The History of the DC Universe, revised, updated & illustrated (August 2019)

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Double post

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Okay, all done. Here's the entire new DC timeline illustrated and retold as adapted from my DCU History. I only needed to make a few tweaks and subtractions, but it reads pretty much the same though aside from the repositioning of Wonder Woman, Superman & Batman's debuts and removing a few of my own additions to squeeze in outside media stuff.

GENERATION 1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 3

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 4

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

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I'm thinking of making some revisions to my DCU history now that Doomsday Clock is finished and further clarified the nature of the DC Metaverse.

I really like the idea that Superman himself created the Earth-1 & Earth-2 split by he going back in time to Krypton prior to its destruction, but I'm thinking maybe I should dump that notion in favor of Barry Allen being hit by lightning. I'd still stick with the notion that Earth-1 & Earth-2 were essentially conjoined twins in terms of their history and inhabitants, but the instigating incident for their creation would be the arrival of the Silver Age Flash.

What do you guys think? Should I leave it as is or change it to better reflect the comics?

[Buried Alien]

I'm thinking of making some revisions to my DCU history now that Doomsday Clock is finished and further clarified the nature of the DC Metaverse.

I really like the idea that Superman himself created the Earth-1 & Earth-2 split by he going back in time to Krypton prior to its destruction, but I'm thinking maybe I should dump that notion in favor of Barry Allen being hit by lightning. I'd still stick with the notion that Earth-1 & Earth-2 were essentially conjoined twins in terms of their history and inhabitants, but the instigating incident for their creation would be the arrival of the Silver Age Flash.

What do you guys think? Should I leave it as is or change it to better reflect the comics?

Since we already have your version, you should also do a second, canonical version as well.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Jon Clark]

I'm thinking of making some revisions to my DCU history now that Doomsday Clock is finished and further clarified the nature of the DC Metaverse.

I really like the idea that Superman himself created the Earth-1 & Earth-2 split by he going back in time to Krypton prior to its destruction, but I'm thinking maybe I should dump that notion in favor of Barry Allen being hit by lightning. I'd still stick with the notion that Earth-1 & Earth-2 were essentially conjoined twins in terms of their history and inhabitants, but the instigating incident for their creation would be the arrival of the Silver Age Flash.

What do you guys think? Should I leave it as is or change it to better reflect the comics?

I'd split the difference.

Superman Batman and Wonder Woman had their history moved a few decades and the JSA largely doesn't exist on Earth-1

Other historical events excluding the heroes' involvement are identical on both worlds. (World war II the people elected President, Olympian gods,

So Barry becoming the Flash is actually the first event that occurs solely on Earth-1. It might be that other changes date back to when Superman visited Krypton, but those related to when the heroic age began, while unique events like Barry's different from Jay origin aren't present until 1956 (or the Earth-1 current date for that).

[dswynne]

During my latest trip to limbo, I made the latest revisions, tweaks, and updates to my all-encompassing History of the DCU project. For those you aren't familiar with my little hobby, here's the lowdown:

This is an attempt to incorporate all incarnations of the DCU's continuity (including the best elements from TV, cartoons, movies & more) into one history that spans the entirety of DC's established mythology. If you have any suggestions, corrections, or ideas to improve it, please let me know and I will incorporate them into future revisions.

Prologue: The Dawn of Time to the Great Depression
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Golden Age
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Silver Age
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Bronze Age
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Dark Age
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Platinum Age
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Modern Age to the Potential Futures
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Epilogue: How Time Works & Author's Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Enjoy!

Small nitpick, but I don't see Diana in her white outfit with I-Ching, her Kung Fu Master. That was a significant history in the life of WW, pre-Crisis.

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Small nitpick, but I don't see Diana in her white outfit with I-Ching, her Kung Fu Master. That was a significant history in the life of WW, pre-Crisis.

Fear not, the white jumpsuited Diana Prince is indeed included in the Silver Age section. The above image is just the broad overview of the history not the full thing, so that particular era wasn't included there.

Here's the full history, which is far, far more exhaustive and covers everything that I could squeeze in.

This covers the Dawn of Time up to 1938

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Here's the Golden Age

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Diana Prince, I-Ching era is included here in the Silver Age

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Here's the Bronze Age

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Dark Age

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Platinum Age

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

The Modern Age & the Potential Futures

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

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I'd split the difference.

Yeah, I think this is what I'll do. I'll stick with Krypton as the inciting incident that begins to crack the Metaverse, but Barry's thunderbolt will be what actually splits the Earths into Earth-1 and Earth-2.

Thanks!

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Since we already have your version, you should also do a second, canonical version as well.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

Yup. I already adapted my timeline to fit with DC's planned Generation 1 to 5G idea, which I will update again once it become clearer.

[Buried Alien]

Yup. I already adapted my timeline to fit with DC's planned Generation 1 to 5G idea, which I will update again once it become clearer.

We just like making extra busywork for you during the holidays, Bored.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[HandofPrometheus]

Okay, all done. Here's the entire new DC timeline illustrated and retold as adapted from my DCU History. I only needed to make a few tweaks and subtractions, but it reads pretty much the same though aside from the repositioning of Wonder Woman, Superman & Batman's debuts and removing a few of my own additions to squeeze in outside media stuff.

GENERATION 1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 3

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

GENERATION 4

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

I'm skimming through some of this and man, Wonder Woman dying then coming back to life by using her clay origins is brilliant.

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I'm skimming through some of this and man, Wonder Woman dying then coming back to life by using her clay origins is brilliant.

My guess is that's how DC Editorial (or possibly Steve Orlando) is going to explain it if they really want to include as much of Wonder Woman's overly rebooted continuity as possible. My guess is that Steve is also going to die and be resurrected a couple times, as Steve Trevor Jr. isn't going to fly these days.

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Small nitpick, but I don't see Diana in her white outfit with I-Ching, her Kung Fu Master. That was a significant history in the life of WW, pre-Crisis.

What do you think? I also added the Kirby Jimmy Olsen

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This will be part of the next update. Am I missing anyone or anything important?

[vasir12]

Very impressed by the amount of work done here