This week we honour the late Stan Lee as we talk all about Earth 6, home to the Just Imagine universe of Stan Lee’s versions of the Justice League. We also break down the latest in DC news!

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Intro Music by Aaron Barry

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News and Notes

(1:48) Jon Cryer Cast as Lex Luthor in Supergirl

(4:05) First Impressions of Aquaman Movie

(9:02) Vertigo’s Survivors’ Club Ordered by CW

(11:36) Young Justice: Outsiders Teaser Released

(14:20) Mister Miracle Series Ends and New Female Furies Begins

(17:19) Hulu Orders Pilot for Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth

(20:11) Arkham Knight to Make Comics Debut in Detective Comics #1000

(22:54) DC Gives Aquaman’s Powers to Black Manta

 

Just Imagine

(32:55) How would Geoff Johns or Scott Snyder handle Marvel’s Avengers?

(37:58) What is the DC feel/aesthetic that can be brought over to the Marvel universe?

(42:50) Has anyone else used Earth 6’s characters?

(45:20) What character would you like to see reinterpreted and how would you do it?

(52:33) Which version would you like to see become part of the main DCU?  Which one is your favorite?

(59:19) How similar is Thor to Green Lantern?

(1:02:28) Did Stan Lee put his “powers come with a curse” stamp on his heroes in a respectful way?  Do the new origins make sense? Thoughts on the different racial and ethnic backgrounds for some of the characters.

(1:09:33) Why did Stan Lee not use alliterative names for Superman and Sandman?

(1:12:55) Turning Madame Xanadu in to a Granny Goodness type character?

(1:14:30) That dialogue though…

(1:17:00) Which one would you like to see in the Arrowverse?

 

Dial Doc

(1:20:15) Just Imagine Dial H Series

(1:22:35) Barcode Boy

(1:24:13) Excelsior

 

Characters, Places, Things

Angor

Arkham Knight

Atom (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Dominic Darrk

Earth 6

Granny Goodness (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Joan Jordan

Larry Wilton

Len Lewis

Madame Xanadu (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth) (Just Imagine)

Maria Mendoza

Martian Manhunter (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)

Mary Maxwell

Ramon Raymond

Robert Rogers

Robin (Just Imagine)

Salden

Wayne Williams

 

Recommended Reading and Viewing

Just Imagine Vol 1

Mister Miracle Vol 4

Multiversity

Survivors’ Club Vol 1

Sweet Tooth

 

Media

Daredevil

Detective Pikachu (2019 film)

Inhumans

Spider-Man

 

People

Geoff Johns

Grant Morrison

Jon Cryer

Julius Schwartz

Marv Wolfman

Scott Snyder

Stan Lee