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[edit] 400 earth countries

I'm watching Justice League TAS, the death of superman, and it mentions that there are over 400 at least on earth (present time). Should it be mentioned that in the DC Universe present earth has over 400 nations (our earth only has 200-ish)?

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 (talk) 08:06, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Episode is called "hereafter".

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 (talk) 08:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

The Animated DC shows are not part of the official DC continuity. -Wilfredo Martinez 17:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Can you cite that, pls? And not being part of the DC comics continuity does not mean it is not part fo the DC universe. There are in fact comics of the animated programs. 'Canon' counts for precisely squat in Wikipedia. - Arcayne (cast a spell) 19:17, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
In a sense, the DCAU is, because it's one of the worlds created during 52. However, it is not canon when compared to the comics. What's stated in the DCAU shows does not mean it's the same in the comics. The note about there being 400 countries belongs in DC Animated Universe. Anakinjmt 19:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge DCU and DCMU?

Why? Whoever put in the merger tag should make a case, eh? I would tent to feel we should not merge. j-beda 17:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I also vote for Not Merge; The DC Multiverse certainly deserves to be covered in Wikipedia, having once been an important part of comics mythology, but both articles are long enough already. -Wilfredo Martinez 15:18, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

No merging. Multiverse is way different it'll be too confusing. --Brian Boru is awesome 01:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC) ===Consensus is not to merge===--Brian Boru is awesome 00:52, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Source wall

What about the source wall? The one Darkseid is jammed on now? Edge of space in Superman/Batman 13?

I plan to add a "Concepts" section like the one I did for the Marvel Universe page in the near future. Also, I may remove several entries (such as "arrowcar") that seem superfluos and should be focused on in other pages. Wilfredo Martinez 17:51, 19 August 2005 (UTC)


Isn't New York Gotham city, San fran coast city atlanta central city and toronto metropolis?

That depends on what source you use. The Atlas of the DCU published for the role-playing game gives a lot of geographical data but not all of it jives with what writers say in interviews. For my money I always thought Central City was in the Midwest. Korvac 21:38, 2 December 2005 (UTC)


The parts added recently to the Concepts section ("Superheroes of the future" and "Balance of Power") don't seem to add any new information, and repeat facts already mentioned in the article. I'm considering Editing them out. Wilfredo Martinez 05:12, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

In fact, the article has grown too long. To shorten it, I think I'll split it off by creating a separate "Features of the DC Universe" page to relocate all the lists. Wilfredo Martinez 14:37, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Done. I'll be editing both articles further, for clarity, redundancy and links, in the following days. Wilfredo Martinez 15:46, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

To further shorten the page, I'll remove the Crossover and Major Events section to its own article, as I did with the one in Marvel Universe, if there is no objection. Wilfredo Martinez 15:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't think it's too long, but I don't really have an objection. I will say the "Other Concepts of the DC Universe" section feels clunky, and it doesn't lend itself for easy reading/searching of specifics. Not sure what to make of it, though. -- Ipstenu 16:14, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

As I mentioned, that section has been inadequately expanded. I intend to edit it in the near future. Meanwhile, I have moved the Major Events of the DC Universe to its own article as indicated. Wilfredo Martinez 18:04, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] together together?

"The concept of a shared universe in comics involves writers and editors, together with artists, who together create a series..."

  • ...Huh? Is the multiple together there on purpose for some grammatical reason that escapes me? Seems strange to have that near the top of the page. Even if it is grammatically correct it really throws off the, for lack of a better word, rhythm of the prose. Am I wrong in asking it be reconsidered and perhaps reworded? Maybe just remove the first together? Are either of them necessary? Is it not a given that they work together? ZachsMind 18:09, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

"...create a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters grow and change."

  • ...Actually this whole sentence reads very incongruous to me. The more I look at it the less I like it but don't know how to fix it. Essentially we're trying to describe continuity in the first paragraph. Perhaps that's best left to later down the article or even just q.v.ing it and moving on..? ZachsMind 18:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
I agree, it does sound awkward. I'll rewrite it soon. Wilfredo Martinez 03:06, 4 June 2006 (UTC)