Batwoman, Lois Lane, Superman...these characters alone bring enough history and excitement that they could carry a crossover event on their own. But The CW and showrunners aren't done with just that, they are bringing the big guns. Announced today, the crossover title is "Elseworlds" and with that brings the whole Multiverse into play. Of course there are only a few characters that can transcend the Multiverse and this time, we guessed right! If you've been keeping an eye on our spoilers page, we guessed that the character of "Lon-El" was just a cover for the real character which we can announce today!
In fact, the villain of the crossover is actually, Mar Novu, a Monitor! For hardcore DC Comics fans, the name Mar Novu sounds very similar to Dax Novu ... perhaps there is something there. For those that don't know, Monitors are a multiversal race charged with the protection of the Multiverse. Mar Novu is described as:
An extraterrestrial being of infinite power known as the Monitor. The Monitor was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez as part of DC Comics’ 50th Anniversary. Mr. Pérez will be illustrating a sketch of the Monitor that plays a prominent role in the crossover’s story.
In addition to Mar Novu being revealed, we have casting news as well! LaMonica Garrett of Designated Survivor and The Last Ship will play the part of The Monitor!
This is big news as many of the crisis events in DC Comics history have dealt with the Multiverse and The Monitor(s). Let your speculation engines spin up!
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Well no one knows yet how it really is set up. For me, anything is preferable to it being on Earth 1
Quoting vantheman77:
"So, its been pointed out that the Monitor wasn't necessarily a villain. We agree that he might be able to pivot and not be a villain, but based on a spoiler we saw, he might very well be against the team for the beginning." ~admin
I hope this is not their own version of Crisis On Infinite Earths as that should be saved for later and involve the other shows like Legends and perhaps Black Lightning. Maybe that will be where the Multiverse is no more and that the Earths merge as one.
I think the story will have Supergirl, Flash, and Green Arrow team-up with Batwoman to investigate Arkham Asylum and deal with that doctor while Superman and the rest of the other heroes (sans Legends) deal with the Monitor and go through the Multiverse and find their friends.
I hope you're right about that being unlikely. If they merge Earth 1 and Earth 38, I'm done watching anything with Berlanti's name on it.
Earth 38. Then the Batwoman TV show would be on time for Batman's 80th anniversary.
Quoting Fedguy: