In its end, the series radically changes the status quo for the dc universe, leading into the publishers 2011 relaunch, the new 52. Apr 26, 2016 featuring batman as a holy priest, harry houdini alongside the dark knight, dr. We watch the character of marvell go from military warrior to cosmic protector after his transformation. Wayne reanimating a frankensteinlike bat man, batman as a green lantern, a supernatural bat man fighting the evil wizard known as the dark joker, a future robin fighting off an alien invasion, and other tales. The first green lantern was a railroad engineer named alan scott, who appeared in all. If you would like to read along at home you might be able to find a copy at your local comic book shop but the easiest option would just be to get it from comixology here for 1. Green lantern differs from other comicbook superheroes like superman, batman, and spiderman in that the reallife character behind the green lanterns mask has changed over time. Book of the dead volume 1 was a limited series, published by dc comics. Vintage green lantern comic books collectors weekly. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. A cover gallery for the comic book green lantern its kind of funny that the big mystery posited by this green lantern cover is why green arrow is appearing here without his trademark beard.
May 11, 20 ive sorted by date of publication, and the full reference to the comic book series e. The nail is a threeissue comic book miniseries published by dc comics in 1998 under its elseworlds imprint. I agree with many from chuck barrys list, especially and they deserve another mention, surely kingdom come, jla. Green lantern is a human, most commonly known as hal jordan, who was chosen to become a member of the green lantern corps, an intergalactic legion of superheroes. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope.
Green lantern when a dying alien crashes on earth, reckless test pilot hal jordan is chosen to be that aliens successor in the green lantern corps, a universewide peacekeeping force. Jessica cruz green lantern green lantern green arrow green lantern corps green lanterns make a comic book comic book pages comic books art batman comic art batman comics jp moss dc comics the evolution of superman of earthoneearth primenew in comics. Tonights second installment of elseworlds may have included epic battles and longawaited character debuts, but it looks like one particular line of dialogue captured fans attention. Batman comic art batman comics comics love dc comics art comic book pages comic books art green. Nondceu elseworld movies dc should make after joker. Green lantern history batman comic art, yellow lantern. He, and the rest of the green lanterns draw their power from a magical ring that can create anything they can imagine.
Nov 21, 20 i agree with many from chuck barrys list, especially and they deserve another mention, surely kingdom come, jla. Ive sorted by date of publication, and the full reference to the comic book series e. Dec 16, 2019 the series is an elseworlds tale that imagines a world where, instead of growing up in kansas and fighting for truth, justice, and the american way, kal els rocket lands in the ussr in. Red son elseworlds tale is widely regarded as one of the best superman stories ever written, regardless of its setting in a parallel universe. The first book to feature the familiar elseworlds logo is batman.
Featuring batman as a holy priest, harry houdini alongside the dark knight, dr. Jul 16, 2017 like the aforementioned batman beyond, this isnt technically an elseworlds comic. The comic is an elseworlds story in which bruce wayne becomes the green lantern instead of hal jordan. Dc published various elseworlds titles onandoff up to 2004, but.
Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. Dc comics elseworlds batman 1 batman comics, dark knight. Not to be confused with the batman beyond universe which is a continuation of the original dcau. This one change creates a domino effect which alters many events and characters in the dc universe. Wayne reanimating a frankensteinlike batman, batman as a green lantern, a supernatural batman fighting the evil wizard known as the dark joker, a future robin fighting off an alien invasion, and other tales. Act of god superheroes and supervillains of the earth lose. Gotham by gaslight, the dc universe animated movie. The first book to officially bear the elseworlds logo and mantra was batman. Nov 27, 2018 for me, some memorable elseworld stories are batman. What are the best comicsseries from the elseworlds. Starlins illustrations are without peer and this graphic novel is a personal favorite of mine. However, the injustice video games and their tiein comics do focus on a parallel universe, separate to the main dc continuity, so it seems fair game to include the series in a list like this. Written and pencilled by dirty pair sensation adam warren, scissors, paper, stone is a decidedly different vision of the dc universe by a cutting edge artist.
Its also possibly the first supergirl kara zorel and batgirl. From a baby kal l landing in soviet russia to the dark knight becoming the worlds first green lantern to the amazonian princess wonder woman arriving during the victorian era, anything is possible in elseworlds. Unfollow green lantern comic book 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Todays installment of elseworlds well be discussing 1998s elseworlds finest. Arrowverse fans react to the green lantern tease in. Jul 20, 2019 the series is an elseworlds tale that imagines a world where, instead of growing up in kansas and fighting for truth, justice, and the american way, kal els rocket lands in the ussr in. In darkest knight is an elseworlds tale that ponders what would have been had the dying green lantern that crashed on earth bequeathed his ring to bruce wayne, a soul driven by his own sense of justice and regret. Meanwhile, the bizarre experiments of a new alien race come to light with their current prisoner.
Its plot begins with kal els spaceship escaping what is assumed to be krypton, but instead of landing in kansas to be found by the kents, it instead lands on a ukrainian collective farm at the height of josef stalins. The series is an elseworlds tale that imagines a world where, instead of growing up in kansas and fighting for truth, justice, and the american way, kal els rocket lands in the ussr in. The newest green lantern now faces his greatest fears and the most dangerous villains in the universe, armed with a power ring that has the ability to create. The surprising resolution of supermans villain, doctor stratos godhood. Flashpoint is a 2011 comic book crossover story arc published by dc comics. Now, the first trailer has been released, and superpowers come to the cold war in a big was as we get to see alternate takes on not only superman and. A dc epic, a batman twist, and a fresh take on green lantern superman. In several of dcs elseworlds alternate realities, superman didnt end up being taken in and raised by the kents. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. Charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s. While the book was wellreceived like many of the earlier elseworlds titles, the story didnt have time to breathe and felt rushed. Consisting of an eponymous core limited series and a number of tiein titles, the storyline premiered in may 2011. Sep 22, 2015 todays installment of elseworlds well be discussing 1998s elseworlds finest. The multiverse, within dc comics publications, is a cosmic construct collecting many of the fictional universes in which the published stories take place.
This title was not originally published as an elseworlds comic, but the success. Green lantern, american comic strip superhero created for dc comics by artist mart nodell and writer bill finger. Supergirl and batgirl is an elseworlds supermanbatman crossover written in 1998 by barbara kesel, tom simmons and matt haley and penciled by matt haley. Elseworlds stories and versions from parallel earths were not. The worlds in this multiverse share a space and fate in common, and its structure has changed several times in the history of dc comics. Hal jordan has become one of the most iconic and popular superheroes of dc comics.
This title was not originally published as an elseworlds comic, but the success of this concept lead to the elseworlds concept and this title was retroactively declared the first elseworlds. For me, some memorable elseworld stories are batman. Origin of brigadier atom and eve of shadows, an alternate captain atom and nightshade. The character first appeared in allamerican comics no. The cws elseworlds trailer excites for some fan favorites. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Inspired by the phantom of the opera, with batman and twoface sharing the phantom role. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Holy terror, written by tv writer and novelist alan brennert and illustrated by detective comics stalwart norm. The batman terry mcginnis, green lantern hal jordan ii. Jessica cruz green lantern green lantern green arrow green lanterns green lantern corps batman comic art batman. The story draws heavily from related batman comics, including batman. Its dcs first, fullscale mangastyle comic book featuring elseworlds versions of dcus classic titans.
So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. The last son of earth, two separate stories where both. Gotham by gaslight 1989, by brian augustyn and mike mignola, and edited by mark waid, which featured a victorian age version of the superhero batman hunting jack the ripper, who has come to gotham city. The last son of earth, two separate stories where both batman and superman receive green lantern rings. In darkest knight is a oneshot comic book, published in 1994 and written by mike w. Feb 11, 2018 while the book was wellreceived like many of the earlier elseworlds titles, the story didnt have time to breathe and felt rushed. The first is the life of captain marvel, which is a collection of jim starlins run on the failing captain marvel run. In darkest knight 1994 bruce wayne becomes a green lantern. His earliest comics work was writing evangeline first for comico comics in 1984 then later for first comics, who published the ongoing series, on which he worked with his thenwife, the artist judith hunt. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time.