DC Universe Thread

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Glad to hear, I am a fan of Battfleck

Same. Excited to see him and Keaton in the same film. Hopefully Affleck will finally get to be in a critically acclaimed comic book film. I'm sure they're gonna kill him off tho.

Don't know when I changed my mind but I'm so for a multiverse these days.

[Lock Jaw]

Doesn't deserve it's own thread yet, but some Black Adam concept art:

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Also revealed that the JSA lineup to be featured in the film is: Atom Smasher aka Al Rothstein, Hawkman aka Carter Hall, Cyclone aka Maxine Hunkel, and Doctor Fate.

PrettyCool at Cyclone getting the adaptation after not existing for almost a decade....

Hawkman/Doctor Fate had the Egypt connection to Black Adam in the comics, and we all know what happened with Atom Smasher and Black Adam so they are all solid choices to make it.

Still... I know it isn't their movie, but seems like an odd assortment of members.... hopefully they are alluded to as being from a larger team...

[Lock Jaw]

Shazam 2 officially titled "Fury of the Gods"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have a title! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shazam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shazam</a>! Fury of the Gods<br>What gods? Why are they upset? Yes! <a href="https://t.co/QPGJwjghUx">pic.twitter.com/QPGJwjghUx</a></p>&mdash; David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) <a href="https://twitter.com/ponysmasher/status/1297321883461812224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I watched most of Fandome. Gotta hand it to DC. They made the best of a shitty situation and put on a good show with tons of exclusive. WW84, The Suicide Squad and The Batman stole the show.

[Fignuts]

Got HBO Max, and started watching Harley Quinn.

Thespian Clayface is best Clayface.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, love Clayface on that show. Tremendous depiction.

[Fignuts]

Fucking Kite Man too, holy shit he's amazing.

[Lock Jaw]

That show all around is just amazing. Really hoping for a S3.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Greatest scene in television history? This might be Adam West’s finest work... <a href="https://t.co/lK04JamRXP">pic.twitter.com/lK04JamRXP</a></p>&mdash; Patrick Netherton (@PTNetherton) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTNetherton/status/1297540291893907456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Kalyx triaD]

Would have had me fooled clean. I'd be like, "Cool, Batman meant Bruce Wayne. What a mission so far."

[Lock Jaw]

I saw this one recently on TV

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Like "We're going to have to do our jobs?!"

[slik]

DC has started advertisements for it's next big event after DEATH METAL


ENDLESS WINTER begins in December
plot details have not been revealed yet


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[Kalyx triaD]

Guess the janitor is writing it.

[Destor]

as long as its not the guy who fucked with the watchmen im down

[Kalyx triaD]

These events are basically Battle Passes now.

[Blonde Moment]

These events are basically Battle Passes now.

So tired of these things by both companies.\
Rather read 40 year old reprints

[Fignuts]

I’ve been reading stuff outside of the big two for a year or so now, and I’ve enjoyed it immensely. Most of them are anywhere between 20-50 issues long, and it’s so great reading a story with a beginning, middle, and end, without having to worry about a billion tie ins, or crossover events postponing the story.

Some of the stuff I’ve read that I would recommend:

Gideon Falls
Deadly Class
Black Science
Wicked and the Divine
Die
Saga

[Lock Jaw]

Saga the best ongoing comic right now

[Lock Jaw]

Unrelated note to anything.....

I wish Tim Drake had stayed with the pre-Flashpoint Red Robin costume (the Kingdom Come one).... really felt like with that costume he could become his own character and grow and become on the level of Nightwing where you think of him as that character and not "former Robin" (even though Red Robin has Robin in the name I guess).

Instead, new 52 gave him terrible costumes..... then Rebirth put him back in pretty much the Robin suit but with two Rs.

Although he was awesome in Detective Comics Rebirth so I can't complain too much.... until Bendis got him and just ignored all his excellent character arc in Detective Comics.... eventually renaming him Drake as his superhero name (probably not wise to use your last name as your hero name) and giving him a drab costume.......... but now I just read something that he flip-flopped and now he is just "Robin" again in the old Robin costume again.....

Just feel like they missed the boat with actually getting him to grow like Nightwing.....

[Lock Jaw]

Oh yeah, I forgot that Red Robin got a new costume right before Flashpoint too, and I didn't like it.... much preferred the Kingdom Come garb with the cowl.... gave him a more distinct look and made him feel more "grown up"

[Fignuts]

Saga is what opened the floodgates for me, in terms of alternatives to DC and Marvel.

But is it ongoing? Is it really?

[Lock Jaw]

:(

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Update: Robert Pattinson is reportedly the individual on The Batman production who was diagnosed with COVID-19. <a href="https://t.co/9OyQLuH529">https://t.co/9OyQLuH529</a> <a href="https://t.co/lTF5C6tQkD">pic.twitter.com/lTF5C6tQkD</a></p>&mdash; IGN (@IGN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1301593034434531328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Well fuck

[Fignuts]

Can't put into words how much I love this page.

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DCeased was largely forgettable, but I'm very much enjoying The Unkillables.

[Fignuts]

Christ almighty the White Knight books might be my favorite Batman stories of all time.

Plenty of stories have showcased batman's flaws as a person, but never in such a deep and meaningful way. So fucking good.

[slik]

Excellent News:

Brian Bendis is leaving Superman's orbit. His final issues of Action Comics and the Superman title itself will be in December. Now just keep him away from any other hero he'd derail, like Bats, Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman or Green Lantern. Let Bendis play w/ Green Arrow or someone he can't screw up forever.


https://bleedingcool.com/comics/brian-bendis-superman-run-comes-to-a-end-in-december/

[slik]

DC has started advertisements for it's next big event after DEATH METAL


ENDLESS WINTER begins in December
plot details have not been revealed yet


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DC has released the info for their next big crossover event, ENDLESS WINTER.



This December, the Justice League learns first hand the meaning of “Revenge is a dish best served cold,” in ENDLESS WINTER, a nine-issue spectacular event taking place throughout the month of December.


1000 years ago, a disparate group of heroes – Hippolyta, Black Adam, Swamp Thing and the Viking Prince – banded together to prevent the world from freezing at the hands of the Frost King, an exiled Norse god with the ability to control entire ecosystems. The heroes triumphed, but victory came at a terrible price, one that has been kept secret until now.


ENDLESS WINTER will be an event like no other in DC history as the world's greatest heroes face their most dangerous foe, The Frost King. ENDLESS WINTER spans a total of nine titles, all co-written by Ron Marz and Andy Lanning. This December everything freezes!


ENDLESS WINTER #1 (December 1)

The Flash #767 (December 8)

Superman: ENDLESS WINTER (December 8)

Aquaman #66 (December 15)

Justice League #58 (December 15)

Teen Titans: ENDLESS WINTER (December 15)

Justice League Dark #29 (December 22)

Black Adam: ENDLESS WINTER (December 22)

ENDLESS WINTER #2 (December 29)



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[Kalyx triaD]

How is Mr Freeze not involved.

[Lock Jaw]

Maybe he is

[slik]

Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) is returning to DC Comics after vowing to never work there again after a fallout w/ Dan Didio who fired him from Superman just two days after he was hired to write Superman due to mysterious "Dan Didio reasons"....Superman is Waid's favorite character of all-time.

....Maybe now Mark Waid will take over for Bendis on Supes....Joshua Williamson's time on The Flash is also ending so he could be a contender for Supes or Justice League too...

[Lock Jaw]

Superman: Birthright by Waid one of my fav Superman stories....

[Kalyx triaD]

Mr Freeze better be in this event. Seems a good time for Killer Frost and Icicle to get a push to. Bit of a closet fan of Killer Frost, personally.

[Fignuts]

I mean this event seems like it’s based on mythology and magic. Freeze is 100% based on science. So just being an ice villain doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a natural fit for the story.

[Fignuts]

Could see him in maybe a side role. Like the heroes going to him at some point to make these Arctic outfits they’re showing off.

[slik]

Latest DC rumors from Bleeding Cool

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/gossip-big-writer-changes-dc-comics-2021/





DC Comics' December solicitations note that Brian Bendis' runs on Superman and Action Comics are ending in December – and this was after statements Brian Bendis made in June saying he would be staying on the Superman titles at DC "for a looooooong time."


Grant Morrison's run on Green Lantern will be ending soon, with no replacement project lined up.


Scott Snyder's Death Metal is coming to an end. He has American Vampire at DC, but nothing else announced.


Tom King has the Rorschach, Batman/Catwoman and Strange Adventures series for 12 issues each, but don't expect any similar big deals after that.


Geoff Johns brought the noise with Doomsday Clock and Three Jokers but, again, nothing lined up to follow.



These are all writers who DC Comics wooed and threw big money at to write for them. These were expensive deals, but they helped DC grab market share and get headlines. That is what is changing. The big trucks of cash are stopping. DC Comics will not be matching or exceeding former deals on upcoming projects. This is the kind of thing agents will always ask for and advise their clients not to accept lesser deals going forward, for fear of diluting their going rate.


But it's a rate that DC Comics isn't going to match going forward. What does this mean? Well, some creators want to do the work anyway and won't care if they knock their going rate. We speculated that Mark Waid may be taking Superman from Brian Bendis, but we have also been told he was offered Green Lantern when Grant Morrison's run ends.


James Tynion IV's run on Batman was at a lower rate than both Tom King and Scott Snyder were paid, he was not at that stage as big a name – though the success of Something Is Killing The Children, Wynd and The Department Of Truth at Boom and Image have changed that equation. The Department Of Truth, with 100,000 + orders for the first issue, will pay Tynion what a year of Batman comics at DC would pay.


With digital, mass market and bookstore markets as a greater focus for DC Comics going forward, outside of the comic book shop, these are considered to be less writer-sensitive and more character-sensitive markets. Basically, it matters less who writes them will be the new motto at DC.




Bendis recently tweeted this, which sort of scares me...I really hope it doesn't mean he'll be writing Justice League, Batman, Flash or some big CRISIS book. Would be particularly not pleased if he got to screw up the Bat-family next.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Something big enough to get me to clear the deck. It’s all super exciting but it’s months away and we’ll talk about it all when the world isn’t literally on fire ( I’m in portland) <a href="https://t.co/huQHEvjJnQ">https://t.co/huQHEvjJnQ</a></p>&mdash; BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRIANMBENDIS/status/1305359232040972288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

R.I.P. DC Universe, hello DC Universe Infinite

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Launching Jan 2021, and will be available worldwide Summer 2021. Might give it a look even though I haven't read anything in a long while. Interested to see how much is on there, how things are organized and look... etc.

[Lock Jaw]

Meanwhile, Harley Quinn officially renewed for a Season 3 and moves over to HBO Max

[Lock Jaw]

Supergirl ending with season 6

[McLegend]

I don’t watch Supergirl so I don’t know if this applies to that show.

Everyone on The Flash just kind of seems like they are not interested anymore. So I’m not sure how much longer The Flash will go on for.

[Lock Jaw]

The Flash Episode ___:

*Spotlight character gets frustrated and storms out*

*Random character follows them and gives them a pep-talk*

*Spotlight character learns an important lesson by the end*

Next Time on The Flash:

*Spotlight character forgets all about lesson*

[McLegend]

They need some new blood.

[slik]

upcoming frightening thought.....

Bendis will totally get to write a CRISIS


In Bendis's first issue of Young Justice he made it a point to re-iterated their had been "7 Crises" in DC and that each time a crisis happened things got messed up (like people forgetting Connor Kent)....

In this week's Action Comics he reveals Young Justice villain Dr. Glory, responsible for Connor Kent's disappearance, as well as the Invisible Mafia leader Leone are actually from Earth 3...and that Dr. Glory had jumped multiverses 7 times before...

I bet Bendis re-writes DC history so that this scientist Dr. Glory is reponsible for every DC Crisis by multiverse hopping and it having some weird effect on things when she does...

I bet he does end up getting Justice League or a CRISIS book and re-writes all of DC history...

YJ
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AC
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[Lock Jaw]

In other news, Zack Snyder is going to end up doing more shoots for his Justice League cut, with Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Ray Fisher (Cyborg) all being confirmed as being involved in the reshoots.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty surreal the amount of money they are pouring into the Zack Snyder cut

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That's interesting. I have a pretty strong sense that this will get enough views and boost subscribers to the point of HBO basically telling Snyder to finish the story and end up writing a check for him to produce a sequel.

There's already a ton of buzz on this, they're gnarly comfortable in investing in the project, and a 4 part miniseries prob fits Snyder's vision and serves his talents more than cramming all his ideas into a movie.

[slik]

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[Sixx]

I keep reading it as Dan Dildo.

[Lock Jaw]

"The Green Lantern live-action series for HBO Max has revealed its central characters, which will include the Earth's first Green Lantern, Alan Scott -- who will be gay just like in the Earth-2 comics and DC's updated main timeline -- and all-new corps members.

According to Deadline, joining Scott are Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz, Sinestro and Kilowog."

No sign of Hal Jordan or John Stewart....

[Lock Jaw]

Not a fan of Alan Scott being gay either.... Feel like it does a disservice to the characters of his wife and children.... pick another character who doesn't have decades of history as a married heterosexual man with kids to turn gay....

[Shadow]

It's Earth-2 Alan Scott as well. Blegh.

[slik]

Major DC Comics news today:

https://www.gamesradar.com/what-is-dc-future-state/

DC is NOT rebooting again...but they are doing a line-wide RELAUNCH of some sort.


DC has announced January-February will see NO regular issues released of any series. Instead January and February will see the release of Generations: Shattered, FUTURE STATE and Generations: Forged.


DEATH METAL concludes the first week of January and the conclusion immediately launches into Dan Jurgen's book, Generations: Shattered which will see the original 1939 Batman team up with Sinestro, Kamandi, Starfire, Booster Gold, Steel and Dr Light to battle a threat to all of DC's history and multiverses. Generations: Shattered will be released the same day as DEATH METAL #7 and is intended to be read immediately afterwards.

Whatever happens there ties into FUTURE STATE, which will be a two month event replacing all other titles, and will then conclude with Generations: Forged at the end of February.

As noted in this thread before, originally DC was going to do 5G (Fifth Generation) and age out Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Supes, etc and replace them with new versions. Then Dan Didio got fired. Then Covid-19 happened. Then WB replaced a lot of DC's staff and leadership.

As also noted in this thread before, all the current DC Titles are either:

A) Ending in December
B) Current Creative teams are ending in December on major books (Bendis on Supes being the biggest example)
C) All current comic solicitations for December are either finales of current arcs or one-shot issues.
D) ENDLESS WINTER is taking place in multiple books, in December ONLY, in place of new stories starting in those comics instead.


What does it all mean - we don't know yet. But it would seem like DC is gearing up March to be a major jumping on point, a big refresh, new books, new creative teams for many major titles, a company RELAUNCH rather than REBOOT.

Some speculation is that DC will do a time-jump of sorts, not unlike the original 5G plans, but with some twist involved so it won't be so extreme of a change.


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[Kalyx triaD]

Fucking yawn.

[slik]

DC has revealed this short story from the big Detective Comics #1027 issue is a prequel to Generations: Shattered as well (despite the end saying Continued in Generations: Future State, that was a publishing error)


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[Fignuts]

Where’s his gun?

[slik]

DC has revealed FUTURE STATE

All the 5G titles will be released instead as FUTURE STATE which will show the possible future of DC with new characters taking over the mantle of the most famous heroes (This would have been a permanent change pre-Didio getting fired)


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Batman

The son of Lucius Fox takes over the mantle of Batman
Bruce Wayne takes the mantle of Dark Detective

In this future, Gotham City is controlled by the Magistrate. This villainous regime has taken control of the city, now under constant surveillance. All masked vigilantes have been outlawed and Batman has been killed. But an all-new Batman will rise!

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Superman

Due to his involvement in an international crisis happening in the near future, Clark Kent has been rejected by Earth, causing him to focus his lifesaving efforts outside his adopted home. He travels to Warworld to rise through the ranks of gladiatorial combat in order to defeat Mongul with the help of some unlikely heroes. Back in Metropolis, Clark's son Jon Kent has taken on the mantle of Superman. After seeing the horrors that befell Gotham, he bottles Metropolis in order to keep it safe, putting him at odds with Supergirl. Can Metropolis survive better than the bottled city of Kandor did?

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Wonder Woman

Meanwhile in the Amazon rainforest, Yara Flor is chosen to be the new Wonder Woman. Years later, the new Superman and Wonder Woman join forces to save their cities in a new superhero team-up the likes of which the world has never seen.

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Justice League + More

A thread of great change runs through the Justice League heroes: a new League is built upon secret identities (even from each other), but an old and evolved enemy will use these secrets to try and overthrow the world. For the supernatural heroes of Justice League Dark, the very fabric of reality has shifted, and heroes are being hunted.

For Flash, Shazam, and the Teen Titans, it all begins when the four Riders of the Apocalypse unleash hell in a battle at Titans Academy, Barry Allen is cut off from the Speed Force, a Famine-controlled Wally West may be beyond saving, and Billy Batson makes a deal with the devil that will change Shazam forever. Off-world, John Stewart and the remaining Green Lanterns are stranded in the shadow of a dead power battery; Jackson Hyde and Andy Curry are separated across the galaxy; and Amanda Waller executes her ultimate plan with a new but terrifyingly familiar Suicide Squad on Earth-3.

At the end of time, Swamp Thing reveals its true intention, ruling supreme until a remnant of humanity launches a rebellion, and Black Adam looks to the past as the only way to save the future of the Multiverse.


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You can read more about FUTURE STATE including who is writing each comic, here:

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-turned-5g-into-future-state-publishing-it-all-in-2-months/

[Lock Jaw]

Jared Leto Joker returning for Zack Snyder's Justice League.....

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Came here to say the same. Interesting. Didn't feel he got enough screen time in Suicide Squad.

[Lock Jaw]

#ReleaseTheAyerCut

[Damian Rey 2.0]

No thanks

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah

[Fignuts]

Started reading The Last God

Holy shit, more of this, please.

[Lock Jaw]

Future State Wonder Woman Yara Flor is getting a post-Future State series of her own where she will be Wonder Girl...... and the CW is developing a Wonder Girl show starring her as well.

Seem to be ALL-IN on this new braud

[Lock Jaw]

Black Lightning ending with the upcoming S4... some dude named Painkiller is getting a spinoff show from it though...

I never finished the first season of the show... I was liking it, so no real reason why I didn't besides just too many shows

[Destor]

watched the Harley Quinn animated series. funny. voice acting is very good

[Kalyx triaD]

Black Lightning was alright, not as socially heavy handed as people thought. He got to play in the CW sandbox a lil late and making him in some different reality was dumb. While Arrow and Flash has a healthy lifespan, this is the 3rd show that just bled viewership. They should be careful how they market these shows because certain rhetoric does not pan out like they think. As Batwoman V2 will learn in a bit.

[slik]

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[Lock Jaw]

Ava DuVernay developing a "Naomi" series for the CW now....

Despite being written by Bendis I read a few issues of the Naomi miniseries and was liking it..... never finished it, though.

[slik]

I ended up disliking Naomi

It started really interesting and then nothing fucking happened the remaining 95% of the series because Bendis is Bendis

[slik]

I don't think they ever even explained what her powers are just that she got them from a 'gas leak on her home planet'

[Lock Jaw]

I ended up disliking Naomi

It started really interesting and then nothing fucking happened the remaining 95% of the series because Bendis is Bendis

I must have stopped reading before that point

[slik]

I was not familiar with Bendis before he came to DC outside of knowing he wrote some stuff at Marvel people liked so I assumed he would be really good...

First couple of issues of Superman/Action Comics/Young Justice/Naomi were interesting and then somehow everything became a huge mess where either nothing happened or he just changed things for no reason and then never did anything with the changes....


Hopefully Supes can get a better creative mind for the future bc Bendis really screwed up so many things for those characters. "EVENT: LEVIATHAN" was probably the worst 'event comic series' I have ever read and it really didn't even have enough content for half of one issue, let alone six issues. The title of the series didn't even make sense. The big thing that caused the series happened 'off-panel' and the series was supposed to be a mystery but then the mystery ended up being something no one could have guessed/solved bc he threw in a random character who had not been mentioned or appeared in the series before and was like 'ta da, here is the villain, did u guess it'.


Then it just ended with zero resolution to anything, absolutely none. Nothing happened and the one thing that did happen off-panel was just left unresolved and I don't think Bendis/DC bothered to mention it since...

[Lock Jaw]

Will never forgive him for messing with Jon Kent and breaking up the Super Sons

[slik]

"EVENT: LEVIATHAN"

issue 1 - heroes show up and talk about thing that happened off-panel

issue 2 - heroes continue talking

issue 3 - heroes continue previous conversation

issue 4 - heroes continue discussion

issue 5 - heroes talk about the same fucking thing again

issue 6 - identity of villain revealed, heroes talk for a while and then leave

[slik]

Will never forgive him for messing with Jon Kent and breaking up the Super Sons

Aging Jon Kent was the dumbest
"he got caught in a blackhole and now he's 17"


Superman reveals his identity to the world and has zero repercussions


Krypton didn't explode itself, it was a bomb from a space villain named Rogol Zarr...why did he blow up Krypton or hate it was never revealed or followed up on, Superman just beat him up for it and that's the end of Rogol Zarr

[slik]

I remember when Naomi crossed over into Superman too and it was basically "I have used my super senses to scan your body Naomi and you have super powers"

"yes I have superpowers Superman"

"yes Naomi you do have superpowers, how did u get them"

"there was a gas leak"

"i see, did I mention u have superpowers of some sort"

"thank you superman this changed my life"

[Shadow]

Truly Bendis is a more mind blowing comics writer then we thought.

[slik]

DC has confirmed the Batman in Future State is Tim Fox, son of Lucius Fox

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[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah we know. Meh.

[Kalyx triaD]

Will never forgive him for messing with Jon Kent and breaking up the Super Sons

This. Supersons is the brand of a lifetime, cartoons, toys, animated movies, a fucking gold mine and DC's like "nah".

[Bobholly138]

I was not familiar with Bendis before he came to DC outside of knowing he wrote some stuff at Marvel people liked so I assumed he would be really good...

First couple of issues of Superman/Action Comics/Young Justice/Naomi were interesting and then somehow everything became a huge mess where either nothing happened or he just changed things for no reason and then never did anything with the changes....


Hopefully Supes can get a better creative mind for the future bc Bendis really screwed up so many things for those characters. "EVENT: LEVIATHAN" was probably the worst 'event comic series' I have ever read and it really didn't even have enough content for half of one issue, let alone six issues. The title of the series didn't even make sense. The big thing that caused the series happened 'off-panel' and the series was supposed to be a mystery but then the mystery ended up being something no one could have guessed/solved bc he threw in a random character who had not been mentioned or appeared in the series before and was like 'ta da, here is the villain, did u guess it'.


Then it just ended with zero resolution to anything, absolutely none. Nothing happened and the one thing that did happen off-panel was just left unresolved and I don't think Bendis/DC bothered to mention it since...

The only good stuff Bendis wrote at Marvel was Alias. If you want good Bendis find his crime stuff from before he went to Marvel. His Sam&Twitch run was pretty good.

[slik]

The new writer for Superman and Action comics is Eisner nominee Phillip Kennedy Johnson. He has written the indie series The Last God and is also an active full-time member of the U.S. Army.


https://bleedingcool.com/comics/phillip-kennedy-johnson-the-new-writer-of-superman-and-action-comics/

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Brian Bendis (unfortunately) teased the following image on IG, hinting that he will be the new Justice League writer with a team made up of Naomi, Nubia or Wonder Woman, Black Canary or Stephanie Brown (Spoiler), Batman, Superman, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Hawkgirl and Shazam or Black Adam.


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[Lock Jaw]

That is obviously Black Canary.....

[slik]

How can you tell, it looks like a Bat symbol on her chest to me

[slik]

matt hardy looks like he is wearing luther's pants

[slik]

wrong thread, oops

[Lock Jaw]

How can you tell, it looks like a Bat symbol on her chest to me

Clearly a canary, she has the yellow circle zipper thing around her neck, and her legs are out

[slik]

oh yeah, you are right

[slik]

I like this

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yes. We're on the ongoing Nightwing series starting with issue #78. Not just an arc, I'm planning on writing Nightwing for a long time. <br>So great to join <a href="https://twitter.com/Ben_Abernathy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ben_Abernathy</a> and so many of my friends in the Bat Group. We've all been scheming... <a href="https://t.co/FIUQVEn56B">pic.twitter.com/FIUQVEn56B</a></p>&mdash; Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorMade) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomTaylorMade/status/1339579671923441666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

This confirms the new Justice League team will have Black Canary, Black Adam and I believe Hippolita instead of Wonder Woman


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infinite adventures. <br><br>JUSTICE LEAGUE #59 <br>(variant cover) <a href="https://t.co/vA40ZvKaIj">pic.twitter.com/vA40ZvKaIj</a></p>&mdash; DC (@DCComics) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/1339601287969587205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infinite legends. <br><br>WONDER WOMAN #770 <br>(variant cover) <a href="https://t.co/Z4fmndoavu">pic.twitter.com/Z4fmndoavu</a></p>&mdash; Wonder Woman (@DCWonderWoman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCWonderWoman/status/1339601290331107328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infinite hope. <br><br>SUPERMAN #29 (variant cover) <a href="https://t.co/fjoBd4qIGq">pic.twitter.com/fjoBd4qIGq</a></p>&mdash; Superman (@DCSuperman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCSuperman/status/1339601286111453193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infinite mysteries.<br><br>BATMAN #106 (variant cover) <a href="https://t.co/u3DqcZ2wz6">pic.twitter.com/u3DqcZ2wz6</a></p>&mdash; Batman (@DCBatman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCBatman/status/1339601273910226945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Kalyx triaD]

Aging up Jon is still dumb.

[slik]

DC announces INFINITE FRONTIER and Bendis on Justice League

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On sale 3.2.21

The next phase of the DC Universe begins here! Dark Knights: Death Metal presented the darkest threats of the Multiverse. DC Future State revealed what may lie ahead. Now it's time to look into the Infinite Frontier of the current-day DC Universe.

In Gotham City, The Joker jolts citizens awake with an attack even the Dark Knight never expected. In Brazil, a young woman discovers her destiny and her connection to the Amazons. In Belle Reve, Amanda Waller plots an invasion of Arkham Asylum. In the far reaches of space, Mongul dreams of galactic domination, while the Green Lantern Corps hosts a summit of its greatest enemies. At the Hall of Justice, the League joins forces with Black Adam. Beyond the mortal world, Wonder Woman settles into a new role in the godsphere. And somewhere in the DC Universe—it's the return of Stargirl, in an all-new tale written by Geoff Johns!

This oversized, all-star issue kicks off the next great era of storytelling and excitement as top writers and artists reveal what's next for the World's Greatest Heroes and opens the door to some of the greatest stories of 2021.

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JUSTICE LEAGUE #59

On Sale 3.16.21

Writer Brian Michael Bendis reunites with artist David Marquez (Miles Morales, Iron Man, Batman/Superman) for a new, star-studded Justice League featuring Superman, Batman, the Flash, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Hippolyta, new DC powerhouse Naomi, and…is that Black Adam?! Superman is leading the charge to reinvent the Justice League—and at the same time, a new, cosmic-powered threat arrives from Naomi's homeworld to rule the Earth!




and here's the cover for Batman 106, kicking off Bats and his new crime-fighting partner, Ghost Maker, as they battle The Scarecrow

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[Sixx]

Ghost maker? Judging solely by the name he will suck big time.

[slik]

yeah, the current Batman writer is really bad at coming up with names

Ghost Maker
Clown Hunter
Hench Master


This is what Ghostie looks like

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[Sixx]

Fucking tablet, won't let me rep.

That guy looks just like another random ninja.

[Lock Jaw]

Pants seem super uncomfortable with the super-low crotch.... prob bad for mobility.....

[Sixx]

He's a huge MC Hammer fan.

[slik]

Ghost Maker's backstory is he and Bruce always trained with the same masters growing up, at the same time and Bruce looked at him as a brother...but then Ghostie got pissed when he learned Bruce was fighting crime to avenge his parents instead of being the best 'for the art of it'...they had a huge falling out and agreed to never work in the same city as one another...but now they have been reunited and Bats has asked him to be his new partner in Gotham....


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flash forward a bit...

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[Sixx]

Always thought Batman looks so dumb bare-chested.

And that Ghost guy looks so bland... well,except for the parachute pants.

[Lock Jaw]

Randomly remembered this one Superman story I liked where some deadbeat dad ex-con dude switches bodies with Superman somehow because he was so envious of Supe's powers and how he didn't have to work hard and got everything.

He's all like "great, now I can actually make something of my life and have chances" but he finds being Superman so incredibly hard and taxing

Meanwhile, Superman is stuck in this dude's body and starts making his life better....

In the end, the dude willingly switches back because he found being Superman way too tough and stressful, and is surprised at what Superman has done in his life the short time he was living it and Superman is just all "we all have the chances to make our lives what we want, to make them better, and you don't need superpowers" or something like that....

Wish I could find it again to read it....

[Lock Jaw]

There's another Superman body-switching story I really like too....

Brainiac somehow transfers his mind into Superman's body, while transferring Superman's mind into the body of a young epileptic boy in a psych ward who has delusions that he believes that he is Superman.

Brainiac uses Superman's body to take over Metropolis and is working on the usual world domination....

But even trapped in the young boy's body, Superman busts out of the mental hospital and makes it to Metropolis to thwart Brainiac before his plan for world domination comes into effect


EDIT- This one is a 4-part story Adventures of Superman #536, Action Comics #723, Superman: The Man of Steel #58, Superman (v2) #114

[Lock Jaw]

Randomly remembered this one Superman story I liked where some deadbeat dad ex-con dude switches bodies with Superman somehow because he was so envious of Supe's powers and how he didn't have to work hard and got everything.

He's all like "great, now I can actually make something of my life and have chances" but he finds being Superman so incredibly hard and taxing

Meanwhile, Superman is stuck in this dude's body and starts making his life better....

In the end, the dude willingly switches back because he found being Superman way too tough and stressful, and is surprised at what Superman has done in his life the short time he was living it and Superman is just all "we all have the chances to make our lives what we want, to make them better, and you don't need superpowers" or something like that....

Wish I could find it again to read it....

Just spent way too long googling.... found nothing.....

[slik]

This review of Bendis's final issue of Action Comics :lol:
We're all so lucky he is getting Justice League and creative run of the DC.


https://www.weirdsciencedccomics.com/2020/12/action-comics-1028-review.html


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[slik]

OK,

Death Metal: The Secret Origin is actually a great one-shot and actually has a big pretty big story. If you like Superboy Prime it's a must read.


https://readcomicsonline.ru/comic/dark-nights-death-metal-the-secret-origin-2020/1

[drave]

Just watched "The Killing Joke" for the first time last weekend. Holy shit, what an amazing story. Naturally, the best voice actors were still their roles with Conroy and Hamill. I'd watch it again.

[Kalyx triaD]

All that Babs stuff in the first act felt like padding the runtime. Could have been her own animated movie.

[Lock Jaw]

Didn't they make her and Batman get it on or something

[Blonde Moment]

OK,

Death Metal: The Secret Origin is actually a great one-shot and actually has a big pretty big story. If you like Superboy Prime it's a must read.


https://readcomicsonline.ru/comic/dark-nights-death-metal-the-secret-origin-2020/1

i was not very happy with what was done to him after Crisis and i hope they let him keep this happy ending. Probably the only good thing that came out of this crossoever

[Kalyx triaD]

Didn't they make her and Batman get it on or something

Yeah this really awkward and out of character scene. The DCAU played with Bruce and Babs being a thing but it was weird there too.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I personally found the killing joke animated movie to be a fucking snooze fest. It just didn't translate for me. That and the Hush adaptation.

Honestly I don't think they'll ever top the Dark Knight Returns 2 parter or Under The Red Hood as far as animated movies go. Those were fucking stellar.

[drave]

All that Babs stuff in the first act felt like padding the runtime. Could have been her own animated movie.




True. They spent too much time setting that up to rile the emotions, and not as much on Joker and his psycho antics.


Did like how it introducted Oracle though. My first "on screen" debut of that character. Unsure if they did it elsewhere or before (and outside of The Arkham Knight video game)

[slik]

Death Metal ends tomorrow and Future State Wonder Woman, Batman and Supes begins

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CONFIRMED: Michael Keaton will be the main Batman within the DCEU, replacing Ben Affleck.<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/brooksbarnesNYT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brooksbarnesNYT</a>) <a href="https://t.co/YxYGgzO2Uv">pic.twitter.com/YxYGgzO2Uv</a></p>&mdash; Lights, Camera, Pod (@LightsCameraPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/LightsCameraPod/status/1346185226410717186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Kalyx triaD]

Wut

[slik]

I thinking they have to be going the Batman Beyond route. DC head Hamada said the Pattinson films are their own universe.

[Lock Jaw]

You want to get nuts?! LET'S GET NUTS!

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The flash point idea is cool. Keeping 2 active Batman film timelines seems like a dumb idea.

[slik]

part of me is going to be really, really happy to see Death Metal/The Crisis stuff finally end and goodbye to the Batman Who Laughs and him being EVERYWHERE for like 3 years straight...and the other part of me dreads Bendis being the big creative mind for DC starting in March after Future State...

[Sixx]

Never read Batman Who Laughs, but he looks stupid as fuck.

[Lock Jaw]

Keaton appearing in anything more than the upcoming Flash movie has been debunked

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Thank goodness

[slik]

Here's the big spoilers for Death Metal 7 and how DC gets re-not-booted




Wonder Woman and the Batman Who Laughs fight in their new super forms, BWL punches Wondy all the way to the beginning of time. WW then uses the hand of creation to punch BWL to the end of the time, when the Sun is about to explode, and she shoves him into it, finally killing The Batman Who Laughs off.

Perpetua's race, "The Hands", observe this and agree to reboot the DCU but with one condition, everything happened and everything mattered, no more rebooting to fit the present at the expense of the past and future.


* WW joins 'The Hands' and ascends to help them stop a lurking threat that is incoming

* Everyone back on Earth remembers all of DC history and knows WW is gone but they can 'feel her' out there, somewhere

* The Justice League/Legion of Doom agree to work together going forward.

* Lex Luthor notes that hypertime is broken, so things from the past and future might pop up from time to time (basically Future State)

* Superman says all major threats in the multiverse have been accounted for except for Darkseid, no one knows where he is. The Flash thinks that is very creepy and ominous.

* Lex reveals the Earth is no longer the center of the multiverse, two other planets are, one of which they are calling "The Elseworld" but know nothing about it...yet

[slik]

Read Future State: The Next Batman, Future State: Superman and Future State: Wonder Woman. Thoughts on each:


FS: Batman - I actually liked this and I didn't expect to. It's an interesting take on Bats and Gotham's future.

FS: Superman - Eh, this one is a little too grimdark for Supes. The Bat book was more about hope and the Supes book was more depressing and darker. Jonathan Kent not coming across real great.

FS: Wonder Woman - Loved it. By far my favorite of the three. I can see why Yara Flor will be sticking around post-Future State. A whole lot of fun and crazy stuff to explore with Brazilian mythology and she's a hot-headed loose cannon.

[Lock Jaw]

The CW passes on the "Green Arrow and The Canaries" spin-off.

The pilot episode they worked in was pretty awkward and weird anyways... so kinda glad to just let the Arrow franchise "end".

[slik]

Read the new Future State titles for this week, of them all I would recommend:


Superman/Wonder Woman - Yara Flor continues to be a very interesting new character and the Brazilian mythology continues to be fascinatingly bonkers

Dark Detective - The Bruce Wayne story had gorgeous art but the real gem was the back-up story of Grifter in Gotham. Grifter, like Yara Flor, could prove to be a big character in 2021.

[Lock Jaw]

According to Fatman Beyond co-hosts Marc Bernardin and Kevin Smith, HBO Max is in the early stages of developing a Batman: The Animated Series follow-up. Whether it is a sequel series or a reboot remains unclear.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Please make a follow up

[Lock Jaw]

New season of Batwoman has started.... so I finally went and watched the last couple episodes of the first season that I never finished. Not a great show, and I wonder what the point of it even is without the "family drama" of Kate Kane and her dad/sister. Should have just said "F it" and recast instead of making a new character.

Gonna watch the season premiere now though I guess.

[Lock Jaw]

Watched it.... "lol" at just verbally saying where they would have gone with the show if Ruby Rose didn't leave..... whole thing just felt awkward....

[Nark Order]

I got burned so hard with the Ric Grayson horseshit, I'm afraid to go back. But I've decided to dive back into Nightwing. A couple of the storylines before Ric were pretty fantastic (The Judge) so hopefully it rebounds nicely. Wish me luck.

[slik]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of those storylines at all in fiction

They always end with the person getting their memory back and 99.99% of the time anything that happened during the period they were amnesiac doesn't matter and is a big waste of time.

[Nark Order]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of those storylines at all in fiction

They always end with the person getting their memory back and 99.99% of the time anything that happened during the period they were amnesiac doesn't matter and is a big waste of time.

It made it way worse that Nightwing Rebirth was a pretty solid book before it happened. It suffered from some familiar Nightwing tropes (feeling second best, new love interest that eventually just disappears from the book) but for the most part it was making strides. Raptor is a sic villain that's unique to Nightwing, The Judge storyline was better than any NW storyline in like a decade, and the court of owls becoming Nightwing centric villains made sense to me. Then Dick is shot in the head by a Batman B-Villain in a book that isn't even his, which spawns a year of absolute dogshit

[Nark Order]

Basically I got DC Infonite again and am going to catch up on everything I've missed. I think I'm on Flash Rebirth #72. Things were getting really convoluted with the Strength/Sage/Still/Speed forces when I left off but the book for the most part is pretty fantastic.

[Lock Jaw]

Haven't read anything in quite some time.... did read a bit of the Ric Grayson stuff..... dude has had a rough few years of it....

Gets "killed" and has to pretend to be dead while being a superspy (which was actually pretty great), then gets to come back to life for awhile... before being shot in the head and losing all his memories

[Lock Jaw]

News from Netflix's upcoming Sandman show....

https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sandman-Cast-Grid-16x9-v4.png?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=416&dpr=1.5

[Lock Jaw]

Been a long time since I read it, no memory of who Roderick Burgess is.... but Charles Dance always welcome to the dance

[Lock Jaw]

The CW renews Batwoman, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow for another season.

Impressed at Legends of Tomorrow! Every season I am convinced is the last, but S6 hasn't even started and now they've got a 7th one already confirmed!

[Lock Jaw]

Future State Wonder Woman Yara Flor is getting a post-Future State series of her own where she will be Wonder Girl...... and the CW is developing a Wonder Girl show starring her as well.

Seem to be ALL-IN on this new braud

Only HALF-IN as The CW has passed on developing the series

[Lock Jaw]

Would rather have that Wonder Girl series than a Naomi series, and I say that with not knowing anything about that Wonder Girl or reading her Future State stuff

[slik]

I have read Yara Flor's Future State stuff and I dig her character a lot so far. Brazilian mythology seems fun and different than the Norse/Greek stuff we usually get from Marvel/DC.

Her character is very 'hot-headed' too.

[slik]

In general I have not invested much interest in Future State though since it won't mean anything really in a month.

[slik]

Apparently Wonder Woman will be in Asgard when Future State ends and the 'Infinite Frontier' era of DC begins in a month...May solicitations were just released and have her interacting with the DC version of THOR (kind of curious what he will be like tbh)

[slik]

A bunch of really rich fans are banding together to put in like 25 million each to *try* and buy DC comics (just the comic publishing aspect, all merchandise and IP would still be separate and belong to AT&T)


https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-buyout-in-the-works-from-fans-with-lots-of-money/

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/other-people-who-have-heard-about-the-big-dc-buyout-pitch/

[Lock Jaw]

Sasha Calle cast as Supergirl for The Flash film

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNWNjMDkzYTctOTY0Zi00NTE1LWIxOWEtZWNlZDEwMWUyNjg1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjQwMDg0Ng@@._V1_.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Ta-Nehisi Coates and JJ Abrams reportedly working on a Superman reboot starring a Black Superman.....

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Sasha Calle cast as Supergirl for The Flash film

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNWNjMDkzYTctOTY0Zi00NTE1LWIxOWEtZWNlZDEwMWUyNjg1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjQwMDg0Ng@@._V1_.jpg

She hot

[slik]

Just finished Infinite Frontier...DC fixing 'stuff' this time has had an unintended consequence....




All past versions of Darkseid in DC history have become one, making him more powerful than ever...Infinite Frontier ends with Darkseid killing The Spectre, Highfather, Hera, Ganthet, The Phantom Stranger and The Wizard Shazam.


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/59.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/60.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/61.jpg



Also I'm probably going to regret this in the future via Bendis being Bendis, but I liked the Justice League tease in Infinite Frontier...



https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/07.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/08.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/09.jpg




Other big happenings in Infinite Frontier...




The Joker killed Bane and then blew up Arkham Asylum

Alan Scott is gay

Hippolyta leaves Themyscira to take Wonder Woman's place in the Justice League

Nubia is the new Queen of Themyscira

Barry Allen is joining "Justice Incarnate" whose job is to map the new Omniverse

Wally West is the new Flash

The Scarecrow has teamed up with billionaire Simon Saint to make Gotham scared enough to give up all their rights

Roy Harper is alive again

[Lock Jaw]

Boo @ Alan Scott being gay

But I feel like I can't complain about it because I will be labeled homophobic..... I just like his wife/kids.....

[slik]

He still has his kids, they are who he 'came out' to


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/23.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/24.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

K, I guess that's good at least that his kids still exist.... raw deal about his wife, but I guess she isn't really important except to JSA nerds/history buffs like me.... most people prob didn't even know her name/story....

We shall see how they handle it from here.... hate it when they suddenly make someone's "gayness" be the "defining" part of their character/stories....

[slik]

I am not a big fan of Scarecrow's new design....too much going on (imo) and he looks like a mosquito


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/47.jpg

[slik]

First issue of Tom Taylor on Nightwing is really, really good. Would definitely recommend.

[drave]

That is the shittiest scarecrow I've seen

[Destor]

before i read silks post i thought he looked like a mosquito

[Lock Jaw]

He looks like he is about to snitch to some stormtroopers, telling them that the droids they are looking for are in Mos Eisley.

[Lock Jaw]

DC reportedly developing an Hourman movie.

Sonuva... I have long said that if I could make any superhero movie/show, I would make Hourman

[Sixx]

I am not a big fan of Scarecrow's new design....too much going on (imo) and he looks like a mosquito


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/infinite-frontier-2021/chapters/0/47.jpg

Why do they keep trying to update every look?

[Sixx]

It's like he is trying to go reverse Joker and not laugh but make people laugh before they die.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

He reminds of the wicker man statue Bruce Wayne has in his mansion in Batman 89

[slik]

Current Batman team just not good at costumes for characters at all...


yeah, the current Batman writer is really bad at coming up with names

Ghost Maker
Clown Hunter
Hench Master


This is what Ghostie looks like

https://i.postimg.cc/KYjKDNMQ/1fk-Tbye-OXCfvg-F0-LEz-Xu28g-DNVh-YUEW7-Kg-Op-M0-FRw.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/qvRBP7vv/Image-110.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/pTYthNLS/unnamed-43.jpg



Forgot about this one earlier and meant to post it, "The Designer"

https://i1.wp.com/www.comicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/unnamed-1-3.jpg?fit=546%2C833


and "Miracle Molly"

https://i.postimg.cc/9XGh3TW6/unnamed-64.jpg

[Sixx]

It's cute The Designer likes to walk into walls.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

The hench master had the best look but it’s dumb to think a guy is running around outside in a singlet

[Sixx]

Ghost Maker - Can't Touch This

[Lock Jaw]

Haven't watched Batwoman since the premiere of the second season.... but seeing now that they have apparently gone and recast Kate Kane anyways.

If you were going to recast her... why the F awkwardly cut off your storylines to introduce a new character/Batwoman? Unless this is a fake out and it isn't actually Kate Kane, I don't know... like I said haven't been watching so I don't know what is going on

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I read it was an entirely different and newly created character

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, they created a different/new character to be the new Batwoman.

But now apparently they have recast the old one to appear in the show (but not take back over as Batwoman)

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Well that’s weird

[drave]

Bought my son the entire Deadpool comic collection. It's in one massive book. Found a local collectors shop about a mile down the road.


Bought him a few stand-alone comics for his bday last week and he returned to get some more stuff with his own money.


Add that to a certified Ryan Reynolds autographed pic of Deadpool and he's off to a good start.

[Lock Jaw]

Hate to break it to you, but Deadpool isn't DC. Please come back when you decide to give your son a positive role model like Superman. Thank you.

[drave]

Fuck superman, with his emo bi-polar ass.

[Destor]

if lockjaw hadnt made such a fantastic reply id move draves post to the appropriate thread

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Post of the year, really.

[Sixx]

Just noticed The Designer has a fucking tie.

[Sixx]

And Scarecrow should change his name to Aardvark.

[Lock Jaw]

Did Destor edit his post to take away capitalization/punctuation and also to conjoin my name into that of a dog?

[Destor]

Did Destor edit his post to take away capitalization/punctuation and also to conjoin my name into that of a dog?lol no. 2 typos not related to lockjaw

[Lock Jaw]

DC doing a Twitter poll to decide a new comic book series (limited series)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCRoundRobin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DCRoundRobin</a>! One of these pitches will become a new comic book series…and it’s up to you to decide which! Vote for your favorites in the thread below�� Visit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCUniverseInfinite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DCUniverseInfinite</a> to learn more about each pitch: <a href="https://t.co/rECZhZyxd8">https://t.co/rECZhZyxd8</a> <a href="https://t.co/AorfWXN0m1">pic.twitter.com/AorfWXN0m1</a></p>&mdash; DC (@DCComics) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCComics/status/1377289824541888521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"lol" at JLQ "Justice League Queer"

[slik]

This is silly because they will end up releasing all these titles

[Lock Jaw]

Ava DuVernay's New Gods film has been cancelled as well as James Wan's Aquaman horror movie spinoff about The Trench.

[slik]

that sucks

[Lock Jaw]

Damn...... Dominic Purcell (Heat Wave) has apparently quit Legends of Tomorrow....

"Deal isn't done. I have no interest. What ever cash they throw on the corporate level. I'm walking away from [Legends of Tomorrow]. It's been a total pleasure and a humbling experience bringing [DC Comics's] iconic character [Heatwave] (aka) MICK RORY to life."

"The studio does not care. The actors work ethic and talent must give them the confidence to question authority. ....Much love to all. It's not lost on me how very fortunate I am."

[Lock Jaw]

Damn..... sixth season hasn't started yet, and they already did announce a season seven renewal.... but wonder if they back out of it now.... should never have got rid of Brandon Routh....

[Shadow]

Honestly I think the whole Arrowverse is about to implode. They're already losing Black Lightning and Supergirl and I haven't heard anything else on the docket to replace them. Might be time to just let it all go and figure something else out.

[Lock Jaw]

Superman and Lois is around, but it almost feels like it is separate because of the production style and also because why the F wouldn't Supergirl call Superman to help save the world from Lex Luthor if he exists on the same planet.

I guess a Naomi show is coming too.

[Destor]

DCWverse has been dying a slow death for some time. its been hemorrhaging viewers since it got woke, several additions have failed to find an audience and with its flaggship now past tense it doesnt have a strong lead in to build a base for new would-be shows.

[Lock Jaw]

Forgot about Stargirl.... I never finished Season 1 because my cable box died.... I should go find it....

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I don’t watch any the shows. How did it become woke?

[Lock Jaw]

I think he is maybe referring to a greater number of episodes that are "preachy" on some sort of social issue instead of just being the action/sci-fi series... Supergirl probably the worst offender for it

[Destor]

yeah around arrow season 5 entire episodes would be about *insert political talking point* instead of being what it had been: a show about superheros. they lost me when arrow and supergirl both banned guns. one for an entire city by mayoral edict despite the protagonist being a vigilante who went into the trade because the police were incapable of protecting people and the other banned them for a top secret military agency that specifically fought world ending level allien threats.


the desire to push the showrunners political beliefs trumped the shows internal truth.


but i could make a 1000 word post just listing the activism writing the DCWverse shows go into around that time and onward.

[Lock Jaw]

That's why Legends of Tomorrow is the best... they just like to have fun!

[Destor]

u rite tho

[Lock Jaw]

Not part of the CWverse, but Doom Patrol and the animated Harley Quinn shows are great as well

[Destor]

i havent seen doom patrol but i do like the harley quinn show

[slik]

DC has decided to end the Superman comic and replace it with a new series.





Superman: Son of Kal-El

The action begins on July 13 as a new ongoing monthly series, Superman: Son of Kal-El, replaces the current Superman monthly title. Written by Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased, Suicide Squad) with art by John Timms (Young Justice, Harley Quinn), this series follows the new adventures of the son of Superman as he's entrusted with the protection of Earth.

Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He's fought evil with Robin (Damian Wayne), traveled across galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather, and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legion's history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. It's time for the son to wear the cape of his father and continue the never-ending battle as a symbol of hope for his home planet.


https://i.postimg.cc/rpW6mDnp/SMSOKE-Cv1-Main-607f3834d2c5e5-00362543.jpg

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-cancels-superman-in-july-will-replace-with-younger-model/



Action Comics will continue and will focus on Superman leaving Earth. Grant Morrison will write a 4-issue miniseries about Supes and The Authority teaming up to battle Mongul to set it up. It's rumored Superman finds another Krypton like planet and Action Comics will be based there going forward.


No clue if Bendis will acknowledge any of this in Justice League (leaning towards "No" since Bendis just tends to do whatever he wants, continuity be damned). Speaking of Bendis/Justice League, in his latest issue he revealed a new twist


Naomi's homeworld is the only planet not part of the Multiverse, it exists separate from everything



Here's the covers for Action Comics and the Supes miniseries coming out the same time as the new Jonathan Kent Superman title.


https://i.postimg.cc/dtLJFVYh/SMATA-Cv1-Main-Not-Final-607f38778f28c3-26501157.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/pTCPW9rF/ACTIONCOMICS-Cv1033-607f38663285d1-07921943.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Was still holding out a shred of hope for the next writer to come in after Bendis to just undo what he did and de-age Jon.....

[slik]

DC has also announced a Booster Gold/Ted Kord Blue Beetle miniseries for the summer by Dan Jurgens

[Lock Jaw]

<iframe width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fbiBFR8I23g" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Can't wait

I pretty much haven't watched Flash/Supergirl/Batwoman since their season premieres and have tons on my DVR waiting to be watched..... but this. This is must watch weekly entertainment.

[Ruien]

Watching DC Titans on HBO Max. 5 episodes in and can't get enough of it. Where did this show come from?

[Lock Jaw]

DC Universe.

I watched the first season of that and it was like trainwreck I couldn't look away from. Never did bother watching the second season.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finn Wittrock To Headline ‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max Series As Guy Gardner <a href="https://t.co/oRcmBZLu9q">https://t.co/oRcmBZLu9q</a></p>&mdash; Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1388146210851201026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Ruien]

DC Universe.

I watched the first season of that and it was like trainwreck I couldn't look away from. Never did bother watching the second season.

Its addicting. Its swerve after swerve after swerve. Just had the episode where there were 2 Robins. 1 episode a day is about all I can handle but I look forward to each episode every day.

[Lock Jaw]

I remember 0 swerves

[Ruien]

Maybe because you read the comics? I am just some general viewer. I didn't even know there were two different Robins. And then what the second Robin does when the police come.

[Lock Jaw]

There's been like 4 Robins

[mitchables]

DC Universe.

I watched the first season of that and it was like trainwreck I couldn't look away from. Never did bother watching the second season.

second season was a distinct improvement over the first tbh

[mitchables]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finn Wittrock To Headline ‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max Series As Guy Gardner <a href="https://t.co/oRcmBZLu9q">https://t.co/oRcmBZLu9q</a></p>&mdash; Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1388146210851201026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

KEEN

[mitchables]

the best thing they could do for the lantern series is either avoid hal entirely or have him in it an an extremely peripheral context

i loved the rebirth lantern corps series with john as the commander and guy as his right hand

if they follow that dynamic and use kyle, jess and baz in some side/recurring capacity and hal extremely sparingly if at all, then they're on the right track imo

that said it'd be great/arguably better even if they just used john and guy, probably don't need more than two human leads in a show about space cops

[slik]

Wish Lock Jaw would just let Ruien enjoy that tv series in peace....

[mitchables]

honestly season 2 was heaps better than season 1. superboy, krypto, deathstroke, dr light, aqualad, semi 'judas contract' b-story, dick becomes nightwing etc

actually pretty keen for season 3

[slik]

The newest Batman, with the introduction of Miracle Molly had massive sales per BleedingCool dot com, double what Batman usually does.

Can read it for free at link below...I enjoyed it, a very cyberpunk direction for Batman

https://readcomicsonline.ru/comic/batman-2016/108


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-2016/chapters/108/01.jpg



From James Tynion (current head Bat writer)'s blog



"For the last decade of working in Gotham City, there were so many times where people would ask about their favorite Bat-Family member and not be able to explain the weird internal politics that were acting as a barrier to seeing those characters get the spotlight they deserve… But right now? There's a plan for ALL of them. Gotham City is a whole superhero universe in and of itself, and we're all working together to build this exciting tapestry of superhero awesome that brings each of them forward and lets them shine. Your favorite characters are in good hands, and we've got some incredible stories cooking."

"There's some Tim Drake stuff coming that I am particularly thrilled about, and cannot wait for you all to read. Teenage Tim Drake fanboy James was cheering on his feet reading the outline for this upcoming story."





Bleeding Cool is reporting DC is ALREADY planning another CRISIS event...I thought Death Metal was supposed to be the last one for a long-time since it tied the previous Crisis events into one big story...


Bleeding Cool now hears from editorial sources that there will definitely be a Crisis event planned from DC Comics in 2022 that will lead into a much bigger event in 2023. This is all part of DC's Four Year Plan that began in 2020 with Death Metal, carried through into 2021 with Future State and Infinite Frontier… it's all part of a big plan.


I assume this means Bendis will be writing it since he's the current Justice League writer....

[Sixx]

Wow, that comic book sucks. Big time.

[drave]

If yall find any of the Batman x Fortnite comics, in tact without the code used for a reasonable price, let me know.

[Lock Jaw]

https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/batman-caped-crusader.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=450&h=697&dpr=1.5

Matt Reeves, JJ Abrams, and Bruce Timm working on a new Batman animated series for HBO Max

[drave]

dem ears tho




Also, god damn HBO max is getting a ton of shit.

[slik]

Not DC but we don't have a non-DC/Marvel comics thread

Really want to recommend RADIANT BLACK (Image Comics). First 4 issues were good.

[Lock Jaw]

Also coming to HBO Max

https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MyAdventureswithSuperman-Logo.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=416&dpr=1.5
https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/WBA-Superman-Image.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=416&dpr=1.5

Jack Quaid voicing Clark/Superman

[Lock Jaw]

Jimmy Olsen randomly changing race again.... but at least unlike in the Supergirl TV show, he still seems like a NERD (I can tell via that tie)

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Excited for the new Batman series even tho I was hoping they’d revisit the original animated series

[McLegend]

After I saw that Caped Crusader post I looked the show up on IMDb. In the trivia section for the show all pieces of trivia are about how JJ Abrams sucks.

I don’t think that should be classified as trivia.

[Lock Jaw]

CW officially ordered Naomi to series..... guess it was cheaper than the Wonder Girl series they passed on.....

[slik]

Naomi series will probably reveal more about Naomi, like what exactly her superpowers are, long before Bendis bothers to in the comics (and this is with him giving Naomi her own series and adding her to Young Justice and now Justice League)

[slik]

While I'm enjoying his Justice League so far (knock on wood) it is so Bendis that he can't be bothered to even explain WHAT Naomi can do.

The art in her miniseries was great but it didn't need to be six issues to sum up her origin half-assed "She's from a planet where a gas caused a bunch of people to get superpowers and the planet is in ruin now so her parents sent her to Earth where she was found by a Rann and Thangarian, hiding on Earth together, who raised her as their own"

The only thing he's added so far in Justice League is that her planet is not part of the Multiverse/Omniverse and exists on it's own. What she can actually do, who knows.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Joker memorabilia is too real! And gets cooler by the second! <a href="https://t.co/d1JIle718E">pic.twitter.com/d1JIle718E</a></p>&mdash; ᴀɴɢᴀᴅ (@angadadlakha) <a href="https://twitter.com/angadadlakha/status/1399584467862183940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty kewl. Though to display it properly you would need to have it be like... the centerpiece of your room. You wouldn't be able to just have it on a shelf or something because you'd never see the back.

[Lock Jaw]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coming soon…ish <a href="https://t.co/JWWFsXn5ch">pic.twitter.com/JWWFsXn5ch</a></p>&mdash; David F. Sandberg (@ponysmasher) <a href="https://twitter.com/ponysmasher/status/1400592585228492800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

One of the dumbest takes on superheroes I've ever seen


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I also wouldn’t be too hard on WB execs for having some reasonable concerns.<br><br>If Batman has mental health issues, is it appropriate to sell toys of that character? To use him in theme parks?<br><br>Let’s see what Marvel does with Moon Knight.<br><br>What do you think?</p>&mdash; Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceRandolph/status/1401605615924002819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I’m calling bullshit on WB being concerned. People forget that Reeves initially walked away from the project only to come back and sign on. No way he comes back without WB fully backing his idea and giving him full control over the direction the character going forward. It would make zero sense for them to suddenly change their time after filming has wrapped.

Also, Marvel sold toys for Iron Man 3 when Tony was having some heavy ptsd, which were followed with bouts of paranoia and depression up until he finally dies.

[slik]

Almost every superhero character ever has mental health issues, Warner isn't going to stop selling items with Joker and Harley on it either.

[slik]

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[Lock Jaw]

Fables coming back for at least 12 more issues picking up where the series ended.... Also a miniseries crossover Batman vs Bigby: A Wolf in Gotham

I think Fables really went "downhill" after a certain point but will def check it out....

[slik]

DC hinted in Batman:Urban Legends #4 Tim Drake might be gay or bi. The story arc continues for two more issues.

As a non-straight person who grew up with Tim Drake as their main Robin I can say they've hinted at Tim being bisexual more than once over the years in various comics so I'm really curious about this.

[slik]

Also very curious about issue 1 of 6 of INFINITE FRONTIER that comes out next week. It's basically part 1 of a much bigger story for the DCU it's been said.

I really enjoyed some concepts Josh Williamson introduced while the writer of The Flash and now he's being given the keys to the kingdom to be the architect of the next phase of the DCU post Scott Snyder and Death Metal.

[Lock Jaw]

Never read anything where it was hinted that he was..

[Fignuts]

Changing the sexual preference of an established character doesn't work, because we can literally see the internal thoughts of the characters. And at no point in Robin's history was there a thought bubble that said "Huh. For some reason, looking at Conner is making my dick hard. Weird."

[slik]

There are a lot of TimKon shippers out there actually

Tim often changes his superhero identity in the comics because he's never comfortable with who he is (Is he Robin, Red Robin, Drake, etc). There was the time he flirted with Bunker and went with him to a big Gay Pride event. Tim's gone from being sort of asexual to trying to make a relationship with Cass work, who he's still friends with but as Urban Legends says, she thinks there's something else he's not dealing with... There's been a lot of little subtle hints over the years on and off so it's not out of nowhere. Iceman in the X-Men was out of nowhere.

Also just because characters don't think things in thought bubbles doesn't mean they haven't thought them. They've never had Harley Quinn have a thought bubble wondering what plant Poision Ivy's vagina most likely smells like but it doesn't mean she didn't think about that before they began dating. In fact, I don't think Harley ever had thought bubbles about finding women attractive prior to her relationship with Ivy and I've never seen anyone find that relationship out of nowhere.

[Lock Jaw]

Ew. Don't take anything that happened in the new 52 Teen Titans seriously please.

Also, never took Tim as asexual.... most notably he has had the on and off again long running thing with Spoiler.....

[slik]

Speaking of Ivy, her girlfriend from college recently showed up in the main Bat title as another villain, The Gardener, who specializes in Plant/Animal hybrids


https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Poison-Ivy2.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-2016/chapters/109/12.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-2016/chapters/109/13.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-2016/chapters/109/14.jpg


Other recent Bat-happenings include Dick Grayson's new dog Bitewing/Haley and Barbara Gordon wearing a t-shirt with the meme of Batman slapping Robin.

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/nightwing-2016/chapters/81/14.jpg


However,
That was not the biggest thing to happen to Nightwing recently as this is pretty big news...



Dick Grayson has a sister

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/nightwing-2016/chapters/81/22.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/nightwing-2016/chapters/81/23.jpg

[slik]

Here's some of the Tim Drake panels from Urban Legends 4 I mentioned


https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/36.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/39.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/40.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/41.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/42.jpg

https://readcomicsonline.ru/uploads/manga/batman-urban-legends-2021/chapters/4/43.jpg

Monster beats up Tim and kidnaps Bernard after that.

[slik]

Some DCU film news/rumors


Villains of Shazam sequel said to be three powerful witches, Helen Mirren playing the oldest of the witches


Shazam also possibly appearing in Black Adam OR Hawkman possibly appearing in Shazam sequel rumored


Black Adam script apparently amazing


Test screenings of Suicide Squad very, very, very positive.


DC might let James Gunn and JJ Abrams be the new architects of the DCU on screen possibly

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Please just give me one good Superman movie with Henry Cavill. Just one. Idgaf if it’s a Max original.

[Lock Jaw]

Too bad Joss Whedon is on the poop list now.... I enjoyed how he made Superman enjoyable in Justice League

[slik]

I like Man of Steel.

I think it's a really underrated film.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

It’s ok. Lots of good ideas packed in a movie with too much going on and I didn’t like Superman’s story at all. It’s at least enjoyable though.

I do think Henry deserves another shot with a more light hearted/fully realized version of his character.

[Lock Jaw]

The Flash movie's Supergirl:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4Vt4uPUYAA9j4Z?format=jpg&name=smallhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4VsNLOXEAcSZZO?format=jpg&name=small

Costume reminds me of Kon-El Superboy's costume pre-black T-Shirt...

[Fignuts]

I like Man of Steel.

I think it's a really underrated film.

I feel the same, though I agree with the criticism of the PA Kent death. Terribly written scene.

[Destor]

hate a non blonde super girl

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OUR FIRST LOOK at Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne - for the first time since 1992’s ‘Batman Returns’ - in Andy Muschietti’s ‘The Flash’ (2022)! <a href="https://t.co/Wpr2Orh4QF">pic.twitter.com/Wpr2Orh4QF</a></p>&mdash; DR Movie News �� (@DRMovieNews1) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRMovieNews1/status/1406669767235276802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[mitchables]

"first look at michael keaton in a suit"

[mitchables]

hate a non blonde super girl

i get that but it looks like they're going for the lara lane-kent version rather than kara

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/injusticegodsamongus/images/2/22/Lara_Lane-Kent_%28Injustice%29.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty sure it is gonna be some alternate reality version so it don't really matter if it is Kara.

Well, even if it wasn't alternate reality, I don't really have a problem with hair colour as long as the character is actually good.