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Looked the character up. What a random idea, lol. 

Still patiently waiting for news on "The Multiversity Too". So far we know that it will be an anthology series focused on alternate versions of Batman and the Flash from the wider Pre-Crisis multiverse, and that Morrison's effort at creating a map of the New 52 multiverse wasn't pointless, as it's just a smaller neighbour to the other finite multiverse and the near-infinite Pre-Crisis multiverse. One of the reasons the original Multiversity series was made was because Morrison wanted to explore how far he could stretch the "rules" about what alternate versions of certain characters can be until they are no longer that character. I guess that's essentially what he'll do for the sequel, except even more crazily. 

Okay yea I read the second issue of Gwenpool and it was fun to read. I love the cast she has around her like Bat Roc and Modok. Classic.

Whats funny about Marvel is come the next film that has Captain America in it they will do away with it. That company is afraid of huge changes and things like that to there characters. Its why they have never rebooted. The whole Hydra crap won't last and is not worth reading. THe first issue of DC Rebirth sounds amazing aftering reading reviews. Also who shows up in the end is a big holy shit for me. I can't wait to buy it.

There's just so many twists and reveals in DC Rebirth, I mean, holy shit.

I can't remember how to make the spoiler things so, just stop reading here if you haven't read it.





Best of all, all of them are actually interesting and seem well thought-out (though the whole "Wonder Woman's twin brother is a thing" bit is a little underwhelming compared to the rest). The Three Jokers reveal is awesome. The added mixture of beloved pre-52 elements (such as classic Wally West and Aquaman's marriage-to-be) to the New 52 is awesome. And finally, Dr. Manhattan's reveal is freaking mind blowing. While some people are aprehensive that the adding of Watchmen characters to the main DC story after having been completely standalone since the beginning is a bad move and goes against the messages of Alan Moore's work. As many reviewers have noted, Watchmen, as good as it is, is not some kind of impervious demigod of a comic book, and that Alan Moore would be quite hypocritical to say that DC has no right to use the characters after their story is over since Moore essentially steals and deconstructs hundreds of characters, copyrighted or no, in his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series. 

What's better about the Osterman twist is that it didn't come completely from nowhere. Considering Dr. Manhattan's immense power and growing lack of humanity, plus the open end to his story in Watchmen, makes him pretty much the perfect character to be the creator of the New 52 worlds. The hints to his appearance come thick and fast. DC know how to do decent twists.

It's implied that Manhattan now isn't evil per se, but his increasing lack of humanity (which is implied by Pandora to have more or less completely faded since Watchmen) means that the New 52 is probably what he sees as just an experiment. He just changes some variables, alters some characters' origins, mixes in elements from other universes, and sees what unfolds in his new universe. Though saying that, the fact that he mercilessly obliterated Pandora despite her impassioned speech about hope implies that he just might have gone off the deep end and is now fully evil. We'll see. If that's the case, then yeah, things might go to shit in the DCU.

Apparently the big intention with the Dr. Manhattan twist was to represent the typical modern comic book writer. The one who writes gritty and hopeless situations for his characters, and tries to imitate the success of Watchmen, but wonders why no one likes it when it's too dark and gritty. 

As for the 3 Jokers thing, your theory seems pretty valid and could be the case. I think the Bronze/Modern age Joker is probably gonna turn out to be a successor or former decoy to the original Golden Age one. Since I've heard that the New 52 Joker is supposed to be some kind of ancient evil who has plagued Gotham for centuries, perhaps he'll be treated as a separate entity from the others entirely, or maybe the true originator of the Joker name. It could be like how the brunette midget Mad Hatter and the ginger, moustached Mad Hatter (informally renamed "Hatman" to avoid confusion with the other one) are treated as completely different entities despite the shared alternate identity.

Interesting so we get to see if Gotham really can be made better by a Superman or it needs Batman. The question finally will be answered. I read Rebirth one and it was great. Manhattan did not seem evil when he spoke in pages. I think he is simply testing the heroes of DC and wants to see how humans act on this world. It remains to be seen.  Also fuck Marvel. Stopping messing with powers. One of the deaths in Civil War issue one should not have happened. Also remember when Thanos was on Darkseid's level? The good ole days.