tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post333734587310231517..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Future State Batman/Superman #1Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-24441277674236119642023-12-09T20:15:28.949-05:002023-12-09T20:15:28.949-05:00This was a loveely blog postThis was a loveely blog postAmerican Horror Story Timelinehttps://americanhorrorstorytimeline.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-81282326801862289932021-02-01T15:33:19.598-05:002021-02-01T15:33:19.598-05:00Thanks for the review, I avoided this as I couldn’...Thanks for the review, I avoided this as I couldn’t bear another Magistrate book, but it sounds rather decent. I am soooooo tired of the contrasting Batman/Superman bit, though. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-61204990026200096872021-02-01T12:15:07.796-05:002021-02-01T12:15:07.796-05:00This was one of the better ones, and I loved the w...This was one of the better ones, and I loved the writing. So it leaves me thinking I might buy the regular monthly when it picks up in March.<br /><br />There is a timeline of Future State printed in the free one-shot DC put out a few months ago, "DC Nation Future State." It collates a lot of the publicity and interviews that have appeared elsewhere, but also prints the nice timeline. Stories mostly take place between 2025 and 2070..<br /><br />Just a few examples:<br /><br />Batman/Superman is in 2025, and all of the Magistrate-related Bat stories are during the period 2025-2027.<br /><br />Superman of Metropolis and Worlds of War are set in 2030.<br /><br />Superwoman and Yara Flor are in 2050.<br /><br />On the extreme end, there are just a few outliers: 3000 (Legion, and House of El which hasn't been published yet); 4500 (Swamp Thing, which is clearly set in a post apocalyptic landscape); 82,020 (Black Adam) and "The End of Time" (Immortal Wonder Woman).<br /><br />I'm reading all of them, and it takes me a lot of brain cycles to deal just with the in media res nature of most of these stories, leaving me little energy to also worry about the the time frames.<br /><br />If you don't have the DC Nation book handy, Bleeding Cool wrote a piece to expressly display that timeline, without trying to elaborate on it:<br /><br />https: //bleedingcool . com /comics/lets-have-another-look-at-the-dc-future-state-timeline/<br /><br />I really enjoyed the Aquaman, Catwoman, and Swamp Thing stories so far. Aquaman has beautiful art by Daniel Sampere, does a great job characterizing the somewhat tense mentor relationship between the new Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) and Andy Curry, then goes off into psychedelic and then sci-fi/horror directions. I think it's going to end well.<br /><br />Catwoman is a well-done train heist.<br /><br />Normally I like my Swamp Thing as a supporting character, but at least in issue #1, he's written as a benevolent father figure to all the young creatures he has been creating and educating. There's something very sweet about it.<br /><br />So if you were looking to sample stuff outside of the Gotham -centered tales, and are already reading the Super Family, I'd suggest Aquaman and Swamp Thing, and while Catwoman does connect to the Magistrate, it's just fun.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com