![]() So whether they are dead or "lost," Clark Kent, Diana of Themyscira, billionaire Bruce Wayne, and the rest might just be "saved" and/or resurrected by the series' end and perhaps even return in the final pages of Dark Crisis having never really been absent from their own titles. So it now seems their 'deaths' will be limited to a mix of tie-in specials and series, and some ongoing titles reflecting the events/timelines and some that won't. As we've previously detailed, in May and June the dead Justice Leaguers all appear alive and well in their respective ongoing titles (with the so-far exception of The Flash) and some new limited series.ĭC has also since revealed Aquamen will catch up to the events of Dark Crisis in July, revealing the start of a storyline in which Arthur's family, friends, and fellow Aquaman Jackson Hyde mourn his death.īut July also features new creative teams taking over Batman and Detective Comics starting story arcs starring Bruce Wayne that'll publish concurrently with the majority of Dark Crisis's seven-issue run. Justice League #75 variant cover (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab)īut it hasn't quite played out that way. Our initial hypothesis was that DC would still have some storytelling and marketing fun for a while with the possibilities that come with having to 'replace' all those heroes, including in the pages of all their solo titles.Īfter all, the 'Death of the Justice League' pays homage to the ' Death of Superman (opens in new tab)' on that landmark event's 30th anniversary, and DC is aligning the "30 years in the making" Dark Crisis closer to 'Death of Superman' than it is any previous Crisis event, it was fair to expect a dynamic to play out similar to when Superman was 'replaced' by four other heroes in his various titles. ![]() Dark Crisis #1 art (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab)īut that's beside the point, because even if they're dead rather than lost, the answer to the question "will they really 'die,' as in anything resembling the real-life die, the answer is, of course, of course not.Īs we say, these are some of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, or in other words, some of the most valuable intellectual property in the world.
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