Should the "Year One" treatment be done for other DC heroes?

[not_a_victim]

BTW, I searched as best I could, and could not come up with a thread like this one.
Anyway, shoudl DC do more "Year One" stories for other heroes?
I like the idea, but I have some caveats:
1. It should not be used as a way of creating a new origin for the character, though aspects of the origin could be emphasized or explored further.
2. Any attempt should be primarily character driven. I am not saying no action, but any non-action panels should be devoted to the creating/development of the character.
3. I havent decided if the story should be canon, or even accepted into continuity, what do you think?
4. No "Elsewhere" type stories or alternate timeline type stuff. I love alternate versions of the character,as a refeshing way to cleanse the palate, but there are enough of those going around.
What do you think?

 

[Elijya]

totally, if done right. A number of characters have had year ones of a sort, like Superman: Birthright, but I think I heard that's ooc.

I'd be very interested to see Wonder Woman and J'onn J'onz year ones

 

[Anubis]

I don't know, they've pretty much done that for most of the big names. Superman, Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, the JLA, Wally West, Green Lantern. I mean, who else? Aquaman maybe? I'd like to see a Teen Titans Year one. Wonder Woman, definatly.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Barry Allen: Year One or Hal Jordan: Year One would be pretty cool

 

[Dwarf lord]

I want a JSA: Year One, dammit!

 

[Green Lantern]

Barry Allen: Year One or Hal Jordan: Year One would be pretty cool

Hal Jordan: Year One = Emerald Dawn I and II

 

[Harlekin]

I don't know, they've pretty much done that for most of the big names. Superman, Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, the JLA, Wally West, Green Lantern. I mean, who else? Aquaman maybe? I'd like to see a Teen Titans Year one. Wonder Woman, definatly.

Isn't Time and Tide pretty much Aquaman's Year One?

 

[Darthphere]

totally, if done right. A number of characters have had year ones of a sort, like Superman: Birthright, but I think I heard that's ooc.

I'd be very interested to see Wonder Woman and J'onn J'onz year ones

Is Birhtright OOC? I thought it was the latest origin of his.

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, Birthright is supposed to be in continuity.

Don't know about Time and Tide. never read it.

 

[Harlekin]

Yeah, Birthright is supposed to be in continuity.

Don't know about Time and Tide. never read it.

It is. Looked up a quick summary, and I read it some time ago. It details how Aquaman first became a hero.

 

[Anubis]

Well then I oughta stop putting it off and just go ahead and buy it.

 

[boywondernerdDC]

totally, if done right. A number of characters have had year ones of a sort, like Superman: Birthright, but I think I heard that's ooc.

I'd be very interested to see Wonder Woman and J'onn J'onz year ones

i definetly agree. especially with a martian manhunter year one

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Wonder Woman
Jonn Jozz
The Atom


Does Green Arrow already have one?

Maybe a few DC villains?

Joker: Year One....

 

[cerealkiller182]

They arnt calling it year one but new Creeper series coming this summer will be a giatn recon of whatever happened with him before. Steve Niles is writing it and i think he's great so I'd prolly pick it up.

Characters I want to see a Year one for:
1.)Question
2.)Martian Manhunter

3.)Etrigan- his fight in King arthur's court with Merlin against Morgain La Fey. I never read his origin or know if that story was ever told. I only hear it in passing when talking about te character. I think this would be awesome.

4.)Blue Devil, and pretty much any 2nd-stringers. Many of which are starting to get some panel time with the new titles coming out. They'd be easiest since you would have the most lee-way(sp?) with the character as far as loyal fans (a la Blade comic and Blade movie).

Villains is a good idea too CaptainStacy, specially since the origin of Joker is limited to flashbacks in THe Killing Joke as far as I could tell. How about Black adam? Have their ever been stories about him that take place in ancient Egypt (or where ever hes from)

 

[Green Lantern]

Killing Joke is kind of Joker's Year One...

 

[CConn]

Didn't the first arc of George Pérez's original run over WW's origin? (I'm not sure though, I haven't read it yet ) Why would we need another?

 

[The Question]

Characters I want to see a Year one for:
1.)Question

It's actually be interesting to see. Because, unless they did a flashback issue in Denny O'Neil's run that I don't have, we've never actually seen The Question's origin on panel.

 

[Nightwing 52]

J'onn J'onz

I agree completely, I find Martian to be a very interesting character. If he were to ever get his own Year One which I hope he does, who would you like to see write and draw the book?

 

[cerealkiller182]

They ever tell the story about how Jonah Hex got scarred?

 

[Green Lantern]

double post

I only see one

 

[cerealkiller182]

I only see one

When i first posted it showed 5 different posts, but after i tried i try to edit them they fixed themselves. My bad. Should be fine now

 

[BrianWilly]

Wonder Woman already has a Year One...the Perez revamp post-Crisis was pretty much retelling her first year out on the job, and it's collected in trades. I reread it recently and it stands the test of time pretty well; no need to confuse her already gobbly continuity with more confuzzlement.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Villains is a good idea too CaptainStacy, specially since the origin of Joker is limited to flashbacks in THe Killing Joke as far as I could tell. How about Black adam? Have their ever been stories about him that take place in ancient Egypt (or where ever hes from)

Yeah, i think so....there was a 3 issue (iirc) limited series from around 1987 or so, that delved into both Captain Marvel and Black Adam's past.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wonder Woman already has a Year One...the Perez revamp post-Crisis was pretty much retelling her first year out on the job, and it's collected in trades. I reread it recently and it stands the test of time pretty well; no need to confuse her already gobbly continuity with more confuzzlement.

I also read and greatly enjoyed Perez's first post-CoIE Wonder Woman arc. Great stuff that still fits perfectly well with the modern-day iteration of Wonder Woman, at least up to what we know of her going into Infinite Crisis. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a Wonder Woman Year One, since that is essentially what it is, and a damn fine one at that. Plus, it's an excuse to ogle Perez's art at arguably his peak.

Personally, I'd like to see a Power of SHAZAM!/Hawk Family/Dr. Fate Year One. Maybe a maxi-series that details all of the intricate (and almost incestuous) ties between Nabu, Khufu, Teth-Adam, Shazam, Chay-Ara, Carter, Shiera, Hector, et al. once and for all.

 

[batnkevlar]

JLA needs a Year Two... i LOVED JLA Year One...

Teen Titans Year One...

Barry Allen Year One

Green Arrow Year One