If there is a criticism in the geek world, it is certainly in relation to reboots from DC, which are constant in their stories. Although this has become common in the movies, it is even more so in the comics, which leaves some fans disappointed. However, the company seems to not care about reboots and has recently even mocked some of them.
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In Aquaman’s most recent history, DC has provided some very clever pages of the prince of the oceans, but also hilarious ones regarding his habit of doing reboots constants.
Although he is not the only one to suffer from this type of change, he is one of the most affected, with significant changes depending on the decade. In fact, other characters or authors of the company have already pointed out this issue.
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Basically, since 1980, DC has been doing a series of reboots in series that were supposed to have a sequel. Over the years, this habit ended up becoming a trademark of the company, and some fans ended up getting used to it, while others didn’t like the idea so much.
In one of his classics, “Crisis on Infinite Earths”, responsible for completely changing the genre of hero stories, the first reboots by means of a crossover among many of his characters.
However, it was only in 2011 that the publishers made a very bold decision, which became known as the most radical reboot. Through the “New 52 era”, a reassembly of the stories of the early years of their heroes was made.
With that, some changes emerged not only visually, but also in the personality and powers of some of the publisher’s most iconic characters.
Aquaman as one of the most affected
Recently, Harley Quinn highlighted how Aquaman is affected by reboots. In the story “Splendor in the Foam,” the Joker’s partner encounters a group of female superheroes who share conflicting stories about their “romances” with Aquaman.
In each of them, the superhero not only wears a different costume, but also has a remarkably distinct personality.
Harley asks if they are all really referring to the same man in their narratives:
“Are these stories pre-Crisis, post-Flashpoint, Dark Crisis, or otherwise related? That makes a big difference.”
