Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths to be 5-Part Crossover
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That's fine. I was never impressed with them anyway. They were a lot more about trying to shove as much greater DC lore into the universe than they were actually being another season of the show.
I was not a fan of the direction of the Smallville season 11 comics. I never bought them but it’s clear from descriptions what they were. Dump in every DC character that never appeared on the show. They should have focused on expanding what they had already introduced.
I honestly do not see the appeal of a “Smallville version of Batman” in the comics. As the most notable of many examples. For the characters who appeared on the show you can hear the actors voices, hopefully capture their likeness in art well. Someone who never appeared on the show? It’s just one of countless versions of the character that already appears in Elseworlds, etc in the comics. So what?! It’s a meaningless Smallville brand.
I suspect the only real reason Guggenheim is say that is “
Canon” that we will learn very few details of Smallville’s Clark and Lois since the show ended so nothing will directly contridicte it. But it has no more significance than the various Arrowverse tie-in comics of Arrow, Flash, Supergirl which are not required to watch the shows. At anytime the show writers could overrule any of that stuff.
I honestly do not see the appeal of a “Smallville version of Batman” in the comics. As the most notable of many examples. For the characters who appeared on the show you can hear the actors voices, hopefully capture their likeness in art well. Someone who never appeared on the show? It’s just one of countless versions of the character that already appears in Elseworlds, etc in the comics. So what?! It’s a meaningless Smallville brand.
I suspect the only real reason Guggenheim is say that is “
Canon” that we will learn very few details of Smallville’s Clark and Lois since the show ended so nothing will directly contridicte it. But it has no more significance than the various Arrowverse tie-in comics of Arrow, Flash, Supergirl which are not required to watch the shows. At anytime the show writers could overrule any of that stuff.
Because the Arrowverse is grafting in the Smallville universe after-the-fact, it (the Arrowverse) can't determine what is or isn't Canon for said universe, and so it has to acknowledge the Season 11 comics as Smallville-Verse Canon because they explicitly are.
I really ejjoyed the Smallville Season 11 comics, so I'm glad they're "canon" even if they won't be referenced (that said, I'd love to see the idea of barbara Gordon instead of Dick grayson being Nightwing show up somewhere in the CW shows, not that it ever will).
Given the way they have treated Superman, my thinking is that they are going to kill of Hoschlin's version just so they can have her hold him like that, because you know, woke.
I'm hoping that they do not do that of course, and given that they are bringing in some iconic worlds, it is also my hope that they don't disrespect these universes by destroying any of the big ones, like Smallville Earth or Flash 90.
I suppose that if Routh isn't the same Superman from Superman Returns, then that one can go.
COIE in the comics had a purpose--to merge all the Earths into one.
They did that because after decades of stories, it was hard to keep continuity and they wanted to start fresh.
I don't think TV needs to do that. I'd like to see some permanent changes, but I don't want worlds that we won't revisit affected.
I'm not alone in being more interested in the guest stars than the actual stars, and I just hope the writers are aware of it and don't simply have cameos. Flash90 was a massive disappointment last year. They can do better.
Not THAT "insidious...more like instead of killing off the title character of a show, have something that DOES hurt her emotionally, and good parallel to the comics. Hoechlin is the only Superman that most fans of the show would care about. It would also shake off the dependence on Superman
Hopefully just a couple of Earths merge -- so Supergirl and Black Lightning can be in the same universe. Others, not needed as much (or at all)
I agree with that... hopefully they didn't kill Flash-90.
This is "speculation spoilers" because now that I think about it, it's too obvious not to happen.Actually, this is an excellent idea. And no, not because "woke".
Ohh that’s the Legend’s shipGrant is clearly thrilled. He was a huge Superman fan long before he was ever cast as Barry Allen
I want that to happen now just to spite you.
Also because it would be good story development
Grant is clearly thrilled. He was a huge Superman fan long before he was ever cast as Barry Allen
"So, anyone up for a race?"
Grant- I'm getting a picture with EVERYONE!
Beat to it! This is great. We are,getting a better idea of the interactions of characters. In the original miniseries there was a huge gathering of superheroes in the Monitor’s satellite headquarters. Plus... memory is fuzzy... a huge gathering of supervillians in Brainiac’s skullship. Wonder if Jon Cryer as Lex will be involved in a big group. Really though he is the only announced villian so far. Outside of Anti-Monitor and Reverse Flash.Grant- I'm getting a picture with EVERYONE!
I wouldn't mind if they kill the Earth one Superman as long as it meant we got to keep Brandon or Tom as the new permanent Superman. in the comics, they killed the New 52 Superman and replaced him with the post-crisis version, and I believe one of the original ideas for the 80s crisis was for Kal L from earth two to survive and replace the Earth one Superman.
