Concept » Retcon appears in 452 issues.
The generic term for Multiverses or What If...? type scenarios. An Alternate Universe usually features pre-established characters living in different situations from those of the main continuity universe.
The Dark Knight's rogues gallery is the baddies that make Batman's crime-fighting life the burden that it is. A group as colorful as it is diabolical.
The Bronze Age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 - 1985.
Canon, in regards to comic books, is what is considered to be "real," "what really happened" or "what that character is really like" as opposed to events, etc., that happened in comic books, but nobody "counts it" as being "real" or "actually happened."
"You cannot escape, so before you meet your doom, I shall tell you my evil plan." Comic book stereotypes can range from personality traits to ridiculous plot lines.
The Multiverse is a pivotal concept in DC Comics. Over the years, it has gone through many changes, and has nearly been destroyed on a few occasions, but always ends up intact.
Rebirth is a company-wide relaunch of DC Comics titles incorporating pre-Flashpoint and New 52 continuity.
Known as the Scarlet Speedster or The Fastest Man Alive, the mantle of The Flash has been donned by different heroes over the years.
A literary term often utilized in theater to describe the imaginary barrier between the actors and audience, separating real world and fantasy. Breaking the fourth wall is observed sometimes in literature, where a character directly addresses the reader.
A Green Lantern is an officer of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, who have the ability to overcome great fear with the might of willpower. They possess power rings capable of creating constructs characterized by their will and strength to use it. Each Green Lantern is given a Sector of the Universe to protect and it is their priority to suppress any threat against their sector.
This is the collection of realities known in the Marvel universe, known as the Multiverse.
Marvel NOW! is a Marvel relaunch that began in October 2012. It brought some major changes to the Marvel Universe and launched many new ongoing series from some of the biggest names in the business.
Is a short series (predetermined number of issues) of comic books with the purpose of telling a defined story about a particular character, group or event. a.k.a. Limited Series or Maxi-Series.
An age of comics which has lasted from mid-1980's to the present days.
The event or realization that changed a characters life forever and made them into the person they are today.
Takes place prior to the events depicted in the first issue. It could even depict events prior to the character's primary origin story.
A reboot is a retelling or new envisioning of a story. It is similar to a remake (the term used for movies).
Secret Identities have been used by heroes and villains alike to protect themselves and/or others.
A science fiction franchise comprised of multiple television series and movies, as well as novels, comic books, and other media within the expanded universe. Star Trek was originally created by Gene Roddenberry.
The "galaxy far, far away" in which the Star Wars films and related works take place.
DC Comics' controversial 2011 reboot of its entire line of ongoing comic books following the universe altering event, Flashpoint. After Doomsday Clock, it was redefined as Earth-52.
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