DC Comics originally announced
Generations as the event that would unite all eras in the history of the
DC Universe, starting with
Generation Zero: Gods Among Us, which was scheduled to release during
Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020. However, following the firing of publisher
Dan DiDio from DC Entertainment in February and the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic on the comics industry, the series was delayed. Writer
Scott Snyder stated the plans for
Generations had become more "fluid", and in June,
Generation Zero was not part of DC's plans for the revised Free Comic Book Day. As well, DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer
Jim Lee stated that the 5G initiative, which would have occurred at the end of the original plan for
Generations was no longer happening: "We had a lot of great ideas that we were floating around. And rather than dumping it all in one month and renumbering the line and going for that really short term spike in sales, we just naturally gravitated to the story ideas and concepts we love and building them into the mythology, the ongoing mythology, in a very organic way". In September, DC announced "Future State" to be scheduled for January and February 2021. In October, Snyder has also assured the ending of
Dark Nights: Death Metal will be tied directly to the event. He responded that "it's hooked into everything. We're building the DCU plan together with editors and other writers and artists. I'm really excited about it.
Death Metal ends in January, and then January and February is "Future State", which is going to give glimpses of possible DC futures. That was built while we were doing
Death Metal to lead into some stuff which isn't happening anymore, but those plans have taken a new shape, which is exciting.
Death Metal is very tied into and hooks into everything happening on the other side—the whole DCU is working together, plus we have some surprises lined up later in the year". == Titles ==