What new alternate Earth would you like to see?

[The Darknight Detective]

I'd love to see an Earth where the Justice League weren't tied to "The Establishment". Not some world where the heroes take over, but more of the heroes branded as criminals/outlaws while still being heroic.

Batman whose connection to Jim Gordon is clandestine (No public Bat-signal), Superman who spent his early life one-step ahead of a US government who hunted him, Diana having come to "Man's World" but still sees herself as a citizen of Themyscira and not under US jurisdiction. Same for Aquaman who would be Atlantean royalty with no regard for surface world laws. A Green Lantern who is an agent of Oan justice and thus above Earth laws.

But again- not in a run roughshod way for any of them, just that Batman for example leaves crooks and evidence for the Gotham cops, but is as likely to terrorize the corrupt senator as the local mob boss. A Superman who isn't looking to overthrow governments, but also has no real trust in them either. Wonder Woman having her own sense of justice that might not always align with conventional society. She (and the Lasso of Truth) are the final arbiter on who deserves punishment and who deserves mercy ,,, and she won't be deterred by legal proceedings about either.

This Earth is the one we most likely would have if superheroes did exist, IMO.

[thefinalguy]

https://www.deviantart.com/needham-c...riot-690555176

The latter idea reminded me of this Steve Trevor fanart. I guess Selina would end up incorporating the stuff from her first solo movie.

Would Lois be a Kryptonian or just a regular metahuman?

I hate that name for Steve, but I understand the inspiration.

I would have Lois as a Kryptonian she just landed near a military base but General Lane (under a different distinction at the time) decides to raise her while keeping it a secret.

Ooh, I like that one! Would they remain at least similar, Lois the reporter (who may dive into a more Question direction), Steve the pilot (who may go into a Blackhawks direction), and Catwoman the thief-with-a-heart-of-gold?

Lois is still a reporter. Steve's mother, Diana, would've lived with the Amazons rather than dying after arriving, and Selina starts as a cat burglar and eventually becomes Gotham's protector.

There are more in-depth details to this, but I like them adapting similar monikers and having similarities to the Trinity with a personal flair rather than just "Lois-El was sent from a dying planet and landed in Kansas to be raised as Lois Kent". That would be boring.

[Stanlos]

I want an Elseworlds that examines what the DCU would be like if Atlantis did not sink.

[bardkeep]

I'd love to see an Earth where the Justice League weren't tied to "The Establishment". Not some world where the heroes take over, but more of the heroes branded as criminals/outlaws while still being heroic.

Batman whose connection to Jim Gordon is clandestine (No public Bat-signal), Superman who spent his early life one-step ahead of a US government who hunted him, Diana having come to "Man's World" but still sees herself as a citizen of Themyscira and not under US jurisdiction. Same for Aquaman who would be Atlantean royalty with no regard for surface world laws. A Green Lantern who is an agent of Oan justice and thus above Earth laws.

But again- not in a run roughshod way for any of them, just that Batman for example leaves crooks and evidence for the Gotham cops, but is as likely to terrorize the corrupt senator as the local mob boss. A Superman who isn't looking to overthrow governments, but also has no real trust in them either. Wonder Woman having her own sense of justice that might not always align with conventional society. She (and the Lasso of Truth) are the final arbiter on who deserves punishment and who deserves mercy ,,, and she won't be deterred by legal proceedings about either.

I've only read Superman and Wonder Woman Earth One but it kinda sounds like both of them.

They've also touched on this quite a few times with WW in main continuity. Most notably in The Hiketeia, which is all about her protecting a guilty murderer from the law (and Batman) because they made an agreement based on Amazon customs.

[Jackalope89]

Super Sons Earth where Jon wasn't stupidly aged up, and their generation is expanded upon. But not where Damian is character assassinated, again.

[marhawkman]

This Earth is the one we most likely would have if superheroes did exist, IMO.

Yeah IRL, even if 95% of the public is cool with costumed vigilantes operating under fake IDs... there would be THOUSANDS of people trying to find out, for each costumed hero a hundred civilians trying to find their secrets.

[marhawkman]

Yeah, that was the inspo around the idea. I was thinking more like a melodramatic soap that parodies the messiness of comics through the lens of teenage tribulations.

Superhero Girls was marketed toward kids, which wasn't a bad thing, cute but not what I was going for.

Saved-by-the-Bell, but Superheroes?

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

A followup to Ellis and Hunt's the Wild Storm.

[Ascended]

This Earth is the one we most likely would have if superheroes did exist, IMO.

I'm not sure civilization could survive if superhumans were real, honestly. I think we'd tear ourselves apart over it.

[Rod G]

This is easy:

Pre-Crisis Earth 1

Pre-Crisis Earth 2

New 52 Earth.

All of the TV shows getting their own Earths.

Nolan Batman Earth (Earth 27)

Crossover Earth: Where all the DC and Marvel crossovers take place.

I’m with you on THAT one.

[GreyFox]

Some ideas:

The Tangent Universe (Original characters with the same codenames).
An actual Quality-Comics based Earth that is not 'Nazis Won'.
'Old-Fashioned' Wildstorm (pre-Authority, pre-WorldStorm, pre-World's End, there are several options).
A Universe where the nations of Earth have gone Space-Opera-Interstellar thanks to Comic Book Mad Science.
A pre-Didio Earth (~2002 or 2003). Mid 2003 seems to be about when his changes really started to impact things.

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Earth 99 : fave characters from that year are still active. Impulse, YJ (PAD, Todd), hitman, Jimenez WW etc.

[Stanlos]

A followup to Ellis and Hunt's the Wild Storm.

Yes, please!!!!!!! That was excellent!

[bat39]

Since that's my favorite comic-book story of all-time - seconded!

I'm actually a bit surprised they haven't revisited that universe again. The premise is so simple yet powerful and just lends itself to an Elseworlds/alternate universe story.

But I suppose few writers actually have the creativity to do an alternate Batman who isn't necessarily darker and edgier than the mainstream version...

[The Darknight Detective]

I'm not sure civilization could survive if superhumans were real, honestly. I think we'd tear ourselves apart over it.

I guess my cynicism only goes so far.