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Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series According to its tagline: "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places - some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The result is stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow. " Unlike its Marvel Comics counterpart What If...?, which bases its stories on a single point of divergence from the regular continuity, most Elseworlds stories instead take place in entirely self-contained continuities whose only connection to the canon DC continuity are the presence of familiar DC characters. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc What If, sometimes rendered as What If?, is the title of several Comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the

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History

"Imaginary Stories"

For several years from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, particularly during the 1960s Silver Age of Comic Books era, DC Comics published various stories about their title characters which did not take place in their regular continuity. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero Most of these stories were labeled "Imaginary Stories" and featured alternate histories of characters, such as "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman Blue!". Superman Red/Superman Blue refers to two different DC Comics storylines featuring Superman. Although the majority of Imaginary Stories were published in various Superman comics, a few Imaginary Stories appeared in Batman comics and other DC publications. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Wonder Woman had her own series of stories called "Impossible Tales" which featured the same principle.

The last official "Imaginary Story" ever published—"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"—was written by Alan Moore and appeared in Superman #423 and Action Comics #583 (both September 1986). Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? is a notable story from 1986 featuring the DC Comics character of Superman. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Superman (sometimes called Superman (volume 1 and for a time published as Adventures of Superman) is a comic book published by DC Comics Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term The Elseworlds series of self-contained stories are essentially Imaginary Stories under a newer label and a wider scope of possibilities.

Elseworlds imprint

Further information: List of Elseworlds publications

The first Elseworlds title was Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989), by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola and edited by Mark Waid, which featured a Victorian Age version of the superhero Batman hunting Jack the Ripper, who has come to Gotham City. This is a list of Elseworlds publications from DC Comics, separated Gotham by Gaslight is a DC Comics Graphic novel by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola with inks by P Mike Joseph Mignola (born September 16, 1960) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer, famous for creating the comic Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. This title was not originally published as an Elseworlds comic, but its success led to the Elseworlds concept and this title was retroactively declared the first Elseworlds. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative

The first book to feature the Elseworlds logo was Batman: Holy Terror.

DC sporadically published various Elseworlds titles up to 2005. Around the time of the release of Batman Detective No. 27, editor Mike Carlin noted that DC had scaled back the production of Elseworlds books in order to "put the luster back on them. " Several titles that were announced as Elseworlds books prior to this have yet to see publication, such as Generations 4 (announced by John Byrne, but possibly back-burnered due to lack of good press for & low fan response to Generations 3), Superboy's Legion 2 (rumored sequel by Alan Davis; presumably planned after he finished JLA: Another Nail) and The Teen Titans Swingin' Elseworlds Special (cancelled, possibly due to controversial material concerning John F. Kennedy). John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Superman & Batman Generations is the umbrella title of three Elseworlds Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in Alan Davis (born 1956 is a British writer and artist of Comic books Biography UK work Alan Davis was born on June 18, 1956 For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of

It was recently announced in an interview at Newsarama that the Teen Titans Swingin' Elseworlds Special will be released in January 2008 as the Teen Titans Lost Annual. Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book [1]

It is important to note that, even though they do not take place within continuity, the majority of intercompany crossovers are not considered Elseworlds, but take place in their own, for the most part self-contained continuity. In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by

Noted titles

Other Elseworlds titles include:

Titles like Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986), Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1986), The Batman Chronicles #21 (May 2000, solicited as Elseworlds, but has no logo), Bizarro Comics (June 2001, which featured the story "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter" from the cancelled Elseworlds 80-Page Giant), Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001), Batman: Digital Justice (1990), and Superman: Secret Identity (2004) were referred to as Elseworlds in the DC Universe without the name brand logo. Batman The Dark Knight Returns, originally published under the title Batman The Dark Knight, is a Batman comic book mini-series Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? is a notable story from 1986 featuring the DC Comics character of Superman. "Letitia Lerner Superman's Babysitter" is a Comic book story by Kyle Baker, co-written with Liz Glass. The Elseworlds 80-Page Giant was an 80-page collection of Elseworlds stories published by DC Comics. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn Batman Digital Justice is a Graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1990 in both hardback and paperback forms

Except when otherwise noted, most of the stories in the monthly series Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight are considered canon, even though some have tales of Batman in the future, which are deemed non-canonical. In 1994, DC Comics Elseworlds collaborated with the DC yearly summer Annual edition comic books. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a Magazine, Comic book or Comic strip published yearly The last Elseworlds series published was Batman: Year 100 in 2006, which did not have the Elseworlds logo printed on it.

Relationship to DC continuity

Although Elseworlds was created to be separate from the "regular continuity" there have been specific examples where Elseworld stories have been place into continuity.

The series of specials The Kingdom, brought the previously Elseworlds Kingdom Come into DC continuity (as an alternate timeline). However, later editorial edict removed the concept of Hypertime establish in the specials and presumably Kingdom Come. Hypertime is a Fictional concept presented in the 1999 DC comic book series The Kingdom, both a catch-all explanation for any continuity

The new Multiverse was introduced at the conclusion of the 52 finite series and expanded on in the pages of the Countdown weekly limited series. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Countdown, in comics, may refer to ''Countdown'' (Odhams Press, a British boys comic of the early 1970s Countdown to Final Some of the alternate worlds depicted in various Elseworlds titles have been reintroduced as alternate Earths that make up the new Multiverse. [2][3] Elseworlds that appear as worlds of the 52 Multiverse include:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Teen Titans Swingin' Elseworlds Returns as "Lost Annual" in 2008, Newsarama, October 15, 2007
  2. ^ Countdown #51-0 (May 2007 - May 2008)
  3. ^ Countdown: Arena #1 (December 2007)

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Wonder Woman Amazonia is a Comic book One-shot published by DC Comics under its Elseworlds imprint This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series Hypertime is a Fictional concept presented in the 1999 DC comic book series The Kingdom, both a catch-all explanation for any continuity The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. What If, sometimes rendered as What If?, is the title of several Comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book
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