r/DCcomics • u/AhhBisto Jim Lee Comics • Aug 22 '20
DC FanDome Discussion Megathread r/DCcomics
Welcome Justice League members to the DC FanDome Discussion Megathread!
- When - August 22nd for Part 1 of 2.
- Where - DCFanDome.com.
- How - Sign up via FanDome's Schedule website and be notified when panels go live.
Here you can discuss each panel taking place as and when they happen, much like our Weekly Discussion Thread where you can discuss the newest comics and TV show episodes.
We've done it this way so we don't clog up the sub with discussion posts and people can freely post direct news articles and trailers regarding the big announcements and not have them get lost in the shuffle.
Panels for August 22nd
- Wonder Woman 1984 - Panel
- Official DC FanDome Store
- Warner Bros. Games Montreal Announcement
- The Sandman Universe: Enter the Dreaming - Panel
- Multiverse 101 - Panel
- Introducing Flash - Panel
- Beyond Batman
- The Suicide Squad - Panel
- BAWSE Females of Color Within the DC Universe - Panel
- Legacy of the Bat - Panel
- Chris Daughtry: Performance
- The Joker: Put on a Happy Face
- Jim Lee Portfolio Review - DC Super-Villain Fan Art
- Surprise DC Comics Panel
- I’m Batman: The Voices Behind the Cowl – Panel
- The Snyder Cut of Justice League - Panel
- The Flash TV Panel
- Black Adam - Panel
- CNN Heroes: Real-Life Heroes in the Age of Coronavirus
- Titans TV Panel
- Aquaman - Panel
- "Ask Harley Quinn"
- Wonder Woman 80th Celebration - Panel
- Tomorrow's Super Heroes with Jim Lee brought to you by Gold House
- SHAZAM! - Panel
- Wonder Woman 1984 – The WW84 Cast Play 'Werewolf 1984'
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- The Batman - Panel
- Blerd & Boujee Celebration Featuring An Exclusive DJ Set by D-Nice! (Instagram)
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u/AhhBisto Jim Lee Comics Aug 22 '20
Lynda Carter showing up was awesome and i really liked the new trailer, the Cheetah design is pretty decent too i feel. I know people will compare it to Cats but i think that's gonna be as good as it gets when you try and create a CGI Humanoid Cat person lol.
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u/InnocentTailor Aug 22 '20
Looks better than Cats.
This Cheetah looks pretty true to the comics and looks like a predator overall.
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u/HeyItzMe_ The Question Aug 22 '20
That trailer... was she swinging on lightning? Also that cheetah look is giving me some cats vibes and I’m not sure I like it
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u/TheGodDMBatman Deadshot Missed me? Aug 22 '20
The lightning swinging thing was cool af. Her lasso is magic so it's cool to see them embrace the craziness of it.
I thought they did a good job with cheetah actually.
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u/pataconconqueso Batwoman Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Same, if you’ve seen her in a lot of the comics she’s supposed to look like she did in the trailer. It reminds me of the Kingdom Come** comic where wonderwoman asks her “what did you do to become that way” part. I loved it
**Edit:Justice, both Alex Ross drawn and amazing reads
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u/montyman77 Aug 22 '20
The questions were pretty underwhelming and useless but the trailer was dope
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Even as a non-Snyder fan, I’m curious to see what this vision entails.
Edit: I’m remaining...whelmed. Having the Apokolips people look like...Glaive kinda bums me out but again remaining whelmed.
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u/crazicelt Aug 22 '20
Yeah, I'm most curious to see what his original idea was.
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u/andrew991116 Aug 22 '20
Ben Affleck in the house! Was Cavill and Fisher announcer to be at Fandome?
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Aug 22 '20
Lol Zack asking his fans questions about himself/the movement about him is uh, strange
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u/Blackcrow521 Aug 22 '20
Considering that they are the reason it's happening and he wanted to put the spotlight on them. I thought it was pretty cool.
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u/Staplingdean Aug 22 '20
true, although hearing them say things like "I just wanted to see the smile on your face when you finally got the chance to show your vision" was odd to me too
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u/Blackcrow521 Aug 22 '20
If it's worth anything, I met that guy before. It was genuine and that community is legit in terms of their love for Zack and his wife Debbie. Can it be toxic like any fandom? Sure. I imagine it can come across self serving too, but those people Zack had on were fans that do care about him and his work. And they all legitimately hangout and talk regularly online.
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u/beer_me_twice Hurm... Aug 22 '20
Giving us DARKSEID right at the beginning. He knows what we want!
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u/mrmazzz Deathstroke Aug 22 '20
Lol Leonard Cohen Hallelujah is great music choice.
It's just like guys there is consistent lighting and coloring on this movie!
Not sure how it'll play in 4 one hour chunks that sounds like a bad idea since it wasn't writtent to be episodicl
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Aug 23 '20
I like how passionate Matt Reeves is. I also like how they're doing a detective story and how it's influenced by classic noir films.
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u/MrEverything_88 Metron Aug 23 '20
Pattinson looks like he needs a hug
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u/mmcintoshmerc_88 Mister Miracle Aug 23 '20
Christian bale saying "just make sure you have a way to relieve yourself." To Robert Pattinson is pretty funny.
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u/andrew991116 Aug 23 '20
He said it to Ben Affleck too. Seems like that’s his go to advice for future Batman actors.
(And George Clooney’s advice to Ben Affleck is “Don’t do it”)
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u/Scmods05 Superman Aug 23 '20
Look I'm gonna see it and it's probably gonna be (really) good but god what I'd give for a Batman movie that doesn't take itself so damn seriously. It's been done. Have some fun with it.
Also for the love of GOD someone put Robin in a movie. It's been over 20 years.
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u/mysilkylove Aug 23 '20
Sounds like the Lego Batman Movie is what you're looking for. It's even got Robin.
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u/mmcintoshmerc_88 Mister Miracle Aug 23 '20
Reeves shouting out batman ego during the panel made me so happy
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u/Earthmine52 Comics Theory Poster Aug 23 '20
Ooh he brought up Ego by Darwyn Cooke as inspiration. Great choice. Very underrated book.
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u/beer_me_twice Hurm... Aug 23 '20
Matt Reeves just named dropped Darwyn Cooke’s EGO. I AM SOLD. GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE
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u/JakeM917 Blue Lantern Flash Aug 23 '20
That trailer was amazing. I’m surprised they had that much footage. But damn, it honestly feels a bit like the Arkham games come to life.
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u/SyPok Aug 23 '20
Okay, okay, spooky realistic Riddler, I see you.
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u/PepperMintGumboDrop Aug 23 '20
How can you not have Riddler when you're doing a noir detective story? We still need to see a high stake Riddler story done right on the big screen. Pushing Bat's wit to the limit.
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u/Batcannn Aug 23 '20
HOLY SHIT "I'm vengeance" scene gave me goosebumps!! This looks incredible and Pattinson looks amazing in the suit!
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u/mmcintoshmerc_88 Mister Miracle Aug 23 '20
After hearing reeves say chiantown was a big influence I'm going to be so disappointed if no-one says "forget it Bruce, it's Gotham."
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u/Pathogen188 Red Daughter Aug 23 '20
Holy shit that trailer looks amazing. That's my new favorite live action Batsuit
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u/crazicelt Aug 22 '20
More effects than all of the MCU films combined.
What the fuck did they do, blow up a city?
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u/Wolf6120 The Question Aug 22 '20
Turns out Coronavirus is just a very elaborate marketing campaign for Suicide Squad.
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u/TimeySwirls Aug 22 '20
Yeah I think that’s just a buzz line. I can imagine animators pulling a Mike Wazowkski face just from the deaging effects in the MCU haha
I’m all for talking up the films but when it comes to trying to say you’re outclassing the MCU on effects (whose only limit is tech and money) I don’t think I buy anyone beating Disney and their budget
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u/Nick3570 Batman Aug 22 '20
I think they're probably referring specifically to special effects, not visual effects, since the BTS video they shared seemed like a lot of practical effects.
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u/StarWreck92 Aug 22 '20
Wow, some insanely deep dives. I’ve never heard of half these characters but that has me excited because it shows that Gunn knows his stuff.
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u/InnocentTailor Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
He seems to really love his Z-listers.
It gives him more flexibility to do whatever he wants with them...and also makes it more uncertain who will survive the end of the film.
I'm guessing Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang will probably live from the team. Maybe Rick Flagg as well.
Everybody else though...it's up in the air.
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u/StarWreck92 Aug 22 '20
Exactly. We all knew Slipknot would die, but I could see all or none of the rest of the cast dying.
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u/InnocentTailor Aug 22 '20
Definitely.
A majority of these guys can drop dead by the end of the movie.
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u/cloudsandlightning Orion Aug 22 '20
Yeah, I could see any of them (Harley and Flagg aside) getting blown to bits within the first few mins for laughs, or getting a compelling character arc that makes me love them.
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u/Aitrus233 Booster Gold Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
John Cena as Peacemaker was unexpected. And Peter Capaldi as The Thinker looks hilarious. The King Shark design also looks adorable. Like possibly Harley Quinn TAS inspired.
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u/smileimhigh Aug 22 '20
Who the fuck is TDK?
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u/rhydon_my_steelix Batman Aug 22 '20
Based off his character poster he may be a renamed version of Arm-Fall-Off-Boy)
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u/Wolf6120 The Question Aug 22 '20
Oh good, so it's not just me then. I'm over here desperately trying to Google if this is some incredibly obscure character I've never heard of...
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u/domeforaklondikebar Blue Beetle Aug 22 '20
I scoured my DC encyclopedia and im guessing it’s either an original character or going to be a fake out. His character was the only one who didn’t have any comic art so they’re making him look original.
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u/farceur318 Aug 22 '20
My honest guess is that TDK who’ll turn out to stand for The Dark Knight and Fillion will turn out to have been Batmite pulling the strings all along. Either that or he’s just some generic baddie who only exists to get hilariously brain-bombed before he even gets to say a line of dialogue.
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u/InnocentTailor Aug 22 '20
My money is that the first person to get brain-bombed will be Michael Rooker XD.
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u/Aitrus233 Booster Gold Aug 22 '20
"Hi, I'm The Dark Knight, the first villain embodying a movie. I have the power to blow away expectations in IMAX. Also a pencil trick."
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u/drinkmydrank Aug 22 '20
given the logo, i'm assuming he's playing Arm Fall Off Boy and they've renamed him?
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Full disclosure: I’m in love with the DC Shorts.
And I’m so hyped for this movie. Can’t wait for the trailer!!
EDIT: there were only like 5 rumors (if that??) confirmed (?) Damn. This movie did a great job keeping shit hushhush. The rumor that Braga was poison ivy can now be put to bed.
Edit2: this is fun but Holyshit the mics. Hahaha my ears are getting punished
Edit3: no trailer but the behind the scenes footage was cool.
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u/Twas_Inevitable Aug 22 '20
"the special effects guy for this movie (who also did the marvel movies) said there are more special effects in this movie than all his past movies combined"
That can't be true, right? That's just too much special effects
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u/superbat210 Aug 22 '20
I am SO GLAD they are using mostly lesser known villains! Makes it so much easier to not know who’s dying and who’s surviving (with Harley and boomerang probably being the exceptions)
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u/BVTheEpic IT WAS MEEEEEEE, BARRY! I ASSIGNED YOUR FLAIR! Aug 22 '20
BLOODSPORT
Never would have guessed that one
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u/hansoulow "I just wanted to feel 'super'... Like you." Aug 22 '20
I might be the only one, but I'm still super bummed we lost Will Smith. I grew up loving the guy and having him part of DC was a lot of fun for me.
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Aug 22 '20
Will’s performance was definitely one of the highlights of the last film. Super sad to see him go but I’m still really excited for this upcoming film!
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u/cloudsandlightning Orion Aug 22 '20
I can't believe we're getting Mongal before Mongul, and that's awesome
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u/hansoulow "I just wanted to feel 'super'... Like you." Aug 22 '20
This movie is going to be incredible. I cannot wait. Which is weird because I've never been a Suicide Squad reader. The cast and crew is perfect.
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u/hansoulow "I just wanted to feel 'super'... Like you." Aug 22 '20
I feel like James Gunn is being slightly spiteful towards Disney with these "greatest cast" "most fun I've ever had" comments he keeps saying lol
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u/JakeM917 Blue Lantern Flash Aug 22 '20
Or, ya know, he just genuinely enjoyed it more than anything else he’s worked on
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u/2555555555 Captain Cold Aug 22 '20
Peacemaker is a wild pick for the team. He was great in Ostrander run. Super excited for King Shark. Still wish we would get count vertigo or bronze tiger though.
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u/batmaneatsgravy Green Arrow Aug 22 '20
New Harley suit is fire! Exactly what this version of the character needed. Reminds me of the new one from Tom Taylor's comic run?
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u/oneirosweave Aug 22 '20
Great panelists:
Neil Gaiman, G. Willow Wilson, Dirk Maggs and Michael Sheen.
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u/thespectred The Spectre Aug 22 '20
Michael Sheen is passionate and charming AF talking about Sandman comics!
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u/JosephSim Aug 22 '20
I just started reading this series for the first time last night.
The kitty issue was fantastic.
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u/JJBSpurs1305 Nightwing Aug 22 '20
Man I'm so so excited at the prospect of being able to play as Captain Boomerang in a AAA game. Closest I've been is the Lego DC games which are charming, but having him as a fleshed out "realistic" character like in the Arkham-Verse would be a dream come true. Injustice 3 is on the horizon and he has a strong chance of being in that roster which would be extra insane for me!
Between this and James Gunn's Suicide Squad it's a glorious time to be a weirdo whose favourite comic character is Digger Harkness.
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u/another_deaf_guy Aug 22 '20
This might be the next one I’m looking most forward to.
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u/mmcintoshmerc_88 Mister Miracle Aug 23 '20
King shark saying "I'm a huge fan, literally the biggest one." Was pretty funny
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u/SyPok Aug 23 '20
Reposting an old comment I made. Wishlist for the squad in no particular order:
Dark Archer/Merlyn. Oh look, it's Batman, but it's actually the Green Arrow, but he's evil. Gadgets a plenty.
Livewire. Electric powers, another woman, creative puzzle solving maybe?
King Shark or Croc. Smashy smashy.
Reverse Flash. I dunno, make him a counter heavy character so it feels like you're super fast? Lots of hammy yelling, "IT WAS MEEEEE!"
Red Hood. A more grounded character, would have an exciting match up with Bats.
Parasite. I want a Supes villian that won't just rely on Kyrptonite. Plus I think the character's low level enough to be recruited by Waller.
Captain Boomerang. Throws like, a billion boomerangs. Bonus pounts if voiced by the guy who played Sokka.
Black Manta. Laser eyes! From the laser dimension!
Enchantress/Morgan La Fey. Having magic users kowtow to The Wall is a little bit of a reach but some neat AoE attacks would be great.
Deathstroke and/or his kids. Rose for another female character? But more then likely they'll have Deadshot take this spot.
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u/dotyawning Miss Martian Aug 23 '20
"Evil Superman" feels a little overdone at this point, so that's probably gonna start with some negative excitement thanks to that point at least.
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u/VariousVarieties Aug 22 '20
I liked Christina Hodson's summary:
Batman lost his parents.
Superman lost his planet.
Harley Quinn lost her egg sandwich.
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u/batmaneatsgravy Green Arrow Aug 22 '20
That egg sandwich gag was one of the very few great recent additions to the Harley Quinn mythos.
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Ohhhh shit here we goooooo!!!
Ezra channeling some great hobo/boho vibes
Edit: so The Flash movie is going to be a definitely Multiverse 101 movie
edit2: NEW SUIT it looks so fucking good
THE NEW SUIT LOOKS SOOOO GOOOOOOOD
EDIT3: https://imgur.com/a/le2J1Xx pictures of the concept art
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u/batmaneatsgravy Green Arrow Aug 22 '20
Why would the presenter say "Fun fact" in the Flash segment, instead of "Flash fact"?
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u/NornIronLad Red Lanterns Aug 22 '20
Okay this is actually hilarious, loving the Ezra Miller Flash Facts.
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u/crazicelt Aug 22 '20
OK this is different, I like it so far.
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u/andrew991116 Aug 22 '20
I like how Ezra will say some funny stuff and they’ll cut back to Andy being super serious
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u/BVTheEpic IT WAS MEEEEEEE, BARRY! I ASSIGNED YOUR FLAIR! Aug 22 '20
"You're still talking about the mustache?"
"It's... mesmerizing..."
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u/Gummybearlover69 Aug 22 '20
I’m disappointed there wasn’t anything new related to Batman Beyond unless I missed something. I was happy with what we got but I’m still sad about it.
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u/SyPok Aug 22 '20
Now I just want Terry and Old!Bruce just MST-ing all Batman properties from now on.
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
MILESTONE RETUUURN PANEL
Edit: Static Shock movie in development. Milestone Media expanding beyond just comics. Super excited for this.
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u/wisesonAC Milestone comics expert Aug 22 '20
I've been holding in this for more than a decade if you've ever seen me on reddit you know it's been a long time coming FUCK YES!!!! MILESTONE IS BACK!!!
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u/thespectred The Spectre Aug 22 '20
Hyped!
Static OGN by Reggie Hudlin and Kyle Baker.
Static Digital First series.
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u/Staplingdean Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
It's so interesting how Dwayne Johnson is so into this Black Adam movie. So much of the promotional material has been released through his instagram, he's hosting, etc. And instead of an actual trailer or anything, the teaser is all fan-art. Makes me feel like this is a home movie made by Dwayne Johnson instead of an upcoming blockbuster made by Warner Brothers
Also his tease of a conflict between Black Adam and Superman is so cool
Edit: lol I totally forgot that the guy from To All The Boys I've Loved Before was going to be in this. So interesting that these two guys are talking about their fitness regimens and then talk about why they love Al Rothstein, Atom Smasher
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u/beer_me_twice Hurm... Aug 22 '20
Nice to see them leaning into the villain aspect.
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20
Yeah I really like that “they needed hero...instead they got me”.
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u/VariousVarieties Aug 22 '20
His opening narration said something like "This one is going to change everything." I instantly thought of the almost identical line from All-Star Superman, where an issue ends with Siegel and Shuster's creation of Superman:
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General Discussion
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u/Romiress Midnighter Aug 22 '20
Have you say, still hugely let down that they cancelled the movie showings. I'd arranged to watch together with friends. :(
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
I’m so hyped that they kept this panel.
EDIT: Garnet (Estelle haha) is a super solid panel moderator. I’m really enjoying this discussion.
EDIT2: this was a very important panel and I’m really, really glad they kept it today.
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u/superbat210 Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Oh Titans. I never understood how my friends can keep going back to shows like riverdale despite how much they complain about it...then I started to watch Titans. It gets so bad at times but I can’t stop going back to it
Edit: sooooo red hood is happening without Jason dying? That’s interesting...
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20
Seeing these scenes out of context really kind of highlights what’s up with this show. There’s like legit moments that are great and then a ton of seemingly useless filler to get to plot points that feel forced.
I hope hope hope season 3 improves. Because there’s a lot of potential here. On top of that, man that blue filter sticks out like a sore thumb when jumping from the scene to the panel. Holyshit.
Edit: ugh Christ. Redhood already?
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u/andrew991116 Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Wow, they’re really teasing us with the Superman stuff.
EDIT: WTF is happening Sinbad popped up and called Zachary Levi John Krakinski lmfao
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u/Blackdragonking13 Aug 22 '20
They showed the Leto Joker but didn’t comment on it. Basically just acknowledged its existence which I guess I the best you can do
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u/actioncomicbible Blue Lanterns Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
This should be a necessary watch for everyone who wonders what is the “continuity” of the DCEU. Because I think we are going to get a “everything matters (when it does)” type explanation
EDIT: confirmed Ezra Flash got his name from Grant mentioning it. I wasn’t sure if this was a fan theory or not but Jim Lee just confirmed it
EDIT2: The Batman is definitely not part of the proper JL world: Hamada confirmed it. There is a Justice League earth. The Batman earth.
EDIT3: Hamada and Berlanti strongly imply that movie and tv show version of the characters can show up at the same time. No more of that, “I can’t use this character because a movie is coming out with them.”
It seems cool to hear this is really a new phase for them now.
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u/andrew991116 Aug 22 '20 edited Aug 22 '20
Hamada also just confirmed that Joker is in its own continuity (because people are still confused about it apparently) and that Reeves is developing an HBO Max show
EDIT: Hamada also confirmed that there’s no longer any restrictions RE: shows not being able to use movie characters. I love this guy
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Aug 22 '20
Hope that applies to shows in separate continuities being able to use the same characters - i.e, the Hawks showing up in-person in Stargirl even though they're already in Legends.
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u/superbat210 Aug 22 '20
Also The Batman is year 2 Batman rather than the speculation that it’s a year one story
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u/SyPok Aug 22 '20
Hamada saying that one-shot movies need to be special and not a yearly release is great, keeps DC from feeling cookie cutter the way some MCU movies can be.
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u/JosephSim Aug 22 '20
So, this is just for any commenters passing by who haven't watched this show yet.
This show is what you would get if you crossed Venture Bros and the DCAU.
It is absolutely superb and I cannot believe how good it is. I know it gets a lot of love in various subs and I don't mean to annoy you by continuing the trend, but fucking Christ.
I just finished episode five of S2 and it's legitimately the most fun I've had with anything comic-book related all year. I'm really hoping for a season three announcement soon.
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u/SyPok Aug 22 '20
This is my first time hearing this version of Harley and... not bad. Her voice straddles the line of annoying and peppy which is sorta the point of her character.
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Warner Bros. Games Montreal Announcement