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Post by Stephen Day on Feb 15, 2019 1:39:25 GMT
I've been reading Electric Warriors by DC. I've been enjoying it, but reading series like this that take place in the "future" of either the DC or Marvel Universe aren't the same as reading series set in the present of either universe. I've always found it a little funny that these series, when they're being published, are treated as an official future of that company's universe. In the back of my mind I'm always thinking, "How long until some other story is published with something that make this series' future universe impossible to be the actual future?"
It's unfortunately in the nature of a comic book shared universe that having an official future timeline impossible to set in stone. At least I think so.
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Post by Amoebas on Feb 15, 2019 2:54:48 GMT
Sometimes it's not story events that nullify/change things, it can also be the clock on "our" world...
Deathlok's story started in 1990.
Killraven is supposed to be running around fighting Martians in 2018.
The Atomic Knights fought Black Baron in 1990 after the Hydrogen War of 1983.
Next year is when Kitty is sent back in time to 1980 in X-Men Days of Future Past.
Tommy Tomorrow flew across the galaxy in 1988.
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Post by Stephen Day on Feb 15, 2019 3:01:22 GMT
Sometimes it's not story events that nullify/change things, it can also be the clock on "our" world... Deathlok's story started in 1990. Killraven is supposed to be running around fighting Martians in 2018. The Atomic Knights fought Black Baron in 1990 after the Hydrogen War of 1983. Next year is when Kitty is sent back in time to 1980 in X-Men Days of Future Past. Tommy Tomorrow flew across the galaxy in 1988. Very true. |
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Post by Stephen Day on Feb 15, 2019 3:29:50 GMT
Sometimes it's not story events that nullify/change things, it can also be the clock on "our" world... Deathlok's story started in 1990. Killraven is supposed to be running around fighting Martians in 2018. The Atomic Knights fought Black Baron in 1990 after the Hydrogen War of 1983. Next year is when Kitty is sent back in time to 1980 in X-Men Days of Future Past. Tommy Tomorrow flew across the galaxy in 1988. Iron Man 2020 is another example of this. We're not in that year yet, but we're so close that there's no way to get from Tony Stark to Arno Stark in so short a time. |
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Post by chap22 on Feb 15, 2019 14:58:46 GMT
Yet another reason why the Legion sucks.
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Post by sdsichero on Feb 18, 2019 23:56:05 GMT
Iron Man 2020 is another example of this. We're not in that year yet, but we're so close that there's no way to get from Tony Stark to Arno Stark in so short a time. Marvel: Tony, hold my beer… |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2019 3:58:17 GMT
Sometimes it's not story events that nullify/change things, it can also be the clock on "our" world... Deathlok's story started in 1990. Killraven is supposed to be running around fighting Martians in 2018. The Atomic Knights fought Black Baron in 1990 after the Hydrogen War of 1983. Next year is when Kitty is sent back in time to 1980 in X-Men Days of Future Past. Tommy Tomorrow flew across the galaxy in 1988. Iron Man 2020 is another example of this. We're not in that year yet, but we're so close that there's no way to get from Tony Stark to Arno Stark in so short a time. I do not know about that. Tony has become such a jerk all he would really have to do is change his name to Arno and he would be right there. |
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Post by Stephen Day on Feb 19, 2019 5:26:39 GMT
Iron Man 2020 is another example of this. We're not in that year yet, but we're so close that there's no way to get from Tony Stark to Arno Stark in so short a time. I do not know about that. Tony has become such a jerk all he would really have to do is change his name to Arno and he would be right there. The original Arno Stark is the son of Morgan Stark who is Tony Stark's cousin. If Tony were to change his name we'd have an Arno Stark as Iron Man, but still not the character readers know as Iron Man 2020. |
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Post by chap22 on Feb 19, 2019 6:07:00 GMT
Clearly none of you are aware/remember that we have an Arno Stark already, as a result of the whole bullshit "Tony isn't really a Stark" storyline from a few years ago.
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Post by Amoebas on Feb 19, 2019 12:51:54 GMT
Clearly none of you are aware/remember that we have an Arno Stark already, as a result of the whole bullshit "Tony isn't really a Stark" storyline from a few years ago. Clearly you're the only one to read an Iron Man book. I mean, who would want to? |
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Post by chap22 on Feb 19, 2019 13:41:57 GMT
Clearly none of you are aware/remember that we have an Arno Stark already, as a result of the whole bullshit "Tony isn't really a Stark" storyline from a few years ago. Clearly you're the only one to read an Iron Man book. I mean, who would want to? Oh I didn’t read it (although I did read the Hulk & IM mini written by Waid — it referenced it). |
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Post by Amoebas on Feb 19, 2019 18:07:54 GMT
Clearly you're the only one to read an Iron Man book. I mean, who would want to? Oh I didn’t read it (although I did read the Hulk & IM mini written by Waid — it referenced it). Was that the one where Tony tried to fix Banner's 'mistake' in the gamma bomb? I didn't like that one at all. |
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Post by chap22 on Feb 19, 2019 18:27:45 GMT
Oh I didn’t read it (although I did read the Hulk & IM mini written by Waid — it referenced it). Was that the one where Tony tried to fix Banner's 'mistake' in the gamma bomb? I didn't like that one at all. Yeah it was...not great. |
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Post by mothman on Feb 19, 2019 20:53:05 GMT
That was Gillen IIRC...
When is Batman Beyond happening?
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Post by chap22 on Feb 19, 2019 22:24:04 GMT
That was Gillen IIRC... When is Batman Beyond happening? Yeah, Gillen was writing IM then, but Waid wrote that mini with him and the Hulk. |
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