Time in comics versus time in the real world are very inconsistent. The obvious reason is that Marvel and DC didn’t want to give up their characters, and so the world changed but the characters didn’t. Of course, DC also cheats with soft and hard reboots of their universe to the point that some people don’t want to get into it because the stories and ideas they like will be tossed aside in 5 years. Sooner if Geoff Johns is writing it and has a “better idea” than what’s been established. Last month.
In two old videos from NerdSync we get a look at how, in-story, these character manage to stay young while the universe follows along with our social, economic, and technological trends.
