DC on TV: Elseworlds

Continuing my journey through the DC TV universe I finally got around to watching the Elseworlds cross-over which I have to say I nearly didn't bother with. What I expected and what I got were two entirely different things.

Over the years I have collected and read a lot of DC's Elseworlds output  simply re-imagine their characters in different situations and continuities. Stories that couldn't be told within current continuity. When I was a child DC ran similar stories but called them "Imaginary Stories" so Superman married Lois and had Super-kids or scarily Lois married Lex Luthor. The horror. Of these I think the sons of Superman and batman teaming up are probably the best remember.

 

In modern times we've seen all-sorts. Lex Luthor as the last man on Earth, Batman in Egyptian times, Batman as a vampire, Batman as a ..well you get the picture. Most of DC's line has been given this treatment with one of the more recent Superman: Red Son where Kal-El lands in thirties Ukraine rather than Kansas was even produced as a feature length animated film.

  

Even Marvel had it's "What If" comic that did the same with Spiderman, the Fantastic Four and the rest of their line, though not for some  time.

 

However the TV show is a bit of a different animal in that it is within continuity except the Monitor is using the heroes from various alternate earths to find a team for  a crisis that is coming. In other words this is a prequel to the TV version of DC's and in mu opinion greatest adventure, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

The adventure starts with Ollie and Barry waking up as each other. Finding a way out of this is going to be a problem but one person can help them. A certain Supergirl from Earth 38. The Monitors games take a toll on our heroes but a pact is made and this is a must see tie in to the next crossover>

It's worth having a dip into some of the Elseworld comics if you find some in your local store. There's good and bad ones depending on your tastes but plenty of surprises. The Nail is worth picking up in my opinion as is Superman: Red Son.