If you picked up this month's Wizard you might have noticed a two page spread featuring the proposed match ups for the upcoming Countdown Arena. These are much different than the fan voting options from several months ago and Wizard doesn't make any effort to clear up whether these are their dream fights or actual fights in the upcoming series. Based on how I read the article, it seems like these are legit fights that Wizard is showing us. However, Wizard is fond of twisting the truth with stuff like this, so take these battles with a grain of salt.
That said, some notables featured are the Kingdom Come Green Lantern, 'Darkseid' Superman and even Watchmen's Rorshach. Heck, even Terry McGinnis from Batman Beyond makes an appearance in this spread. Check out a full sized version and list of who's who in the image after the jump.
That said, some notables featured are the Kingdom Come Green Lantern, 'Darkseid' Superman and even Watchmen's Rorshach. Heck, even Terry McGinnis from Batman Beyond makes an appearance in this spread. Check out a full sized version and list of who's who in the image after the jump.
Click for larger image.If you're not up to snuff on your DC Elseworlds, here's a run down of all the match ups.
Kingdom Come Green Lanter VS Darkseid Superman
KC GL is obviously from Kingdom Come and features Alan Scott with a few extra years under his belt and he needs no power ring as he has integrated the lantern into his armour. The evil Superman in this battle is from Superman: The Dark Side, which featured a Kal-El who's rocket was diverted to and landed on Apokolips where he was raised by Darkseid.
Watchman's Rorschach VS Dark Knight Returns Batman
This one came out of no where. I thought Watchmen would be completely hands off. Seeing these two characters from genre defining stories facing off against each other should make quite the main event.
Red Rain Batman VS Red Son Superman
Shame to see two of my favourite Elseworlds characters have to face off against one another, but this should be an interesting battle as the vampire Batman will most likley be magical in nature and able to stand up against the world conquering Soviet Superman.
Gotham by Gaslight Batman VS Earth-2 Huntress
This match up is much more mundane, featuring the Victorian era Batman versus his Earth-2 counterpart's daughter, the Huntress. Hard to imagine a Huntress, even if it is a Batman's daughter, winning against any era's Batman, but who knows how this will play out.
In Darkest Knight Batman VS Secret Society Green Lantern
IDK Batman is a Green Lantern himself, so this should be quite the match up.
The Nail Joker VS Robin 3000
This is an odd one as it features the Joker from the world without a Superman versus a Robin from a future Earth where aliens rule the planet.
Elseworld's Finest Supergirl VS Amazonia Wonder Woman
On a world where there is no Batman or Superman, Supergirl became Earth's mightest defender. However, she's up against another Victorian era hero in the form of this Amazonia Wonder Woman.
Justice Riders Hawkman VS Batman Beyond Batman
This match up sees the power suit wearing Batman from the animated series Batman Beyond taking on the Old West version of Hawkman.
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In an interview, they stated that characters from Watchmen and TDKR are strictly untouchable, so that fight probably won't occur.
I recall that interview, but that was also a couple months ago if my memory serves me right. Comics change all the time.
This week's Illuminati was supposed to be the Illuminati getting exposed to the world and all their backdoor shinanigens put out there for the world to see. We all know how that issue finally ended up with the big Skrull reveal.
Another thing with these match ups is the odd choices, liek Robine 3000 or The Nail Joker or Earth-2 Huntress or KC Greeen Lantern. Such random choices on Wizard's part put me in a mind to believe these might be real.
However, I'm not convinced either. Wizard is notorious for doing made up crap like this and I won't be surprised to see this end up being fake, which is why I told everyone to take it with a grain of salt.
I'm hoping they wouldn't bring back Earth-2 Huntress just for this; she's got no real business being in Arena anyway (good fighter, but no powers, etc.).
I think Wizard is just putting up a smoke-screen with the Watchmen characters. And Bendis said in a recent interview he still plans to due the big reveal on the Illuminati but decided not to in #5. Besides WWH has kind of already exposed at least four of them, although just for that one act.
Rorschach would beat that ass, pure and simple.
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