THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 Solicitation

[JimmySpectre]

THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1
Written by JOHN RIDLEY
Art and cover by ALEX DOS DIAZ
Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new miniseries that reframes iconic moments of DC history and charts a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from traditionally disenfranchised groups.
This unique new series presents its story as prose by Ridley married with beautifully realized color illustrations from a selection of exciting illustrators and comics artists. Alex Dos Diaz provides art for #1, which follows the story of Jefferson Pierce, the man who will one day become Black Lightning, as he makes his way from being a young track star to a teacher and, ultimately, to his role as a hero.

Extensively researched and masterfully executed, THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe…but the truth is far more complex. THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE isn’t about saving the world—it’s about having the strength to simply be who you are.
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ON SALE 01.30.19
$7.99 US | 1 of 5 | 64 PAGES
FC | MATURE READERS

Future issues focus on characters such as Karen (Bumblebee) and Mal Duncan (Vox/The Guardian), Tatsu Yamashiro (Katana) and Renee Montoya.

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/1...he-dc-universe

[Restingvoice]

"You may think you know the history of the DC Universe…but the truth is far more complex."

Nobody knows the history of the DC Universe! You keep changing it! I can't believe they're making the OTHER history of DC Universe before they finish defining what's the present DC Universe history. No... wait... I can, because they keep making new characters before they finish redefining current characters for the current universe.

[Frontier]

I wonder if each issue will have a different focus character, with this one being Black Lightning?

[HandofPrometheus]

Sounds really interesting. I'm down for it.

[lemonpeace]

Finally! I've been hyped for this series for a while. **** yes!

[j9ac9k]

Hmm... I wonder who this "Kitana" is... (I know nobody proofreads anymore, but I'd hope the solits would do a better job )

I hope they didn't just leave out John Stewart - I recall he was supposed to be part of this.

[Jackalope89]

Hmm... I wonder who this "Kitana" is... (I know nobody proofreads anymore, but I'd hope the solits would do a better job )

I hope they didn't just leave out John Stewart - I recall he was supposed to be part of this.

Kitana: Katana's evil doppelganger.

[MajorHoy]

Hmm... I wonder who this "Kitana" is... (I know nobody proofreads anymore, but I'd hope the solits would do a better job )

Kitana: Katana's evil doppelganger.

Or maybe Katana's kid sister?

By the way, at a $7.99 price tag, does anybody know how many pages long this is?

[JimmySpectre]

Hmm... I wonder who this "Kitana" is... (I know nobody proofreads anymore, but I'd hope the solits would do a better job )

I hope they didn't just leave out John Stewart - I recall he was supposed to be part of this.

I am sorry I made a mistake it's "KATANA" (member of SUICIDE SQUAD & THE OUTSIDERS).

I don't know about John Stewart, but each issue of mini-serie will only focus on 1 characters (Black lightning, Bumblebee, katana, Renee Montoya, Vox/The Guardian).

[lemonpeace]

Hmm... I wonder who this "Kitana" is... (I know nobody proofreads anymore, but I'd hope the solits would do a better job )

I hope they didn't just leave out John Stewart - I recall he was supposed to be part of this.

I'm sure John is still a part of this. Considering he's one of the biggest heroes of colors and they are the focus of this story I doubt they'd drop him for this. I think they just didn't include him in the solicit.

[Lightning Rider]

Sounds interesting.

[JimmySpectre]

By the way, at a $7.99 price tag, does anybody know how many pages long this is?

The solicitation say 64 page

[Frontier]

I'm sure John is still a part of this. Considering he's one of the biggest heroes of colors and they are the focus of this story I doubt they'd drop him for this. I think they just didn't include him in the solicit.

Supergirl was also solicited to be a part of this.

[lemonpeace]

Supergirl was also solicited to be a part of this.

Hm, that's an odd character to throw in here. Maybe it's gonna be a feminism centered issue? Iunno. Well, guess it would be most accurate to say the series is largely focused on heroes of color.

[Iconic]

Black Lighting! Wow! I wasn't expecting him.

This is awesome for this character to kick things off. Looks like we'll finally be getting a legit updated origin story for him.