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Hypertime
Hypertime is a fictional concept in DC Comics which first appeared in the 1999 '' The Kingdom'' limited series. It is a variation of the Multiverse concept that existed in DC Comics before 1985's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' limited series and was created by Mark Waid and Grant Morrison. Hypertime, described in ''The Kingdom'' #2 as "the vast interconnected web of parallel time-lines which comprise all reality", was an attempt by Waid to resolve the various tangled continuity issues that were supposed to have been solved by ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Keith Dallas and Jason Sacks wrote: "Through Hypertime, Waid sought to resolve the contradictions in DC's continuity once and for all. Indeed, Hypertime allows for contradictions because anything that didn't make sense can be attributed to overlapping timelines". Concept ''The Kingdom'' Hypertime is a network of alternate timelines that branch off from the DC Universe. These timelines sometimes overlap with each other, causing al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingdom (comic)
"The Kingdom" is a story arc consisting of a two-issue, self-titled comic book limited series and multiple one-shot comics published by DC Comics in 1999. The story arc was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Ariel Olivetti and Mike Zeck. It is both a sequel and, in some ways, a prequel (possibly sequel) to '' Kingdom Come'', also by Mark Waid. Both books form an ''Elseworlds'' saga, as they are abstracted from official DC Comics continuity. The storyline extended into one-shot books entitled ''New Year's Evil: Gog'', ''The Kingdom: Kid Flash'', ''The Kingdom: Nightstar'', ''The Kingdom: Offspring'', ''The Kingdom: Planet Krypton'' and ''The Kingdom: Son of the Bat''. The entire storyline was later collected into a trade paperback. ''The Kingdom'' does not utilise the same visual style created by Alex Ross, which was used in the four-issue ''Kingdom Come'' series. The story line in ''The Kingdom'' is a direct continuation and extension of the original storyline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiverse (DC Comics)
In DC Comics, the Multiverse is a "cosmic construct" composed of the many fictional universes the stories of DC take place in. The worlds in this multiverse share a space and fate in common, and its structure has changed several times in the history of DC Comics. History Golden Age The concept of a universe and a multiverse in which the fictional stories take place was loosely established during the Golden Age of Comic Books. With the publication of ''All-Star Comics'' #3 in 1940, the first crossover between characters occurred with the creation of the Justice Society of America (JSA), which presented the first superhero team with characters appearing in other publications (comic strips and anthology titles) to bring attention to less-known characters. This established the first shared "universe", as all these heroes now lived in the same world. Prior to this publication, characters from the different comic books seemingly existed in different worlds. Later, ''Wonder Woman'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gog (DC Comics)
Gog is the name of several fictional characters in the comics published by DC Comics. The first version first appeared in ''New Year's Evil: Gog'' #1 (February 1998), and was created by Mark Waid and Jerry Ordway. Fictional character biography The Kingdom The first version of Gog was known as William, the sole survivor of a nuclear disaster in Kansas that was caused by the Parasite's shattering of Captain Atom during a battle with the Justice League, and became a believer in Superman as a savior, even creating a church dedicated to his philosophy as he tried to find meaning in the cataclysm that had taken place, believing that it was Superman's will that Earth be punished for forsaking him. One day, Superman visited him and told him that he wasn't the omnipotent, perfect being that William thought he was, stating that Kansas happened simply because he wasn't there, shattering William's world view and mentally unbalancing him. When the Quintessence (Shazam (DC Comics), Ganthet, Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in '' Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League. He is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, staging high-publicity heroics through his knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology. Carter develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a hero weighed down by his reputation. The character has been portrayed in live action television by Eric Martsolf in ''Smallville'' and by Donald Faison in the seventh season of the Arrowverse series '' Legends of Tomorrow''. Publication history Booster Gold first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986), being the first significant new character introduced into DC Universe continuity after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. The next year, he began to appear regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets (DC Comics)
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League. He is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, staging high-publicity heroics through his knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology. Carter develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a hero weighed down by his reputation. The character has been portrayed in live action television by Eric Martsolf in ''Smallville'' and by Donald Faison in the seventh season of the Arrowverse series ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Publication history Booster Gold first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986), being the first significant new character introduced into DC Universe continuity after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. The next year, he began to appear regularly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Harley Quinn are from this universe, as well as teams such as the Justice League, Teen Titans and the Suicide Squad. It also contains well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, Catwoman, Deathstroke, Deadshot, Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, the Penguin, the Riddler, the Scarecrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Sinestro, Brainiac, and Darkseid. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC continuity. The term "DC Multiverse" refers to the collection of all continuities within DC Comics publications. Within the Multiverse, the main DC Universe has gone by many names, but in recent years has been referred to by "Prime Earth" (not to be confused with "Earth Prime") or "Earth 0". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waverider (comics)
Waverider is a superhero in the DC Comics universe, a time traveler who was merged with the time stream. Waverider was created by Archie Goodwin and Dan Jurgens. The first version of the character, Matthew Ryder, first appeared in '' Armageddon 2001'' #1 (May 1991). A second version of the character is a Hypertime-line counterpart and partner of the original, who became Waverider after his superpowered doppelgänger's death during the storyline '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' (September 1994). A third version of the character first appeared in ''Convergence: Booster Gold'' #2 (July 2015) as a reborn version of the pre-'' Flashpoint'' Booster Gold. After his transformation, he is instrumental to saving the multiverse in ''Convergence'' #8. His powers are the same as the original Waverider, but his knowledge and history are Booster Gold's. Fictional character biography In the year 2030, the world had been ruled by a villain named Monarch, who destroyed all of the Earth's superheroes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
