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'''Hypertime''' is a [[fiction]]al concept in [[DC Comics]] which first appeared in the 1999 ''[[The Kingdom (comic)|The Kingdom]]'' limited series. It is a variation of the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] concept that existed in DC Comics before ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''. |
'''Hypertime''' is a [[fiction]]al concept in [[DC Comics]] which first appeared in the 1999 ''[[The Kingdom (comic)|The Kingdom]]'' limited series.{{sfn|Ndalianis|2011|page=[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZH701fKb2dgC&pg=PA83 83] }}<ref name="Shiach"/> It is a variation of the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] concept that existed in DC Comics before ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' and was devised by [[Mark Waid]] and [[Grant Morrison]].<ref name="hyperborea">{{Cite web |title=Time and Hypertime |url=https://www.hyperborea.org/flash/hypertime.html |access-date=2020-07-04 |website=www.hyperborea.org}}</ref>{{sfn|Hickey|2011|page=[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IhcNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA36 36]}}{{sfn|Wolk|2008|page=[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reading_Comics/NuW25idPmz8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PT281 281]}}{{sfn|Klock|2002|pages=23-24}} |
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The idea, described in ''The Kingdom'' #2 as "the vast interconnected web of parallel time-lines which comprise all reality", was an attempt by Waid to resolve the many tangled continuity issues that were supposed to have been solved by 1985's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Keith Dallas and Jason Sacks write, "Through Hypertime, Waid sought to resolve the contradictions in DC's continuity once and for all. Indeed, Hypertime allows for contradictions because anything that didn't make sense can be attributed to overlapping timelines."{{sfn|Dallas|Sacks|2018|page=268}} |
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==Concept== |
==Concept== |
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Hypertime is a network of alternate timelines that branch off from the [[DC Universe]].<ref name="Shiach">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-hypertime-rebirth-theory/ |title=What Does Hypertime's Return Mean For The DC Universe's Rebirth? Hypertime has returned to the DC Universe - but was it ever really gone? And what does it mean, anyway? |first1=Kieran |last1=Shiach|date=May 20, 2017 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]], cbr.com |accessdate=July 4, 2020}}</ref> It has been analogized to a river network that branches out, and then runs '[[up stream]]' to feed itself, like an [[ouroboros]] or [[tesseract]].<ref name="Shiach"/> These timelines sometimes overlap with each other, causing alterations in reality. Characters can cross from one timeline to another if needed.<ref>''The Kingdom'' #2 (Feb. 1999)</ref> It has been used extensively as a device to 'cheat' and explain [[continuity error]]s. As such, it is not universally acclaimed.{{efn-ua|{{sfn|Ndalianis|2009|page=[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Contemporary_Comic_Book_Superhero/UsyLAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PA287 287]}} Citing {{cite news |last1=Adkins |first1=Cecil |title=The History of Hypertime |work=The Unofficial Hypertime Website 5.0 }} {{cite news |last1=Adkins |first1=Cecil |title=The Original Hypertime Theory |work=The Unofficial Hypertime Website 5.0 }} {{cite web |last1=Vibber |first1=Kelson |title=Time and Hypertime |work=The Flash: Those Who Rode the Lightening |url=https://www.hyperborea.org/flash/hypertime.html}}}} Some fans welcomed the idea as an explanation for earlier continuity errors; others criticized it for being a license to create more narrative problems.{{sfn|Dallas|Sacks|2018|page=268}} |
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Hypertime is a network of alternate timelines that branch off from the [[DC Universe]]. These timelines sometimes overlap with each other, causing alterations in reality. Characters can cross from one timeline to another if needed.<ref>''The Kingdom'' #2 (Feb. 1999)</ref> |
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Indeed, it is seen as a 'way out' of the hopeless [[maelstrom]] that is the DC Comics [[timeline]], while being derided as a marketing concept and a way to recycle and republish old shop worn stories to a new coterie of ever changing readers. It being understood, of course, that DC Comics owns the right to the stories.{{sfn|Shutt|2011|page=[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Baby_Boomer_Comics/tBNjDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PT431 431]}} |
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The Hypertime concept was first introduced in ''The Kingdom'', Mark Waid’s sequel to ''Kingdom Come''.<ref name="Shiach"/> it is part of the DC Comic "multiverse."<ref name="hyperborea"/>{{sfn|Hickey|2011|page=[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IhcNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA36 36]}}{{sfn|Wolk|2008|page=[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reading_Comics/NuW25idPmz8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PT281 281]}}{{sfn|Klock|2002|pages=23-24}} |
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It is within the larger and so-called '''Multiverse''', used within [[DC Comics]] publications. That is a "cosmic construct" collecting many of the fictional universes in which the published stories take place. The worlds in this multiverse share a space and fate in common, and its structure has changed several times in the history of DC Comics.{{sfn|Wallace|2008|pages=20-21}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)]] |
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* [[Multiple histories]] |
* [[Multiple histories]] |
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==References== |
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===Notes=== |
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===Citations=== |
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*{{cite book |last1=Dallas |first1=Keith |last2=Sacks |first2=Jason |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s |date=2018 |location=Raleigh, North Carolina|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490847 |page=268 |ref=harv}} |
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*{{Cite book |last=Hickey |first=Andrew |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IhcNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA36 |title=Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! |year=2011 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-4467-3042-3 |language=en|ref=harv}} |
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*{{Cite book |title=How to Read Superhero Comics and Why |first1=Geoff |last1=Klock |id=ISBN 9780826414199 |isbn=0826414192 |
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|date=September 6, 2002 |type=Paperback |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]], [[Continuum]] |location=New York, New York |language=English |pages=23-24 |ref=harv}} |
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*{{Cite book |last=Ndalianis |first=Angela |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZH701fKb2dgC&pg=PA83 |page=83 |title=Science Fiction Experiences |date=2011 |location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[New Academia Publishing]], LLC |isbn=978-0-9828061-8-0 |language=en |ref=harv}} |
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*{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Contemporary_Comic_Book_Superhero/UsyLAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PA287 |page=287 |title=The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero |year=2009 |id=ISBN 9781135213947 |isbn=1135213941 |date=May 7, 2009 |origyear= 2008 |type=E-book |location=New York, New York |publisher=[[Routledge]], [[Taylor & Francis]] |language=English |first1=Angela, Editor |last1=Ndalianis |ref=harv}} |
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*{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Baby_Boomer_Comics/tBNjDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PT431 |title=Baby Boomer Comics: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Comic Books of the 1960s |first1=Craig |last1=Shutt |location=Iola, Wisconsin |publisher=[[Krause Publications]] |origyear=2003 |id=ISBN 9781440225130 |isbn=1440225133 |date=February 28, 2011|ref=harv}} |
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*{{Cite book | last=Wallace | first=Dan | contribution=Alternate Earths | editor-last=Dougall | editor-first=Alastair | title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages=20–21 | publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] | location=[[London]] | date=2008 | isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 |ref=harv}} |
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*{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reading_Comics/NuW25idPmz8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hypertime+dc+comics&pg=PT281 |id=ISBN 9780786721573 |isbn=078672157X |date=July 31, 2008 |origyear=2007|type=E-book |location=New York, New York|publisher=[[Hachette Books]], [[Da Capo Press]]|language=English |first1=Douglas |last1=Wolk |title=Reading Comics How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean |page=281 |ref=harv}} |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{cite book |title=The Multiversity Deluxe Edition|number=1-2 |author1=Morrison, Grant |year=2015 |id=ISBN 9781401262938 |isbn= 1401262937 |date=October 27, 2015 |publisher=DC Comics |language=English |author2=Illustrator: [[Frank Quitely]]}} |
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*{{cite book |title=The Multiversity: Guidebook (2014-) |number=1 |author1=Morrison, Grant |type=E-book|publisher=DC Comics |language=English |author2=Illustrators: [[Superman/Batman|Andrew Robinson]], [[Ben Oliver]], [[Cameron Stewart]], [[Chris Burnham]], [[Chris Sprouse]], [[Dan Jurgens]], [[Darwyn Cooke]], [[Declan Shalvey]], [[Doc Shaner]], [[Duncan Rouleau]], [[Emanuela Lupacchino]], [[Gary Frank]], [[Gene Ha]], [[Giuseppe Camuncoli]], [[Jae Lee]], [[Jed Dougherty]], [[Joe Prado]], [[Jon Bogdanove]], [[Kelley Jones]], [[Marcus To]], [[Nicola Scott]], [[Paulo Siqueira]], [[Pete Woods]], [[Todd Nauck]] |year=2014 |location=N.p.}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027095507/http://geocities.com/hypertime2000/index2.html Unofficial Hypertime Website] |
*Adkins, Cecil. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027095507/http://geocities.com/hypertime2000/index2.html Unofficial Hypertime Website] |
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*{{cite web |url= https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hypertime+dc+comics&qpvt=hypertime+dc+comics&view=detail&mid=2FF7BE60D38ECC8EC5862FF7BE60D38ECC8EC586&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhypertime%2Bdc%2Bcomics%26qpvt%3Dhypertime%2Bdc%2Bcomics%26FORM%3DVDRE |author=IamMemoAcebo |via=[[YouTube]] |date=May 18, 2017 |title=DC Comics {{ndash}} Hypertime |format=Video}} |
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*[http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/hypertime.html Time and Hypertime] |
*[http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/hypertime.html Time and Hypertime] |
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Hypertime is a fictional concept in DC Comics which first appeared in the 1999 The Kingdom limited series.[1][2] It is a variation of the Multiverse concept that existed in DC Comics before Crisis on Infinite Earths and was devised by Mark Waid and Grant Morrison.[3][4][5][6]
The idea, described in The Kingdom #2 as "the vast interconnected web of parallel time-lines which comprise all reality", was an attempt by Waid to resolve the many tangled continuity issues that were supposed to have been solved by 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths. Keith Dallas and Jason Sacks write, "Through Hypertime, Waid sought to resolve the contradictions in DC's continuity once and for all. Indeed, Hypertime allows for contradictions because anything that didn't make sense can be attributed to overlapping timelines."[7]
Concept
Hypertime is a network of alternate timelines that branch off from the DC Universe.[2] It has been analogized to a river network that branches out, and then runs 'up stream' to feed itself, like an ouroboros or tesseract.[2] These timelines sometimes overlap with each other, causing alterations in reality. Characters can cross from one timeline to another if needed.[8] It has been used extensively as a device to 'cheat' and explain continuity errors. As such, it is not universally acclaimed.[A] Some fans welcomed the idea as an explanation for earlier continuity errors; others criticized it for being a license to create more narrative problems.[7]
Indeed, it is seen as a 'way out' of the hopeless maelstrom that is the DC Comics timeline, while being derided as a marketing concept and a way to recycle and republish old shop worn stories to a new coterie of ever changing readers. It being understood, of course, that DC Comics owns the right to the stories.[10]
The Hypertime concept was first introduced in The Kingdom, Mark Waid’s sequel to Kingdom Come.[2] it is part of the DC Comic "multiverse."[3][4][5][6]
It is within the larger and so-called Multiverse, used within DC Comics publications. That is a "cosmic construct" collecting many of the fictional universes in which the published stories take place. The worlds in this multiverse share a space and fate in common, and its structure has changed several times in the history of DC Comics.[11]
52
Mister Mind, disguised as Skeets, refers to Waverider as "the seer of Hypertime".[12]
Booster Gold
An older Booster Gold, while explaining his duties to his son Rip Hunter, mentions the concept of Hypertime.[13]
Multiversity
Hypertime is used to explain the formation and alteration of the 52 universes formed at the end of 52.[14]
Rebirth
Hypertime has been mentioned several times in the Prime Earth continuity.[15][16]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ [9] Citing Adkins, Cecil. "The History of Hypertime". The Unofficial Hypertime Website 5.0. Adkins, Cecil. "The Original Hypertime Theory". The Unofficial Hypertime Website 5.0. Vibber, Kelson. "Time and Hypertime". The Flash: Those Who Rode the Lightening.
Citations
- ^ Ndalianis 2011, p. 83.
- ^ a b c d Shiach, Kieran (May 20, 2017). "What Does Hypertime's Return Mean For The DC Universe's Rebirth? Hypertime has returned to the DC Universe - but was it ever really gone? And what does it mean, anyway?". Comic Book Resources, cbr.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Time and Hypertime". www.hyperborea.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b Hickey 2011, p. 36.
- ^ a b Wolk 2008, p. 281.
- ^ a b Klock 2002, pp. 23–24.
- ^ a b Dallas & Sacks 2018, p. 268.
- ^ The Kingdom #2 (Feb. 1999)
- ^ Ndalianis 2009, p. 287.
- ^ Shutt 2011, p. 431.
- ^ Wallace 2008, pp. 20–21.
- ^ 52 Week Twenty-Seven (Nov. 2006)
- ^ Booster Gold (vol. 2) #30 (May 2010)
- ^ The Multiversity Guidebook (March 2015)
- ^ The Flash (vol. 5) #22 (May 2017)
- ^ Justice League (vol. 3) #25 (July 2017)
Bibliography
- Dallas, Keith; Sacks, Jason (2018). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 978-1605490847.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Hickey, Andrew (2011). Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4467-3042-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Klock, Geoff (September 6, 2002). How to Read Superhero Comics and Why (Paperback). New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, Continuum. pp. 23–24. ISBN 0826414192. ISBN 9780826414199.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Ndalianis, Angela (2011). Science Fiction Experiences. Washington, D.C.: New Academia Publishing, LLC. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-9828061-8-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Ndalianis, Angela, Editor (May 7, 2009) [2008]. The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero (E-book). New York, New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. p. 287. ISBN 1135213941. ISBN 9781135213947.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Shutt, Craig (February 28, 2011) [2003]. Baby Boomer Comics: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Comic Books of the 1960s. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 1440225133. ISBN 9781440225130.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wallace, Dan (2008). "Alternate Earths". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wolk, Douglas (July 31, 2008) [2007]. Reading Comics How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean (E-book). New York, New York: Hachette Books, Da Capo Press. p. 281. ISBN 078672157X. ISBN 9780786721573.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
Further reading
- Morrison, Grant; Illustrator: Frank Quitely (October 27, 2015). The Multiversity Deluxe Edition. DC Comics. ISBN 1401262937. ISBN 9781401262938.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Morrison, Grant; Illustrators: Andrew Robinson, Ben Oliver, Cameron Stewart, Chris Burnham, Chris Sprouse, Dan Jurgens, Darwyn Cooke, Declan Shalvey, Doc Shaner, Duncan Rouleau, Emanuela Lupacchino, Gary Frank, Gene Ha, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jae Lee, Jed Dougherty, Joe Prado, Jon Bogdanove, Kelley Jones, Marcus To, Nicola Scott, Paulo Siqueira, Pete Woods, Todd Nauck (2014). The Multiversity: Guidebook (2014-) (E-book). N.p.: DC Comics.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
- Adkins, Cecil. Unofficial Hypertime Website
- IamMemoAcebo (May 18, 2017). "DC Comics – Hypertime" (Video) – via YouTube.
- Time and Hypertime