DC Comics' Reboots Explained!

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DC Comics is infamous for rebooting their universe, but I'm here to break them down.
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@OwenLikesComics 3 жыл бұрын

DC may be either Pre-Crisis or Post-Crisis, but I like to think of myself as being mid-Crisis.

@kenlieck7756 3 жыл бұрын

Did you start out as a cri-baby?

@playerback7722 3 жыл бұрын

???

@livtube6145 3 жыл бұрын

Mid life crisis or just Mid crisis as I myself am in a Mid crisis that called 2020 but the good thing is everyone is in this kid crisis with me. Hopefully things get better soon for both you and me see ya later (or soon hopefully)

@c-moon8789 3 жыл бұрын

@@playerback7722 what

@c-moon8789 3 жыл бұрын

@@livtube6145 sigh* if only 😪

@camerongrow6426 3 жыл бұрын

I stopped caring about continuity after Rebirth. I mostly go by the old school Star Wars expanded Universe rules now: It's canon unless it contradicts something else. Otherwise, I just like enjoying good superhero stories

@dragon1130 3 жыл бұрын

I like to go by the "It's cannon if I feel like it" mentality. It's not really a good mentality when dealing with other fans, but it is if you just want to enjoy something on It's own and not worry about the fandom

@chapelpluto4484 3 жыл бұрын

After reading star wars legends the new stuff genuinely leaves a bad taste in my mouth...

@HELLO_KORO 3 жыл бұрын

@@dragon1130 the best head canon

@albeil55 3 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that what comes first is more valid? Ie, no retconning?

@camerongrow6426 3 жыл бұрын

@@albeil55 It kinda depends on the nature of the retcon for me. Like if a story states that Batman is allergic to milk then I expect him to be allergic to milk for the rest of his life unless the universe blows up again. But if Batman was only allergic to milk because he was a robot for a week and didn't tell anyone then I'm surprisingly okay with that. I respect a comic that will just give you a bonkers explanation like that and just move on to the story I'm here for.

@god_of_none 3 жыл бұрын

Crisis on Infinite Earths: reboot Flashpoint: reboot Rebirth: soft reboot

@lewisaino 3 жыл бұрын

At least we know which Crisis does what.

@MBC1955 10 ай бұрын

Zero Hour: reboot Infinite Crisis: reboot

@IHateThisCommunity 4 ай бұрын

@@MBC1955those aren’t full reboots? They are soft reboots.

@MBC1955 4 ай бұрын

@@IHateThisCommunityI read them at the time, issue by issue. In both cases the DC Universe was destroyed and remade from scratch. If that's a soft reboot...

@dontunder2005 3 жыл бұрын

All this started because a writer thought it would be funny if the new flash was inspired by the old flash comics.

@foldabotZ 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, over at Marvel, their timeline has gone uninterrupted. Meaning the entire 54 years of continuity since 1961 to prior to 2015's Secret Wars are all still canon due to their Sliding Timescale/Floating Timeline which moves the timeline so the that Marvel's Present Day will always take place parallel to our Present Day, whenever that is. In fact, Secret Wars still didn't change much, it just gave Marvel the opportunity to eliminate the various parallel universes and transplant popular AU characters into the main Marvel Earth of 616, as well as retcon some events. Ooh, idea! How about a video on Marvel's Sliding Timescale to explain how time passes in-universe.

@fica1137 Жыл бұрын

Marvel timeline is even more convoluted

@kingblackthorn4195 4 ай бұрын

Honestly I hate that. I do not think reboots are bad when handled right, like Rebirth or Post-Crisis. New 52 was its really bad hiccup though.

@djalexander7723 3 жыл бұрын

Me:I think I finally understand the continuity DC Comics:REBOOT TIME!

@nasrulnoerhidayat 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@StatusClick 3 жыл бұрын

I like a few DC Heroes, but my biggest problem with DC's continuity is how they "Reboot" but keep things the same. I think of Rebirth as a Reboot. The New 52 reboot didn't effect Green Lantern and kept its history from before Flashpoint. Batman also kept his history from before Flashpoint, but now it all happened in the span of 5 years. THIS is my problem with DC. It's hard to keep track of What has happened in different titles.

@nexusgaminguniverse3722 Жыл бұрын

In short DC sucks

@WanRa28 Жыл бұрын

Batman had his story before flashpoint only until the end of the court of owls, a story already started before the reboot. After that bats also got the same treatment as anyone else

@firesnakex8 3 жыл бұрын

Post crisis will always be the golden era of DC comics for me. So many amazing stories came from that time and my two favorite heroes Wally West and Kyle Rayner got their time to shine as the Flash and Green Lantern.

@comixproviderftw_02 3 жыл бұрын

Itsjustsomerandomguy Iron Man: Your characters are so isolated from each other, I’m starting to think DC stands for “Ditch Continuity”.

@Leadeshipcoach 3 жыл бұрын

🤣.. good one!👍

@robertfalk3767 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, when Comic Drake sighs before explaining something, you know you're in for a wild ride.

@ashleytuchin7693 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for the next Crisis event: Mid-life Crisis. I mean, Batman already drives fast cars and hangs around younger women.

@zachryder3150 3 жыл бұрын

It sucks that the "DC Universe" relaunch (the one after Rebirth) doesn't have its own distinct name or Wikipedia page.

@HOTD108_ 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that gets massively put off reading main continuity DC comics because of crisis events? Not necessarily because it's annoying to have things reset, but from a sympathetic level, as in I feel so bad seeing characters that I love get their literal existences and lives rewritten and warped like they do. It's the small moments that really make up our lives, and DC characters essentially face a fate force than death in the event of a crisis, and I just can't cope with reading that.

@SpaceViking2000 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I will admit that New 52 gave me an outlet to start reading comics. I know it wasn’t everyone’s favorite and some of the changes made was jarring since cartoon shows roughly follow the OG origins. But Prime Earth Superman was “my Superman” comics-wise and I miss him 🥺

@levisimmonss 2 жыл бұрын

wimp

@ThanosDestroyeryearsago 2 жыл бұрын

@@levisimmonss I agree

@donaldbarber3829 2 жыл бұрын

I think ultimately it's an inevitable aspect of keeping the "same" characters going for almost a century. This was much less of a problem for the first few decades since most of the characters were defined by a few quirks and often side characters like Lois Lane or Etta Candy had more personality than the heroes. Curiously enough, after the "soft reboot" of the Earth 2 reveal, most of the characters who had been steadily published were given their own reboots that were more about tone and style than fundamentals of the characters. Clark Kent became a TV reporter, Batman went solo and his enemies were psychos again, Wonder Woman became a depowered secret agent, and Green Arrow became a Social Justice Warrior. But DC still kept its heroes relatively one-dimensional. They didn't start injecting personality and inner life into a lot of their heroes until the late 70s with their Teen Titans and Legion books. Firestorm was another breakthrough simply because by his central premise he HAD to engage in constant internal dialogue. But the more life that's breathed into these characters the more convoluted it all becomes. Timeless characters are really just plug-ins. But characters that live have to change, or the repetition becomes glaringly obvious. DC has often used continuity errors as an excuse for their reboots. But I think that's a way to avoid admitting the real problem they're trying to solve. Ultimately there's only so much you can do with a character, whether they're static or have an actual arc they progress through. John Updike may have written Rabbit novels for decades, but he only wrote four, and they weren't published monthly. I'm not sure how long a character can continue subject to the publication frequency of the average comic. I personally think that the Rockford Files had one the best runs of any TV show and lasted 123 episodes. If it were a comic book, that would be approximately 10 years, but TV shows come out more often overall and each individual installment generally has more content. But comic books, owned by corporations, don't get to die natural deaths when their creators get tired of them

@and8091 Жыл бұрын

It's fiction dude.

@cartoonrewrite418 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile the marvel video is 1 second long and the word “no”

@zoinksscoob7020 3 жыл бұрын

more like no******

@mohamed-degkayse7265 3 жыл бұрын

"This is truly a crisis" - Dr Manhattan

@Laetus-Elaetus 3 жыл бұрын

Tldr; "Because Comics."

@threex0xthree 3 жыл бұрын

What's "tldr"?

@buildup3592 3 жыл бұрын

@@threex0xthree “too long didn’t read” but in this case it would be “too long didn’t watch”

@e-male896 3 жыл бұрын

Lets go its been so long since you've put out any Dc explained videos

@ComicDrake 3 жыл бұрын

Not really.

@RobinDJoker 3 жыл бұрын

@@ComicDrake It has been a while though, since the last DC video you did was The Endless video 2 months ago

@nathancarter8239 3 жыл бұрын

You should talk about Dial H for Hero. *SPOILERS* The Multiverse is actually a giant dial?! How insane is that?!

@jasontoddsthighholsters4168 3 жыл бұрын

Wait what? It's... a what!?

@nathancarter8239 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasontoddsthighholsters4168 okay, again, spoiler warning: the comic is pretty good so I recommend you read it. So, the plan of the big bad is to turn everyone in the multiverse into a being with superpowers, despite all the chaos that will ensure. Do to this, he needs the H Dial (as in Dial H for Hero) and several others that dial different things completely, working in conjunction, and then you can turn the entire multiverse in the DCU like a dial. It's Grant Morrison when not written by Grant Morrison.

@xanderg.1070 3 жыл бұрын

I hope after Dark Nights: Death Metal, we can finally get a clear continuity, stories, origins that have a proper mix influence of New Earth and Prime Earth, and instead of being in one or the other it can be a different earth like Rebirth Earth or Central Earth. But that’s my thoughts.

@DoctorMinjinx 3 жыл бұрын

Everything was, in my opinion, very straight forward until they began to mix New 52 with Pre-52 (Post Crisis). Unless I'm just uninformed or mistaken, I just find it very confusing. Dr Manhattan reverting Prime Earth back to New Earth would have been the easy fix, but that's not the case (I don't think). So I find myself a little confused, especially after Doomsday Clock's ending. I'm confused as to what exactly changed, besides the stuff shown in the issue (But I'm sure much more than that changed.)

@2gyi718 Жыл бұрын

so it's just writers collectively fucking up on continuity errors till they have to reboot again,and again

@Strykercrown 3 жыл бұрын

Good ol' DC with those classic cosmic rewrites

@TheCreepypro 3 жыл бұрын

this was nice to see since you have touched on various points in this video on other videos but never brought it all together nicely like this so thanks for that

@ME6ATURTLE 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing vid. I think DC should do stuff with the Golden/Silver age more. Not just in comics, but like in tv and video games

@thenight1647 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that explanation. I couldn’t find it anywhere

@WarmLillie 3 жыл бұрын

The end is a new beginning... It’s a reset and rebirth

@angryspork610 3 жыл бұрын

6:59-7:11 There are few other areas of "influence" that were apparently skipped out on a much needed cleanse of post-Flashpoint.

@1derb0y 3 жыл бұрын

Good explanation. Wonder Woman's Silver-Age (Earth-1) stories begin with Wonder Woman #98 and all previous comics with her are considered to be Earth-2 stories, but you're right that no explanations of this were ever given in the comics. The fact that Wonder Woman's comics did a "salute to the Golden-Age" sporadically from issues 156-169, and it mimicked the TV show's continuity from issues 228-242 makes figuring out which "Earth" any particular story was set on difficult at best.

@1derb0y 2 жыл бұрын

@Will N > Yes, and the annual JSA/JLA team-ups during that era also featured the Earth-2 Wonder Woman (Diana Trevor). I actually liked the "duckbill" boots when they were drawn right. It's kind of like her tiara - depending on the artist it could like a circlet and other times take up her entire forehead and come to a huge point on top. I think my favorite version of the costume was how George Perez drew it during his run.

@1derb0y 2 жыл бұрын

@Will N >> I prefer the boots to the sandals, but if she has to wear them I prefer the red over the yellow/gold. And making the =W= look like an eagle by adding a head and a tail was a clever idea. Honestly, I enjoy when superheroes wear variations of their costumes. I can accept that Diana has an entire closet with different boots, outfits and accessories. Some are more liked (by me) than others. For example, I like Diana's bracelets to be how Perez drew them, stopping a few inches from the wrist, and NOT how John Byrne depicted them, going from her wrist all the way to her elbow, taking up her entire forearm. (Especially since they were a one-of-a-kind item, originally forged by Hephaestus from the broken pieces of the Aegis.) I liked Diana's "biker chick" look when Artemis was Wonder Woman precisely because I knew she's be in her traditional costume eventually. Yes, it seems the more they try to "explain" and "fix" continuity errors, the more convoluted it all becomes. Like when Hippolyta went back in time to become the "Golden Age" Wonder Woman. OK, good so far, but then we're told Diana Trevor (Steve's mom) instead of having the desire within herself to be a aviator/soldier, she was "inspired" by the exploits of Hippolyta to do it. That kind of weakens Diana Trevor's agengy. And for what? We get a couple of stories featuring Pollly as the GA WW and the rest is handwaved away. Are we supposed to read old JSA stories and mentally replace Diana with Polly? I guess that could work if you don't think too hard about it. Regarding Donna Troy, they should have stopped when they came up with the Titans of Myth origin. She wasn't rescued from the fire by WW, but the Titans, given powers and false memories etc. totally explains the inconsistencies left over from the Crisis. But they couldn't stop there, they had to just pile on more and more retcons. To explain Donna Troy's origin you need twenty minutes and a whiteboard. Fury (Lyta Trevor-Hall) was never a favorite character of mine, so I never paid attention really, but I imagine her post-Crisis origin is just as convoluted as Donna's.

@movienaut 3 жыл бұрын

People said a long time ago: Marvel should be renamed Remake DC should be renamed Reboot

@ihaveahentaiaddiction958 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanna say thank you this explains all the reboots and stuff in such an easy and simple way

@DeadUnicornClub 3 жыл бұрын

How dare you not talk about DC's soft reboots/continuity clean up events "Zero Hour" & "Infinite Crisis". Remember when they made Batman an urban legend? These things were not full reboots, but they did try and do the same thing as the other reboots. Make things easier for new readers to jump into. I think they at least deserve a mention in this video.

@PaulIsDeadMissHim 2 жыл бұрын

All of this could have been avoided if DC had better continuity control.

@shivamraichand9054 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting during the premiere

@BigFellaInc. 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting under this comment

@wsamaras2003 3 жыл бұрын

So, rebirth prime earth is just the best parts of pre-flashpoint and New 52?

@ComicDrake 3 жыл бұрын

Basically

@switchmasterluke1630 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Drake! Could you do one of these on my favourite of DC's least-used superhumans? Her code name is "Black Orchid" and there have been at least three iterations of her! Thanks for all you do!

@lord_egg Жыл бұрын

I have to admit. I like this reset idea. As it allows new fans to catch up pretty quickly and follow along through a timeline. It also means the characters ages work with the era and years. Unlike Marvel with their characters being ancient. Peter Parker having adventures in the 60's but still be in his 20's in the 2010's just doesn't work.

@mike3325able 10 ай бұрын

Tbf marvel’s had their fair share of reboots and alternate timelines as well; especially Spidey. Miles Morales wouldn’t even exist without the Ultimates timeline that placed Peter in a far more modern setting

@lord_egg 10 ай бұрын

@@mike3325able Yes but they've never fully committed. Ultimate was the closest they got but they messed up when they tried to 'relate' to the teens and made it mega horny.

@thethomasbros4 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was really helpful! 😊😊😊

@greyworld6242 3 жыл бұрын

“Because comics” is the ultimate be all end all explanation for everything.

@RickReasonnz 3 жыл бұрын

I'm commenting to seriously help out this channel. Also liked. Also you rock.

@igean721 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias bro. Logre entender mucho más el lore de Tierra 1 y 2 gracias a este video

@khawarparvez7679 3 жыл бұрын

"because comics" best explanation ever

@8gatesproductions.760 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Comic Drake! I love your content and I’d love to see you make a video on the JL8 Web Comic

@blackphoenix77 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like we're getting ANOTHER reboot when Dark Nights Metal ends...

@comixproviderftw_02 3 жыл бұрын

Could’ve been worse, we could’ve had 5G.

@luckysix1015 3 жыл бұрын

From what I understand from synder interviews, it shouldn’t be anything as big as crisis or flashpoint.

@dasaiyantv8483 3 жыл бұрын

@lordgameminator It's gonna be a mini one, kinda like a "Crisis Epilogue" of sorts.

@dasaiyantv8483 3 жыл бұрын

@@comixproviderftw_02 I'm pretty sure 5G isn't completely gone, just the replacement ones are. As in, Luke Fox won't be Batman as 5G leaks said, it's gonna be the "rightful heir" for each character, I think. So for Batman, Dick Grayson is the obvious choice, for example. Of course, this is all just speculation, but there are some cues in Death Metal and especially the side stories of Doom Metal and Speed Metal that hint at this.

@blackphoenix77 3 жыл бұрын

@lordgameminator Metal is the reboot I'm talking about

@patte5306 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video drake, nice job

@callmestorm23 Жыл бұрын

If I were DC i would just reboot everything again by creating an omniversal war that ends with the Presence saying, "Enough!" and erasing the entirety of DC and creating a brand new universe. Recreate Superman's origin story, Batman's, Wonder Woman's etc. Bring in Doomsday, have him kill Superman, resurrect Superman and have Darkseid be the one that created Doomsday. Establish Darkseid as the main big bad of the new saga and then you move forward from there where you keep building up the new continuity, remaking old and iconic stories (from the old continuities) and modernizing them and changing them up a bit. Like how the MCU is loosely inspired by Marvel Comics, have the new DC timeline be loosely inspired by the past DC stories to create something new and fresh. Meaning that past DC stories would no longer be canon, but the new timeline would take inspiration.

@bryansteele832 3 жыл бұрын

Depending on who you talk to, the designation of "Ages" in DC comics varies from people to people. For me: Golden Age: Action Comics #1 to October 1956 Silver age: Showcase #4 to Crisis on Infinite earths. Post crisis/Bronze age: Man of steel reboot to flashpoint New 52 to rebirth Rebirth to current

@ultim8lifeform697 11 ай бұрын

@@Superlad945So I guess DC is just trying to pretend the 2011-2016 New 52 stuff didn’t happen?

@demonslayer6267 3 жыл бұрын

so what you're saying is, Barry Allen is responsible for both of the Reboots DC had

@Mrsierramist1 2 жыл бұрын

Watched because you linked in another video. Thanks!

@amesstarline5482 2 жыл бұрын

Strange how Archie Sonic's "New 252" is more a reboot than the New 52 of DC. Funny timing of that as well. (It was a Flashpoint situation, but at least it made sure not to revert.)

3 жыл бұрын

Woah, the alternate Green Lantern at 3:09 is sporting the Xbox logo!

@wolfgang6442 3 жыл бұрын

I think that's supposed to be power ring from the crime syndicate

@theflame45 Жыл бұрын

Thanx for the explanation

@joshuaingobo1559 3 жыл бұрын

If DC has a continuity after Dark Nights: Death Metal, here is how it should look. The DC Post-Rebirth Prime Earth Timeline Generation 1: The Golden Age (The Age of Mysteries): Year 1 (1938): Zatara premiered on April 18; Crimson Avenger I (Lee Travis) premiered in October. Year 2 (1939): Red Tornado I (Ma Hunkel) and Sandman I (Wesley Dodds) premiered on April 30; World War II began on September 1; Shazam premiered on November 8. Year 3 (1940): Flash I (Jay Garrick), Johnny Thunder, and Hawkman I (Carter Hall) premiered on January 25; Spectre I (Jim Corrigan) premiered in February; Hourman I (Rex Tyler) premiered in March; Doctor Fate I (Kent Nelson) premiered in May; Allen Adam was born on May 3; Green Lantern I (Alan Scott) premiered on July 16; Atom I (Al Pratt) premiered in October; Green Lantern I, Flash I, Atom I, Doctor Fate I, Hawkman I, Sandman I, Hourman I, and Spectre I established the Justice Society of America on November 9 and had their first meeting on November 22; Max Mercury premiered in November. Year 4 (1941): Doctor Mid-Nite I (Charles McNider), Starman I (Ted Night), and the Newsboy Legion premiered in April; Hawkgirl I (Shiera Sanders) premiered in June; the Justice Society of America were bathed in chronal radiation on June 28; the Blackhawk Squadron premiered in August; the Squadron of Justice, the Shining Knight I (Justin Arthur), Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle premiered in September; the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy premiered in October; Vigilante I (Greg Sanders) premiered in November; Crimson Avenger I, Shining Knight I, Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, and Vigilante I established the Seven Soldiers of Victory in December; the Freedom Fighters, Shazam Jr. (Captain Marvel Jr.), Wildcat I (Ted Grant), and Mister Terrific I (Terry Sloane) premiered in December; the All-Star Squadron established on December 7. Year 5 (1942): Airwave I (Larry Jordan) premiered in February; Sarge Steel was born; Johnny Chambers and Libby Lawrence were married on April 1; the Young All-Stars established on April 26; Mary Marvel premiered on July 6. Year 6 (1943): Judomaster I (Rip Jagger) premiered in June. Year 7 (1944): Redacted Year 8 (1945): World War II ended on September 2. Year 9 (1946): Redacted Year 10 (1947): Black Canary I (Dinah Drake) premiered in August. Year 11 (1948): The Seven Soldiers of Victory disappeared on October 26. Year 12 (1949): Redacted Year 13 (1950): Redacted Year 14 (1951): The Justice Society of America disbanded on March 21; Captain Comet premiered in June. Year 15 (1952): Phantom Stranger premiered in August. Year 16 (1953): The Shazam Family disappeared in November. Year 17 (1944): Redacted Year 18 (1955): Martian Manhunter was teleported from Mars to Earth and premiered on April 24; the Vietnam War began on November 1. Year 19 (1956): Redacted Year 20 (1957): Kal-El was born in Krypton on February 29. Year 21 (1958): Redacted Year 22 (1959): Redacted Year 23 (1960): Pete Ross was born on January 21; Arthur Curry was born on January 29; Mera was born on January 31; Bruce Wayne was born on February 19; Hal Jordan was born on February 20; Lori Lemaris was born on February 27; Captain Atom premiered in March; Diana of Paradise Island was brought to life on March 22; Krypton exploded on June 16; Kal-El arrived from Krypton to Earth on June 18 and was adopted and raised by the Kents on June 25; Lana Lang was born on July 17; Lois Lane was born on August 17; John Stewart was born on October 17; Oliver Queen was born on December 9; Steve Trevor was born on December 14. Year 24 (1961): Katar Hol was born on March 30; the Justice Society of America returned on June 14; Shayera Hol was born on June 19. Year 25 (1962): Redacted Year 26 (1963): Sue Dearbon Dibny was born on February 6; Barry Allen was born on March 19; Ralph Dibny was born on May 26; Superbaby premiered on June 11; Dinah Laurel Lance was born on August 19; Barbara Gordon was born on September 23; Iris West arrived from the 30th century on September 27; Superbaby met Zatara on December 25. Year 27 (1964): Blue Beetle I (Dan Garrett) premiered in June; Sarge Steel premiered in December. Year 28 (1965): Redacted Year 29 (1966): Thunderbolt premiered in January. Year 30 (1967): Redacted Year 31 (1968): Superbaby becomes Superboy I (Clark Kent) and premiered in Smallville on June 11; Bruce Wayne witnessed the death of his parents in Crime Alley on June 26. Year 32 (1969): Redacted Year 33 (1970): Redacted Year 34 (1971): Zatanna Zatara was born on May 20; Kara Zor-El was born in Argo City on September 22. Year 35 (1972): Snapper Car was born on January 10; Roy Harper was born on November 1; Dick Grayson was born on November 11. Year 36 (1973): Wonder Girl I (Diana of Paradise Island) premiered on March 22. Year 37 (1974): Superboy I met Bruce Wayne on March 10, Oliver Queen on March 11, the Legion of Superheroes in April, Arthur Curry on November 19, and Airwave I in December. Year 38 (1975): Barry Allen witnessed the death of his mother on March 18; the Vietnam War ended on April 30; Superboy I met Barbara Gordon in July; Al Rothstein was born on October 12; Hector Hall was born on November 14. Year 39 (1976): Lyta Hall was born in March; Superboy I met Hal Jordan on October 23. Year 40 (1977): Wally West was born on January 16; Garth was born on March 6; Donna Troy was born on April 26; the Vietnam War ended on April 30. Year 41 (1978): Clark Kent graduated from Smallville High in May; Bruce Wayne graduated from Gotham High in May; Clark Kent witnessed the death of his parents in May; Jennie-Lynn Hayden and Todd Rice were born on July 20; Clark Kent left Smallville to attend Metropolis University on September 3; Bruce Wayne attended Yale in September. Year 42 (1979): Katar and Shayera Hol were married on February 14; Steve Trevor’s plane crashed on August 13; Wonder Girl I becomes Wonder Woman, arrived at Man’s World, and premiered on September 4. Year 43 (1980): Bruce Wayne graduated from Yale and premiered as Batman in May; Dick Grayson witnessed the death of his parents on July 15 and premiered as Robin I on August 25. Year 44 (1981): Kate Kane was born on March 21; Superboy I becomes Superman on May 14; Superman and Batman had their first team-up in May; Helena Bertinelli was born on September 7. Year 45 (1982): Clark Kent graduated from Metropolis University in May; Kyle Rayner was born on May 14; Clark Kent got a job at the Daily Planet on June 30; Jason Todd was born on August 16. Year 46 (1983): Redacted Year 47 (1984): Redacted Year 48 (1985): Batwoman I (Kathy Kane) premiered in July; Flash II (Barry Allen) premiered on October 23; Connor Hawke was born.

@joshuaingobo1559 3 жыл бұрын

Generation 3: The Modern Age (The Age of Crisis): Year 1 (1998): Legends happened in August; Lian Harper was born on August 17; Pre-Flashpoint Rip Hunter premiered in November. Year 2 (1999): Justice League International was established in February; Millennium happened in October and ended in November. Year 3 (2000): Supergirl II (Matrix) premiered in May; Batgirl II was shot by the Joker in April; Robin II died on April 27; Invasion! happened, and the New Teen Titans became the New Titans in September; Justice League Antarctica was established in October; Robin II was resurrected on October 27; Justice League Europe was established in November. Year 4 (2001): Batgirl II became Oracle in January; Huntress II (Helena Bertinelli) premiered in April; Justice League America was established in May; Robin III (Tim Drake) premiered in August. Year 5 (2002): Wallace West was born on January 18; Armageddon 2001 started on August 1 and ended on August 21; Damian Wayne was born on August 9; the JSA returned from Limbo on August 21; Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) and Jesse Quick premiered in August; Superman died on September 15. Year 6 (2003): Superboy II (Conner Kent) was cloned on March 15; Superboy II, Eradicator, Steel III (John Henry Irons), Green Lantern V (Kyle Rayner), and Cyborg Superman premiered on March 15; Superman was resurrected on March 15; Justice League League Task Force was established in April; Speedy I became Arsenal in May; Impulse (Bart Allen) arrived from the 30th century and premiered on May 14; Zero Hour began on May 14 and ended on May 17; Green Arrow II (Connor Hawke) premiered on October 17. Year 7 (2004): Extreme Justice were established in January; Max Mercury and Impulse moved to Manchester, Alabama in February; the Vietnam War ended on April 30; Supergirl III (Linda Danvers) premiered in July; Teen Titans II were established in August; Green Lantern II died in September; Garth became Tempest in September; Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern V, Flash III, Aquaman II, and Martian Manhunter re-established the JLA in September; Clark Kent and Lois Lane were married on October 6; Wonder Girl III (Cassie Sandsmark) premiered in November. Year 8 (2005): Superboy II, Robin III, Wonder Girl III, and Impulse established Young Justice in August; Teen Titans II were disbanded in July; DC One Million happened in November. Year 9 (2006): The Titans were re-established in January; No Man’s Land began on January 1; the JSA was re-established in February. Year 10 (2007): No Man’s Land ended on January 1; Batgirl III (Cassandra Cain) premiered on January 26; Wally West and Linda Park were married in April. Year 11 (2008): The Titans and Young Justice were disbanded on May 14; the Outsiders were re-established in August; Superboy II, Robin III, Wonder Girl III, and Impulse re-established the Teen Titans in September; Impulse became Kid Flash II in September; Johnathan Kent was born. Year 12 (2009): Spoiler became Robin IV in February; Supergirl I was resurrected on May 18; Identity Crisis happened on June 9; Green Lantern II was resurrected on October 27. Year 13 (2010): Infinite Crisis began on March 30; Jai and Irey West were born on March 30. Year 14 (2011): Infinite Crisis (Superboy II, Earth-Two Superman, and Earth-Two Lois Lane died; Wally West, Linda Park, and the West twins disappeared; Kid Flash II became Flash IV; the multiverse was returned) ended on May 10; 52 began on May 10; Batwoman II (Kate Kane) premiered on June 21; the Justice Society of America were re-established on December 6. Year 15 (2012): One Year Later happened on May 10; 52 ended on May 10; Blue Beetle III (Jaime Reyes) premiered on May 10; the Justice League of America were re-established on May 10; Robin V (Damian Wayne) premiered on August 9; the Titans were re-established on November 14. Year 16 (2013): Final Crisis (Flash II, Superboy II, and Kid Flash II were resurrected) started on May 28 and ended on June 28; Spoiler became Batgirl IV and Robin III became Red Robin in August; Blackest Night and Brightest Day happened in September; Flashpoint happened in October; Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern II, Flash II, Aquaman, and Cyborg established the Justice League in November; Justice League Dark was established in November; Justice League International was re-established in November; the Court of Owls premiered and happened in December.

@joshuaingobo1559 3 жыл бұрын

Generation 4: The Modern Age (The Age of Rebirth): Year 1 (2014): Green Lantern VI (Simon Baz) premiered in June. Year 2 (2015): Trinity War happened on June 3; Forever Evil happened in August. Year 3 (2016): Justice League United was established on April 24; Green Lantern VII (Jessica Cruz) premiered on May 21; The Multiversity happened on August 20; Futures End happened in September. Year 4 (2017): Convergence happened on April 1; Darkseid War happened on April 29. Year 5 (2018): Wally West returned on May 25; Superboy III (Johnathan Kent) and Kid Flash III (Wallace West) premiered in September; the Titans and Teen Titans were re-established in September. Year 6 (2019): The Button happened on April 19; Dark Knights: Metal happened on August 16; Justice League: No Justice was established on September 9; Justice League was re-established in September; Justice League Odyssey was established in September; Heroes in Crisis happened in September. Year 7 (2020): Young Justice was re-established in January; Dark Knights: Death Metal happened in June; Doomsday Clock happened in November and December.

@jalapenoofjustice4682 3 жыл бұрын

the problem with DC's reboots is that they can't seem to fully commit to them. If they just said that none of their previous comics were canon anymore and stuck to that, a lot of fans would be pissed about that but at least you wouldn't need a PHD in comic book bullshit to understand which stories actually still happened.

@dasaiyantv8483 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Drake, do you plan on posting your thoughts on Speed Metal?

@fei8151 3 жыл бұрын

Hi just found your channel amazing channel love it i wish i knew more good yt channels also i am gonna start reading dc comics first i am gonna read arrow new 52

@huddolife4830 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm still confused

@MrWetty01 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Now do one on the ones from Marvel (even though there aren't any)

@singletona082 3 жыл бұрын

And then you have the can of worms that is marvel's sliding timeline.

@anthonycorcino6700 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I still don't get it.

@JetZV 3 жыл бұрын

Mean I really hope the universe doesn't get meddled with more... well hello, Death Metal! What do you have there in your hands? ... no no no, PUT THAT BACK!

@BainesMkII 3 жыл бұрын

While it would have meant a longer and potentially more confusing video, I wish the video had another section that covered the various events that gave fans the perception that DC kept rebooting its universe. Stuff like Hypertime (aka Simpsons Time), partial reboots, re-using the "Crisis" name, etc.

@brunodavidmoracarrera309 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@SomeGlasses 3 жыл бұрын

So flashpoint was just another flash thingy until dc said “fuck it” Very fun

@Dream-qy9ir 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most confusing things about DC's publication and the biggest misconception imo is people think the 'Earth one' and 'earth two' concepts are two planets of the same universe which in fact they are two different earth's from completely different universes. Also the Gods Sphere and Apocalypse etc being outside of the actual multiverse. Consequently the events such as Crisis on Infinite Earths didn't affect the Gods Sphere. I will say a lot can be explained with Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics, how in fact the Presence didn't make the DC multiverse or the Gods Sphere and Source Wall but Michael Demeirgos' power was shaped by Lucifer Morningstar into the reality that is DC comics. Then even beyond all that The Writer wrote all of this so it's even more confusing

@fatalcrabnow29 Жыл бұрын

Can somebody please make a huge video explaining the entire story of the DC comics? I want to know the stories, but I don’t have the money to rent/buy these.

@ComicDrake Жыл бұрын

That would literally be months long, dude. I have a whole video about how to get cheap and free comics. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7mpgNui0dzJdqc.html

@raven0696 Жыл бұрын

Hey, you mentioned @3:55 that instead of there being two Supes, there was just one. My question is, which Superman is that, the Earth 1 or 2? Also, what Superman comics chronologically take place right after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths? Thanks!

@barryscott9590 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the change of framing for the thumbnail. But Superman's logo kinda gives it away ;)

@DoctorTopper 3 жыл бұрын

Action Comics 196-197 I have NEVER heard of that. I always heard that its just vague where 1 begins and ends.

@silverbanshee7519 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just go back to pre-Crisis DC? I'd give anything for Infinity Inc to still be an ongoing title with its original characters. It was really good.

@NobodyWasHereX 3 жыл бұрын

Yo, real talk...I just watched Comics Explained's "How to Kill Cyborg" video & it made me wonder if he could hack a Green Lantern's power ring. I kind of want to discuss which easy a better computer, is it a motherbox or a Green Lantern's power ring?

@evancunningham 3 жыл бұрын

Definetly A Good Vid To Listen To While Playing Lego DC Super-Villains

@darren69210 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making sense of what DC has been doing lately! Personally, I gave up on Comic Books after Flashpoint!

@teenagemoonknightproductio7358 2 жыл бұрын

Good for you

@mcknightmareb4u494 3 жыл бұрын

Man I miss New Earth. I mean, Rebirth isn't bad and we still had some great stories, I'm not saying we should scrap everything, but I've been revisisting some of the Post Crisis titles and I miss the feeling of "Hey, who is this Superhero that randomly appeared in the JSA book and claimed to be Hal Jordan's cousin?". I miss the JSA, I miss Booster Gold, and I really miss the JLA that wasn't restricted to just the "Big 5" and whoever else they're trying to promote at the time. The JLA should have a variety of members so more heroes can be called upon. It's more fun to see Flash interact with Plastic Man and Zauriel than just Batman and Green Lantern for the 1000th time

@esteban5628 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video

@Abominatrix650 3 жыл бұрын

I understood everything except the last 2 minutes. I will come back at some point and watch again in the future

@thornyrumble13 3 жыл бұрын

Do an episode about bart allen please, completey underrated

@ohhellothere9366 2 жыл бұрын

When you say DC Rebirth now causes Prime Earth to have some qualities of Pre-flashpoint new earth, do the origin stories of characters like Batman or Superman revert? Like is Batman's canon origin story now Batman Year One or Batman Zero Year? And is Superman's origin story one from Prime Earth or from Pre-flashpoint new earth?

@josephflores9777 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot about the hundreds of "Reality Altering Shenanigans"

@ComicDrake 3 жыл бұрын

Those aren't reboots.

@zoo8985 3 жыл бұрын

I once tried to explain Hydra Captain America to my dad. It didn't end well.

@heze2819 3 жыл бұрын

This video is SO useful Also Post Crisis is the best

@cdool2223 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to start reading DC rebirth but I have not read any comics beforehand , so I was wondering if it would make any sense if I just started from the first rebirth comic or would it make sense if I read flashpoint , superman and Lois road to rebirth , watchmen and so on?

@jaysondiaz344 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about the infinity trilogy { infinity gauntlet , infinity war and infinity crusade

@rushstormempire1 Жыл бұрын

I love how he started video saying that there’s only been two reboots and then goes into all the countless ones we’ve had since the 1950’s

@ComicDrake Жыл бұрын

Those aren't reboots.

@TevyaSmolka 3 жыл бұрын

Man the DCYOU era was a complete and utter mess

@kacchan8272 3 жыл бұрын

DC reboots is just like trying to force changes on yourself in a much complicated ways.

@thekrakenexperiment280 3 жыл бұрын

The way I wrap my head around Rebirth is that it's a soft-reboot. Most of the universe stays the same, DC only bring back a few pre-Flashpoint things that people liked, like Superman, Superboy, and Wally West. Marvel did something similar with Secret Wars in 2015 to bring a few characters like Miles Morales and Old Man Logan into the main universe.

@udokanwokolo1378 3 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the background music at the beginning 0:25?

@mthuree8171 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about Nightcrawler

@aarn321 3 жыл бұрын

7:32 they did you one better and did an anti-reboot that undoes all the prior reboots. Now the DC Multiverse is its own entire Lesser-Omniverse within the Greater-Omniverse and is now even more infinite than it was prior to the first Crisis and going forth every DC comic that has ever been made and ever will be made is now considered canon.

@joshuaingobo1559 3 жыл бұрын

It’s basically Convergence with a lot more retcons, continuity problems, and incohesive timelines all rolled into the main continuity. Specifically everything pre-Crisis, pre-Flashpoint, and post-Flashpoint into the post-Infinite Frontier timeline.

@joshuaingobo1559 2 жыл бұрын

@Will NIf the first Crisis ended differently when all the heroes saved the pre-Crisis multiverse, then almost everything pre- and post-Flashpoint would be canon to the pre-Crisis multiverse. This means that all of the characters won’t have their continuities screwed up. Specifically, Superman with is affiliation with the Original Legion, Wonder Woman deciding to reveal her identity to the world and decided to spread peace with her husband Steve Trevor and best friend Etta Candy by her side, the Golden and Silver Age Hawks having their origins canon in their own universe (Golden Age Hawks on Earth-Two, Silver Age Hawks on Earth-One), and Power Girl not being an Atlantian and Supergirl being remembered as the hero who died saving the multiverse alongside the Silver Age Flash. It would also show that the pre-Crisis multiverse will have a legacy of their own (i.e. Wally West becoming Earth-One’s second Flash, the Titans and the JLI replacing the JLA, the Earth-Two Infinity Inc. replacing the JSA, having the Titans and Infinity Inc. do an annual crossover continuing the JLA/JSA crossover, all of Earth-S’s heroes aging in real time and the Billy Batson Captain Marvel revealing his secret identity to his girlfriend Sissy Sommerly, the Earth-Four heroes forming their own JLA as the Sentinels of Justice of the Living Assault Weapons (LAW) and Blue Beetle Ted Kord being married to his gal Tracey (as it was mentioned in a Green Lantern Crisis tie-in) and being best friends with Booster Gold, and all the pre- and post-Flashpoint characters existing in the pre-Crisis multiverse (most on Earth-One and some on Earth-Two, since Earth-One became the basis of New Earth and Prime Earth respectively).

@chd162534 2 жыл бұрын

7:07 "prime earth took on qualities and aspects of pre-flashpoint continuity." Could anyone help elaborate on examples of this?

@ChadBenjamin Жыл бұрын

Prime Earth Superman was dating Wonder Woman and his adoptive parents were dead, now his parents are alive again and he's married to Lois again just like in the pre-Flashpoint continuity.

@schloop8351 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, so I'm a fan of DC more than I am marvel but most of what i know is from movies I've seen, games I've played or specific sections of DC comics that I have taken a particular interest in such as Green lantern and the lantern corps. So as someone who knows nothing about comics and has an interest to start where would be a nice area to plop myself and get to reading? Any help would be much obliged!

@i.e1273 3 жыл бұрын

Continuity can be so hard to follow and often times doesn’t matter. For example, the current iron man 2020 comics are a sort of retelling of the old iron man 2020 stories that were about the future because the future is now, but the events play out completely differently partially because everyone is a different age because 40 something years haven’t actually passed in the main timeline even though they should have. Reboots solve this sliding timescale problem but discourage readers from being invested for more than a decade or two which is weird because it’s not like comics are targeted towards kids anymore. DC tried too hard to have everything make sense when it doesn’t need to. A similar case to the Barry Allen flash happened when Marvel rebooted the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon as Marvel’s Spider-Man and had that show crossover with Avenger’s Assemble even though Ultimate Spider-Man already did a crossover with that show. It was never explained and doesn’t make any sense, which I like because continuity should be about what you need to remember rather than everything that has ever happened. Comics follow a stream of consciousness where one thing leads to another directly so the only important continuity is what effect the story directly. Trying to clear up mistakes and oversights is unnecessary and rarely ever leads to actually good stories.

@johnnydc7478 3 жыл бұрын

thank god this video exists

@mikerude5073 2 жыл бұрын

I think the occasional reboot is like a good spring cleaning. Sometimes the convoluted stories, retcons, and overused tropes like Power Creep of heroes, Power Seep of villains, and other just plain bad or lazy writing results in beloved characters moving very far away from what the most well received version of those characters were at their zenith. I could see, instead of erasing old continuities, simply going from one universe within a multiverse, to the next, every 25 years, would help clean things up a bit. Sure, they get messy again, but the cleaning could be done every 25 years. Each time we start at a fresh point. Some stories could be retold, but in different or improved ways. The old universe doesn't cease to exit either. It would be like for 25 years we get a glimpse into Universe 326, then 25 years later it is 327, then 25 years later 328. If a writer thinks of a really good story, but that fits in better in an older continuity, then they story could be designated as fitting into universe that is a rare new story that they once in a great while get visited with.

@etexpatriate 3 жыл бұрын

Denying that a big continuity revision like Infinite Crisis or Rebirth doesn't count as a reboot seems mainly a semantic opinion. They still had the same effect: reverting narrative attention back to origins rather than pushing forward.