WonderCon 2017,DC’s Young Animal Spoilers and DC Comics Rebirth spoilers follow.
WonderCon 2017 is upon us and at the Young Animal Panel we learned about two important things: (1) an upcoming event involving the Young Animal titles / characters and (2) the connection between Young Animal and DC Rebirth.
WonderCon coverage has revealed the following, emphasis added.
- Coming up we have Bug! The Adventures of Forager #1, and Way said seeing the art from Mike Allred and Laura Allred is full of excitement. They chose a character who “spoke” to them, and taking an obscure character and working on them is what Young Animal is doing well. Bug is a “big giant tribute to Jack Kirby”, Rich said. You’ll see the original Blue Beetle, a Yeti, and a chase through dimensions for “reality shards”. It’s something that has been talked about in Cave Carson, slightly changed. It’s going to lead up to a Fall/Winter “event” when the books will tie together in a certain way, Way said. The shards have something to do with that.
Reality shards. Interesting. I wonder how this will play into The Watchmen Rebirth and even Multiversity with reality now, seemingly, able to be manipulated or changed perhaps a la CW DC TV’s portrayal of DC’s Spear of Destiny on TV.
- Asked how these books fit into DCU continuity, Way said it’s something they are developing, and it will define over time. It’s on the “fringe” of the DCU, happening a little on the outside of the Rebirth elements. They’ve had to get permission for the Bat characters, and Mother Panic is set in Gotham, but at a distance.
We noticed that the June 2017 DC Comics solicitations had the post Superman Reborn event Superman on the cover of Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #5. As such, we postulated that Young Animal took place in DC Comics Rebirth. And, its now confirmed.
Also, a new back-up will begin with Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #7 called “The Wonderful World of Rocks” written by The Flintstones scribe ark Russell.
Interesting.
