16. A quick clarification on the status of the Hawks – the seemed to have died in Final Crisis, but in Blackest Night #0, they’re alive and well...So, have you got your checklists handy? Inserted a two-page epilogue into the last issue of Final Crisis so we would know that Batman wasn't really dead? Check. Insist that it wasn't really the "real" Aquaman we saw in FC #7? Check. Inform us that it wasn't "our" Hawkman and Hawkgirl who died? Check. Made sure that not a single continuing DC series so much as mentions the events of Final Crisis (uh, the Daily Planet building blew up? Lois in a coma? Alpha Lanterns infiltrated by Granny Goodness? Martian Manhunter's death not even mentioned in an issue of JLA? Anybody?? Anything???) CHECK.
DD: What happened was that during the whole integration of the Multiverse in Final Crisis where we saw a version of Aquaman appearing from another Earth, so was the case with the Hawkman and Hawkgirl that met their fate in Final Crisis. That said, the Hawks are very prominently featured in Blackest Night #1, and are very much alive at the start of that book.
For whatever reason, DiDio seems intent on turning "The Day Evil Won" into "The Day That Had Absolutely Zero Impact On The DC Universe."
So, everybody out there who thought that Secret Invasion would have far more impact on its universe than Final Crisis, raise your hand...
Wait, Lois was in a coma? If I was Superman I would have used that time to hook up with Lori or Lana.
ReplyDeleteDon't look at me like that, I can't be the only one sick of Lois Lane. Besides, it's only a matter of time before he cheats on her.
Clark Kent moves to Metropolis and doesn't so much as go out on one date. He spends all his time trying to get with his future wife. Nor does he have any male friends to hang out with, Jimmy Olsen doesn't count.
If Clark had any real male friends they would tell him that he needs to go out for a beer and meet other chicks.
But he doesn't so we are stuck with Lois Lane.
Yep, in the long run, Final Crisis was a total non-event. The only thing it was good for was to kill off a few major heroes so they could have significant roles (i.e., be made relevant for Green Lantern continuity) in DC's upcoming REAL event, Green Lantern: Blackest Night.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Anthony, we know Clark dated during his "world tour". He had a hot girlfriend in France who was hoping to ride his coattails into news stardom or something. I haven't read the Zero Hour aftermaths in a while.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I always say, "Make mine Marvel!"
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