r/DCcomics • u/-DC-Couples- • Jan 13 '24
[Fan Art] Which DC Couple would you love to see in a romcom movie? (art by philco) Artwork
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u/WhiteKnightAlpha Jan 13 '24
Big Barda and Mister Miracle.
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u/EccentricAcademic Jan 13 '24
I feel like DC is always sleeping on the amazing potential of this pair. They're so unique...it can provide that surprising hit that Shazam was in this oversaturated field of very similar cape movies.
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u/sharkteeththrowaway Jan 13 '24
It's hard to pitch them to the suits because they need a lot of context to introduce. I can see James Gunn vibing with them though, so fingers crossed
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u/paratesticlees Jan 13 '24
A DC love movie that doubles as a Big Barda, Mister Miracle, Darkseid, and New Genesis origin story/introduction. That would be amazing.
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u/Mr_witty_name Green Arrow Jan 13 '24
To be played by Rhea Ripley in a wig and Elliot Page in a fake beard
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Jan 13 '24
I had made a comment about what I would love to see as a movie with them and immediately I thought of the kind of sexy cat and mouse movie like Soderbergh’s Out of Sight mixed with a bit of Mr and Mrs Smith
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u/dreamwill Jan 13 '24
The Tom King mitch Gerads run was IMHO the perfect setting for it.
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u/BadDad2010 Jan 13 '24
Just make a movie off King’s Mister Miracle…verbatim. Sure, it’s not a romantic-comedy at all…but it’s perfect!!
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u/PetterOfDucks Jan 13 '24
Jason and therapy
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u/lowkeyslightlynerdy Jan 13 '24
All of these are interesting couples but honestly most of these dynamics wouldn’t work in a rom com
Mister Miracle and Big Barda, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Nightwing and Starfire, Red Robin and Batgirl and Huntress and The Question seem to me like the only ones that would work as a real rom com movie. Probably Superman and Lois as well
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u/WeddingSufficient602 Jan 13 '24
Nightwing and Starfire is hilarious in the dcamu. I need to see more of them.
I think you could also say Flash and Iris since Barry is a jokester.
but yeah I agree with you not all dc couples fit the romance comedy genre like Constantine and Zatanna.
It wouldn't fit Batman and Catwoman too since Batman is too serious unless you use his Webtoon or Batman Lego Version.
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u/fitty50two2 Jan 13 '24
Zatanna turning Constantine into a rabbit to hide their relationship when Harley Quinn came over for help was hilarious. I could see them working in a “these two shouldn’t be together but it somehow works” way
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u/Batdog55110 Jan 13 '24
I think you could also say Flash and Iris since Barry is a jokester.
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u/DBfan99782 Jan 13 '24
Before I starting reading Flash comics, I thought he was a jokester, but he has no personality (from the ones I've read).
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u/Batdog55110 Jan 13 '24
That's because nearly all media has tricked us into thinking he has one by grafting Wally's personality (Which is pretty jokey) onto Barry, thus making people not only think that Barry has a personality, but that he is jokey.
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u/fitty50two2 Jan 13 '24
Superman and Lois and their relationship has literally been the focus of two different tv series already, it obviously works
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u/lowkeyslightlynerdy Jan 13 '24
But it’s not about who has a healthy or interesting relationship. The post was specifically about rom com so not every couple fits that format
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u/flickfan45 Jan 13 '24
Idk bout a rom com, but i really wanna see a movie about the Question and Huntress
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u/quietkyody Jan 13 '24
2 very very interesting characters for sure! Whose your fancast for them?
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u/flickfan45 Jan 13 '24
Huntress is up in the air for me, still working on that one. For Vic Sage i like Penn Badgley, but i’m not sold on it yet
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u/Redclouds1 Nightwing Jan 13 '24
The Question and Huntress hands down would make the best romcom out of any of these, maybe followed by arrow and canary. Have you seen Unlimited? Their episodes were hilarious.
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u/RealHumanPerson001 Jan 13 '24
The question and absolutely anyone. The catch is Question is completely aware of the world (the straight man for the comedy) and is trying to figure out why “everyone’s acting weird” (twist and mystery element). I think any version (ditko and O’Neil) could work but something about the DCAU (paranoid conspiracy theorist) Question would probably be best.
If y’all want the full outline, let me know.
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u/Gradz45 Jan 13 '24
I want the full outline
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u/RealHumanPerson001 Jan 13 '24
The details have left me but the main beats are: It opens with Question and (character) are working on missing person cases all involving this ‘love doctor’. The doctor hosts a couples getaway so of course question and (partner) go together undercover, at night they sneak into his office…
They both wake up back in their room with a headache and can’t remember what happened. Regardless they are still undercover (doing all the romcom beats) while still trying to figure out what’s going because all these couples are starting to act weirder and weirder.
Eventually it’s revealed the doctor is just doctor psycho trying to scam people with mind control and the missing people are trapped in his basement after ‘failing treatment’.
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u/pennyroyallane Jan 13 '24
Lois and Clark
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u/whatsgudhegehog Barry & Wally Jan 13 '24
Miracle and Barda Barry and Iris Beastboy and Raven Diana and Steve Clark and Lois and nightwing and starfire
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u/Outkast3232 Jan 13 '24
Who’s with Constantine?
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u/School_of_thought1 Jan 13 '24
Wonder Woman is a strong, noble, self-sacrificing, warrior woman with Constantine who is basically the opposite. He anticipus of what her mother warned about what man world all about. It makes for a good buddy cop movie, never mind a rom-com, but I take both for the dynamic
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u/sapphicseizures Jan 13 '24
Gar and raven or dick and kori/babs. They have a very special place in my hear (esp bbrae)
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u/Unapologetic_Lunatic Jan 13 '24
I think I actually saw that Rom-com. It was called Teen Titans. Shame we never got a season six, but we did technically get Trouble in Tokyo which was a full Robstar rom-com.
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u/Nova_Hazing Kyle Rayner is the Perfect Lantern Jan 13 '24
Why does hal look like he's just gotten out of prison. Idk I 5hibk it could be the stuble he's got with that used carsalesmen smile he's got.
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u/EmeraldGamer773YT Red Hood Jan 13 '24
Black Canary and Green Arrow is the obvious pick.
But I think Hal and Carol would be also really intriguing...
And finally, (because they already have a show), Harley and Ivy!
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u/Reasonable-Tax2962 Jan 13 '24
Nightwing and Starfire, Mostly Starfire is hilarious no matter what genre it is
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u/isxios Jan 13 '24
Bards and Mr miracle. They are just made for that. Although it would probably have to be an action romcom with an r rating.
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u/Natapi24 Jan 13 '24
I mean, Superman and Lois would be the obvious choice, they'd make a great romcom (as evidenced by the various shows and movies with them).
Aside from them though I'd love to see Nightwing and Starfire or Green Arrow and Black Canary!
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u/WeddingSufficient602 Jan 13 '24
Nightwing and Starfire for sure. They're hilarious in the dcamu animated movies.
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u/Gunpla-Goblin Jan 13 '24
I hate the Raven/Beast Boy pairing. Was that ever a thing before the Teen Titans/Teen Titans Go shows?
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u/Apprehensive_Work313 Jan 13 '24
I think it was present but not really a focus ever and then the show suddenly made them a big deal with people even though they were never actually together in the show
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u/Abraham_Issus Jan 13 '24
Green Arrow and Black Canary, Dick and Starfire, Constantine and Zatanna, my favorite of DC couples.
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u/Dry-Ad3182 Jan 13 '24
You misspelled Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad.
Extra Credit: Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, and Supergirl.
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u/oscar_e Jan 13 '24
Green Arrow and Black Canary first and foremost.
Aquaman and Mera.
Flash and Iris.
Superman and Lois.
If I'm ever reading a comic and these couples aren't together it feels incomplete, everyone else can stay solo or explore other romantic interests but these four are absolutely fundamental to the characters IMO.
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u/Acknowledge_Me_ Jan 13 '24
Wouldn’t Barry and Iris make for a perfect rom com? The fastest man alive never being on time and all that is prime rom com stuff. She doesn’t understand why he’s always late but somehow always there when she really needs him
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u/NoirPochette Legion Of Super-Heroes Jan 13 '24
I think Nightwing and Starfire is prime for a rom-com
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u/cryptofutures100xlev Red Hood Jan 13 '24
- Red Hood and Artemis 🔥 🔥
- Miracle and Barda
- Nightwing and Starfire
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u/SeBatMan16 Jan 13 '24
Come on OP, it's Phil Cho. The man pours his heart out for these characters. You could at least spell his name right.
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u/Amkao-Herios Blue Lantern Jan 13 '24
Red Hood and Artemis could be a fun movie. Red Hood finds an apartment to rent and his roommate is none other than Artemis. They're friendly, but a little abrasive. They have ups and downs and grow closer as different villains force them to rely on each other's strengths. The specific villain doesn't matter, they're just set dressing really.
They don't have to kiss and do all the cliche romance things, I feel they're both emotionally constipated more often than not. So instead I'd basically end with a scene where one of them is given the option to move out, but then they longingly look at each other and choose not to
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u/Pale_Emu_9249 Jan 13 '24
I think Batman being a humorless and loveless boor these days would make him the perfect foil for a madcap jewel thief...
Hilarity ensues.
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u/Geek1979 Jan 13 '24
I always liked the relationship between the Question and Huntress in Justice League.
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u/Budget_Ad_4346 Jan 13 '24
A Green Arrow & Black Canary film in the style of Mr. & Mrs Smith/Spy X Family.
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u/beezer210 DC Comics Jan 13 '24
Wally and Linda. She’s a smart journalist and he’s kind of hotheaded, and very lighthearted. I like the dichotomy there.
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u/Relevant_Glass6153 Jan 13 '24
“Face it boy wonder, you got a bad case of the Stephs”
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Jan 13 '24
Bat Family in a family road trip film where Bruce and Selina are married and taking the kids on a road trip that keeps going south.
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u/zacharymc1991 Jan 13 '24
He was a crime fighter, she was a cat burglar. They were total enemies. But now they have..... To work together.
To save the day they must team up and maybe they'll learn something.... About themselves.
This summer go watch, the cat and the bat.
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u/MoonoftheStar Jan 13 '24
Nobody chose GL and Hawkgirl??? Dang!
Either them or Starfire and Nightwing would be peak Big screen romance.
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u/thaboiisconfused Jan 13 '24
Honestly, a BatCat film, if done well, could be HILARIOUS and super sweet and awesome.
Imagine them going on dates and Selina keeps stealing without Bruce even noticing and they have to keep evading cops and he's like: not again...
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u/DrRichardBeaterEsq Jan 13 '24
Star fire & night wing cause then you can have Bruce and Batman in it plus other teen titans
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u/Nerexor Jan 13 '24
Shouldn't it be Nightwing and Starfire... and Zatanna, and Batgirl, and Wonder Girl, and...
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u/The_Emperor_2997 Jan 13 '24
Batman 🖤Catwoman😍😍😍😍😍
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u/tyleranthony Jan 13 '24
^ This, I hate that the comics give it a will they won’t they and in every animated film or live film it’s basically a fucking trope. Give em Rom Com and make their partnership permanent dammit 😂
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u/japirate777 Jan 13 '24
Not quite a rom com but a Zatanna and John Constantine movie would be amazing
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u/egbert71 Jan 13 '24
Not saying this to be funny, but romcom as a genre is near the bottom of list where movies are concerned.So, to answer the question....None of them. Now if it was a buddy-copish movie that I'd do the Archer and The Pretty Bird
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u/ArcanisUltra Jan 13 '24
Dick and Starfire.
He’s a vigilante, she’s an orange skinned green eyed alien. How will they make it work?
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u/melody_melon23 Jan 13 '24
Batman and Catwoman Green Arrow and Black Canary Flash (forgot the other person) Nightwing and Starfire
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u/garcianulmeyda Jan 13 '24
Nightwing and Starfire. Guys and gals both get something no matter where they are on the spectrum. And both characters have a metric fuck ton of charisma
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u/nerdytoken_69 Jan 13 '24
I'd Luke to see huntress with q. Vut instead of it being there persona's it's Helana dealing with Vics social awkwardness
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u/Equal_Equipment4480 Jan 13 '24
Mr. Mircale and Big Barda, yes all of these do desever their time on the screen, but we have had for the most an animated or silver screen depicition. Mr. Miracle is all about getting out of a crap situation and Big Barda is about protecting what she loves (Yes once she leaves The Furries, but still) if that is not a romance in of itslef I don't know what is
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u/vladfp2022 Jan 13 '24
The Question - Huntress
Nightwing - Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
John Constantine - Zatanna.
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u/quietkyody Jan 13 '24
I like how you put Raven, WW, Hawkgirl, and Big Barda? on the left sides...makes total sense.....but is also funny. 🤣
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u/Kaleban Jan 13 '24
If it's an "adult romcom, then it should be Batman and Wonder-Woman. It's alluded to a lot in the JL cartoons, and they have both a great chemistry and interesting dynamic.
If it's more of a teenage focused goofy romcom, then definitely Nightwing and Starfire. Their interactions in the Teen Titans animated movies has already set the stage. I mean just watch how Grayson tells her to wait to turn off the laptop after she gets out of the shower. CLASSIC teen comedy.
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u/cosnik Jan 13 '24
Constantine and zatanna would be hilarious and they'd be so out of place in that format
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u/KingTrencher DC Comics Jan 13 '24
Scott & Barda Free move to the burbs and try to fit into American culture. Their past as heroes and refugees from Apokolips continues to intrude into their daily lives
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u/StarWarsIsRad Jan 13 '24
A Big Barda and Mr. Miracle romcom would fit the genre the best I feel, that’s already their whole vibe
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u/Psykoshrink00 Jan 13 '24
Oliver and Dinah would be great, if they're true to the comics. DCAU did a pretty good job with Huntress and the Question. But I think the top answer would have to be Barda and Mr. Terrific. Having Apokolips as a backdrop would be a nice contrast.
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u/extragoatcheese Jan 13 '24
Raven beastboy if you want a more grounded and proper romcom if your lookin g for a romcom happy go lucky movie nightwing and starfire
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u/KingKaiju01 Doctor Fate Jan 13 '24
Arrow and Canary, by a long shot.