How Was John Byrne Able to Reboot the Doom Patrol?

[Jwyatt]

I am currently reading Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Jerry Ordway's arc in JLA, the Tenth Circle. On it's own merits, it's a great storyline, but put in the context of the wider DC Universe, it raises some troublesome questions.

In the Tenth Circle, the Doom Patrol debut as if they were a new team: Rita Farr is still alive and well, Niles Caulder is back to having red hair, and the Justice League act like they've never met the Doom Patrol in their life.

So Chris Claremont and John Byrne controversially wiped away all previous Doom Patrol stories from continuity. How was this accomplished? It would make sense if this new Doom Patrol were introduced in after universe altering events such as Zero Hour or Infinite Crisis, but they weren't. Was there an explanation given to justify this change in continuity?

Was Byrne's Doom Patrol erased from continuity after Infinite Crisis? This would make sense because there were references made to the Morrison Doom Patrol in the pages of Geoff Johns' Teen Titans. Did Keith Giffen's Doom Patrol ignore or elaborate upon Byrne's run?

My recollection is that Byrne himself didn't care. He kind of looked on himself as preserving the original intent of the creator, which somehow meant ignoring everything anyone did after the initial run.
He pulled the same thing with the Demon. Kirby didn't make him rhyme, so Byrne didn't make him rhyme.

[Vordan]

Byrne did a short-lived DP series after the JLA arc. It was all kinds of horrible, and to my knowledge has been quietly ignored for the most part since it ended.

My recollection is that Byrne himself didn't care. He kind of looked on himself as preserving the original intent of the creator, which somehow meant ignoring everything anyone did after the initial run.
He pulled the same thing with the Demon. Kirby didn't make him rhyme, so Byrne didn't make him rhyme.

[SJNeal]

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He's a damned psychic.

[Robanker]

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He's a damned psychic.

Doesn't Morrison literally practice magic?

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Doesn't Morrison literally practice magic?

If you haven’t read his SuperGods autobiography, you really should. It’s amazing.

[SJNeal]

If you haven’t read his SuperGods autobiography, you really should. It’s amazing.

"Their" SuperGods autobiography. Morrison is non-binary now.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

"Their" SuperGods autobiography. Morrison is non-binary now.

Yes, that news came and went without anyone being particularly shocked

It's not like anything about Morrison has been particularly secretive about his feelings on sexuality for decades now. I mean, their feelings.

[Robanker]

If you haven’t read his SuperGods autobiography, you really should. It’s amazing.

I was going to listen to it as an audio book at my last job because I had a lot of downtime but I did the boneheaded move of taking a promotion and never got around to it. So much for my one free audible book. :P

I really should get around to it. If nothing else, Morrison's always thought-provoking.

"Their" SuperGods autobiography. Morrison is non-binary now.

It's taking some getting used to, like when a long-time friend or family member transitions and you're speaking quickly, the nomenclature you're used to can slip from time-to-time. Not an excuse or okay to do, but it's taking a minute to get used to.