"Other History of the DC Universe" Delayed Indefinitely

[Hypestyle]

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After being pushed back once already, John Ridley's The Other History of the DC Universe has now been delayed indefinitely.

DC informed retailers that all orders for the first issue of the miniseries have been canceled. The issue was initially supposed to debut in the winter of 2018 before being delayed until Jan. 2019. However, now the issue has reportedly been canceled, according to Newsarama, although DC has said it will be re-solicited at a future date.

The Other History of the DC Universe was slated to be a part of the DC Black Label imprint and written by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave John Ridley. The anthology series would have recruited a different artist each issue to explore various iconic moments in the history of the DCU, all from the perspective of heroes representing different disenfranchised groups. The first issue would have centered on the origins of Black Lightning, with future issues tackling Karen and Mal Duncan, Katana and Renee Montoya.


The Black Label imprint, which is designed to give creators more freedom to explore mature themes, garnered controversy earlier this year when the first issue of Batman: Damned featured a nude scene involving Bruce Wayne. Speculation about the future of the imprint has hovered ever since, which may have played a role in the apparent fate of The Other History of the DC Universe.

[Agent Z]

Well this is disappointing to say the least.

[Raijin]

DC is caving in once again. It's a mature imprint. So what the hell did they expect? I really hope the PC crowd doesn't ruin this. Black Label and this specific book has potential.

[Frontier]

Doesn't seem like Black Label is progressing like DC hoped it would.

[kcekada]

I wish Mal and Karen Duncan would have been handled better in Abnett's Titans run. Mal worked best as the Guardian, and Karen worked best when she created her own outfit and powers. She didn't across near as serious a scientist in current Titans as she did in the old post-Crisis New Teen Titans issues. Maybe if they are used in the new Young Justice animated series, someone will start using the couple again.

[Eto]

DC has dropped the ball.
Come on now.
Black Lable is a mature imprint, then stick to it.

[Johnny]

Shame. I was looking forward to this.

[Ascended]

Very, very disappointed by this news. I was greatly looking forward to that book.

[Johnny]

DC is caving in once again. It's a mature imprint. So what the hell did they expect? I really hope the PC crowd doesn't ruin this. Black Label and this specific book has potential.

I honestly don't know why they would. They constantly talk about representation, right? Why have a problem with a book that accentuates on that.

[Confuzzled]

Wow, I hope this is just because of creator scheduling.

[Korath]

Wait, a whole line of comics could go under because of one penis in shadows ?

US people sure are weird. I wonder how they would deal with books such as Lanfeust, which is kid/teenager-friendly and full of sex and other things like that.

[The Darknight Detective]

The Black Label imprint, which is designed to give creators more freedom to explore mature themes, garnered controversy earlier this year when the first issue of Batman: Damned featured a nude scene involving Bruce Wayne. Speculation about the future of the imprint has hovered ever since, which may have played a role in the apparent fate of The Other History of the DC Universe.

Weren't sales great for Batman: Damned? I have to assume there's another reason for the delay than the mature aspects.

[Confuzzled]

Wait, a whole line of comics could go under because of one penis in shadows ?

I hope not. Could just be a scheduling thing. DC has claimed the book will be resolicited at a later date.

[SiegePerilous02]

Bruce Wayne's penis potentially destroying an imprint before it can even get off the ground would be hilarious if it wasn't so stupid/sad.

I really hope that, whatever problems there are, this isn't one of them

[astro@work]

DC is caving in once again. It's a mature imprint. So what the hell did they expect? I really hope the PC crowd doesn't ruin this. Black Label and this specific book has potential.

Yeah, I was really disappointed in DC for buckling so easy on the nudity issue. It's like they missed the point on their own imprint.