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Alan Scott really is the big guy of Earth-Two. Quite literally. He's very tall, he's dynamic, he's charismatic and he's also the bravest, most gallant man on the planet. He's like the great knight defending the Earth. He would die for his planet, he would die for his people. He is the epitome of what a hero should be. And I think even if he wasn't that way when he first began in the 1940s, he is kind of evolved to that in terms of his place in the Justice Society. I have always felt that he was that character and I have tried to keep that spirit and element of him alive.
Not really liking this overall theme of 'death' you're building here James. I'm also not sure of the message you're sending about a hero being the 'epitome of a hero' if he's willing to die for something...
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What about long-time DC readers who love the Earth-Two concept? Has the storytelling and continuity of the past fifty years been erased?
Quite honestly, this is a return to the old pre-"Crisis" Earth-Two. This is what we had for decades before "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Since then, there has been this generational thing with an old Jay Garrick, an old Alan Scott and various other characters living in the same world as the main heroes. We're going back to the roots of what it used to be. These heroes are not old anymore. They are all in their twenties, anywhere between 21 and 28. But at the same time, I have made it very clear that there are differences to their powers and how they have their powers and why they have their powers. There is something that makes them unique to themselves and I think that's what made the original Earth-Two fun. We're bringing that concept back so I think readers of the old DC continuity, if they have an open mind and aren't too closed off to trying new things, will ultimately enjoy and get a lot out of it.
Taking notes here: dead Selina Kyle, dead Lois Lane, dead Amazons. Ruthless Batman who kills. Dark and broody Superman who starts contemplating killing. Angry Wonder Woman who's willing to kill to avenge her dead sisters. Already this doesn't sound like the pre-Crisis Earth-2 that I know. That Earth-2 was a *much* happier place to the one Robinson is building.
Also, I liked that Alan Scott and Jay Garrick were old men who were superheroes. It was part of what made the JSA a diverse superhero team in my opinion. Not sure if I'll find them as interesting as young blokes in their early to late 20s, but that could be in part due to the fact that *almost* everyone in the new DCU is in their 20s.
I wonder how old this makes Batman if he has a daughter in her early 20s? On that note, how early in Bruce's Batman career did he and Selina make Helena? o.O
Speaking of which:
Is Huntress still Bruce Wayne's daughter?
That's something you have to ask Paul Levitz. Remember, it's his character. I would be disrespectful to say too much about Huntress.
I'm just going to go ahead and jump to conclusions and say that she still is. I don't see why Paul Levitz would change this about her character's history since that's part of her appeal as a character, plus he's repeatedly mentioned Bruce and Selina in past interviews. More than likely, they're still Helena's parents.
On a completely unrelated note, I'm bloody tired of Robinson's default answer of 'wait and see.' Seriously mate, just answer the damn question. One word or line hinting at something shouldn't be too much of a spoiler.
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:05 pm (UTC)And for the WWII heroic generation, it's not even "veteran" any more, it's "severely elderly". Some might still have the outlook, but few would have the physicality without a plot device which renders the "veteran" bit almost null and void.
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:03 pm (UTC)Not saying that the RIGHT people are going to be deceased in this universe, but since we know that Lois is the ultimate love of Clark's life, seeing how he handles losing her to something as mundane as mortailty could be interesting (Unless we go all "Kingdom Come", which I realise the GL description does sort of remind me of)
I also have to stand by Robinson's "No comment" policy. If he's determined not to risk spoilers that's a very valid creative POV. The fact that we know live in an age where geek-centric information is spread faster than porn spam, means that such drastic methods really are about the only way to ensure surprises, and he will be being peppered by questions like that in EVERY interview.
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:06 pm (UTC)this is my take too, BUT i will say, when he comes off as flippant as he does about some of his stuff, i can see where it would be annoying. i mean... either say something more than just some flippant shit, or don't say anything at all!
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Date: 2012-03-29 02:21 am (UTC)Agreed. Lately, there seems to be an unpleasant attitude cropping up among fandom that stuff like this -- interviews, Q & As, peaks behind the scenes -- are something the fans are *entitled* to, rather than what they actually are, a bonus provided at the creators' discretion. The product we're paying for is the story, not a direct line with the people behind it. Even if a writer were to maintain complete radio silence, that does not make them a jerk or ingrate or someone who doesn't respect the fans, as it has no bearing on their actual job, which is to, y'know, write stories.
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:41 pm (UTC)For that matter, if DC wanted this "new 52" to count for anything, what they ought to have done was create some truly revamped characters and made a clean breast of it -- make a new GL as different from Hal Jordan as Hal was from Alan, a new Flash as different from Barry Allen as Barry was from Jay. You could even borrow an idea from Marv Wolfman and have the new Flash be a comics fan who read about the Barry Allen Flash of Earth-1. As it is, they've done their restart in a very haphazard, confusing way.
Had they done both these things, a crossover between two sets of heroes from alternate Earths could have had the same meaning for readers that "Crisis on Earth-1/Crisis on Earth-2" once had. As it is, it's just two more bunches of heroes readers don't know yet and don't feel any emotional investment in. If you don't care about this comic, it's not your fault.
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:42 pm (UTC)Well…
Date: 2012-03-28 11:43 pm (UTC)Re: Well…
Date: 2012-03-29 12:17 am (UTC)*looks it up*
*snorts*
Wow, that uh...was definitely an unfortunate costume...
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Date: 2012-03-28 11:53 pm (UTC)"I'm also not sure of the message you're sending about a hero being the 'epitome of a hero' if he's willing to die for something..."
Well, hasn't that always been a mark of a hero? That is the ultimate self-sacrifice, after all, to take away your life so that someone else might live? I mean, you can definitely argue that there might be more darkness in here then there should be (I think the idea is that this world is going to be dark, but the people that will make up the "Justice Society" will be the one bright, shining light in this dark world), but I think that's a perfectly valid interpretation of a hero.
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Date: 2012-03-29 10:56 am (UTC)But as it is, Alan's old costume is a mess. Green, red, purple cape with a green interior? You can tell the guy's colour schemes are due to the more old-fashioned printing methods and they just stuck.
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Date: 2012-03-29 03:28 am (UTC)What made Earth-2 fun, IMHO, is that the E-2 gang got to have their happy ending. They reaped the rewards of a life well-lived: Settling down, getting married, having kids, (semi-) retiring...all the stuff that the eternally-young Earth-1 heroes would never get to do. It allowed for different types of stories. If they're just gonna be more angsty 20-somethings, then what's the point?
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Date: 2012-03-29 03:44 am (UTC)Also, if Alan Scott is in his 20s that means no Jade or Obsidian. Same with Wonder Woman--no Fury, and....the rest of Infinity Inc for that matter. :(
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Date: 2012-03-29 08:48 am (UTC)Oh, that's Alan. Sorry.
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Date: 2012-03-29 12:17 pm (UTC)Then I saw it was and I had a sad.
Then I read what Robinson said and I had another sad.
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