For a long time, Mark Waid has been billed not only as a DC Comics writer, but also as a historian. Now, all of that accumulated knowledge is still leading to the best use. DC has unveiled a new history of the DC Universe, a fourth series that aligns all of DC’s continuity over the past 90 years through the eyes of Barry “The Flash” Allen. Waid wrote a miniseries and started with Jerry Ordway and Todd Nauck in the first issue, and a lineup of all-star artists joined him alongside him.
This is not the first time DC has seen their history definitively. In 1986, in the wake of the endless Earth crisis, Marv Wolfman and George Perez teamed up for a second series that would do so, telling the history of the new, Multiverse DCU. But the multiverse has recovered to the dark crisis on the infinite Earth in 2023, and its history is now in place. The 2021 two-part generation series also introduced the concept of Linearverse, as the obvious reuse of discarded 5G projects from Dan Didio’s tenure as DC’s co-publisher. It will be interesting to see if the idea is incorporated into new history, and if so, how it is incorporated.
In a statement announcing the series, Waid continues with the DC Universe’s new history, “A Dream Project.”
“It’s an opportunity to reorganize all the vast continuity of DC into one master timeline and bring some of the comic’s greatest artists to participate and shine. Even for longtime fans, there’s plenty of information about Easter Eggs, and this series is essential for DC fans.”
Waid is a story told from the perspective of Dark Crisis: Big Bang: Big Bang, Barry Allen, and already maps the restored multiverse for its readers, and it’s easy to see how new history was spun from his work in the book. Wade also has a history that coordinates the decades of continuity that he wrote artist Javier Rodriguez and 2019’s Marvel universe history.
Ordway and Nauck are naturally suited for the first issue of the series. This appears to cover the introduction of the Society of Justice and the Golden Age of Heroes. Ordway portrayed both All-Star Sentai and Infinity Inc in the 80s, but Nauck has been working on DC’s new golden age titles, particularly Stargirl: The Lost Children. In a statement announcing the series, both artists expressed their enthusiasm for participating in the project with Waid.
“I’m having an absolute explosion with this project,” said co-artist Nauk. “Mark came up with something cool for me to draw on every page. It was an honor to share Art Jois with comic legends like Jerry Ordway. The DC editorial team is learning new aspects of DC history that I didn’t know before. And I’m reading DC Comics!”
“As one of the artists who were part of the endless crisis of the Earth in the 1980s,” added co-artist Jerry Ordway.
The first issue of the fourth series features Chris Samney’s main cover, with variant covers by Dan Mora, Ryan Souk, Michael Cho, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and Scott Cobrish. Check out all variant covers below to find the new history of DC Universe #1 (4), which arrives in store and digital on Wednesday, June 25th.
Cover with Dan Mora Cover Ryan Souk Cover with Michael Cho Foil Variant Cover with Ryan Souk Scott Cobrish Variant Cover
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