10 Things You Need To Know About The Future Of DC Comics

10. The President Is A Teenage Girl

First of all, skipping way ahead into the future: Prez is back! Sort of. Prez is one of those goofy Silver Age ideas that really doesn't translate to modern comics. Even back in the seventies the idea of a teenage President Of The United States (who wins after young people are allowed to vote) was a hard sell, the book being cancelled after just four issues. In fact the only time Prez has properly appeared since then was in Neil Gaiman's Sandman, as one of many old-school comic book characters drafted in and given a darker edge. Well, DC are now bringing back Prez properly, and without a hint of darkness to be seen. Also: it's set in the future. Taking place in the year 2036, the star of the new series is not Prez Rickard but a young girl called Beth Ross, elected via ballots cast on Twitter. The Sneak Peek preview didn't feature any superheroes €“ conveniently side-stepping a sneak peek at the future of the DCU as a whole €“ but it did have big evil robots. That's something to look forward to.