Appearance: Jesse is tall with short, perpetually windswept hair, several ear piercings, and a nose ring - he prefers wearing brightly colored tops and shoes with black jeans and hooded jackets
Personality: Intelligent, compassionate, eccentric, and studious
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good
Backstory: The son of Dr. Randolf Morgan and his partner Harrison “HR” Wells through a surrogate, Jesse most resembles his father Randolf in demeanor and appearance but, occasionally, his other father’s exuberance shines through
Last one for Batman. First for the world. The Kryptonian Age, Rule Changer number one.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft has never been a brilliant world-builder. But should he be? No, this man's creativity makes it a goal to create mystery. The less you know, the more freedom your Imagination gets. The greater the level, the hidden meaning of the mystery, the greater impact it has at the end.
All of his stories take the size of the structures, the idea of life before people. We're used to being the first intelligent beings on this planet. What if we were wrong? What if there's nothing remarkable about us? The stone ruins fulfill two historical functions at the same time.
On the one hand, the reader absorbs the elements I've described, through which he or she becomes emotionally drawn into the story. On the other hand, we get the facts, and that's the detective element. You're scared, but you're not interested. The paradox draws you in, my young explorer.
From this, the basis for speculation is born. Now you can use Howard's system for your own mythology. DC is doing it in a more comprehensive way. The Kryptonian Age is like a mosaic that guesses elements of all your favorite horror games. The adaptation of a scene from Dracula is preceded by a classic treatment of The Worst Journey in the World. Elements of English folklore, the influence of the once popular Hollow Earth theory, and a host of localized tales from all continents can easily be found here.
The universe that began with the half-real, half-mystical legend of Jack the Ripper, whose authors wanted to show Gotham as the center of the world, had to come to this.
What I like best about Earth-19 is that it mixes concepts like no other. For example, the Amazon world here is an extension of the Warlord setting. It really fits the themes of both, as we're talking about two hidden worlds that have experienced the effects of war. In familiar surroundings, the Amazons left the battle. Skartaris, on the contrary, is aiming for it. But both are at the center of it. Because women can't quite figure out if they want to be part of Man's World in the future. Travis' legend is largely built on trying to understand the past. Elseworld breaks boundaries by adding Lovecraftian narratives to DC's demonic bestiary.
Take a look at the Dark Knight. This is a classic example of a masked hero. A noble avenger who doesn't let the villain sleep easy and fights an army of ninjas on the roof of a train. Andy Diggle emphasizes the legacy of past comics to emphasize the power of the History. Because now we don't just see the facts as they were before. With the help of the path and the overall context of the universe, each character becomes a Mythology in itself. This is how Ra's uses multiple personalities as it progresses through human cyclization. Science is already identifying some individual fashion trends, so far not so obviously influencing everyday life, perceived by society as something controversial, dangerous.
This again changes the established elements, the statuses. Because Selina couldn't survive in a world where Batman actually brought order to the streets of Gotham. So she operates on a street level in a different way. With a network of not girls, spreading rumors, understanding, but distance with a high society. Sounds familiar because we see it all on the main Earths.
It is precisely about moments of communication. A complex system of concepts, boundaries, titles that do not exist in the equivalent in the 21st century. It does not create new concepts. Procio expands old ones, like the original Gaslight comic did.
Or let's talk about Metropolis. Clark can't just fly over the world. Because people would immediately make him God or the Devil. So he helps as an awkward lawman whose good fortune is the subject of rumors and jokes.
Lois can't just be a woman writer back in the day. But she accomplishes it with a character and professionalism that surprises everyone around her. It also characterizes the politics of Planet, which is not afraid to be open to any voices that want to serve the community with their Faith and Truth.
Alan's origin here echoes the new view that emerged after the Doomsday Clock. Yet you see the fingerprint of a worldwide conspiracy. Because you, as the author, have to assemble a group of adventurers with ambiguous goals and characters who became heroes by chance but came together with a specific goal in mind.
Now you have three planes, each of which can work independently and make sense of the global narrative. And the Lovecraftian effect is revealing right before your eyes!
As you can tell, I'm not saying much about characters or plot functions here. Or a real-world references in it. Because this is the subject of a post about League For Justice. In fact, The Kryptonian Age is a great prologue to the full-fledged story, with conclusions, development and other themes.
Sounds like the finale of the first record, right? Yeah, in a way. It's a difference in terms. The original Gotham and its sequel are just Bruce. It's an attempt to draw lines on a sheet of paper that is supposed to be a building project. The Kryptonian Age is the building itself. The street it's on. This is the city and its history. Even the country. Before you even step inside, you realize you're in the middle of something bigger...
Because now, six issues later, you're wondering what's coming next. From where and why the messengers of the end of the world will appear. What will become of the Demon's Head, and what kind of deal Constantine got. Will Diana be able to protect her men? What is Gotham's role here? The chess pieces are set. Let's start!
Post Script. My dear friend, today I put the final mark on my relationship with the fandom. This place was once my home and my heart. Today all I see is hatred for my heroes and authors. A desire to drag people into wars they didn't agree to. Fandom has become a threat, the opposite of the idea of enjoying DC. It takes a collective effort to move this monolith. A desire to build, not destroy. I don't have that luxury...
You have to handle this on your own. Take responsibility for the future we are creating right now. I wish you luck.
From now on, my page will be a place where you won't get good advice or exclusively DC content. But maybe one day the world will return to normal. Take care of yourself, my dear DC fan. Because they're coming for your head. No one is safe anymore.
Omg, I just realized something - I was wondering why law enforcement on Earth-19 would send Cynthia, one of their most highly-trained collectors, after H.R. Wells, a harmless, slightly witless author. Seems like major overkill, right? Then I remembered: H.R. was not only believed to be a brilliant inventor on Earth-19, he'd also spent months broadcasting stories that featured him as a crime-fighting badass. Is it possible that whoever was in charge of the collectors was reading "H.R. Wells: Adventures in the Multiverse" and thought "oh shit, we need to pull out the big guns for this guy"???? Cause now I'm imagining Cynthia having to sit through an entire briefing on H.R.'s self-insert fanfic??? And it's amazing???
