The DC Universe is big. Cumbersome in fact.

With a 86 year publication history of continuous sequential storytelling as well as multiple cross-media adaptations, the sheer amount of contributions from talented artists and management has far exceeded what any singular consumer or audience could ever undertake to its fullest potential. Unlike its main competitors, the "narrative" of the DC Universe is not one straight line, instead full of stops and starts, revisions and retcons and "History of the DC Universe" is like a quilt, intricately patchworked together.

Many hands weave the tapestry of this story. Writers and artists (which is to say pencillers, inkers, layouts, finishers, colorists and even letterers) lend their hands to craft the tales that make up the lives of the world's finest heroes and villains. Editorial mandates may dictate the direction of this story, as does fan demand. Continuity is argued and analyzed constantly to see what fits and what must be omitted. We must also address the fact that DC is a commercial product. Its properties are made up of buyouts and mergers and agreements. One could argue the reason DC is a shared continuity to begin with is because the folks of the National Comics group and Detective comics shared an office back in the forties.

While it sounds like a complicated process to even begin explaining the components of the DC universe's narrative components, we must also remember how multimedia adaptation also influences the perception of these characters. Elements that may not have originated in the source material may find their way into the wider mythology of these characters. So even if an individual may try to distill DC to its purest comics form, they may still need to cross reference from outside sources to find the origins of key figures or concepts.

The works that comprise the DC continuity are ever growing, ever expanding. It is neither a perfect work nor a complete failure, rather an ongoing experiment. Sometimes flawed or problematic, other times acclaimed and canonized. It would be absurd to suggest that a single person could ever "fix" the DC universe, just as it is to say one person is responsible for "ruining" it. The goal of any fan work is celebratory to some degree, even if it is just the author celebrating oneself. This project works in this same fashion, out of total respect for anyone and everyone who has brushed up against the fabrics of the DC Multiverse. Not deconstruction, but instead holistic evaluation.

I posed a series of questions before even starting writing. I came up with an anti-thesis to the typical elevator comics pitch. What if everything you thought you knew about the DC Universe was right? How would a single author fit together every assumption they had about the icons and mythology of the work into a cohesive plot? Realistically, how would these pieces fit together while remaining true to the ideals and perceptions of fans and culture at large?

I thought about the truer essence of these characters and the world, without being bogged down by the baggage, bias, and minutiae of superhero media. Free from corporate synergy and fear of fan perception; free from labels.

I intend these works to be their own threads, fabrics and squares to fit not a smaller narrative blanket, but one whose colors may blend more organically. A remixing, if you would, where echoes or samples of themes and character arcs from past publications or releases may appear or be rearranged, but remain tonally consistent.. This isn't a "New 52", nor an "Earth One", nor even a "DC Extended Universe", though some elements thereof may reveal themselves from time to time. It may even follow similar constraints to other fan projects like the Earth 27 wiki or the "Landis-verse", however I intend on this work to stand out from those like it.

This story may take some twists and turns. It may be told out of order or transcribed in separate, contrasting formats. But I promise it will remain consistent in tone and history. No retcons, no reboots. No parallel universes or divergent timelines. No changes for change sake. No figuring out or playing back problematic contradictions over time. I present to you a more reader friendly, diverse DC Universe. A universe with just as many bright spots as there are shadows.

Welcome to the DC project.

"Only love can save the world."

"Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed."

"Up in the sky; look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's…."