Moorcock & DC Comics

[Lord Doom]

Well, a few months back word "leaked out" that Mike had helped DC with some sort of story bible, presumably under the auspices of "streamlining the magical forces of the Dc Universe." But now after the release of the much hyped and anticipated mini-series "Infinite Crisis" and many of the dialogues from Dan Didio (sp) and writer Geoff Johns, the word MULTIVERSE is being bandied about quite liberally.

I am just hypothosising that, perhaps, the so called bible Mike was actually working on was on how a Multiverse should work, if one was re-inserted/revealed in a fictional universe. I mean, who else should they have turned to, other than the person who coined the phrase?

I'm not complaining. In fact, this makes me very happy :P

And here you thought I was going to start a new Elric:Making of a Sorceror thread

Ta.

Jeff

[Michael Moorcock]

Yes, I did a 'bible' for DC. Of course, I haven't seen the results, since I have no easy access to comics!

[Typhoid_Mary]

The Bible According to Michael Moorcock. I wouldn't mind reading that. :)

[Poetgrrl]

The Bible According to Michael Moorcock. I wouldn't mind reading that. :)

oh man... that would be awesome! :twisted:

[Azariel]

It would be interesting, kinda reminds me of Milton. . . Satan the Hero! :D

[Michael Moorcock]

I thought I'd already done the New Testament... :)

[Miqque]

I thought I'd already done the New Testament... :)

Well, most of the first four books....

:lol:

[Lord Doom]

Mike,

Do you receive a royalty everytime they use the term "Multiverse?" That would help with the medical bills :)

Just wondering if I should be on the lookout for any "moonbeam roads" cropping up.... nah.

Jeff

[Michael Moorcock]

It's not so much a multiverse scenario as a Cosmic Balance scenario. A logic system, if you like, which allows, say, Superman and Captain Marvel to understand where the other's coming from... :)

[Azariel]

Crisis of Infinite Earths was a nifty idea, I thought it better than Marvels idea of relaunching a series : cancel, cancel and cancel and start anew :|

[Typhoid_Mary]

Crisis of Infinite Earths was a nifty idea...

But kind of unnecessary. Hypertime is a nifty idea.

[Azariel]

Crisis of Infinite Earths was a nifty idea...

But kind of unnecessary. Hypertime is a nifty idea.

Well, by CoIE, DC had like 4 or 5 diffrent retellings of Superman and Batman, from the dark Frank Miller to the campy 60s, to the grim 30s Batman! Which one was the real? if at all any? I think it was a way to get the past dealt with and continue forward and still get a nifty story out of it :D

[Typhoid_Mary]

Well, by CoIE, DC had like 4 or 5 diffrent retellings of Superman and Batman, from the dark Frank Miller to the campy 60s, to the grim 30s Batman! Which one was the real? if at all any? I think it was a way to get the past dealt with and continue forward and still get a nifty story out of it :D

I agree that it was a nifty story, but I dislike reboots as they tend to create as many inconsistencies as they erase. It's far easier and more elegant to just ignore unwanted bits of continuity; that's why I like the concept of Hypertime. All of those versions of Batman can be real!

[Azariel]

Ah, yes! The Western, Samurai, Edwardian, WW2 Batmans - or was that Elseworlds?

[Typhoid_Mary]

Ah, yes! The Western, Samurai, Edwardian, WW2 Batmans - or was that Elseworlds?

That's different. Elseworlds stories aren't meant to be canon.

It doesn't really matter either way. Slavishly adhering to continuity should never stand in the way of telling an interesting story.