DC Universe

[Simple Fan]

DC has announced they are creating their own streaming service.

https://www.dccomics.com/dcuniverse

Already announced a Swamp Thing live action show by James Wan, the live action Titans show, animated Harley Quinn show, and an animated Young Justice.

https://www.dccomics.com/sites/default/files/imce/2018/04-APR/titans%402x_5ae93d7a6ce8b7.41360134.jpg

https://www.dccomics.com/sites/default/files/imce/2018/05-MAY/swamp-thing%402x_5aea189869ca60.96713908.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Also a "Metropolis" show about Lex Luthor.


I don't know if I see this doing too well. There are already so many comic book TV shows out there, not sure I want to pay a subscription to watch even more.

Only way I see this being successful is if they also include a "Marvel Unlimited" type thing where subscribing to DC Universe also gets you access to a large archive of digital comics to read.

[Simple Fan]

Prey interested in the Swamp Thing series. Not sure about Titans though.

[Lock Jaw]

Titans seems like it is probably gonna turn out like that Birds of Prey show.

This is just a set photo, but I have no idea how lighting/post-production is supposed to make this "Starfire" look any better:

https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/am7Az26_700b.jpg
(Also pictured Beast Boy and Raven)

[Simple Fan]

Starfire is black? Beast Boy and Raven don't look bad. Alot of hair coloring on that set it looks like.

[Kalyx triaD]

Starfire looks terrible. And I tend to be lenient on set photos.

[Sixx]

Starfire looks like she's waiting for a car to pull over so she can give "daddy" his money.

[Simple Fan]

Starfire also having curly hair is weird. The actress looks alot better with strait hair I think which would tie into Starfire better.

[Lock Jaw]

Just read that the "Metropolis" series is going back to "redevelopment".


The original premise was: "Set in the gleaming City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman, Metropolis focuses on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate “fringe science,” and expose the city’s dark secrets."


Dunno if redevelopment means that will change......

[Sixx]

Just read that the "Metropolis" series is going back to "redevelopment".


The original premise was: "Set in the gleaming City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman, Metropolis focuses on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate “fringe science,” and expose the city’s dark secrets."


Dunno if redevelopment means that will change......

X-Files.

[Simple Fan]

Just read that the "Metropolis" series is going back to "redevelopment".


The original premise was: "Set in the gleaming City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman, Metropolis focuses on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate “fringe science,” and expose the city’s dark secrets."


Dunno if redevelopment means that will change......

Kind of sounds like that Powerless show which was just bad. DC seems to be on a prequel fad right now with this, Gotham, and Krypton.

[Sixx]

Powers was a damn good comic book, though.

Whoever decided to cast Sharlto Copley in that show is a lunatic.

[Simple Fan]

Powers was a damn good comic book, though.

Whoever decided to cast Sharlto Copley in that show is a lunatic.

Different show, Powerless was a show on NBC set in the DC universe with regular people. Occasionally would have a D list hero make a short appearance. I don't even think they finished season 1 before they pulled it.

[Sixx]

Oh. I read that as Powers, not Powerless. My bad.

[Simple Fan]

Hadn't heard of Powers but I looked it up, seems interesting.

[Fignuts]

Is this going to be a part of the DCU or Arrowverse? I assume Arrowverse.

[Sixx]

I assume neither.

[Sixx]

But Arrowverse if anything. Sure as fuck not DCU.

[Fignuts]

I assume neither.

So 3 separate universes now? What the fuck are they doing?

[Sixx]

They're going for more universes than comic books.

[Sixx]

Ok, I don't know how many universes does DC Comics have. Marvel has a fuckload.

[Simple Fan]

Is this going to be a part of the DCU or Arrowverse? I assume Arrowverse.

Which series, Titans or Swamp Thing? I could see Swamp Thing being in the DCU with Wan being attached to it. I think Titans is its own thing though and not connected to anything. I thought Krypton was supposed to be connected to Man of Steel but its not unless the time traveling aspect has screwed things up.

Honestly DC does a shit job when trying to connect everything. I think they'd be better off just having things in their own universes. Marvel hasn't even done that well with having TV and movies connected so they're better off not trying it.

[Destor]

Im not dipping into this app just because i dont want there to be an app for everything

[Fignuts]

In other news, the Teen Titans Go! movie continues to look better than anything else they've got coming.

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[Lock Jaw]

I've been watching random Teen Titans GO! clips on YouTube as of late, and it seems like it actually is a pretty entertaining show. If I were still a kid, I could see myself totally watching it after school on the regular.

[Lock Jaw]

Full trailer if anyone wants:

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[Kalyx triaD]

There was a clip where they visit the Batcave which was just brilliant.

[Lock Jaw]

A Doom Patrol series has been announced for this as well, that seems like it will share continuity with the Titans series at least.

Also an Alfred Pennyworth show has been announced for some cable network I've never heard of before.

[Lock Jaw]

Ah, ok. They announced that they are looking for a late August launch.

Also said that there will be an extensive collection of digital comics available via the service.

So I may now give it some thought!

[Ezra]

Death of Superman was pretty good. Probably could have stood to be a touch longer to help develop some storylines a bit more bit really well done. Superman is the way superman should be as well. Ready for the sequel.

[Lock Jaw]

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Price of the service announced at $7.99 a month, or $74.99 for an annual subscription.

It seems like the digital comics won't be really extensive, but just be a few titles that change quarterly, so you can't really read it at your leisure.

[Kalyx triaD]

...Okay.

[Destor]

Visually it looks bad. Same dark saturation that the DC films suffer from. Lighting is awful. I dunno. I like the tone of the writing though.

[slik]

The trailer for the Titans series was bad.

Looks ultra low budget and ultra grimdark. Disappointing.

[Simple Fan]

Everything looks pretty good to me except Starfire.

[Kalyx triaD]

Call me old fashioned but under no circumstance should Robin say fuck let alone "fuck Batman". Keep the post-Dynamic Duo angst, sure, but what the hell kind of stunt writing is that? I predict it'll be removed or changed when it launches. In general Teen Titans are not the characters I'd do this with.

[slik]

Grant Morrison to write Green Lantern starting in November. I think this sounds good.




Green Lantern #1 will launch in November, starring Hal Jordan. With Morrison quoted as saying “The basic concept is that [Hal Jordan] is like a space cop that patrols a sector of the universe where anything can happen. We’ve made it more like a police procedural… It’s an intergalactic police force, but instead of guns they’ve got wishing rings that make their thoughts come true and turn into plasma… “We’re doing Hal Jordan where, you know he’s a good cop, but is he really a good guy? And we’re looking into his relationships and how he deals with people. And also the fact that, if you’ve got a job as a space cop, it’s hard to be stuck on the planet Earth. He has other lives on other planets. We’re gonna be looking into a lot of things that I don’t think we’ve seen a lot with Hal Jordan before.”

-bleedingcool

[Kalyx triaD]

Of course Hal is a good guy.

[Destor]

Call me old fashioned but under no circumstance should Robin say fuck let alone "fuck Batman". Keep the post-Dynamic Duo angst, sure, but what the hell kind of stunt writing is that? I predict it'll be removed or changed when it launches. In general Teen Titans are not the characters I'd do this with.
I predict there's 0% of your prediction coming about

[slik]

I like DC's new, more grounded initiative they seem to be taking. Getting back to characters, conflict and relationships.

Tom King doing that in Batman r/n
Brian Bendis doing that in Superman r/n
Grant Morrison going to be doing that in Green Lantern soon

[Lock Jaw]

Wonder what this means for the Green Lanterns book starring Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz...... haven't heard of it getting canceled yet.....

[Lock Jaw]

I think Grant Morrison pretty overrated writer, BTW.....

He had some good stuff, but didn't care for a lot of his Batman stuff or Final Crisis.....

[slik]

I hated Final Crisis and Batman RIP

but loved All Star Superman and his Earth One Wonder Woman

[slik]

More about Grant's GL




This is going to be a space procedural comic book, you will see things like dealing with a monster making a megastructure blocking a sun, causing tidal waves, with a Green Lantern there to say “Oi! You can’t park this here.”

The comic is meant to question the notion of justice in a universe with only two humans as Green Lanterns, Hal and someone else, both overworked like real Police Officers. Hal's origin will also be redefined as a savant drifter prior to becoming a Green Lantern.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gl-cover-1531781977492_1280w-600x911.jpg

-bleedingcool

[slik]

Sounds like GL isn't the only one getting a slightly re-defined origin




Kelly Sue DeConnick will take over Aquaman. DeConnick told the crowd that she will write the story as Aquaman searching for his mother and a very mythological take on the sea gods, with a retooling of Aquaman’s origin in the process, as he is washed up on shore with amnesia.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aquaman-ksd-600x900.jpg

-bleedingcool

[Blonde Moment]

So another Fucking DC reboot on the way

[Lock Jaw]

Two books getting new writers does not equal a reboot......

Besides, Marvel reboots and restarts things way more than DC.....

Good to see Aquaman with short hair again.....

[Lock Jaw]

New Live-Action series announced as well for the service: Stargirl

"The series will feature Courtney Whitmore uncovering the secrets of her family and the Justice Society of America. It will debut in 2019 with a 13-episode Season 1"

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty pumped for that. Freakin' love the JSA and Stargirl (still ripped and shredded about what the New 52 did to them)

[Lock Jaw]

https://static3.cbrimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Stargirl-DC-Universe.jpg?q=35&w=864&h=580&fit=crop

[Destor]

Two books getting new writers does not equal a reboot......

Besides, Marvel reboots and restarts things way more than DC.....

Good to see Aquaman with short hair again.....

They both do it so often it silly to point fingers

[Shadow]

The Titans trailer is god awful. Everyone seems to be edgy and grimdark in order to be edgy and grimdark. Was nobody from DC actually working on this?

Also, STARFIRE DOESN'T USE FIRE BASED POWERS! SHE FIRES GREEN BOLTS OF ENERGY NOT FLAMES YOU IDIOTS!

[Lock Jaw]

Wonder what this means for the Green Lanterns book starring Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz...... haven't heard of it getting canceled yet.....

Damn.... it is ending in October.....

I mean, it wasn't as good as when it started, but I still liked it.....

Jessica Cruz is gonna be in Justice League Odyssey, but no sign of Simon Baz anywhere...... hope they aren't killing him off.......

[Fignuts]

The Titans trailer is god awful. Everyone seems to be edgy and grimdark in order to be edgy and grimdark. Was nobody from DC actually working on this?

Also, STARFIRE DOESN'T USE FIRE BASED POWERS! SHE FIRES GREEN BOLTS OF ENERGY NOT FLAMES YOU IDIOTS!

I think with Robin saying "fuck batman" and killing a bunch of dudes, the color of starfire's power is probably the least of this shows problems.

Funnily enough, robin is the only one who doesn't look like shit.

[Fignuts]

Also why does every fucking television show trailer have that same fucking slow, moody song to it?

[Fignuts]

Also, I've wanted a comic service like unlimited from DC for a long time, but if they're gonna half ass it then no deal.

[Destor]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Kalyx triaD]

I dig it.