Talk about your ambitious stories.
DC revealed today 14 (of the 15) mini-series—a total of 50 comic books—that will flesh out the brave new world of Flashpoint. While this seems like a lot of books, I would caution readers to pick and choose based off of their favorite characters and creative teams, although the creative teams haven’t been announced (except George Perez’s admission to be working on Secret Seven).
Flashpoint is a story in which the time stream is seriously upset and the whole of the DCU is affected in big ways—hence 15 different titles to establish alternate universes for Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and many others. It looks like DC has every corner of their universe covered. Think Age of Apocalypse or House of M on a much grander scale.
I like the nostalgic touch of “Whatever Happened to…” as a means of grouping these minis into different categories (below). This is a nod to the classic Alan Moore/Curt Swan pre-Crisis Superman finale “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow.” Since Perez is involved, it’s going to be interesting to see what other talent has been hired to bring this sprawling epic together.
DC also announced that they have one more top-secret title to add to the list of Flashpoint titles as well as some one-shots that will appear over the course of the book’s five month run. I’d like to add that five months is a nice number when it appears to be a story that is affecting the whole of the DCU.
Now let’s get some names of the creators attached to these titles!
Whatever Happened to Gotham City?
FLASHPOINT: BATMAN KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS #1-#3
Whatever Happened to the World’s Greatest Super Villains?
FLASHPOINT: CITIZEN COLD #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: DEATHSTROKE & THE CURSE OF THE RAVAGER #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: THE OUTSIDER #1-#3
Whatever Happened to the Aliens?
FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: PROJECT: SUPERMAN #1-#3
Whatever Happened to Science & Magic?
FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN & THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN #1-#3
Whatever Happened to Europe?
FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1-#3
Everything You Know Will Change in a Flash
FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST #1-#3
FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #1-#3
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