Good Elseworlds do. Red Son, The Nail, Gotham by Gaslight.
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Who fought when Julie Schwartz began the Silver Age?
True, but that was a loooooong time ago.
But it began the process that we have today, and thus remains relevant to the topic.
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Who's fighting Vertigo?
Different line. Doesn't count.
Ah, contrare. Vertigo began life as multiple titles that reinterpreted several DC characters. Swamp Thing, Sandman, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, Black Orchid, Kid Eternity, Shade, the Changing Man, and many more have all been reinterpreted through the Vertigo lens. The process continues today, although it's not as prominent.
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Now, granted, there's a lot of bitching these days everytime something new comes down the pike (or something old gets brought back out)...
That's what I'm talking about. The fans who bitch about every single nuance in every single re-interpretation. The ones who can't figure out if Superman should be hardcore invincible or a fallen Christ figure. The ones who complain if the Waynes are shown escorting their son out of the wrong movie before they reach the alley. Those guys drive every vision to the ground, and I'm thinking this will be no different.
I disagree. I think this is the opening stages for DC to do exactly what many of us have suggested here before. Use the multiple franchise titles to appeal to several segments of their fanbase, rather than just one segment. The new line ensures that continuity minded fans don't have to worry with this, and thus have nothing to bitch about.
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I could be wrong. There's always that X factor, but I've stopped counting on it. I just hope I'll enjoy the issues I can get.
