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"One Year Later" is a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. As the title suggests, it involves a narrative jump exactly one year into the future of the DC Comics Universe following the events of the Infinite Crisis event, to explore major changes within the continuities of the many different comic books within the DC Comics range. Synopsis Following the events of the limited series 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 in the weekly comic book series 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, Nightwing, Robin, Superman and Wonder Woman. The Flash has been missing, but Jay Garrick has been protecting Keystone City as the Flash. "The Big Three" The year-long absence of the three main superheroes of the DC Comics universe - Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - and their return to active duty is a significant part of both the 'One Year Later' series and the ongoing 52 series. Superman The Superman storyline was co-written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek, with art by Pete Woods (and one issue by Renato Guedes), and cover art by Terry and Rachel Dodson. The four-month, eight-part introductory story arc, entitled "Up, Up and Away" ran through both Action Comics Batman The Batman storyline, "Face the Face", was written by James Robinson, with art by Leonard Kirk and Don Kramer. It ran through Batman As well as Two-Face, 'One Year Later' also saw the return of several other significant elements of the Batman mythos that had previously been written out or retired, including the return of James Gordon as Gotham's police commissioner and Detective Harvey Bullock. Wonder Woman Unlike the Batman and Superman series, Wonder Woman was rebooted from issue one in June 2006 with a storyline called "Who is Wonder Woman?", written by Allan Heinberg and drawn by Terry and Rachel Dodson. In the story, Donna Troy is depicted as having taken over the Wonder Woman title in Diana's absence, while Diana is shown to have accepted a government position at the Department of Metahuman Affairs under the alias of Diana Prince at Batman's urging. She is directed by Sarge Steel and is ironically assigned to the rescue mission of the new Wonder Woman, who has been captured by several of Wonder Woman's super-nemeses demanding that the 'real' Wonder Woman be submitted to them. She is partnered on the case with a reluctant Tom Tresser. Within the story it has been revealed that prior to her admission into the department Diana was also photographed in the company of an eastern mystic code-named I Ching (implying that she spent most of the previous year travelling), and that the World Court has dropped the charges against her for the killing of Maxwell Lord. The story is ongoing. "One Year Later" storylines Newsarama.com, Wizard Cancellations In line with of the events of Infinite Crisis and 52, DC Comics canceled some of its long-running series, including; Wonder Woman (2nd series), The Flash (2nd series), Gotham Central, , Plastic Man, JLA, Superman (2nd series), and Batgirl. Renaming New series As they are new titles, many of the following do not have the "One Year Later" to indicate a time jump since the previous issue. Spin-offs from the Countdown Mini-series: Follow-ups to Infinite Crisis: Relaunches: Brave New World: Replacements: As of July 2006, most DC Comics titles 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 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 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 Reds, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, and the Outsiders have been confirmed to be affected by it (Green Lantern 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 - 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: Notes | |||||||
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