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April 2006 |
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There are many threads running through the Crisis, threads that span every part of the DC Universe. And some of the secrets have yet to be revealed or understood. The thrust of this issue is how Kal-L, Lois Lane, Superboy of Earth Prime, and Alex Luthor have been faring in the "paradise" created by Luthor at the end of the original Crisis. Not so well, we find out. Alex Luthor has been working on a plan to find "the perfect Earth". Superman is too worried about Lois to pay attention. And poor naive Superboy comes under Luthor's thrall because he's jealous of Earth's heroes. In his frustration, Superboy Prime begins pounding on the wall of their paradise-prison. It turns out he's actually impacting reality throughout the universe. Every blow sends shock waves rippling out that change peoples' lives. So the Legion finds itself with several origins, all true. Same for the Doom Patrol. Jonah Hex lives both in the past and the future. Jason Todd is both a street punk and a circus acrobat. And the Challengers of the Unknown, somehow, sank into darkness and despair. So what does this mean to our boys? Stay tuned... |
In an interview with Newsarama, Dan DiDio, Editor in Chief at DC, offered further explanation. Q: Is there a plausible explanation as to WHY and HOW Superboy Prime can alter reality by hitting some sort of imaginary wall? Even in the quasi-scientific world of superhero comics, that's a real big stretch. DD: We explained that following CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS when the multiverse collapsed into one universe and one world, that one world was not fully settled and still resonated with vibrations of the other worlds. When Alex Luthor created the "heaven" dimension where the four heroes escaped, it was built from the remnant energies of the Multiverse and closed around them like a cocoon. The pounding on a wall built from the Multiverse, affected a universe still resonating with the Multiverse, thereby changing time and history. Simple? Next up, Grant Morrison explains Hypertime. |