Champion of the World Find all posts View Profile Close Godmera]

No and that's my final answer.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Almost all of their books are cancelled and relaunched so often that most of them are under 100 issues, so it really doesn't matter to me from a "numbering lineage" point of view. Go I REALLY give a crap if Green Arrow gets YET another #1? Is Flash ever going to break 100 issues again in my lifetime?

As to what they DO with the books...I mostly don't care. If they hit the reset button like they've half assed done before it doesn't matter to me. If they start everything over from day one, there's every chance it's going to be terrible. Every idea that's hot NOW will be incorporated into the books.

For example, DC loves the skittles brigade, so any GL title will still be using them even if it's the "dawn of the superhero".

They aren't going to get rid of all the replacement characters that have piled up over the years. Kyle isn't going anywhere. Neither is Wally. Or Tim Drake. What about the JSA? Would they still be tied to WWII? Would they just be called the JLA? How many groups of Titans do you need in a universe that's starting over? How many Blue Beetles would there have been? Why bother with any "old" character at all if they aren't doing stories about them now? You COULD do something really cool if you were willing to make some profound changes and sweep a lot of things away, but there are so many duplicate characters that DC owns that they have to have show up once in a while to maintain publishing rights to that I find it hard to believe they'd do it.

Too many problems with that scenario, which is why I'm leaning torwards this just being a cosmetic change only, with a new #1 cash grab, and little to no substance in the books themselves.

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FINAL CRISIS 2: THIS TIME WE'RE SERIOUS.

[Black Manta Senior Corps Member Find all posts View Profile Close Black Manta]

I doubt it, but all signs point to yes.

[lanternut Alpha-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close lanternut]

My LCS confirmed from his DC rep that the individual books where going to be rebooted in September. He named Flash, Aquaman and GL but wouldn't go into detail on creative teams.

I really don't know if I have the desire to do this again especially if it's a year or more of only Hal stories.

They would have to announce some amazing creative teams to start over again.