Originally Posted by
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The way I see it, the Omniverse is (or should be) a collection of many different multiverses. The multiverses we know would be the ones that originated from variations of the Metaverse. Each time the Metaverse evolved, it would create a new multiverse around it and the Omniverse would expand to preserve the previous multiverse.
My "history of the Omniverse" head-canon:
- OG Earth-2 is the original version of the Metaverse, from before the Omniverse's first expansion.
- The creation of Earth-1 as the new Metaverse marked the beginning of the First Multiverse, which encapsulated Earth-2, Earth-3, Earth-S and all of the original Earths that were seemingly extinct during the first Crisis.
- After COIE, the new Metaverse known as New Earth's universe would have no knowledge of the survival of the previous Earths, as it would stand as the sole universe of its new multiverse. It's first contact with the larger Omniverse would have been Infinite Crisis.
- Then Flashpoint happened and the Metaverse became the New 52. Like OG Earth-1 before it, New Earth's multiverse was also preserved and Morrison's Multiverse gravivated towards the new Metaverse, resulting in the multiverse we saw in Multiversity.
- After Rebirth and Death Metal, the Metaverse kept evolving and now there's a new multiverse around it.
So the current Omniverse would consist of:
- The Original Multiverse: OG Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-3, Earth-S, Earth-X and so on.
- The Unified Multiverse: New Earth as the sole universe.
- The New 52 Multiverse: New 52 Earth-0, OGN's Earth-One, New 52 Earth-2 etc.
- The Infinite Multiverse: Post-Death Metal DCU and all the new Earths connected to it, like the new Earth-3, a Future State Earth, Earth-M etc.
- Other Multiverses without close ties to the Metaverse, like versions from other media.
In this scenario, everything would be preserved and the main DCU (current Metaverse) wouldn't need to be te answer to every single desire of the fans.
I'd publish at least one book for every previous version of the Metaverse so fans could get a glimpse of other important versions of their favorite characters and the main DCU could evolve without focusing on its historical baggage.
- There would be an Earth-2 book focusing on the original generation operating between 1938-1956.
- An Earth-1 Brave & the Bold book teaming up iconic versions of DC's heroes.
- A Justice League Universe book about Booster Gold leading the next evolution of the Post-Crisis JL.
- A New 52 Superman/Wonder-Woman so fans of the couple could see their story continue.
In the main DCU, I'd take bits and pieces of previous continuities to create a simplified backstory for each character, present it to readers in a concise way (like those 2-page origin stories from after Infinite Crisis) and just let the stories evolve from there.
As an example, Titans would still have started as the Fab 5 and the NTT would have happened with Cyborg no longer a JL founder. Unnecessary bloodbaths like Heroes in Crisis or terrible runs like New 52 TT would be ignored (with the exception that Bunker would still be around). Inconsequential stories like Abnett's run wouldn't need to be mentioned at all.
What's important is that the characters would have lived through their formative years and would be placed in positions where they could keep growing without retreading old ground.
That's basically it. A rich and complex Omniverse to make everyone happy and a main DCU that's more simple and accessible without losing important aspects of previous runs.