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==Extra Platforms==
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The platforms on the Suburban tracks were not removed in 1927 - they were removed in the 1980s some time. The extra platforms remained long after the sextuplication. [[User:JROBBO|JROBBO]] 22:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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: Can you reference this or is it OR? [[User:Quaidy|Quaidy]] 23:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
::Do you know what "original research" is? Original research is like writing an essay on "the performance of trains stopping at Macdonaldtown" - an unsourced fact does not mean original research. I know for a fact that the platform remains were not demolished in 1927 - they were there for many more decades afterwards, and were demolished some time in the 80s. Ask around - I am right. [[User:JROBBO|JROBBO]] 00:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Oyl.PNG|200px|right|thumb|"One Year Later" event logo.]]
::: Ok then, I will stand corrected. Its just that I had a reference suggesting that they went in the 1920's, thats all. [[User:Quaidy|Quaidy]] 01:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
'''"One Year Later"''' is the [[2006]] event running through the [[DC Universe]].
==Synopsis==
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Following the events of the [[limited series]] [[fictional crossover|crossover]] ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', every DC comic series jumped ahead in-story by one year. The events of the missing year are depicted in [[real-time (media)|real-time]] in the weekly comic book series ''[[52 (comics)|52]]''. The "One Year Later" event started in March 2006, during the publishing of ''Infinite Crisis'' and before the first issue of ''52''. Most first issues bearing the "One Year Later" logo were the first parts of multi-issue storylines, and featured major changes to the status quo of each character, often intentionally left unexplained as these details will presumably be filled in by the remaining issues of ''Infinite Crisis'' and/or the ''52'' series.
Numerous prominent heroes have been missing or inactive for most of the year as the "One Year Later" issues commence. Heroes known to have been gone for a year are [[Aquaman]], [[Batman]], [[Blue Beetle]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Hawkman]], [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], [[Tim Drake|Robin]], [[Superman]] and [[Wonder Woman]]. The [[Wally West|Flash]] has been missing, but [[Jay Garrick]] has been protecting [[Keystone City]] as the Flash.
==="The Big Three"===
====Superman====
The Superman storyline is co-written by [[Geoff Johns]] and [[Kurt Busiek]], with art by [[Pete Woods]] (and one issue by [[Renato Guedes]]), and cover art by [[Terry Dodson|Terry]] and [[Rachel Dodson]]. The four-month, eight-part story arc called "Up, Up and Away" runs through ''[[Action Comics]]'' #837-840 and ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #650-653. The story involves [[Clark Kent]] protecting Metropolis with his skills as a reporter against a newly bankrupt [[Lex Luthor]], since Clark apparently no longer has superpowers (as a result of a plunge into Krypton's red sun in the Infinite Crisis mini-series). It also features new versions of the supervillains [[Toyman]] and [[Kryptonite Man]].
Recently, at the end of ''Action Comics'' #838, Superman starts recovering his powers. He concludes in ''Superman'' #652 that he, subconsciously, did not want his powers back, but when he needed them, his cells started to absorb the yellow sun rays.
In subsequent issues of the "Up, Up and Away" story arc, we see the goal of Lex Luthor's machinations that were hinted at in previous issues.
He had found, buried deep underground, a Kryptonian battleship that had once been commanded by [[General Zod|Admiral Zod]]. Using Kryptonite Man's powers, Luthor reactivated the ship and attacked Superman who had by now almost fully retrieved his powers. Metropolis was also a target of Luthor's attack; as result of his rage towards the city at being tossed away and not being given the respect that he felt he deserved.
Once Superman figures out how to beat the Kryptonian battleship, Luthor reveals his old trump card; he activates the Kryptonite that he had coated the entire hull of the battleship with. Superman is beaten back and feels his powers being drained but is protected by [[Jimmy Olsen]] who is burned and then rescued by Superman in a scene strongly reminiscent of the scene in the Superman movie. Superman ultimately shatters the Kryptonite-coated battleship by rocketing into it as fast as his now once-again depleted powers will allow him. This act however, once again saps almost all his powers.
The momentum from Superman striking the battleship carries both him and Luthor near a small deserted island. The final issue of the "Up, Up and Away" story arc shows a once-again powerless Superman getting into a (somewhat light-hearted) fist-fight with Luthor. Though Luthor is now a physical match for him, Superman manages to beat Luthor while simultaneously lecturing him on the concept that respect needs to be constantly earned and not expected as a right.
With Luthor beaten, Superman faints with exhaustion, but eventually recovers with all his powers intact after his body absorbs enough solar energy. The last half of this issue shows Superman helping to reconstruct Metropolis and dealing with a two-bit super criminal before learning that Luthor has escaped from the prison he was put in after his fist-fight with Superman.
As Superman remarks, everything is now back to normal.
====Batman====
The Batman storyline, "Face the Face", was written by [[James Dale Robinson|James Robinson]], with art by [[Leonard Kirk]] and [[Don Kramer]]. It ran through ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #651-654 and ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #817-820. Batman and [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] ([[Tim Drake]]) have returned to Gotham following an absence for most of the year, and now must investigate a mysterious vigilante, who is murdering [[Gotham City]] villains and may be connected to [[James Gordon (comics)|Commissioner Gordon]] (back to his old job, along with [[Harvey Bullock (comics)|Harvey Bullock]]) and a mentally stable [[Harvey Dent]], formerly known as [[Two-Face]].
Following Batman's return, Dent lost his confidence. Feeling his new purpose was lost, and under the pressure from the public suspicion of guilt in the murders of the supervillains, Dent gave into his alternate ego. He deliberately rescarred his face, and became Two-Face once again. The finale had Batman and Robin confronting Two-Face and bringing him in, with the reveal that [[Great White (comics)|Great White]] had framed Dent, and established himself as the new crime boss in Gotham. The finale also showed a new direction for the the life of Tim Drake. Thinking about Tim's place in the world following the deaths of both his parents and the events of the [[Infinite Crisis|Crisis]], Bruce Wayne offered to adopt Tim. Tim readily accepted this, even going so far as to embrace Bruce with tears in his eyes.
Along with the adoption, Tim will also move into the Manor using the room once owned by [[Dick Grayson]] and [[Jason Todd]] at different points.
====Wonder Woman====
''Wonder Woman'' was rebooted in June 2006 with a storyline called "Who is Wonder Woman?", written by [[Allan Heinberg]] and drawn by [[Terry Dodson|Terry]] and [[Rachel Dodson]]. An all-new supporting cast will also be introduced.
=="One Year Later" storylines==
Newsarama.com, ''Wizard'' #172 (February 2006), and DC Comics reported on "One Year Later" storylines, cancellations, changes, and notes, many of which are now already in effect:
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*A new [[Aquaman#Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis|Aquaman]] (named Arthur Joseph Curry) has appeared and allied himself with [[King Shark]] and the Dweller of the Depths. The original Aquaman (Orin) has mysteriously disappeared.
*A new version of the [[Doom Patrol]] has debuted.
*[[Bart Allen]] is a few years older and has been depowered for the last year.
*[[Captain Atom]] has been imprisoned within Blüdhaven by the military.
*[[Dick Grayson]] and [[Jason Todd]] both operate in [[New York City]] as [[Nightwing]], but Jason uses lethal force.
*Hawkman has been missing for a year, and [[Hawkgirl]] has taken his place as St. Roch's protector.
*[[Jason Rusch]] and [[Firehawk (comics)|Lorraine Reilly]] now compose [[Firestorm (comics)|Firestorm]] instead of Jason and Prof. [[Firestorm (comics)|Martin Stein]], who has mysteriously disappeared.
*[[Lady Shiva]] and [[Gypsy (comics)|Gypsy]] have both joined Oracle's team in ''[[Birds of Prey (comic)|Birds of Prey]]''. Black Canary later returned and Lady Shiva left to join Bethany Thorne, daughter of Matthew Thorne, the [[Crime Doctor]] as her student.
*Oliver Queen is the mayor of [[Star City (comics)|Star City]] and has not appeared in public as [[Green Arrow]] for a year.
*[[Cassandra Cain]] has become the new leader of the [[League of Assassins]].
*[[Tim Drake|Robin]] leads the [[Titans (comics)|Teen Titans]], which now includes [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]], [[Kid Devil]], and [[Rose Wilson|Ravager]] (Rose Wilson). The mysterious new [[Titans East]] is based in New York. Robin is secretly trying to re-clone [[Superboy (Modern Age)|Superboy]]. [[Beast Boy]] and [[Raven (comics)|Raven]] have broken up and left the team.
*Selina Kyle's friend [[Holly Robinson (comics)|Holly Robinson]] replaces her as [[Catwoman]]. Selina, now using a different name, gives birth to a daughter named Helena.
*[[Supergirl]] and [[Power Girl]] work together as [[Nightwing#One Year Later|Nightwing]] (Power Girl) and [[Flamebird]] (Supergirl) in the Bottled City of [[Kandor]].
*The [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]] are believed dead, but continue their work underground. The members, again led by Nightwing (Dick Grayson), are [[Grace (comics)|Grace]], [[Thunder (comics)#Thunder II|Thunder]], [[Katana (comics)|Katana]], [[Metamorpho]] and [[Owen Mercer|Captain Boomerang]].
*[[Vandal Savage]] crash-lands back on Earth without his immortality and learns he has only 11 days to live. He seeks out [[Alan Scott]] for one last battle. Savage failed to beat Scott. The clone that Savage used in his plot ended up being eaten by Savage himself, extending his life another year.
* A new [[Justice League]] will take shape with 10 members, including [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]].
* Jaime Reyes, the new [[Blue Beetle]], wakes up in the Arizona desert and is surprised to learn that it has been one year since the attack on [[Brother Eye]].
====Cancellations====
As a result of the events of ''Infinite Crisis'' and ''52'', DC Comics canceled some of its long-running series, including; ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' (2nd series), ''[[Flash (comics)|The Flash]]'' (2nd series), ''[[Gotham Central]]'', ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'', ''[[Plastic Man]]'', ''[[Justice League|JLA]]'', ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' (2nd series), and ''[[Batgirl]]''.
====Renaming====
*''[[Adventures of Superman]]'' has been renamed to simply ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' (1st series), restoring the original title of this series with issue #650.
*''[[Aquaman]]'' has become ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' with issue #40, starring a new lead character.
*''[[Firestorm (comics)|Firestorm]]'' has been retitled ''Firestorm: The Nuclear Man'' from issue #23 onwards.
*''[[Hawkman]]'' is renamed ''[[Hawkgirl]]'' from issue #50 onwards.
*''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' is now titled ''[[Supergirl]] and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' starting with issue #16 [http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=5a9209a5db525ea7c26df6da638b8d7a&threadid=52337].
====New series====
*''[[Atom (comics)|The All-New Atom]]'' is an ongoing series, beginning July 2006, written by [[Gail Simone]] and drawn by [[John Byrne]].
*''Batman Confidential'' is an ongoing series with revolving creative teams.
*''[[Blue Beetle]]'' has a new character following in the footsteps of Ted Kord, written by [[Keith Giffen]] and [[John Rogers (writer)|John Rogers]], with art by [[Cully Hamner]].
*''[[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]]'' is an ongoing series [[spin-off|spun-off]] of ''[[The OMAC Project]]'', with writer [[Greg Rucka]] and artist [[Jesus Saiz]]. (Note: ''Checkmate'' is not labelled as a One Year Later title, but it clearly takes place in the post-''52'' continuity.)
*''[[Creeper (comics)|Creeper]]'' is a six-issue limited series starting August 2006, written by [[Steve Niles]] and drawn by [[Justiniano]].
*''Crisis Aftermath: The Battle For [[Blüdhaven]]'' is a six-issue limited series written by [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] and [[Justin Grey]], with art by [[Dan Jurgens]] and Palmiotti.
*''Crisis Aftermath: [[Spectre (comics)|The Spectre]]'' is a three-issue limited series written by [[Will Pfeifer]] with art by [[Cliff Chiang]].
*''[[Flash (comics)|The Flash: Fastest Man Alive]]'' will be written by [[Danny Bilson]] and [[Paul De Meo]] (producers of the 1990s ''[[The Flash (TV series)|Flash]]'' TV series) with art by [[Ken Lashley]].
*''[[Green Lantern Corps]]'' is an ongoing series spun-off from ''Green Lantern Corps: Recharge'', beginning April 2006.
*''[[Kyle Rayner|Ion]]'' is a 12-issue limited series spun-off of ''[[Green Lantern]]'' and ''[[Rann-Thanagar War]]'', with writer [[Ron Marz]] and artist [[Greg Tocchini]].
*''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' is an ongoing series spun-off of ''JLA'', beginning June 2006, written by [[Brad Meltzer]] and drawn by [[Ed Benes]].
*''[[JSA]]'' will be cancelled after issue #87 and will be replaced by a new [[Justice Society of America]] book written by [[Geoff Johns]], with art by [[Dale Eaglesham]] and covers (and storyline co-planning) by [[Alex Ross]].
*''[[Martian Manhunter]]'' is an eight-issue limited series starting August 2006, written by [[A.J. Lieberman]] and drawn by [[Al Barrionuevo]].
*''[[OMACs|OMAC]]'' is an eight-issue limited series starting July 2006, written by [[Bruce Jones (comics)|Bruce Jones]] and drawn by [[Renato Guedes]].
*''[[Secret Six (comics)|Secret Six]]'' is a six-issue limited series spun-off of ''[[Villains United]]'', with writer [[Gail Simone]] and artist [[Brad Walker]].
*''[[Shadowpact]]'' is an ongoing series spun-off of ''[[Day of Vengeance]]'', with writer and artist [[Bill Willingham]].
*''Superman Confidential'' is an ongoing title beginning June 2006 with revolving creative teams.
*''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|The Trials of Shazam!]]'' is a 12-issue limited series, featuring the entire 'Marvel Family' (Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel & Captain Marvel Jr.); a spun-off from both 'Day of Vengeance' and 'Infinite Crisis,' starting July 2006, written by [[Judd Winick]] and drawn by [[Howard Porter]].
*''[[Freedom Fighters (comics)|Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters]]'' is an eight-issue limited series spun-off from "Crisis Aftermath: Battle for Bludhaven," starting August 2006, written by [[Jimmy Palmiotti]] and [[Justin Gray]] with art by [[Daniel Acuna]].
*''[[Wonder Woman]]'' (3rd series), began June 2006 with writer [[Allan Heinberg]] and artist [[Terry Dodson]].
As of July 2006, most, if not all, DC Comics titles have wrapped-up their 'One-Year Later' story lines and no longer display the 'One-Year Later' bullet on their covers.
==Significant events of the lost year==
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===Aquaman===
[[Aquaman]]'s mysterious disappearance was subsequently followed by the arrival of one Arthur Joseph Curry. This new Arthur's origin appear to be similar to the Golden Age '[[Aquaman]]'s. Arthur meets 'The Dweller,' who has an enchanted hand similar to Orin's (and has, in fact, been confirmed to ''be'' the original Aquaman). 'The Dweller' also tells Arthur of his future, which seems to be describing past events involving the original [[Aquaman]].
===Freedom of Power Treaty===
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There is a new Freedom of Power Treaty. The specifics and structure have not been detailed, but it appears to place limits on the activities of heroes outside their nation of origin. Having broken the treaty numerous times, [[Hal Jordan]] is considered a criminal by most of the world. Only the [[Rocket Red]]s, [[Green Lantern]] Hal Jordan, and the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]] have been confirmed to be affected by it (''Green Lantern'' #10, 2006). The Outsiders are operating illegally and the organization is underground with all current members (excluding [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]) presumed dead. As well as this, the Chinese government has formed a superteam called the '''[[Great Ten]]''' in the intervening year, and is currently working on a supersoldier program.
===Gotham City===
James Gordon has returned to the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner. Although the exact details have not been revealed as yet, it is known that his return - and that of [[Harvey Bullock (comics)|Harvey Bullock]] - to the GCPD follows the cracking of a major corruption case in the GCPD by Bullock. Harvey Dent, believed cured of the multiple-personality disorder/psychosis issues that created his Two-Face persona, has been in charge of keeping Gotham safe as a result of a deal with Batman.
===Superboy memorials===
Monuments to the fallen hero have been erected in at least two locations:
* In Metropolis, the statue depicting Superman holding an eagle dating back to his first battle with [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]] has been joined by one of [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]] (as seen in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #837), honoring his sacrifice and actions during ''Infinite Crisis''. ''52'' #1 depicts the memorial, apparently erected within only a few days after Superboy's death.
* A second statue has been erected in San Francisco, in front of [[Titans Tower]].
==Notes==
*[[Grant Morrison]] has mentioned in interviews that he has, in his spare time, redesigned several unused DC characters. He presented them to [[Dan DiDio]] as part of his [[Seven Soldiers of Victory]] proposal with several of them, including the redesigned Freedom Fighters and the Atom, debuting in 2006.
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==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/OYLpreviews/day3.html Newsarama OYL: Day 3]
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