COMICS: Geoff Johns On BATMAN Becoming A NEW GOD And DC YOU Continuity

COMICS: Geoff Johns On BATMAN Becoming A NEW GOD And DC YOU Continuity

Justice League #43 saw Batman ascend to the heights of New God has he gained the powers of Metron and the Mobius Chair. But are the powers too much to handle, even for the tactical mind of The Dark Knight? Geoff Johns weighs in for what's to come the rest of the Justice League.

By MarkJulian - Aug 24, 2015 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Newsarama
With the DC YOU replacing the New 52, DC Comics is placing greater emphasis on storytelling instead of continuity.  Meaning the events happening in Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman, don't have to painstakingly line up with what's happening in Justice League.  This essentially frees up  DC Comics writers and editors to tell stories how they see fit, without having to worry about what someone else is doing with their characters on another title.  This format was actually how comics were published for a long, LONG time.  Continuity would often happen afterwards, as new writers and teams attempted to link seemingly separate events into a flowing narrative.  Geoff Johns hints that something similar may be occurring with the DC YOU later on down the line, but for now, the team books and solo books are free to run independent of one another.  

So while Batman may have died and been miraculously resurrected in Scott Snyder's solo-Batman title, he's gained the powers on the Mobius Chair in Justice League #34. Johns comments, "Well, the "can [Batman handle it]" part is obviously part of the story. But I think it's clear that the reason the Justice League members, and specifically Cyborg says if any one of us can handle it, you can, is because Bruce's mind is his ultimate weapon. And the Mobius Chair taps right into it.  Being able to access knowledge about anything, anyone, anywhere, past and present across the universe is a real powerful thing, and you know, whether or not Bruce can control that and survive that unchanged is to be determined.  And of course, his friends are going to be concerned for his well-being. They don't know anything about this Mobius Chair. And Batman isn't completely conscious of the fact that it is altering his personality a little bit. "

Also, Batman will not be the only Justice League-er to gain the powers of a God. As Darkseid War wraps, the next Justice League storyline will be "Justice League: Gods and Men" , which will focus on Wonder Woman and Mister Miracle as the rest of League deal with drastic Power Level increases.  

Wrapping up his interview with Newsarma, Johns briefly touched on continuity in the DC YOU and revealed that a plan is in place and that all will be made clear before too much longer.  "It all takes place in that world, and it will all eventually make sense. But things happen and change and alter, and I don't want to spoil where this falls because it affects some things.  But it takes place in the DC Universe now. It's just like a lot of other books — you know, what's happening in Cyborg doesn't line up exactly where Justice League is, but it all does line up.  But I like that they've taken off the shackles and haven't forced anyone to end a story or change things, just for the sake of continuity. They encourage us to do it, but they also encourage us not to be a slave to that, to tell great stories."

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webdude1
webdude1 - 8/24/2015, 10:22 AM
Eh
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 8/24/2015, 10:29 AM
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 8/24/2015, 10:31 AM
ForcedAccount
ForcedAccount - 8/24/2015, 10:33 AM
DC tells good stories to increase sales, Marvel changes the sex of their heroes.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 8/24/2015, 10:35 AM
I've been digging the series so far. I like what I've read from the DC You so far. Hopefully the All New All Different Marvel stuff will be just as good.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 8/24/2015, 10:35 AM
This is probably best for DC but I can't wait till we get Batman back. What's up with Milestone, I need my Blood Syndicate fix.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 8/24/2015, 10:37 AM
and ...

Obi2
Obi2 - 8/24/2015, 10:39 AM
So are they going to tell us the Jokers real name or not?
campblood
campblood - 8/24/2015, 10:48 AM
When all is said and done and the möbius chair is gone i hope this isn't some big stupid way of giving Bruce a superpower
A2K
A2K - 8/24/2015, 11:02 AM
I bet this somehow leads to Superman getting a spike in power when Truth wraps.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 8/24/2015, 11:03 AM
@campblood

The last issue makes me believe Metron is just using the chair to [frick] with Bruce as part of some scheme.
johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 8/24/2015, 11:13 AM
Some years down the road, people will talk about how an untalented loser like Geoff Johns was chosen to be DC Comics' Chief Creative Officer. The Nelson/DiDio/Lee/Harras/Johns period will be "the stuff of legends".
Supafairy
Supafairy - 8/24/2015, 11:24 AM
Loving these runs. I'm all for creating stories rather than continuity.
Odin
Odin - 8/24/2015, 11:41 AM
The Darksied-war has been awesome so far.
johnnymarr
johnnymarr - 8/24/2015, 11:52 AM
I've been reading some people saying that Marvel is run by people who care only about money, and DC cares only about the characters. What a joke!

Because the people who run DC Comics doesn't care about money, and the new 52 wasn't a stupid sales strategy. Ok... :)
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 8/24/2015, 11:55 AM
@InfiniteMonkey

I believe i am a diciple of that god.
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 8/24/2015, 11:55 AM
Of course theres also my goddess:

Tevii
Tevii - 8/24/2015, 12:25 PM
XF14 - is it really being lazy or is it catering to the ever decreasing attention span of the audience?
In the world of social media, youtube vids etc. its a fact attention spans are smaller.
People have too many options these days to be connected to comics forever and a bogged down continuity makes it harder to attract new audiences.

I personally like continuity and the pre-52 DC universe. But its a business. They need to stay relevant and this helps them do that
BlackConvoy
BlackConvoy - 8/24/2015, 12:40 PM
@A2K I don't see how that's possible. Superman has his full powers in Justice League. So this has to take place before Truth.
CAPTAINPINKEYE
CAPTAINPINKEYE - 8/24/2015, 1:08 PM
I'm loving this book. Great story and Jason Fabok is one of the best artists in the industry. I hope he stays with the book or at least with DC.
A2K
A2K - 8/24/2015, 1:10 PM
@ BlackConvoy
I thought so to but someone kinda had a theory about Batman's memory being backed up through the Möbius chair and being his means of donning the cowl again in Snyder's title, so given Johns' comments and my own fan-speculation, my guess would be the 'Apocalypse solar fire' or whateverelse will happen to him, could have tweaked his DNA allowing him to reboot his powers somewhere down the line, i.e. after Truth.
pyramosteu
pyramosteu - 8/24/2015, 2:08 PM
How does Batman go back to fighting the penguin after this?
case
case - 8/24/2015, 2:25 PM
I gotta get on that Mister Miracle series.
BATMANx
BATMANx - 8/24/2015, 6:01 PM
Rocksteady Please Make this suit in Arkham Knight DLC
SAMURAI36
SAMURAI36 - 8/24/2015, 7:50 PM
@ LEOSTRATOR:

Milestone & DC will begin printing new stories next year. They will be doing mini series and one shots, featuring the prominent characters, leading into full on series later in the year.

MS & DC: back together again!!
MarkV
MarkV - 8/24/2015, 8:57 PM
i'tll be cool when he's just a guy again..
rabid
rabid - 8/25/2015, 7:55 AM
Maybe this means the Bruce in the main Batbooks is a clone.
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