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Jim Lee , now sole Publisher ofDC Comics , has confirmed that the company ’s upcomingGeneration Fivestoryline ( aka The 5 G Initiative ) will not be a reboot of the current DC Comics ' Universe . Despite this , Lee also refused to divulge any detail as to just whatGeneration Fiveis meant to accomplish .
Surprisingly piffling info has been made useable regarding the 5 G Initiative , beyond the fact that it will revolutionize the timeline of the current world of DC Comics . The first tone have already been taken , witha news report inWonder Woman # 750confirming that Princess Diana of Themyscira was history ’s first recorded superhero and that she inspired the establishment of the Justice Society of America in the novel timeline . These heroes constituted the so - calledFirst Generation of Superheroes , with the next three Generations constituting the Silver Age , the Post - Crisis Age and the New 52 Era . The capstone of the 5 G Initiative will reportedly involve many of the Graeco-Roman heroes being replaced by the next generation , such as Jonathan Kent interchange his Father of the Church as Superman .
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Lee controvert the reboot hearsay during his personal spotlight panel at C2E2 2020 , grant toa report by Newsarama . “It ’s hard to mouth about things we have n’t announce , " Lee explained . " intent not to do a line - wide-eyed reboot . " Lee last on to emphasize DC Comics ' commitment to variety and inclusiveness , while assure lineament - driven story and pairing the right God Almighty with the right characters .
Unsurprisingly , Lee remain mum about just what readers can look to see from the upcoming 5 G Initiative . It is unmistakable , however , that DC Comics is pushing onwards with the storyline despite hearsay that it might be dispute followingthe departure of Dan Didio . This was always unlikely , however , as DC Comics just began solicit theirnew titles for May 2020 , which include a numeral of Generations tie-in - ins . to boot , a Generations prequel , Generation Zero , was slatted to be one of DC Comics ' offerings for this year ’s Free Comic Book Day effect .
Whatever the end resultant of the variousGenerationscomics and the 5 G Initiative , it seems clear that the storyline will be the biggest thing to come out ofDC Comicsin the coming class . It remain to be seen , however , if the plot line will have any connection to the close of thelong - runningDark knight : Metalsaga which has similarly redefine the cosmology of DC Comics ' macrocosm or if it will have any link toDoomsday Clock ; another storyline that was meant to redefine the DC Comics universe but has yet to havemuch of an influence on anything .
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reference : Newsarama
