Note: There is a little swearing.
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What we know as “Future State” was the surviving elements of a leaked plan for what then DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Dan DiDio planned for the new status of the DC Universe. Known as “5G”, standing for “fifth generation” rather than the wireless network, it would have created a new status quo had the full plan been initiated. Just the parts we heard about was not sitting well with many DC fans, myself included. It was part of his brand new timeline that would have made Wonder Woman, not Superman, the first modern superhero of the DC universe and would have been yet another reset of the DC timeline, which apparently DiDio couldn’t stop doing.
Recently, Bleeding Cool dropped a multi-part article series examining the plans of 5G and what was eventually used in Future State and more recent stories. Future State became a story arc of an alternate future using elements of 5G because they didn’t have anything else at the time. Just at the leaked conception of the 5G event the backlash was huge and may or may not have led to DiDio’s long overdue departure. Now he’s working with Frank Miller to create a whole new comic company.
I didn’t read the whole series because just listening to Comicstorian’s video below was enough to annoy me. Having to read the finer details would probably have ticked me off and I’m trying to reduce the angry rants. So let’s listen to his summary, his review of what we got and why 5G would have killed DC Comics outright, and then I’ll chime in with my thoughts. No, using Comicstorian videos on this site isn’t going to be a weekly thing. If anything the last one was a few weeks old before I used it.
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Not sure about this Dune remake.
Sonic’s Friendly Nemesis Knuckles #2
Archie Comics Publications (August, 1996)
“Rites Of Passage!” part 2
WRITERS: Ken Penders & Mike Kanterovich
PENCILER: Art Mawhinney
INKER: Harvo
COLORIST: Kyle Hunter
LETTERER: Mindy Eisman
EDITOR: Freddy Mendez-Gabrie
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So this was information I didn’t get from research because STILL nobody is talking about these two. I did an article on them but their PR is still nonexistent. Fix this, DC Comics! CARE ABOUT THE STUFF YOUR MAKING, NOT WHAT THE PARENT COMPANY IS IGNORING!
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You can actually blame the Fantastic Four for the events of the Kree/Skrull War arc.
Both the warlike Kree and the shapeshifting Skrulls debuted in the pages of Fantastic Four, and have since become two-thirds of the biggest power brokers in Marvel space along with the Shi’Ar empire. (Whether the Shi’Ar are the nicer ones depends on who’s writing it, who’s sitting on the throne that Thursday, and what you consider positive about a group of conquerors just because one of the rotating leaders is playing mental footsie with Professor X. When he isn’t busy being dead.) Despite what the Captain Marvel movie may have told you, in the comics neither are the good guys. They both want to conquer Earth, and this story gives us the reason why.
Over at “Yesterday’s” Comic I’ve been reviewing the trade collection of “The Kree/Skrull War”. If you want my thoughts on the individual issues I’ll toss some links at you in a moment. This article is my overall thoughts on the event, which surprisingly was kept to the pages of The Avengers. The question is how important this arc is, whether it was worth collecting, and if it was any good as a story. The short version is I have…concerns.
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Rick Jones revealed as the mastermind of MCU phase 4. Can the World War II heroes escape?
The Avengers #97
Marvel Comics (March, 1972; final issue in the comiXology version of the Kree/Skrull War trade collection)
“Godhood’s End!”
WRITER: Roy Thomas
ARTIST: John Buscema
INKER: Tom Palmer
LETTERER: Sam Rosen
EDITOR: Stan Lee
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