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THE CHARACTERS WOULD AGE AND EVOLVE IN REAL TIME
No more compressing decades worth of storylines, sliding the timeline, or utilizing cosmic resets to preserve the _status quo _and keep the characters static while the world(s) around them changes. One year of storylines in the real world would approximate one year of events in-universe – no exceptions. As the readers age, start careers, get married, have children, and eventually die, so to will the characters in the books (The mortal ones with average human lifespans, anyway.).
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THERE WOULD BE THREE MAIN IMPRINTS — “LEGENDS”, “LEGACIES”, & "TIMELESS"
Legends: Titles under this imprint would feature the classic superheroes, chronicling in real time their lives and exploits from the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, and onward.
Legacies: Titles under this imprint would feature contemporary superheroes, chronicling in real time their lives and exploits now, in the early 21st century.
Timeless: Titles under this imprint would be subject to comic book time. Here is where readers go for simple, accessible, continuity-light, one-and-done stories where the characters remain fixed and unchanging.
I’ve rethought my position on this.
Forget period stories (I like 'em, but Tom D. Harry might not); forget real time progression (it might needlessly stymie new/casual readers); definitely forget sliding timelines (I will always hate them outside of humorous cartoon universes). Instead, think Batman: The Animated Series, — a mix of retro & contemporary, with absolutely NO references to real-world politicians/celebrities/pop culture/etc. — perfectly timeless.
