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Hello, I'm Emily. My artist name is MeltingCORE. I'm an art history student who creates multimedia artwork as a hobby. But what is this story? This story is Red Shift. Red Shift is a story set in the DC Comics universe that features the character Steppenwolf as the lead with his home planet, Apokolips, being the main setting. I started writing Red Shift after viewing the 2017 Justice League movie and reading the original New Gods comics. I find the Apokoliptians to be an incredibly fascinating race but many of the ones that interest me don't have fleshed out backgrounds. I aim to fix this in my story with a specific focus on the character of Steppenwolf. I've chosen Steppenwolf as the lead character because the 2017 movie did him a disservice by not explaining his motives and backstory. He also only has a brief appearance in the original New Gods comics. Because I have an affinity for Steppenwolf (despite his lack of characterization), I want to create that story myself. You will see many other faces you may or may not have heard of. And of course, Darkseid has a major part in this story. (All comic fans should know this name.)
Red Shift is not connected to any pre-existing DC Comics canon or the DCEU. However, it does take elements from New Gods and the DCEU. There will be some characters appearing who were meant to be deceased, others who were never meant to cross paths, and some who are entirely new. (I'm jokingly calling it the "Emily-verse".)
It's highly recommended that you watch the 2017 Justice League movie (even though it's divisive in the fandom) before reading Red Shift so you are familiar with the basic story of Steppenwolf.