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  Elseworlds.net - The Unofficial Elseworlds Home Page
"In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places--some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't, or shouldn't exist.
This 4 part Elseworlds watches the World's Finest pair from 1939 (their first meeting) to 2919.
It is worth getting but there are better Elseworlds (JLA: the Nail, JSA: The Liberty Files.) If you haven't got it and want to, buy the collected edition, as there's not much use in buying all 4 issues.
www.elseworlds.net /review/batmansuperman-generations.html   (442 words)

  
  Elseworlds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon.
The first Elseworlds title was Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989), by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola and edited by Mark Waid, which featured a Victorian Age version of the superhero Batman hunting Jack the Ripper, who has come to Gotham City.
One of the most famous Elseworlds titles is Kingdom Come, a miniseries in which a new, violent generation of superheroes replaces the aging idealism of DC's classic heroes, and the conflict between the two groups ignites an apocalyptic battle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elseworlds   (560 words)

  
 List of Elseworlds publications - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This is a list of Elseworlds publications from DC Comics, separated by main character, and in alphabetical order by title.
Elseworld's Finest (1997) - Batman and Superman in a 1920s pulp adventure; a play on the phrase "World's Finest", a long running DC Comics series feature these two heroes.
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl (1998) - A world in which Bruce Wayne was never Batman, and the infant Kal-El didn't survive.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_Elseworlds_publications   (3401 words)

  
 Elseworlds 80-Page Giant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The "Elseworlds 80-Page Giant" was to be an 80-page collection of Elseworlds stories, published by DC comics.
However, around 2000 copies of the issue had already been shipped to the UK and quickly became a highly sought after collector's item.
The story earned two Eisner Awards, however, and ironically became the only part of the Elseworlds Giant to be later republished, in the pages of Bizarro Comics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elseworlds_80-Page_Giant   (156 words)

  
 The Dark Knight: Comics: Elseworlds
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places -- some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't, or shouldn't exist.
Elseworlds is not the name of a title, but a label applied to alternative Batman stories.
Yes, I know that it doesn't say so on the cover, but the Elseworlds name wasn't created until after TDKR was published, and this story definitely falls under that category, due to the fact that it is a "possible future" for Batman.
www.darkknight.ca /comics/elseworlds.html   (296 words)

  
 Fanzing 15 - March 1999 - Elseworlds Origins, Observations & the Future
Elseworlds… that’s the term to paste at the forefront of your brain for the duration of this feature article.
The roots of Elseworld stories stem from the noble desire of writers and artist to produce stories that they wanted to write and would want to buy were they made available by others.
Elseworld stories broke out from a comic book mainstream environment that had stagnated and promoted the “house style” the point of inanity.
www.fanzing.com /mag/fanzing15/feature4.shtml   (2574 words)

  
 Fanzing 43 - April 2002 - Elseworlds Writing Challenge Results
The basic idea of an Elseworlds is to examine what heroes would be like in worlds other than the DC Universe.
The Elseworlds quotient of a tale set in current continuity is also pretty slim; this story was clearly written with the intention that it would fit into canon.
The audience's expectations that in Elseworlds all roads still lead to Rome are cleverly manipulated with regard to the Flying Graysons.
www.fanzing.com /mag/fanzing43/results.shtml   (2826 words)

  
 WPage / Infinite Atlas: Elseworlds
This could technically be classified as an Alternate History Elseworlds, but as the changes occur during the story instead of prior to it, I decided to mark it as Historical.
A Potential Future Elseworlds is set in a future where the modern DCU is a part of history.
These Elseworlds may take place at any point on the timeline, and the divergence may or may not have been caused by superhero activity.
www.io.com /~woodward/chroma/atelsew.html   (841 words)

  
 The Unofficial Comics Crossover Index - Elseworlds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
"In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places, some that have existed or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist."
Although DC has produced a large number of "imaginary stories" (as they were called in the 1960s and '70s), the first modern "Elseworlds" story is generally considered to be Gotham by Gaslight, which put Batman in the Victorian Age to track down Jack the Ripper.
Each Elseworlds annual is a complete story that stands on its own, with no connection to the others.
members.tripod.com /~MitchellBrown/xover/dc_elseworlds.html   (343 words)

  
 OAFE - DC Direct Elseworlds: Red Son Superman review
That might be why he seems to be at the center of so many Elseworlds stories - Superman is still Superman, even when he's taken from his usual settings and put into strange times and places.
The paint is all nicely crisp where the pink of his skin meets the fl of his hair, but it gets a bit messy around the belt.
In addition to the Elseworlds base shared by all the figures in this series, Red Son Superman has one real accessory: a 3" communist flag on a 10" pole.
www.oafe.net /yo/dcdew1rss.php   (665 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Superman Batman Elseworlds: Books: Various Artists,DC Comics,Bob Kahan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
These ELSEWORLDS tales places heroes in strange times and places--some that have existed and others that might yet.
This volume includes stories in which: Superman sides with the British during the Revolutionary War; Batman sails the seas as the dread pirate Leatherwing; The armored hero Steel faces a vicious slavemaster on a Civil War-era plantation.
With DC's Elseworlds, you take a history that was fiction to begin with, and move it into another alternate possibility.
www.amazon.ca /Superman-Batman-Elseworlds-Various-Artists/dp/1563892634   (363 words)

  
 Licensing Fun #12: Elseworlds - RPGnet Forums
Elseworlds present a little bit of a problem in gaming.
I would produce Elseworlds sourcebooks for the main DC RPG, whatevre that meybe at the time.
A first sourcebook would hold 4 Elseworlds of different types (one past, one future, one alternate present and one primarily genre-based).
forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=80630   (792 words)

  
 Elseworlds Checklist
NOTE: A Batman Vampire statue, based on the Elseworlds Batman from Red Rain, Bloodstorm, and Crimson Mist, was available in October 2000.
These annuals are not Elseworlds, but due to the theme, many ended up reading like one.
Again, these are not technically Elseworlds, but the effect for fans like me is the same.
www.eskimo.com /~tegan/aqua/else/index.html   (2042 words)

  
 OAFE - DC Direct Elseworlds: Thrillkiller Batman review
Since DC Direct declared 2005 to be the Year of the Bat, guess who showed up in Series 1 of the Elseworlds figures.
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places - some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't, or shouldn't exist.
Even if you're not a fan of the Elseworlds series, this Batman is plain enough to fit in your collection.
www.oafe.net /yo/dcdew1tkbm.php   (597 words)

  
 Otherwhere: the elseworlds archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
My rule of thumb for differentiating a What If from an Elseworlds is that What If changes critical decision points; Elseworlds alters the environment; and for purposes of this page, characters being born differently (ie, different mutant powers or gender swapping or being born 100 years in the past) count as Elseworlds.
A sequel to the DC Elseworlds "Holy Terror", in which we meet the Kents and the rest of the Bat-family.
An Elseworlds where Magneto is cast as an evil mage who demands the hand of the fair Sabrina (Rogue) unless she and her lover Remy can find the legendary Horse of Another Color.
www.alara.net /otherwhere.html   (2517 words)

  
 The Toy Chest - ELSEWORLDS SERIES 1 action figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places — some that have existed, and others that can't, couldn't, or shouldn't exist.
The result is stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.
Retailers, please note that Elseworlds Series 1 Action Figures Assortment is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder.
www.diamondcomics.com /toychest/toys/05_05/02_elseworldsactionfig.htm   (196 words)

  
 Welcome to
They are a part of who I am, and it just seemed natural to put them in a place where others might enjoy them.
ElseWorlds is my attempt at portraying the worlds my imagination has conjured up.
Worlds where superheroes do battle against injustice, where Man has reached the stars and lives side by side with aliens, where dragons and elves and magic are real.
www.viamea.com /ElseWorlds/index.htm   (348 words)

  
 Elseworlds Red Son, Thrillkiller & Crimson Mist Action Figures by DC Direct!
Elseworlds Red Son, Thrillkiller & Crimson Mist Action Figures by DC Direct!
The third series of Elseworlds figures can be yours for one low price!
The second series of Elseworlds figures can be yours for one low price!
www.cornerstorecomics.com /af_elseworlds.html   (438 words)

  
 Titans Tower: Bob Haney Elseworlds
Scribe Haney's voice has been vacant for comics for many years, so this project is a fantastic chance for those who've heard about the original Teen Titans, but never had the chance to "experience" the good vibrations of the series to get wise to it now.
The story is set in 1963 and features themes and issues relevant to that point in time.
Stephens reports he be done with the pencils at the end of May, and expects the project to possibly be released in the fall.
www.titanstower.com /source/libearly/elseworlds.html   (951 words)

  
 ComicsPriceGuide.com - Elseworlds TPBs
Posted - 01/27/2006 : 3:48:31 PM There's a good TPB which is Superman and Batman Elseworlds collected together, includes Batman as a Pirate, Superman as a pre-colonial dictator amongst others...
I'm a huge fan of the Elseworlds stuff, and I don't have even two thirds of them, so no worries.
You'll be able to get most of them for a song if your aim is to get them all.
www.comicspriceguide.com /forum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29468   (616 words)

  
 Titans Tower: Elseworlds Titans
This Elseworlds Special introduces a remote colony of humans who have carved a home out of an airless asteroid.
Part of the ELSEWORLDS DC Annuals, with alternate version of DC characters.
SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS II is a 4-issue Elseworlds miniseries in the Prestige Format edited by Mike Carlin.
www.titanstower.com /source/whoswho/elseworlds.html   (2515 words)

  
 DC Direct ELSEWORLDS Line - The Superhero Hype! Boards
Based on Dave Johnson's art for the mini-series, this November-shipping wave will feature Elseworlds takes on Wonder Woman, Batman (prototype pictured here), Hal Jordan Green Lantern and two Superman figures: the issue 1 look with a hammer and isckle in place of the "S" logo-an the more militaritic issue 3 look.
DKR is currently considered Elseworlds, though it was actually originally published before there was such a thing.
Kingdom come is also Elseworlds, and that's had a figure line.
www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=166984   (638 words)

  
 Silver Bullet Comics Forum - The Multiverse Returns?
Maybe DC will find more freedom to tell Elseworlds style stories and still have them be somewhat in continuity.
Despite the fact that DC has taken to calling Dark Knight Returns an Elseworlds book the very first official Elseworlds book was Gotham by Gaslight, which is an excellent story set in 1888 with Batman going up against Jack the Ripper.
DC just started calling the concept "Elseworlds" to make the more "mature" stories sound more sophisticated to a contemporary audience.
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /forum/printthread.php?t=984   (1012 words)

  
 Midtowncomics.com :: Online Comics Store, Spiderman, Superman, Batman Comic Books and Toys
Elseworlds Series 2 Gotham By Gaslight Batman Action Figure
Elseworlds Series 2 Kingdom Come Jade Action Figure
Elseworlds Series 2 Red Son President Superman Action Figure
www.midtowncomics.com /eshop/searchresult.asp?skey=Elseworlds   (456 words)

  
 An Elseworlds Timeline
(Elseworlds 80-Page Giant) mid 6th century AD ============================ The era of King Arthur and Camelot: The Kryptonian known as Kal fights and dies as an armored knight and a bat-man known as the Dark Knight fights on behalf of Merlin during King ArthurÕs final days.
The Native American Flash opposes Grodd and the rest of the 'Savage Europeans' in "The Menace Of The Gorilla-Explorer!" (Elseworlds 80-Page Giant) 1506 ============================= In Renaissance Italy, a young apprentice to Leonardo da Vinci helps his master avoid an angry patron, and becomes the Batman.
In 19th century Kansas, an abolitionist couple rescues an orphaned baby from a gleaming space capsule, and forever alters the future of the United States in the process.
blaklion.best.vwh.net /timelineElse.html   (3890 words)

  
 eBay - elseworlds action ..., Action Figures, Comics items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Elseworlds Series 1 Red Son Wonder Woman Action Figure
ELSEWORLDS: SERIES 1: RED SON: SUPERMAN Action Figure
Elseworlds Series 1 Batman Crimson Mist action figure
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=elseworlds+action+...   (452 words)

  
 What's your favorite Elseworlds? - Captain Comics Round Table
This Elseworlds was so good, it's been creeping into the regular continuity (via Starman and other James Robinson productions) ever since.
The Titans Elseworlds is the original Elseworlds special.
I haven't read that many Elseworlds, but I put Batman/Demon, Elseworld's Finest, and Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl on my things-to-buy-when-I-have-a-job-and-therefore-money-again list based on her reccomendations, and I think I'll add The Nail as well after this discussion.
www.captaincomics.us /forums/index.php?showtopic=650   (1575 words)

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