DC's official stance is that each numbered "Earth" includes the universe itself + alternate timelines of that universe + alternate dimensions.
The phrase "DC Universe" will be used to refer to the entire franchise's setting..
He has the power of all evil.
Is from the Sphere that reigns above the entire Dark Multiverse, IE As the Monitor Sphere is above the Sphere of Gods.
The Otherkind/Hecate are above the Dark Multiverse.
The Spectre created a Nexus to connect all reality and timelines..
The Universes within DC are VERY consistently shown to be far larger than our own.
It's more consistently shown to be infinite in size, but has some statements of being finite (still being vastly larger than our own universe)..
Universes in DC are far larger than the observable universe of our real world.
Infinitely larger, in fact.
Without relying on flowery language, there are multiple statements of universes being truly infinite in size..
This thread will be covering all of DC's greatest feats from different characters/ species, alongside providing a detailed analysis of DC's cosmology, after all of this is said and done, with the help of Space-Battlers we'll construct a cosmic hierarchy for DC.
The first thing to discuss would be DC's cosmology.
The DC Cosmology was primarily helmed by three authors in the late 2000s and 2010s.
Morrison, Snyder, and Tynion made the most significant contributions to the cosmology during this era, with the development of concepts like the Overvoid, the Monitors, Perpetua, the Dark Multiverse, the Collective Unconscious, and other cosmological concepts that c.
The above image is the "Multiversity Map" created by Grant Morrison to establish a cohesive representation of the various realms and layers of DC's complex cosmology.
It brought a much-needed sense of cohesion and visualization to what was previously a very messy conglomerate of seemingly unrelated realms and cosmic beings.
Creation Origins
This page is dedicated to outlining the distinctions between DC Comics's different cosmologies.
To summarize, the DC Universe has three dominant cosmologies characterized primarily (but not exclusively) by their authors: Grant Morrison, Scott Snyder, and James Tynion IV; J.M.
DeMatteis; and Neil Gaiman and Mike Carey.
Neil Gaiman and Mike Carey focus on folklore and the mystical aspects of the cosmology.
Although Vertigo tends to be more consistent than DC, there are still some inconsistencies across storylines, such as the events of Lucifer's Rebellion.
The cosmology of Vertigo is primarily based on the dreams and beliefs of humanity.
Even the Presence was shap.
DeMatteis' approach on the DC cosmology was heavily influenced by his spiritual beliefs and world view based on Hinduism and other religious concepts.
He has stated that this belief influences almost all of his work.
The Divine Presence dreamed all of Creation, and was formed in nothingness and will eventually return to it again.
Over the years, there has been a great deal of controversy regarding the statistics and power scaling of DC's cosmic entities.
This is due to the various changes, continuity errors, and different interpretations of them that have been written by various authors over the years.
This problem was compounded by statements from Jim Lee and Dan Didio that everything is canon.
The problem we have been running into is that different writers often write independently of each other, adding new concepts to the older ones while ignoring or only somewhat acknowledging the works of the other writers.
This is not always the case, as some writers pay considerable attention to the works of certain other authors, but even then there are some degrees of independence.
Over the years, there has been a great deal of controversy regarding the statistics and power scaling of DC's cosmic entities.
This is due to the various changes, continuity errors, and different interpretations of them that have been written by various authors over the years.
Even since the project began, the reins have been passed from Scott Snyder to Joshua Williamson, who himself has drastically altered cosmology in a way that can't be reconciled with earlier works, which serves as a compelling example of the greater concept of dividing the cosmologies.
Williamson's stories revolve around the "Great Darkness" originally introduced in Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, and the eternal struggle between it and the "Light" which is described in a way that overtly encompasses both the Overvoid and the Presence.
