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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". Separately, in philosophy, hypertime (or supertime) is a concept proposed as part of the Moving Spotlight Theory of time. Concept ''The Kingdom'' Hypertime is a networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiverse (DC Comics)
In most of the DC Comics media, the Multiverse is a "cosmic construct" that is composed of the many fictional universes the stories of DC media take place in. The worlds within the 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 (1938–1956). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiversity
''The Multiversity'' is a two-issue Limited series (comics), limited series combined with seven interrelated one-shot (comics), one-shots set in the Multiverse (DC Comics), DC Multiverse in The New 52, a collection of universes seen in publications by DC Comics. The one-shots in the series were written by Grant Morrison, each with a different artist. ''The Multiversity'' began in August 2014 and ran until April 2015. Background and creation In the conclusion to the 1985 comic book Fictional crossover, crossover ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', the DC Multiverse collapsed, merging the history of five universes into one single new universe. In the 1998–1999 series ''The Kingdom (comics), The Kingdom'', author Mark Waid and co-creator Grant Morrison introduced the concept of Hypertime, a super-dimensional construct that allowed for all publications to be canon or in-continuity somewhere. Hypertime, although infrequently used, was a replacement and explanation for the multiple timelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingdom (comic)
''The Kingdom'' is a story arc spanning two issues of a self-titled comic book Limited series (comics), limited series, and multiple one-shot (comics), one-shot comics published by DC Comics in 1999. The story was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Ariel Olivetti and Mike Zeck. It is both a sequel and in some ways a prequel to ''Kingdom Come (comics), Kingdom Come'', which Waid co-wrote with Alex Ross. 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 (DC Comics), Gog'', ''The Kingdom: Kid Flash'', ''The Kingdom: Nightstar (comics), Nightstar'', ''The Kingdom: Offspring (character), Offspring'', ''The Kingdom: Krypton (comics), Planet Krypton'' and ''The Kingdom: Ibn al Xu'ffasch, Son of the Bat''. The entire storyline was later collected into a trade paperback. Unlike ''Kingdom Come'', which features artwork by Alex Ross, ''The Kingdom'' has a differ ... [...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 (comics), Parasite's shattering of Captain Atom during a battle with the Justice League, and became a believer in Superman (Kingdom Come), 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 Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon "Booster" Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold (comic book), 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''. Additionally, Tom Everett Scott, Diedrich Bader, and Bruce Timm have voiced Booster Gold in animation. The character will appear in an upcoming Booster Gold (TV series), self-titled television series on Max (streamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeets (DC Comics)
Booster Gold (Michael Jon "Booster" 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''. Additionally, Tom Everett Scott, Diedrich Bader, and Bruce Timm have voiced Booster Gold in animation. The character will appear in an upcoming self-titled television series on Max, set in the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. Publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
