Thread:SforHope/@comment-28125426-20170701151338/@comment-18172179-20170702185609

The Demon trilogy has a strange place in continuity if considered as a whole. And this issue is mainly due to Mike Barr's inconsistent version of Batman in contrast with the regular characterization. That's why "Son" and "Bride" are pretty much removed or heavily modified in current canon continuity, as most of the stuff in those stories contradicts the mainstream cont. Morrison used elements from "Son" on his B&S storyline, but got many details wrong or changed them deliberately and that's why SotD was retconned. Bride has seemingly been swept under the carpet with no much explanation.

And that's where the inconsistencies stop, because "Birth" was written by Denny O'Neil, you know, the guy who pretty much came with Ra's to begin with. And to my knowledge, all other Ra's origin stories are based upon that story, so no worries there.

The Lazarus Pits are another can of worms, because they have been treated fairly inconsistent throughout the years by writers who needed to adapt them into their stories, changing their properties at will. It wasn't until the Demon trilogy that some rules were established on what the pits are and how they function, but the matter remains that very few consider these when writing them. The best we can do is try to separate the article into sections, depending on the role the pits played in certain stories. That said, the Powers section needs a complete overhaul, with references preferably.

And about ley lines, I'd say perhaps a concept, but only if they are tightly connected with landmarks on the DCU. Otherwise I'm not sure if we truly need such page. Maybe bring it up in the forums to get others' imput on the matter.