The New 52 Multiverse: What Would You Add & What Would Remove From The First 52 Multi

[Bill Lange]

Come Wednesday, the beginning of the New 52 Multiverse starts with the introduction of Earth-2, Worlds' Finest, and Action Comics #9. According to Dan DiDio, it is 52 Universes with Prime Earth at the center, all other Earths getting more divergent the farther away from the center.
Given what we know of the Post-52/Pre-Flashpoint Multiverse, what changes would you like to see time around? What Earths would like to see this time, and which of the Post-52/Pre-Flashpoint Earths would you like to see gone?

[blackphoenix]

I would like to see an Earth 0 that represents the DCU before the changes wrought by Flashpoint/Pandora(Hooded Woman). No stupid armors, no daughter of Zeus Wonder Woman, Wally is still around as the Flash, Donna Troy still exists, all the Golden Age heroes are there, Power Girl still has her original, non-sucky costume, etc.

[Bill Lange]

I would like to see an Earth 0 that represents the DCU before the changes wrought by Flashpoint/Pandora(Hooded Woman). No stupid armors, no daughter of Zeus Wonder Woman, Wally is still around as the Flash, Donna Troy still exists, all the Golden Age heroes are there, Power Girl still has her original, non-sucky costume, etc.

While I'm sympathetic to that, I'm willing to guess that one is not going to happen.

Although stranger thing could happen.

[the4thpip]

I would remove a lot of the angst and gore and add some all-ages fun.

[hunter_peterson]

Well, we already know there's a Shazam! Earth, the Ami-Comi Girls Earth, the Young Justice Earth and the general DCAU Earth out there. I'd say those count as all-ages, though some are more serious than others. I'd like to see more of this too, though.

That said, I want to see some CRAZY dark Earths. I want Earth 3/Crime Society, I want Vampire Earth, I want a horror Earth. (Not that the stories would have to be dark in tone, but the general concept is a screwed up one.) I honestly just want to see as much variance as possible. I really have liked that there's more to Earth 2 than just different characters, apparently. The laws of physics, computer code languages, flora and fauna, soft drinks and more are supposed to be different there. If that were the case for every world, that would be awesome.

[Tandaemonium]

I would like the Fringe Redverse Earth with zeppelins, no Sherlock Holmes, no Batman, Red Lantern and Red Arrow focus, and no coffee.

[Bill Lange]

I would remove a lot of the angst and gore and add some all-ages fun.

And that would get rid of not only the DCnU, but the Marvel Universe as well.

[Bill Lange]

Well, we already know there's a Shazam! Earth, the Ami-Comi Girls Earth, the Young Justice Earth and the general DCAU Earth out there. I'd say those count as all-ages, though some are more serious than others. I'd like to see more of this too, though.

That said, I want to see some CRAZY dark Earths. I want Earth 3/Crime Society, I want Vampire Earth, I want a horror Earth. (Not that the stories would have to be dark in tone, but the general concept is a screwed up one.) I honestly just want to see as much variance as possible. I really have liked that there's more to Earth 2 than just different characters, apparently. The laws of physics, computer code languages, flora and fauna, soft drinks and more are supposed to be different there. If that were the case for every world, that would be awesome.

Earth-3 is something to think about. If the Crime Syndicate are still in the Anti-Matter Universe, should there be a Crime Society on Earth-3, or will that cause too much confusion?

While I would enjoy a dark Earth, I have reservations about a Vampire Earth. The one thing I did not like about the Post-52/Pre-Flashpoint Multiverse was trying to jam in so many Elseworlds that the 52 Universes got filled up very quickly. I would prefer one horror type world with Vampires and anything else horror related on it.

I do like to see that the Laws of Physics will change from Universe to Universe, as is the current popular theory in in Quantum Physics.

[Bill Lange]

I would like the Fringe Redverse Earth with zeppelins, no Sherlock Holmes, no Batman, Red Lantern and Red Arrow focus, and no coffee.

Now that is a great idea.

[Black Hood]

This would be my ideal list:

1. Earth-0: Post-Flashpoint DCU
2. Earth-1: Earth One graphic novels
3. Earth-2: Earth Two comics
4. Earth-3: Crime Syndicate
5. Earth-4: Charlton universe
6. Earth-5: Shazam universe
7. Earth-6: Golden age universe
8. Earth-7: Silver age universe
9. Earth-8: Bronze age universe
10. Earth-9: Tangent universe
11. Earth-10: Nazi Superman universe
12. Earth-11: Reverse gender universe
13. Earth-12: Beyond universe (JL Beyond, Batman Beyond, Superman Beyond, etc.)
14. Earth-13: Fables universe
15. Earth-14: DC Kids universe (Batman: Brave and the Bold, Tiny Titans, etc.)
16. Earth-15: Utopian universe (all super-heroes retired)
17. Earth-16: Animated universe (Green Lantern, Young Justice, etc.)
18. Earth-17: Anime universe
19. Earth-18: Fables universe
20. Earth-19: Watchmen universe
21. Earth-20: Pulp universe
22. Earth-21: Super sons universe
23. Earth-22: Kingdom Come universe
24. Earth-23: President Superman universe
25. Earth-24: Horror themed universe
26. Earth-25: Smallville series and comic universe
27. Earth-26: Captain Carrot universe
28. Earth-27: Chibi universe (Like the one we saw in Superman/Batman)
29. Earth-28: Bizarro universe
    ...
30. Earth-44: 90s universe
31. Earth-45: Former Earth-Prime universe
32. Earth-46: Fringe universe
33. Earth-47: Parallel Fringe universe
34. Earth-48: Pre-Flashpoint DCU
35. Earth-49: Vertigo-esque universe
36. Earth-50: Original WildStorm universe
37. Earth-51: Kamandi & New Gods

The remaining designations would be filled with absurd universes, with different laws of physics and such, or new stories.

[Lexrules]

And that would get rid of not only the DCnU, but the Marvel Universe as well.

Why would you say that? Have we gotten so bad that we need those things in a comic book to enjoy them.

[Lexrules]

This would be my ideal list:

1. Earth-0: Post-Flashpoint DCU
2. Earth-1: Earth One graphic novels
3. Earth-2: Earth Two comics
4. Earth-3: Crime Syndicate
5. Earth-4: Charlton universe
6. Earth-5: Shazam universe
7. Earth-6: Golden age universe
8. Earth-7: Silver age universe
9. Earth-8: Bronze age universe
10. Earth-9: Tangent universe
11. Earth-10: Nazi Superman universe
12. Earth-11: Reverse gender universe
13. Earth-12: Beyond universe (JL Beyond, Batman Beyond, Superman Beyond, etc.)
14. Earth-13: Fables universe
15. Earth-14: DC Kids universe (Batman: Brave and the Bold, Tiny Titans, etc.)
16. Earth-15: Utopian universe (all super-heroes retired)
17. Earth-16: Animated universe (Green Lantern, Young Justice, etc.)
18. Earth-17: Anime universe
19. Earth-18: Fables universe
20. Earth-19: Watchmen universe
21. Earth-20: Pulp universe
22. Earth-21: Super sons universe
23. Earth-22: Kingdom Come universe
24. Earth-23: President Superman universe
25. Earth-24: Horror themed universe
26. Earth-25: Smallville series and comic universe
27. Earth-26: Captain Carrot universe
28. Earth-27: Chibi universe (Like the one we saw in Superman/Batman)
29. Earth-28: Bizarro universe
    ...
30. Earth-44: 90s universe
31. Earth-45: Former Earth-Prime universe
32. Earth-46: Fringe universe
33. Earth-47: Parallel Fringe universe
34. Earth-48: Pre-Flashpoint DCU
35. Earth-49: Vertigo-esque universe
36. Earth-50: Original WildStorm universe
37. Earth-51: Kamandi & New Gods

The remaining designations would be filled with absurd universes, with different laws of physics and such, or new stories.

Your Hired. You are now the new Editor in Chief of DC Comics. You have a better handle on this then Dan Didio ever could.

[Bill Lange]

Why would you say that? Have we gotten so bad that we need those things in a comic book to enjoy them.

Sorry, but I was saying that in jest. In other words, I completely agree with that idea of dumping those concepts.

[Bill Lange]

This would be my ideal list:

1. Earth-0: Post-Flashpoint DCU
2. Earth-1: Earth One graphic novels
3. Earth-2: Earth Two comics
4. Earth-3: Crime Syndicate
5. Earth-4: Charlton universe
6. Earth-5: Shazam universe
7. Earth-6: Golden age universe
8. Earth-7: Silver age universe
9. Earth-8: Bronze age universe
10. Earth-9: Tangent universe
11. Earth-10: Nazi Superman universe
12. Earth-11: Reverse gender universe
13. Earth-12: Beyond universe (JL Beyond, Batman Beyond, Superman Beyond, etc.)
14. Earth-13: Fables universe
15. Earth-14: DC Kids universe (Batman: Brave and the Bold, Tiny Titans, etc.)
16. Earth-15: Utopian universe (all super-heroes retired)
17. Earth-16: Animated universe (Green Lantern, Young Justice, etc.)
18. Earth-17: Anime universe
19. Earth-18: Fables universe
20. Earth-19: Watchmen universe
21. Earth-20: Pulp universe
22. Earth-21: Super sons universe
23. Earth-22: Kingdom Come universe
24. Earth-23: President Superman universe
25. Earth-24: Horror themed universe
26. Earth-25: Smallville series and comic universe
27. Earth-26: Captain Carrot universe
28. Earth-27: Chibi universe (Like the one we saw in Superman/Batman)
29. Earth-28: Bizarro universe
    ...
30. Earth-44: 90s universe
31. Earth-45: Former Earth-Prime universe
32. Earth-46: Fringe universe
33. Earth-47: Parallel Fringe universe
34. Earth-48: Pre-Flashpoint DCU
35. Earth-49: Vertigo-esque universe
36. Earth-50: Original WildStorm universe
37. Earth-51: Kamandi & New Gods

The remaining designations would be filled with absurd universes, with different laws of physics and such, or new stories.

I like this setup a lot, except I would add the New Frontier Universe somewhere.

[Lexrules]

Sorry, but I was saying that in jest. In other words, I completely agree with that idea of dumping those concepts.

Ops, My bad. I read it wrong then I guess.:)