A New JLA and LOD
Chances are decent that you've at least heard of DC Comics' very recent reboot of their entire universe, many aspects of which are not going over very well. Fortunately, it is the nature of fans to come up with pretty nifty Alternate Universes (or in this case, I guess Unauthorized Elseworlds).
By way of io9, we learn how Aaron Diaz, creator of the web comic Dresden Codak*, has come up with his own new visions for the DC Universe -- specifically, the Justice League, the Legion of Doom, and Batman. (Though sadly no Batman villians -- I want to see his version of the Joker and Two-Face!)
I want fanfic in this universe, and I might write some of it.
Those of you who read comics: What are your favorite AUs? I'm thinking actual alternate versions of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, etc. Things like Squadron Supreme and Watchmen don't count; they are indeed their own little closed universes. Although Tom Strong is borderline. But I'm specifically thinking of Elseworlds and What Ifs, as well as movie adaptations (e.g., the Tobey MacGuire Spider-Man flicks) that take a substantial liberty with the character (e.g., organic web-shooters rather than mechanical ones).
I have a tropism for Batman AUs. Batman meeting Captain America in WW2, Batman defeating Dracula but being turned into a vampire himself, Superman/Batman Generations I, Speeding Bullets (where Thomas and Martha Kent find Kal-El)... amazing stuff. I also have a huge fondness for one of the first and best Elektra spinoffs, "What If Elektra Had Lived?" by Frank Miller. Unfortunately, not long after that, she did live, and things kinda went sideways....
*I had never heard of this comic. My loss. Holy frak, this is gorgeous. This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/412597.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.
By way of io9, we learn how Aaron Diaz, creator of the web comic Dresden Codak*, has come up with his own new visions for the DC Universe -- specifically, the Justice League, the Legion of Doom, and Batman. (Though sadly no Batman villians -- I want to see his version of the Joker and Two-Face!)
I want fanfic in this universe, and I might write some of it.
Those of you who read comics: What are your favorite AUs? I'm thinking actual alternate versions of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, etc. Things like Squadron Supreme and Watchmen don't count; they are indeed their own little closed universes. Although Tom Strong is borderline. But I'm specifically thinking of Elseworlds and What Ifs, as well as movie adaptations (e.g., the Tobey MacGuire Spider-Man flicks) that take a substantial liberty with the character (e.g., organic web-shooters rather than mechanical ones).
I have a tropism for Batman AUs. Batman meeting Captain America in WW2, Batman defeating Dracula but being turned into a vampire himself, Superman/Batman Generations I, Speeding Bullets (where Thomas and Martha Kent find Kal-El)... amazing stuff. I also have a huge fondness for one of the first and best Elektra spinoffs, "What If Elektra Had Lived?" by Frank Miller. Unfortunately, not long after that, she did live, and things kinda went sideways....
*I had never heard of this comic. My loss. Holy frak, this is gorgeous. This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/412597.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.