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Post by The Agent on May 3, 2007 17:37:28 GMT -5
52 Earths.That's HOW the Pre-Crisis Earth-One Animal Man met the Post-Crisis Earth-Sigma Animal Man. Maybe the "Comic Book Limbo" is somehow related to the fragmentation which involved Earth-Sigma. Just a supposition. So we can assume that the Silver Age Animal Man (once formerly known as 'Pre-Crisis Animal Man') is still LIVING on an Earth out of the 52. Thus the 'Vertigo Animal Man' is still alive out of there, too...  Biggest revelation ever. Three Animal Man now "co-exist" in the same MULTI-universe.
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Post by The Agent on Jul 18, 2007 5:00:42 GMT -5
I've just realized that the CURRENT Animal Man starring in '52' (and so on) - despite being written by Morrison - IS a DIFFERENT ANIMAL MAN. Recap of Buddy's origin by Mark Waid and beautifully illustrated by the man himself, Brian Bolland. Here's a link where you can see the two pages: www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/?hv=animal_manIf you notice: 1- The ORIGINS are different. 2- BUDDY is different... long hair, grunge attitude (and not punk), no Superman shirt. That means that Mark Waid's SECRET ORIGINS depict the Post-IC Animal Man, and not the Post-Crisis Earth Sigma/Clutter Animal Man. Right? |
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Post by minominop on Jul 19, 2007 15:37:10 GMT -5
Kind of gets confusing sorting out all of these variations of Buddy.
I'd prefer to imagine it as just different artists interpretations of the same chatacter, rather than think that every time someone draws him, it's a new character.
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Post by The Agent on Jul 19, 2007 19:15:55 GMT -5
Kind of gets confusing sorting out all of these variations of Buddy. I'd prefer to imagine it as just different artists interpretations of the same chatacter, rather than think that every time someone draws him, it's a new character. I get what you meant but... all this parallel universes stuff is cool! |
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Post by minominop on Jul 24, 2007 10:44:19 GMT -5
It is cool, very cool. But most of the differences seem to deal with Buddy having a different costume. Except for the Vertigo version they all seem too similar. Plus I assume most of the stories in the DC universe happen on the same version of Earth. The Animal man that appears in those stories seems to always have an altered costume. Since the Earth isn't changing from one to another, I have to assume Buddy isn't either, and that he just has what seems like an endless supply of costumes. (Ellen Baker must have alot of spare time, or she just enjoys sewing.)
The only real thing that seems to change is the origin story, and the only differences there, are the details, (His hair, T-shirt, aliens appearence.......) nothing major.
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Post by 1573 on Apr 16, 2008 16:00:16 GMT -5
i think it all depends on whoever is drawing him.
the changes are pretty much left up to the artists interpretation of buddy's costume.
it happens quite often w/ other characters.
i think it's 1 of those things that we are just supposed to overlook.
but that's just my opinion.
as for the multiple animal men for multiple earths, why not?
i think i read somewhere to grant morrison's run is in continuity for the regular dcu (some say that up to issue 50 is).
the later vertigo books seem to be just forgotten about.
kind of a "out of sight, out of mind" thing.
1 of the 52 new earths is a "vertigo-like", mystic earth.
i don't see why the vertigo stories can't happen there.
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Post by The Agent on Apr 16, 2008 17:56:40 GMT -5
INDEED. I think there's still a white-haired Animal Man out of there... it would be cool if Morrison will address that in the upcoming Final Crisis. As far as the costumes go... it's very fun, ain't it?  I mean, "recording" all the possible variations. |
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Post by 1573 on May 6, 2008 23:24:14 GMT -5
INDEED. I think there's still a white-haired Animal Man out of there... it would be cool if Morrison will address that in the upcoming Final Crisis. As far as the costumes go... it's very fun, ain't it? I mean, "recording" all the possible variations. morrison has said that the story in 52 would be the absolute last animal man story he was going to write. |
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Post by The Agent on May 7, 2008 7:36:09 GMT -5
We don't know for sure.
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Post by minominop on May 7, 2008 11:03:51 GMT -5
I heard the same thing said about the story in 52. Maybe like us he just can't let go. I hope.
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Post by 1573 on May 7, 2008 11:23:25 GMT -5
maybe he's afraid that if he writes more animal man, dc will talk him into another series.
although i'm sure plenty of fans would love that.
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Post by minominop on May 7, 2008 11:54:53 GMT -5
That would be awesome!!!!! But if he didn't want to do it they could always assign it to another writer. Not that I'm saying just anyone could replace Morrison, what I'm saying is that I just want another Animal Man book.  |
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Post by 1573 on May 7, 2008 12:12:05 GMT -5
i would buy it no matter who was writing it.
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Post by The Agent on May 7, 2008 13:48:36 GMT -5
That would be awesome!!!!! But if he didn't want to do it they could always assign it to another writer. Not that I'm saying just anyone could replace Morrison, what I'm saying is that I just want another Animal Man book. No matter the writer, Animal Man is always the most fascinating superhero out of there. Let's hope things will not slide into shamanism or Vertigo-like things like that.  |
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Post by minominop on May 7, 2008 15:43:23 GMT -5
I have a question for everyone. Did anybody enjoy the vertigo Animal Man? Was it anyones favorite incarnation of Buddy, and why? I think the why is the most important. I wouldn't think your opinions were not valid. I'm just curious.
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I mean, "recording" all the possible variations.
