Pitch An Elseworlds Story!

[Timothy Hunter]

Post a concept for an Elseworlds story.

For those who do not know, Elseworlds was an imprint of DC Comics dedicated to alternate scenarios featuring well known DC characters. For example Mark Millar's Superman: Red Son begged the question: "What if baby Kal El's rocket landed in The Soviet Union instead of Kansas?"

It can be drenched in detail or a mere sentence long.

Also feel inclined to list creators you would want to tell such a story.

My idea for an Elseworlds type tale would detail an alternate reality where instead of the concept of the superhero essentially becoming prevalent in the 40s with the JSA, as it was with Post Crisis continuity, superheroes always existed since humanity began. What if there were superheroes in Ancient Rome? What if there were superheroes in Medieval Times? How would this affect the modern DC Universe as we know it?

[Lightning Rider]

I have many. When I get around to it I'll summarize them.

[Güicho]

Post a concept for an Elseworlds story.... alternate scenarios featuring well known DC characters. For example Mark Millar's Superman: Red Son begged the question: "What if baby Kal El's rocket landed in The Soviet Union instead of Kansas?"
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World's F'dest Comic:

-While coming out of the movies, Baby Kal El's rocket lands on Bruce Wayne's parents!

Or

I must be a creature of the night, black terrible, ...a, ...a, ..." - As if in answer a huge rat crawls in through the window - "A rat! That's it, an omen! I shall become...

Or

End of the Word! Thomas Wayne- "Our son won't perish on our doomed world Martha, this rocket I built with all my wealth, in secret will take young Bruce to another planet, where...!"

[Trey Strain]

I suggested a while back that there should be an ongoing of elseworld or imaginary stories.

That would be a good place for writers to put all the "deaths" they love to write about.

[Carabas]

Batgirl: Babs The Vampire Slayer.

[Güicho]

What was the context of Timm's Gods and Monsters trinity?.

[caj]

I had an idea for a Legion of Super Heroes storyline that kind of combined Paul Levitz's Legion with Keith Giffen's 5-Year Gap. Here's a nuts and bolts outline:

During the Great Darkness Saga, Darkseid had stolen the powers of all the major villains, leaving them powerless. As a result, the Legion disbands, realizing that the Science Police could handle things now. Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Star Boy, and Supergirl are on Naltor while Brainy tries to save Superboy, who was severely injured during the battle with Darkseid. Brainy also develops a clone of Drake Burrogh's body for Wildfire to use as a containment suit. He can now function as a human and goes off to find Dawnstar, who has returned to Starhaven to marry another man chosen by her parents.

The Dominators have taken over Earth and are using Sun Boy and Shvaughn Erin as 'the perfect couple' to influence Earthlings to embrace their plans for Earth. The couple are actually pretending to support the aliens and are working with former heroes still living on Earth - Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, and others. Element Lad is struggling with his insecurities with Dirk and Shvaughn being together. Meanwhile, the Dominators manage to capture all the members of the Espionage Squad.

On Orando, White Witch and Blok notice distance between Karate Kid and Projectra. Yera, the Durlan actress, has actually replaced Projectra with KK's knowledge. Meanwhile Projectra has impenetrated Earthgov and is helping Sun Boy by creating all kinds of illusions that the Dominators are unaware of.

Duo Damsel is struggling. One of her selves is very much in love with Bouncing Boy. However, her other self has never gotten over Superboy. She is also on Naltor to be by his side. The separation has broken BB's heart and the two selves being separated has caused some health issues for DD. They must make a permanent decision of who to be with.

With Darkseid's disappearance, the villains all begin to get their powers back. On Winath, Lightning Lord attacks Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic, Boy, Night Girl, Light Lass, and Timberwolf. Other villains begin to attack other planets as well. Mon El, and Shadow Lass return to Earth with news of all the villains they have encountered and defeated.

The Espionage Squad manages to escape as the Legion slowly comes back together. With a cured and healthy Superboy, the Legion defeat the Dominators, who have planted bombs all over the Earth. Their plan all along was to destroy Earth and all humans.

Once the Legion dismantles all the bombs, they realize it's time for the ultimate battle as Mordru has returned with all of his powers renewed. And he's not happy.

There's more, but that's some of the major points.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

What was the context of Timm's Gods and Monsters trinity?.

Bruce Timm was asked to pitch a new JL series and was given the mandate to do something different than before. Around the same time the new 52 came out and he was dissapointed that they didn't go far enough.

So he took inspiration from the switch of Golden age flash/green lantern to the silver age versions. He wanted to keep the name and gimmick but toss everything else out and start from scratch (kind of).

So he decided to make Superman the son of Zod and raised by Mexican migrant workers. Batman was described as halfway between Zorro and Dracula so he focused on the dracula part choosing Man-bat. For Wonder Woman he wanted her to be Zeus's kid but decided on Bekka from the New Gods.

I had thought of a few more ideas such as there being two flashes but neither are speedsters, the question is lex luthor jr, superman mentors a middle eastern refugee with magical powers, hawk and dove are Athena's twin sons etc.

[TheRay]

I suggested a while back that there should be an ongoing of elseworld or imaginary stories.
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There basically are.

[TheRay]

That would be a good place for writers to put all the "deaths" they love to write about

The Death of Thunder could be an interesting story or The Trial of Static. Those trial stories are always fun imo.

[sifighter]

Green Lanterns: Willpower and Magic

Basically a young Hal Jordan, his early 20’s who has had his ring not too long, meets the original Green Lantern Alan Scott for the very first time. It’s all about Hal learning from a legend, getting to know him on a personal level, and if we have established Alan as gay then Hal can meet his boyfriend or Husband while they talk about Hal’s trouble with Carol Ferris who is likely Star Sapphire at this time.

[TheRay]

-While coming out of the movies, Baby Kal El's rocket lands on Bruce Wayne's parents!

Or alternatively, baby Superman's rocket lands on The Queen's Gambit, killing Green Arrow's father and stranding them both on Lian Yu.

[Mutant God]

I have an idea but it sounds a bit like Kingdom Come but the children are more anti-heroes:

Mason Lord (son of Maxwell Lord) became President of the United States with the public knowing full well he is an Orange Lantern. As President he turned the public against the Green Lantern Corps calling them a private army created by the "alien elite" and formed the Justice Force of America a group of "heroes" dedicated to defend American values with their first mission was to kill any other Orange Lanterns so Mason didn't have to share his power.

JFA Members:
President Orange aka Mason Lord

American Amazon aka Colonel Angela Kent-Prince aka Ang-El - The daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman who join the American army while holding back her powers so she can fight like a human. After displaying her powers against a monster Lord decides to make her his first member. Growing up an All American girl she feels its her duty to follow Lord, protect America and its values.

Black Bat aka Albert Wayne - The son of Batman and Black Canary who uses his inherited sonic powers from his mother and combines it with tech from his/father's company to glide in the air and create ultrasounds/sounds waves. With being from the Wayne family and his mother's family being connected to law enforcement he takes great pride in his family and his aristocracy while looking down on his older half-brother Damien for coming from assassins.

Had some ideas for more characters but these are the big three...of my ideas

[Tom Kalbfus]

what is they did a sequel to the movie Superman Returns in comic book form?

[Gaius]

A House of El Divided: Kal-El and Kara are both sent to Earth as infants/young children but land separately in the northern and southern parts of antebellum America.