COMICS: Meet Earth 2's New Batman In EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1 First Look

COMICS: Meet Earth 2's New Batman In EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1 First Look

Announced earlier this week, writer James Robinson will be introducing an all-new Caped Crusader to DC's Earth 2 Universe in next month's Earth 2 Annual #1. Hit the jump for a selection of pencils and fully inked and coloured pages from the book!

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By JoshWilding - Apr 01, 2013 02:04 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Newsarama

The new Batman of Earth 2 debuts as The Atom begins a mission to lead a new team of heroes—but are any of them prepared for the threat they’re about to face?










EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR, CAFU and JULIUS GOPEZ
Cover by ANDY KUBERT

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ahhmynuts
ahhmynuts - 4/1/2013, 2:51 AM
you guys went all out on this prank
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 2:51 AM
Earth 1, Earth 2, Earth 99 ...
Marvel got like 1000 of alternate Earths hidden in their closet.
Missing the times when life was less complicated.

AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 4/1/2013, 3:09 AM
legit
Mucklefluga
Mucklefluga - 4/1/2013, 3:12 AM
Thomas Wayne Batman!
Odin
Odin - 4/1/2013, 3:20 AM
Looks like a hybrid from Flashpoint-Batman and Batman Beyond. Looks good thou.
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 4/1/2013, 3:21 AM
I like how it's seemingly inspired by the 60's Batman show Batmobile, just like Alex Ross's character designs :)
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 3:22 AM
@KryptonianAbominationClone
Multiverse ?!

If you could just explain it to me (from DC point of view)
Wikipedia article is too long.
thebearjew
thebearjew - 4/1/2013, 3:29 AM
^reallu dude? Youve never heard of the multiverse
thebearjew
thebearjew - 4/1/2013, 3:29 AM
*really*
thebearjew
thebearjew - 4/1/2013, 3:32 AM
getsugatensho22 ya thought the same thing looks pretty cool
word1one
word1one - 4/1/2013, 3:36 AM
I think this one is real guys...
Adama
Adama - 4/1/2013, 3:46 AM
Okay, DC, whatever...
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 3:54 AM
@indigobolt956

I know what multiverse is. I even know what parallel universes are :) (watched Sliders a lot)

I just want to know what's are the biggest differences between those 52 universes DC is having right now.

(hope i didn't make it more confusing)
thebearjew
thebearjew - 4/1/2013, 4:29 AM
uh im really not the expert on the multiverse different dimensions etc
it makes me brain hurt jk
theynreally should just make an app breaking it all down thatd be to awesome though
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 4/1/2013, 4:34 AM
I think it's funny that DC rebooted it's comics to make it more streamlined and it took them less than a year to introduce alternate universes and re-complicate things for anyone slightly interested in what they're doing.

Seems like a pretty stupid move, business-wise. Earth-2 stuff intrigues me thought, I have to admit. I like the idea of a universe without the normal flagship characters. Although introducing Batman kind of negates that...
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 4/1/2013, 5:14 AM
Who's under the cowl? John Blake? Dick Grayson? Jason Todd?!
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 4/1/2013, 5:24 AM
ZombieOverEasy@ They didn't just suddenly decide to have alternate universes... oh vay....
Okay, I'll break it down.
In the Golden Age, DCs main universe (or canon) was Earth 2.
Then in the Silver Age their main canon was Earth 1.
All the while they had alternate universes, like Marvel does, to an infinite degree.
Then in 1985 (in Crisis) they merged ALL the universes into one.
Then in 2005 (in Infinite Crisis) they split that one into 52, with Earth 0 being the canon Earth.
Then in 2011 (in Flashpoint) the Earth 0 was merged with Earths 13 and 50. Since Earth 0 was the anchor to the 52 multiverse, these changes have had a knock on effect, creating a new 52-universe multiverse (The New 52).
Earth One seems to be unaffected by the Flashpoint (probably because it was magically recreated by Earth 0's Trinity) and the new canon Earth made out of the old Earths O, 13 and 50 does not yet have a designation (It's probably still Earth 0, but it could just as easily be renamed Earth 52).
Aside from that last paragraph, that's the simplest way I can see to explain the history of DC's multiverse.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 5:32 AM
@DukeAcureds

Thanks. You're the man.
Gotta read it like five times, though :)
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 5:36 AM
knowing the history is good first step.
Supershadowbat
Supershadowbat - 4/1/2013, 6:13 AM
@DukeAcreds,
Nice explanation. I am a fan of the multiverse, and have never been confused by it. Any book that was of one of the other Earths, say Earth 2 always opened with a paragraph explaining that it was an alternate earth. I find that the multiverse leads to better stories and it makes things more interesting.
jarel93
jarel93 - 4/1/2013, 7:13 AM
I love the people who are getting April Fool's confused with things that are (1) actually true and (2) things that have actually happened.
jphoenix666
jphoenix666 - 4/1/2013, 8:56 AM
How do people actually believe this is an April Fools day joke? Cant wait for the new Batman, hope it's Dick Grayson. Also Atom leading a new team of heroes? Cant wait to find out whos on that team! Earth 2 keeps getting better & better!
thatcoldblackcloud
thatcoldblackcloud - 4/1/2013, 9:00 AM
I hope it's Thomas Wayne. It's the only other person I consider fit for the role.
JayJayCAW
JayJayCAW - 4/1/2013, 9:37 AM
its Richard Grayson of Earth 2 :)
ToddDamian
ToddDamian - 4/1/2013, 9:50 AM
They announced this weeks ago. The red could be an allusion to Robin, aka Dick Grayson, as he was also an Earth 2 character as an adult.
beyond2099
beyond2099 - 4/1/2013, 10:05 AM
Jason Todd?
TerminalVoyd
TerminalVoyd - 4/1/2013, 11:09 AM
@jerryblake - 4/1/2013, 2:51 AM

"Earth 1, Earth 2, Earth 99 ...
Marvel got like 1000 of alternate Earths hidden in their closet.
Missing the times when life was less complicated."

Alas Jerry, when life was less complicated, there were an infinite number of multiple Earths and they knew how to have fun with 'em. Those were the days....
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 4/1/2013, 1:14 PM
Maybe it's Jean-Paul Valley? Terry Mcginnis?
TerminalVoyd@ Limitations specify art, duder. Convolution sweetens the geeky pot.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/1/2013, 1:19 PM
i only thought dc had 52 alternate earths

marvel have shit loads of universes in avengers 7 they show the superflow of each universe.

universe 2091
universe 7109
universe 3281809
universe 616
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 4/1/2013, 10:39 PM
Earth 2 Batman looks pretty badass.

Huh, Earth 2 Mr. Freeze has no cooling suit.
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