My Adventures with Superman is now nearing the final episodes of its run for Season 2 with Adult Swim, and a new early preview has been released teasing Lois' struggle within the Black Mercy! Things have taken a turn for Clark as now that he's been captured by Brainiac, the newest episode of the series saw the villain dig deep into Clark's psyche to make him weak enough to have his body taken over. With the villain being successful in this matter, Lois figures her only option is to chase down Clark in his mind and save him somehow.

My Adventures with Superman ended the previous episode with Lois putting on the Black Mercy, and the early preview for Season 2 Episode 9 sees Lois waking up within Clark's mind and losing her memories in the process. But it's clear that this mental version of Clark's father and mother are much different than their real counterparts, and Brainiac is likely going to work hard to somehow erase Lois before she has an impact on Clark's current state. Check out the preview for My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 below as released by Adult Swim.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 Release Date and Time

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 is titled "Pierce the Heavens, Superman!" and the synopsis for the episode teases it as such, "Jimmy and Kara race back to Metropolis to stop Brainiac's invasion of Earth; Lois tries to free Clark from Brainiac's control, only to lose herself in an alternate reality where Superman never left Krypton." My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 will be premiering on Adult Swim on Saturday, July 13th at midnight EST. If you wanted to catch up with the first season and Season 2's available episodes so far, My Adventures with Superman can also be found streaming with Max the day after their initial debut.

Adult Swim teases what to expect from My Adventures with Superman Season 2's new episodes as such, "In the latest season, the three best friends face a host of new threats. Powerful foes will emerge from Clark's alien past, Amanda Waller will take aim at Superman, Lois will grapple with the future, and Jimmy Olsen will spend an unbelievable amount of money. Krypton is coming for our young heroes, and its arrival will test their strength, loyalty, and love like never before."

My Adventures with Superman Season 3 is now in the works for a future release with Adult Swim and Max.

Make room on your shelf because three new figures are heading to the DC Multiverse McFarlane Collector Edition lineup - an awesome original Red Hood (Detective Comics), Ragman (Shadowpact), and Clock King. Additional details about the figures haven't been revealed, but look for them to be available to pre-order starting on July 12th at 9am PT / 12pm ET.

After the launch, you should be able to get your pre-orders in via the links below. Note that U.S. shipping is free at Entertainment Earth on orders $79+. Direct links will be added after the products drop, so stay tuned for updates. In addition to Red Hood, Ragman, and Clock King, we've also added some details on additional upcoming McFarlane Toys product launches that will be available outside of SDCC 2024, including the first drops in their Marvel collection.

• McFarlane Collector Edition DC Multiverse Red Hood - See at Entertainment Earth / Amazon
• McFarlane Collector Edition DC Multiverse Ragman - See at Entertainment Earth / Amazon
• McFarlane Collector Edition DC Multiverse Clock King - See at Entertainment Earth / Amazon

McFarlane Toys has partnered with Marvel to create 1:6th scale posted figures inspired by Todd McFarlane's iconic artwork featuring Spider-Man and Captain America on the covers of Amazing Spider-Man #301 and The Amazing Spider-Man #323 respectively. Each figure will include an an environmental base, a diorama backdrop, comic book reprint, and an art card. Look for these figures / statues to launch on July 18th at 9am PT / 12pm ET via the retailers listed above.

McFarlane Toys' Marvel collection will also include 1:10th scale posed figures based on cover art by Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Steve Ditto, John Romita Sr., and Rob Liefeld. Characters featured will include Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Iron Man, and Deadpool. Release dates for these figures haven't been revealed, but they should be available at some point this summer. McFarlane had the following to say to ComicBook about the future of the lineup:

"Well, you know, I sort of got a soft spot for some of the guys I grew up with," McFarlane said. "I'm gonna do a tip of the hat in the first series to Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld because I thought that during that whole era where we came along, we sort of each made our mark in different ways that were there."

"Eventually, I'd like to tip my hat to some of the people that inspired me a ton, George Perez and John Byrne," McFarlane said. "But I also know that there's a whole generation that have come in who those aren't the guys they grew up with, right? It's more of people that they're looking at right now. And whether it's the interior artist and, or the cover artist, I'll be sort of looking at what they're asking for and giving them that."

Finally, look for DC Multiverse Batman/Superman Fusion (World's Finest), Dick Grayson Batman (Batman: Reborn), and Adam West Batman '66 figures to launch in on July 25th at 9am PT / 12pm ET. Once again, they should be available after that time at the retailers listed above.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 has reached its climax, and now fans have gotten the first look at what to expect next with the teaser for Episode 9! My Adventures with Superman Season 2 has been a particularly tough one for Clark Kent as he has felt more alone than ever before. Making matters worse was the fact that reaching out to his cousin only resulted in more pain as he was betrayed and was locked in a mysterious mental trap set by the dangerous Kryptonian machine, Brainiac. But it's only going to get much worse before it can get better.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 left things off on a huge cliffhanger with the latest episode as after Brainiac wore down Clark's mental defenses, the villain completely took over Clark's body with the intention of using it to expand the new version of the Kryptonian Empire. As for where the new season will go from this point onward, My Adventures with Superman Season 2 is teasing Lois' journey in the Black Mercy with the first look at Episode 9. Check it out below as spotted by @Swimpedia on X.

Tune into #Toonami on Saturday, July 13th at midnight to catch the next brand new episode of My Adventures with Superman Season 2, "Pierce the Heavens, Superman!"! pic.twitter.com/vrFLV2kP7L

-- Swimpedia (@swimpedia) July 7, 2024

How to Watch My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 is titled "Pierce the Heavens, Superman!" and the synopsis for the episode teases it as such, "Jimmy and Kara race back to Metropolis to stop Brainiac's invasion of Earth; Lois tries to free Clark from Brainiac's control, only to lose herself in an alternate reality where Superman never left Krypton." My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 9 will be premiering on Adult Swim on Saturday, July 13th at midnight EST. If you wanted to catch up with the first season and Season 2's available episodes so far, My Adventures with Superman can also be found streaming with Max the day after their initial debut.

Adult Swim teases what to expect from My Adventures with Superman Season 2's new episodes as such, "In the latest season, the three best friends face a host of new threats. Powerful foes will emerge from Clark's alien past, Amanda Waller will take aim at Superman, Lois will grapple with the future, and Jimmy Olsen will spend an unbelievable amount of money. Krypton is coming for our young heroes, and its arrival will test their strength, loyalty, and love like never before."

My Adventures with Superman Season 3 is now in the works for a future release with Adult Swim and Max.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 has reached its final couple of episodes, and it's made a big swing as Brainiac has taken over Clark Kent's body by the end of Episode 8! My Adventures with Superman has really been challenging Clark in new ways this season as while he's questioning his place within humanity, he's been feeling more alone than ever before. It's that mental weakness that Brainiac has decided to take advantage of as the newest episode of the series sees him trap Clark within a mental space and manipulate his memories and feelings.

My Adventures with Superman had Clark at his lowest yet as while he first was able to fight back against Brainiac's manipulations within the Black Mercy for the majority of it, it all started to break away when Brainiac began to use what happened to Lois against him. With Clark getting even more depressed and vulnerable, Brainiac was successful at taking over Clark's body completely. And in doing so, Brainiac unleashes his own dark new form for Clark that brings the season into its final episodes. Check it out below as shared by Adult Swim:

How to Watch My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8

If you wanted to seek out the episode, My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 is titled "The Death of Clark Kent" and the synopsis for the episode teases it as such, "Lois and Jimmy confront Kara and make a plan to rescue Clark. Meanwhile, Brainiac delves into Superman's mind to figure out what makes him tick...and how to tear him apart!" If you wanted to catch up with the first season and Season 2's available episodes so far, My Adventures with Superman can be found streaming with Max the day after their initial debut. So you'll be able to check out Brainiac's takeover right now!

Adult Swim teases what to expect from My Adventures with Superman Season 2 on a whole as such, "In the latest season, the three best friends face a host of new threats. Powerful foes will emerge from Clark's alien past, Amanda Waller will take aim at Superman, Lois will grapple with the future, and Jimmy Olsen will spend an unbelievable amount of money. Krypton is coming for our young heroes, and its arrival will test their strength, loyalty, and love like never before."

Writer James Robinson and artist Tony Harris will reunite for a new Starman miniseries, according to a new report. The pair, whose original Starman series ran from 1994 until 2001, will apparently team up with colorist Gregory Wright for a Black Label miniseries. The bookstore-friendly label is home to projects like Superman: Year One, Strange Adventures, and The Bat-Man: First Knight, and caters to mature readers titles that are intended as evergreen titles in the trade paperback market. That's a market where Starman -- which has been in reprints more or less constantly since it ended -- fits right in.

According to Bleeding Cool, who broke the news, fans can expect a formal announcement from DC later this month at Comic Con International in San Diego. The story was "picked up from the gossip at today's London Film And Comic Con," per Bleeding Cool boss Rich Johnston.

Robinson and Harris's Starman centered on Jack Knight, the son of the Golden Age Starman, who battled villains in Opal City with the help of his cosmic staff. First appearing in Zero Hour #1 by Dan Jurgens, the character was nevertheless created by Harris and Robinson. Starman was one of a handful of series to spin out of Zero Hour -- an event that celebrates its 30th anniversary this year -- and it became far and away the longest-running and most successful.

Part of what made Jack Knight a compelling lead was his reluctance to take on the role. In Zero Hour, fans learned that Ted Knight (the Golden Age Starman) had two sons, David and Jack. In the story, Jack, who owns an antique store -- more of a junk shop, really -- and has no interest in taking on the family business. David, however, has always wanted to succeed his father as Starman, and is delighted to get the job. Unfortunately, in Starman #0, the first issue of the series, David takes off for his first night patrol and is immediately shot by someone on the ground, and dies. Jack takes on the name and role -- but not the costume -- of Starman to try to make things right.

Starman ran for 81 issues, and returned with a Blackest Night one-shot in 2010. After 2011's The New 52 reboot, the Starman villain The Shade headlined her own title by Robinson and a variety of big-name artists, including Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier), Frazer Irving (Batman & Robin), Gene Ha (Superman: Action Comics) Jill Thompson (The Sandman), Cully Hamner (RED) and Javier Pulido (Spider-Man). Starman has been collected in standard trade paperbacks as well as paperback and hardcover omnibuses. The series is widely regarded as one of DC's best comics of the last 30 years, and DC has rarely allowed any other writer to touch Jack Knight, seemingly saving him for Robinson and Harris's return -- a day that seemed like it might never come, but now could be right around the corner.

My Adventures with Superman has reached its intense slate of final episodes for Season 2, and Clark is now in more danger than ever before! My Adventures with Superman Season 2 kicked off with Clark at his highest as not only was he dating Lois, but Jimmy was rich and successful. Clark then discovered that he even had a cousin who survived Krypton's destruction as well, and reached out to her in the hopes of finding someone who understood why he felt so isolated from humanity. But it all quickly went south from there with a long string of bad luck.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 might have spent the latest episode showcasing how Lois and Jimmy ended up in space in their attempts to find and rescue Clark, it's time to get back to Clark himself as we last saw him within the clutches of Brainiac. It's going just as well as one might expect as Clark is being manipulated and challenged by his memories as the villain gets closer to taking control of Clark's body. Here's everything important that went down in My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8, "The Death of Clark Kent."

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 Recap with Spoilers

• Brainiac uses a device known as the Black Mercy, a Kryptonian device that traps Clark within his mind and allows Brainiac to see and manipulate his memories. Brainiac then explains that the current housing for his mind is slowly heading towards destruction and thus wants to take Clark's body for his own. Using Clark's memories, Braniac is trying to find his weakness and kill Clark. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Lois speak with Kara.
• Jimmy invites her onto the ship so they can discuss things, much to Lois' protests. Kara's happy to see Jimmy, and it's clear there's a bit of a spark between the two of them. Kara asks them for their help because she thinks Clark's in danger...even if she's not completely clear about what's been happening with the planets and Krypton's empire thus far. Meanwhile, Brainiac takes Clark through his first fight with Livewire and is disappointed to find that Clark can't be beaten physically.
• Then taking him back to his fight with Ivo, and wonders where he manages to find last minute strength to defeat these strong foes. Taking notice of Lois and Jimmy, Brainiac starts to explore more of that connection such as when Clark was fighting against his spaceship to protect them as seen in the first season. This only makes Brainiac more curious as Clark himself can't land a hit on Brainiac while trapped within the Black Mercy.
• Meanwhile, Kara tells Lois and Jimmy that their best opportunity at getting Clark would be when Brainiac is recharging himself for maintenance. She still wants to speak with her perceived father to find out the truth of what's really going on, and will do so when Lois and Jimmy retrieve Clark. But Jimmy's also concerned about what's going to happen to Kara after as while she's been fighting for the Krypton empire in this way, there's still a whole universe she has yet to freely see.
• Heading onto the ship, they move on with the plan but Kara tries to confess something to Jimmy. She blushes and says she feels admiration for him as the leader of the planet, but it's clear that she might be feeling something more instead. Hugging him before they part, Lois hilariously pokes at Jimmy about calling himself the leader of the planet. Back in Clark's mind, he's trying his best to stop Brainiac from seeing them. But instead, Brainiac notes how Clark seems to be afraid of hurting them himself.
• He knows Clark fears about them not loving him in return for how much he protects them, and replays all of the memories he's gotten over the course of this season. Rejection from the scared humans, overhearing Lois saying he's different, Jimmy ditching him for Kara, and this is Clark's weakness. His love he has for his friends and family makes him vulnerable. Because he can't be beaten physically, he's weak mentally and Clark denies that this is the case. So Brainiac begins to manipulate his memories to make Lois say horrible things about him.
• Meanwhile, Lois and Jimmy head to the observation deck and find Clark isn't there while Brainiac's drones start to activate. It's Kara who finds him, however, and she immediately confronts Brainiac over it. She wants to know what's really going on, and Brainiac explains that she actually previously refused to destroy the planets that they discovered before. Instead arguing about each of their good qualities, Brainiac then forced her to destroy them instead.
• Kara finally understands how Brainiac has been manipulating her, and he doesn't mind as he's seeking to turn Clark into his next weapon instead. Inside of Clark's mind, he's still being tortured by Lois telling him terrible things. Having enough of this and refusing to believe this is true, Clark instead starts manipulating the Black Mercy himself and heads to his real memories of Lois offering him her love and support through their adventures so far. But Brainiac continues to push forward.
• Showing Clark more instances of Lois telling him horrible things, Clark even starts to doubt whether or not those memories actually happened. Until finally, he revisits his breakup with Lois. This one true thing that happened starts to chip away at Clark's trust of the others. While Clark is fighting on the inside, Kara is fighting Brainiac on the outside. With one final push, the both of them land decisive blows and the physical and mental Brainiac until Clark frees himself from the Black Mercy.
• Clark then has a vision of a younger version of himself on Krypton, and reunites with the rest of his family. But actually, Clark is still trapped within the Black Mercy. Brainiac has taken full control of Clark's body and morphs it into a dark kind of "Super Brainiac" look. Lois and Jimmy see this go down, and Brainiac declares that Kal-El is no more. Kara tries to fight him but fails as Brainiac explains that each generation of Kryptonians have been genetically built to be stronger than the last.
• He himself was built to be the greatest mind of Krypton meant to uphold the greatest ideals of their empire, and explains that he still has love for Kara. Even so, he completely demolishes her in a fight. Jimmy tries to interfere with the piece of Kryptonite he and Lois brought, but it's killing both Kal-El and Kara instead of Brainiac as he can just move his mind to a new body. He then flings them off into space.
• Thankfully, Mallah and Brain rescue them with the ship in time. Lost without much of a path forward, Lois reveals she's grabbed a Black Mercy device and puts it on in the hopes of going after Clark. She then enters a catatonic state like Clark was before, and the episode comes to an end.

Batman Ninja revealed the first major look at its upcoming sequel anime during Anime Expo 2024, and Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League has shown a closer look at its DC Comics heroes makeovers with new character posters. Batman Ninja was one of the first DC Comics turned anime projects released a few years ago, and with it fans saw each of Batman's rogues gallery in a whole different light thanks to this new alternate universe. Now it's time to expand on it further as even more DC Comics heroes make the jump to this new ninja influenced world in the sequel.

Warner Bros. Japan took the stage during Anime Expo 2024 this year to reveal the first full look at Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, and with it revealed how Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and Green Lantern will look in the upcoming anime project. To get a much closer look at these new heroes and their respective makeovers, you can check out each of the character posters highlighting the newest additions to the Batman Ninja world for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League below.

What Is Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League?

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League will feature Jumpei Mizusaki as director (who returns from the first film) for Kamikaze Douga. Shinji Takagin will also help with director duties with Kazuki Nakashima returning from the first film to write the script, Takashi Okazaki designing the characters, and Yugo Kanno composing the music once more. A release date or window has yet to be announced for the film as of the time of this publication, but Koichi Yamadera has been confirmed to return from Batman Ninja to voice Batman once more.

Mizusaki had the following message to fans for his return in Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, "I'm a co-director for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League. I'm currently getting everything together to make the film more exciting, with the screenplay by Mr. Nakashima, character design by Mr. Okazaki, music by Mr. Kanno. The prelim version is already so exciting. I'm looking forward to bringing the completed work to you. I'm proud of the work, and hope you'll enjoy it!"

Screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima said the following, "I'm in charge of screenplay. The first trailer contains only tiny fragments of Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League and full 90 minutes is filled with even more crazy sequences!! The content is so intense that it might make your head spin, so please enjoy that dizzying sensation. It's another crazy film you will enjoy."

Batman is the DC hero who's understandably gotten the most games unique to that character over time to the point that we have an entire Arkham series as well as plenty of other Batman adaptations like LEGO games and more. While we unfortunately haven't gotten a new Batman game focused solely on the hero in awhile now, the positive about the age of some of the older Batman games means that they're pretty cheap nowadays. And during a limited-time sale that's ending next week, some of those beloved Batman games are as cheap as $2 right now.

We've got Steam to thank for the newest sale on Batman games since the PC platform is in the midst of its massive summer sale event right now. The aforementioned Arkham series is on sale alongside much different takes on Batman.

The cheapest of those games, the one that's $2 for the time being, is Batman: Arkham Knight, the fourth game in Rocksteady's acclaimed Arkham series of games. The rest of the series is on sale, too, with those games and some others to consider listed below courtesy of Steam's on-sale listings for Batman titles. We've included some Batman adjacent games, too, such as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League which is only around $20 right now.

Batman Games on Sale

• Batman: Arkham Knight - $1.99
• Batman: Arkham Origins - $3.99
• Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition - $3.99
• Batman: Arkham Collection - $8.99
• LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotcham - $4.99
• Batman - The Telltale Series - $7.49
• Batman: Arkham VR - $4.99
• Lego Batman: The Videogame - $4.99
• Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series - $7.49
• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $4.99
• Gotham Knights - $11.99
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - $20.99
• Injustice 2 - $5.99
• Injustice: Gods Among Us - $4.99
• DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos - $9.99

The full list of all the Batman titles on sale via Steam right now can be seen here.

There is technically another Batman: Arkham game in development right now, but it's a bit of a double-edged sword. The game in question is Batman: Arkham Shadow which features a wholly new story albeit in a virtual reality game that's exclusive to the Meta Quest 3, so access to the game will be severely limited compared to other Arkham titles.

The history of Arrow's John Diggle as a Green Lantern stand-in is long and sometimes frustrating -- even for the people making the show. Because of the long-standing relationship between Green Lantern and Green Arrow in the comics, some fans almost immediately perked up when Oliver's bodyguard/sidekick/best friend on TV turned out to be a Black former Marine named John. It didn't seem to matter much that Oliver Queen is typically shown as teaming up with Hal Jordan, not John Stewart, or that Diggle's last name was...well...Diggle. The speculation persisted until the show finally started to toy with the idea.

Eventually, in the series finale, Diggle was knocked over by some kind of cosmic item which audiences knew was a Green Lantern ring. In the previous season, we had met his stepfather, whose name was Stewart and who "basically" raised Diggle, so the accepted interpretation was that John was embracing his destiny (even if it was too expensive for us to see it on TV). There was another bit after the fact, where The Flash more or less said "eh, he didn't like being a Green Lantern so forget about that," but that's a different conversation.

The point is, there was a seemingly never-ending give-and-take between what fans (and actor David Ramsey) wanted and what producers were actually allowed to give. Since Ramsey wanted to continue appearing as John Diggle -- who kind of became the Arrowverse's Nick Fury, able to move between basically any show due to his official relationship with A.R.G.U.S. and his personal relationships with the heroes -- that final "ending" couldn't be an "ending" without getting approval to suit him up as a Green Lantern -- something that either DC, or Warner Bros., or both, was always unwilling to give.

In the latest issue of his Legal Dispatch newsletter, Guggenheim addressed questions about this from "a friend...in the comic book community." He confirmed that Diggle as a GL was always a non-starter, but they had tried and failed to get him a costume upgrade for the final season of Arrow:

"Unfortunately, we never got the approval to go full 'Green Lantern' with Diggle, but we were always trying to push the envelope as much as possible," Guggenheim said. "For example, check out the proposed Season 8 costume for Dig that we weren't able to slip past the powers that be." He actually shared two -- one very Green Lantern-inspired jacket, and a second that he called more "subtle," but that's still pretty identifiable if you see it in the right light:

...It's not hard to imagine that, if these had snuck past, the chest emblem would have lit up just right when that ring box opened at the end of the show. It's worth noting the production name was "Green Spartan," with Spartan being Diggle's official callsign within A.R.G.U.S. and Team Arrow.

Guggenheim praised the work of Costume Designer Brie Thorpe and Illustrator Keith Lau on the sadly-unused designs.

There's a lot of unspoken baggage here: first, this sketch comes the same week set photos from James Gunn's Superman emerged, with some fans excited to see their first look at Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner in action, but just as many pretty unhappy with the look, drawing comparisons to the failed Justice League of America pilot from 1997. Of course, any costume fans don't like also draws comparisons to The CW's costumes, which ranged from feature-film quality to "dude in a leather jacket," the latter being especially common on Arrow (where they were mostly just street-level vigilantes) and Smallville (where it first became a running gag).

Besides all of that, Guggenheim and Arrowverse boss Greg Berlanti both worked on the failed Green Lantern movie. They, along with Michael Green and Michael Goldenberg, were credited as screenwriters on the film (although an earlier draft of the script, available online, shows how wildly different the final product ended up). Guggenheim has spoken before about how, when The CW approached the pair to pitch on Arrow, he was so nervous about being seen as a "superhero killer" that one of the conditions was, if the show didn't go forward, nobody would ever known it happened at all.

Of course, it did go on to happen, run for eight seasons, and spawn a sprawling shared universe that is the biggest DC Universe ever in live-action. Even if it never got a real Green Lantern.

The countdown is officially on for Joker: Folie ? Deux, the massive sequel to Warner Bros. surprising DC hit. As the film's first trailer revealed earlier this year, Joker: Folie ? Deux is set to be a musical, pairing Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck / Joker with a new Harley Quinn, portrayed by Lady Gaga. During a panel at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, casting director Francine Maisler offered very high praise for Gaga's work in the film, arguing that the actress and musician more than holds her own while playing such an iconic character.

"She's so good in it, you guys," Maisler explained. "She's going to blow your mind. I didn't suggest Lady Gaga. It wasn't my idea. That was Todd Phillips, before me. But I will tell you, she's really surprising -- and really good. I saw it and I was really surprised. I mean, we all knew what she could do in A Star is Born, but I thought, 'Oh, well, that's kind of in her wheelhouse.' Something she could do and just be real. But this... Man, she's good. Joaquin blows your mind, but that she could keep up with him, and be real -- and not just wiped off the screen by what that role is and what the performance is -- shows she's good."

What Is Joker 2 About?

Joker: Folie ? Deux will be a musical that follows the twisted romance between Arthur Fleck and Harley Quinn, with a lot of the film believed to be taking place within Arkham Asylum. Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie ? Deux will also feature appearances from Zazie Beetz, Brendon Gleeson, Catherine Keener, and Jacob Lofland.

"I actually think it makes wonderful sense," Beetz previously said of the film's musical elements. "I wasn't really surprised by that Todd has always had a creative approach to the character. I love musicals, and I think of them as the characters are feeling and experiencing so much that they can only sing and dance about it, whether in sorrow or in joy. And I can actually see that within myself as well, because singing and dancing is quite a cathartic experience for me. I was going through a really, really difficult time at one point in my life, and I just started dancing and crying by myself. And that was an expression that matched where I was at that moment. And so, I can see Arthur, who is feeling and experiencing so much, dancing and singing about it. He's the Joker, so I think it makes sense to me."

Is Joker 2 in the DC Universe?

Joker: Folie ? Deux is technically classified as a DC Elseworlds production, meaning that it exists in a canon outside of James Gunn and Peter Safran's forthcoming DC Universe of movies and Max-exclusive television shows. In a previous post on the social media platform Threads, Gunn revealed his involvement in Folie a Deux, explaining that he did give notes on the finished footage. That being said, Gunn did stress that the Joker sequel is one of the few upcoming DC films being shepherded by Warner Bros. Pictures, given when the film was first put into development.

"Todd had Joker in full swing by the time we came onboard - I've watched and given notes, but it is mostly with WB, where it started," Gunn wrote at the tim. "Everything forward in live-action we're involved with."

Joker: Folie ? Deux will be released exclusively in theaters on Friday, October 4th.

h/t: Deadline

After years of being in the works, DC's Arkham Asylum spinoff series has reportedly been put on ice. On Friday, reports indicated that the current iteration of the Arkham Asylum project is not moving forward. The series, which has been in the works in some capacity since being given a series order in July of 2020, was originally designed to be a spinoff to Matt Reeves' The Batman series of films focused on the Gotham City police department. In 2022, it was confirmed that the project had evolved into focusing on Arkham Asylum, with The Staircase and Christine's Antonio Campos being brought on to serve as showrunner and head writer. It was subsequently teased that the series could be set in James Gunn and Peter Safran's forthcoming DC Universe.

According to reports, there is still a chance that a project set in Arkham could be developed at a later date, either as a spinoff of The Batman or as part of the DCU. The Batman already has a spinoff series, The Penguin, set to debut later this year, as well as a sequel in the works, which is set to make its debut in the fall of 2026.

What Is Arkham Asylum About?

While exact plot details were never made public about the Arkham Asylum series, the show would have taken place in the titular compound, where some of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals and supervillains are held. A number of writers joined and left the project since its initial announcement in 2020, including Terrence Winter and Joe Barton.

"The GCPD thing, that story has kinda evolved," Reeves explained in a 2022 interview with The Cyber Nerds. "We've actually now [moved] more into the realm of exactly what would happen in the world of Arkham as it relates coming off of our movie, and some of the characters... almost leaning into the idea of... it's like a horror movie or a haunted house that is Arkham. The idea, again the way that Gotham is a character in the movie, I really want Arkham to exist as a character. You go into this environment and encounter these characters in a way that feels really fresh. And so in our work on Gotham, that story started to evolve, and it started feeling [like], 'Wait, we should really lean into this.' And then that's kinda where that's gone."

h/t: Variety

Harley Quinn Season 5 is coming up sooner than expected. Fans can can look forward to new episodes of the Max animated series in the coming months. This revelation comes from Dean Lorey, co-creator of the series as he was talking to The Direct about what time table viewers can look forward to seeing Harley Quinn Season 5. "I know it's before the end of the year. I don't remember the exact date yet," Lorey said. "But I think it's in the next few months. I know that." Kite Man: Hell Yeah his first up on the list for Max, but Harley Quinn should follow after in short order. That might relieve some of the fans who might have been concerned that there wouldn't be enough room for two entries in that animated universe this year.

James Gunn, DC studios head, has his hands full with the movie side of things. It's reasonable to be a little confused about the release timeline for these Max TV shows. But, after all, he did appear in episodes of the show. You don't mess with a good thing. DC and Warner Bros. have been nothing but supportive when it comes to Harley Quinn.

"The talented Harley Quinn team has once again succeeded in delivering a season that builds on everything that has come before while still feeling fresh and inventive," Suzanna Makkos, Executive Vice President, Original Comedy and Adult Animation, Max and Adult Swim wrote when the series was renewed for Season 5. "They continue to provide hilarious, heartwarming, and deranged stories with our lovable group of DC misfits, and we couldn't be more excited for the fans to see what they've accomplished in season 5."

Will The Bat Family Be Back For Season 5?

Harley Quinn Season 5 has been long-awaited by fans of Max's critically acclaimed animated series. Despite the long layover, having more information has to make a fans of Harley Quinn feel even better about the show's prospects heading into another salvo episodes the last two entries have managed to really shake Gotham and Harley's personal world up in ways that fans might not have expected one thing that people are going to be looking forward to when the new season gets kicked off is the fate of Batgirl as she tries to assemble the Gotham City Sirens. ComicBook had the chance to speak with her voice actress, Briana Cuoco after the shocking reveals the end of Season 4.

"I don't know anything," Cuoco sadly shared. "I just got asked this in another interview and he thought I was being facetious. I actually really don't. I hope that girl's around, obviously I have no control over that. I love her so much. I love how sort of earnest she is and pure and I mean, obviously in this last season she's changed a little bit, but I adore her and I hope I get to go back."

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There were a number of intriguing twists and turns throughout DC's Absolute Power, but one of the biggest surprises was a key betrayal from a former ally, making the heroes' defeat at the hands of Amanda Waller even more brutal. Spoilers are incoming regarding Absolute Power #1, so if you haven't read the issue you've been warned. Later in the issue, DC's heroes are already reeling from Waller's A.I. and Amazo assault, but things get even worse when Batman learns that Green Arrow is working with Waller on this whole operation. Oliver Queen then reveals to Batman that all of their possible avenues of escape have been cut off, twisting the knife even further.

A Painful Betrayal

As Batman and Robin try to communicate with the other separated heroes on a supposedly hidden frequency, someone interrupts and says "incorrect Bats". Batman recognizes the voice and asks Green Arrow if he's injured and where he is, and that leads to Oliver revealing that he's "on the right side of history." He then goes on to explain that he's been warning them about something like this for a long time, saying that "us humans don't appreciate being looked down on", but adding that they never listened to him.

"I'm sorry, I really am, but I've been warning all you super-folks for a long time that us humans don't appreciate being looked down on. And you wouldn't listen to me. Sure you're great at capping volcanoes...but fixing society's real problems? Actually empowering the powerless? Effecting actual change? You get an 'F'for effort," Queen says. Batman says, "Arrow, you're talking nonsense! You're one of us!" Queen replies, "Not anymore. I'm on Team Waller now. And we're coming for you."

The Full Plan

It's then revealed that this is just one part of an orchestrated plan by Waller to take down superheroes by taking the powers that make them super in the first place, and what better way to help make that happen than to recruit one of their longtime allies? It's then revealed that Waller has teamed up with the Brainiac Queen and Failsafe to create and upgrade an army of Amazo androids designed to take away the powers of their foes, and they manage to do just that once unleashed on the heroes they encounter.

Waller then reveals that, unlike previous confrontations with Amazos, there is no return function for those powers, meaning that effectively their powers are gone forever. Waller's forces have also found ways to absorb energy from technology and devices, and have also found a way to disrupt magic users by making them forget how to cast. They've also sealed off space thanks to the United Planets and have sealed off the time stream and micro-verse, so there appears to be nowhere to run for those left.

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We've seen a lot of different interpretations of the Dark Knight over the years. In the live-action universe, Robert Pattinson is the current wearer of the cape and cowl while Amazon Prime will unleash a new animated series focusing on the Bat next month. Warner Bros wasn't finished in creating new projects for Batman however as the studio had announced earlier this year that a sequel to Batman Ninja was on the way. At this year's Anime Expo, Warner Bros Japan shared a first look at Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League, pitting Batman against twisted versions of some of his greatest allies.

From the new promotional material, it appears as though Batman will be taking on the Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz), Aquaman, The Flash, and Wonder Woman. Of course, these aren't the heroes that DC fans have come to know as all are sporting new dangerous looks and have seemingly fallen to the dark side. Much like in the original Batman Ninja animated movie, Bruce is wearing a different costume that reflects his new setting in feudal Japan.

First Look At The Yakuza League

The first movie of this wild series saw Batman taking on some of his greatest foes who received similar makeovers to the Dark Knight. Even though taking on the Joker, Gorilla Grodd, and other Gotham villains was tough on its own, taking on an evil Justice League will be a whole different question.

The first Batman Ninja film is available to stream on MAX and here's how the platform describes the animated adventure that features Bruce Wayne in a very unique setting, "Japan's finest artists reimagine Batman and his adversaries in this ground-breaking anime feature. In an all-new story, The Dark Knight travels to a land ruled by sword-wielding samurai and ninja assassins. Beginning in Gotham City, Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine malfunctions sending a crazed cast of tyrannical villains back in time to terrorize medieval Japan. The most depraved is Lord Joker, who seeks total domination of the feudal states and the final elimination of the legendary Batman. Can The Caped Crusader gain the advantage--without his signature tech-- to keep Lord Joker and the others from rewriting history? Watch as an ancient legend comes to life in this stunningly realized, adrenaline-fueled addition to the Batman saga."

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Screenwriter Will Beall is time-traveling back to 2012: the year Warner Bros. hired the Gangster Squad scribe to write Justice League. In a new interview, the writer, whose credits include Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, reveals an early draft of the superhero ensemble movie was inspired by 1989's Back to the Future Part II.

The second act of Beall's script took place in a version of the Knightmare timeline -- a nightmarish, post-apocalyptic possible future ruled by Darkseid -- which was glimpsed in the Zack Snyder-directed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Snyder's four-hour director's cut (a.k.a. the Snyder Cut). Even before Joss Whedon extensively rewrote and reshot the version of Justice League that ultimately released into theaters in 2017, Beall's script was dramatically different.

"The biggest difference with mine, I think, was that much of the second act was that little sort of coda that was on the Snyder Cut, where it's this post-apocalyptic sort of dream sequence or flash forward, and there's good guys and bad guys, they're forced to team up. Much of my second act was taken up with that," Beall told TheWrap. "My version of it owed a lot to Back to the Future II."

In the Back to the Future sequel, time-traveler Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) winds up in an alternate-reality 1985 after Biff (Thomas F. Wilson) steals and misuses Doc Brown's (Christopher Lloyd) DeLorean time machine to make himself rich and powerful. Their only chance to repair the present and prevent their future is in the past, at the point in time where the timeline skewed into the tangent that created Biff's "Hell Valley" nightmare reality.

But Beall's unmade script wasn't entirely lost to the timestream. While 2017's Justice League was credited to Whedon and Chris Terrio, Beall received a "story by" credit he shared with Snyder and Terrio on Zack Snyder's Justice League, which restored and expanded the Knightmare sequences with new footage shot by the director. Beall went on to co-write the script and story for 2018's Aquaman, the only film set in the DC Extended Universe to earn over one billion at the box office.

"I'm proud of the script that I wrote and I'm happy that it helped. I feel like I did my job," Beall added of his Justice League screenplay. "So your first job as a writer, working with any of these things is to is to be a good steward. Right, it's sort of to 'do no harm.' And so you have to respect the fans and you have to respect the characters and and what makes them great, and not try to outsmart it."

The Suicide Squad Isekai is one of the biggest anime arrivals of this summer and that should come as no surprise to both anime fans and fans of the DC supervillain team. Assembling some of the greatest villains introduced in the comic book medium to their first anime adaptation, the series has been hinting at the arrival of some other big names from the DC Universe making an appearance. As a part of this year's Anime Expo, the Warner Bros Discovery and Wit Studio collaboration has released a new trailer that shows off the other squad that was already inside the Isekai realm.

The other team has been hinted at throughout the isekai series, and those watching the show have already seen Ratcatcher in action. Joining the rat-chatting villain is Enchantress, Katana, Killer Croc, and the Thinker, who are shown front and center in this new trailer. Needless to say, Harley and her crew are going to have some major hurdles as the series continues on both MAX and Hulu.

Suicide Squad Isekai: Super Villain Party

If you need a breakdown on the new Suicide Squad anime, here's how Warner Bros describes the series, "Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These DC Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that's connected to this world through a gate. It's a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies -an "ISEKAI!" Harley Quinn and the others go berserk after arriving in the ISEKAI but are captured by the Kingdom's soldiers and sent to prison. They only have 72 hours before the bombs implanted in their necks explode. The clock is ticking."

The synopsis continues, "After negotiations with Queen Aldora, their liberation is contingent upon the conquest of her enemies, the hostile Imperial army. The Squad members have no choice but to throw themselves head-first into the battle's frontline. If they run, they die. If they lose, they die. With their lives on the line, can Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad survive in the ISEKAI? Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the "Suicide Squad" as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure! Let the party begin!"

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The Boys has revealed its twisted take on Batman lore, and it's a version of The Dark Knight that fans will not be forgetting anytime soon!

Tek Knight (Derek Wilson) is The Boys Universe version of Batman, whose presence has been referenced in every season of the show. He was Batman to Homelander's Superman, although the two never liked to be around one another. Tek Knight finally appeared in the spinoff series Gen V, as host of Vought's true crime series The Whole Truth, in which he used his superhuman deduction abilities (through hyper-senses) to determine what had happened between Marie Moreau and Golden Boy, one of Vought's rising stars who killed himself.

In The Boys Season 4 Episode 6 "Dirty Business" we finally take a trip inside Tek Knight's world. The hero holds a political PAC fundraiser at his mansion; he reveals himself to be scummy when talking to A-Train (Jessie T. Usher) about how The Knight family's old money came from being slave-catchers (a clear jab at DC's lore about the Wayne Family aiding the Underground Railroad). Knight also boasts about keeping the family business alive by creating a cycle of beating down and locking up criminals in his prisons, on repeat, as well as putting down Firecracker as being trash compared to his old-money wealth.

Tek Knight goes from being a wealthy jerk version of Bruce Wayne to being a certified F.A.N. when he takes Hughie (disguised as The Boys Universe Spider-Man, "Webweaver") into his secret "Tek Cave" under the mansion. There, Tek introduces his version of "Alfred," Elijah (Tyrone Beskin) who raised him as a boy. Elijah is hosing down a BDSM "playroom" that's set up in the cave, and Tek Knight reveals he's there to "audition" Webweaver to be his new sidekick.

Naturally, the rest of the episode reveals that Tek Knight is a sadistic and masochistic sociopath, that he has a dark sexual history with Ashley (Colby Minifie); and that his true weakness is having his billions of dollars forcibly donated to liberal and/or humanitarian causes.

The Boys is now notorious for its ability to lampoon superhero pop culture - and this takedown of Batman is deliciously timely. The last few years have seen fans reconciling with a lot of new questions and points of view about Bruce Wayne and Batman - to the point that even DC Comics has had to answer those questions in Batman's latest story arcs. As of writing this, Batman is poised to enter a new era where his mansion has been swapped for a group home for troubled youth, and The Dark Knight has community relations and development on his mind as much as beating up the next bad guy. Better than than becoming Tek Knight...

The Boys Season 4 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

The DC Universe is about to be reborn, with James Gunn and Peter Safran shepherding a new era of movies and television shows. The first cinematic outing on that list will be Gunn's Superman movie, which is currently filming for a summer 2025 release date. Some set photos have given us an early glimpse at one of the film's costumed characters, Angela Spica / The Engineer (Maria Gabriela de Faria). In a new interview with Marvel Latinews, de Faria spoke about the experience of donning her superhero cotume.

"It is a beautiful suit, and every time I put it on, I don't put it on by myself," de Faria revealed. "I have four people putting it on me because it is not easy. One of those people has to be a man who grabs me hard and puts me on, or rather, pushes me in the suit, and every time I put it on, I say: 'I love you suit, I love you, I love you suit, let's do it, we're going to achieve it.'"

"The character is so physical and you do a lot of things, so, well, there is a bit of resistance with the suit always, no," de Faria continued. "But yes, it is hot, especially when we film in the middle of summer. It is quite challenging, but, as an actor, you learn to use the difficulties to your advantage and at the end of the day I am dying on that set and my character is trying to survive too. So beautiful."

Who Is DC's The Engineer?

The mantle of The Engineer was originally created by Warren Ellis and Tom Raney in 1997's StormWatch #48, as an unnamed man who wanted to remake the world with nanotechnology as part of The Changers. After dying two issues later, the mantle was succeeded by Angela, who became a member of The Authority beginning in 1999's The Authority #1. Both iterations of the character are genetically enhanced by nanites, with Angela having the ability to turn her body into liquid and solid shapes.

"I'm very happy and can't shut up about it so here's a compilation of moments after I found out [James Gunn] had invited me to play Angela, The Engineer," de Far?a wrote on Instagram after her casting was first announced.

Superman's Cast and Crew

Per DC Studios, Superman tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and a better tomorrow, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.

Written and directed by Gunn, Superman will star David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Mar?a Gabriela de Far?a as Angela Spica / The Engineer, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific, Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason / Metamorpho, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe.

It has been over a decade since Arrow first made its debut, redefining what audiences expected from a DC television show in the process. The live-action The CW series became a bonafide hit, spawning an entire "Arrowverse" of interconnected shows and stories, but as a new interview reveals, that came close to not happening. During a recent interview on The Showrunner Whisperer podcast, Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim spoke about how the series held "the pressure of keeping the whole network on the air," as The CW evolved and pulled in smaller ratings over the years.

"[Warner Bros. TV chairman Peter Roth] took us out to lunch and basically laid out for us in incredible detail the reality that if Arrow wasn't a hit, there would be no more CW," Guggenheim revealed.

Will Arrow Return?

All of the Arrowverse's shows have already reached their conclusion, with the fourth and final season of Superman & Lois (which has since been revealed to be unconnected to the Arrowverse) being the last DC show to air on The CW for the time being. Guggenheim explained elsewhere in the interview that he doesn't think Arrow could have gotten made under the current Nexstar-owned regime of The CW, echoing recent comments made by Supernatural and Walker star Jared Padalecki.

"I don't think we could have done it with the amount of leeway and creative freedom that we had. It was a very special, unique time in the business," Guggenheim revealed.

Will Stephen Amell Return as Green Arrow?

With James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe on the horizon, it has been safe to assume that the role of Oliver Queen / Green Arrow will be recast down the line. In a 2023 live stream, Arrow star Stephen Amell addressed that new franchise change.

"I don't know, man. I don't know. Those guys... the DCEU, they need to decide if they think that they're better than television or if they want to participate," Amell revealed. "Because I get mixed messages, which to me just signals that, I don't know. You guys do your own thing. We did our thing. We don't... I mean... Listen, as of right now, first of all, I wish everyone nothing but the best. I want nothing more than amazing movies, but right now, they need us a lot more than we need them."

DC's long-awaited Absolute Power is finally here, and it did not disappoint. There's a lot to break down regarding the issue, and the first one up to bat is how Amanda Waller hit DC's heroes in a way they never expected. Spoilers are incoming for Absolute Power #1, so if you haven't read the issue yet you've been warned. Early on Amanda Waller reveals her assembled team of Queen Brainiac and Failsafe, and how they have together created Task Force VII. Task Force VII is the key to their plans, as they are designed after the former Justice League's power set, and since they are Amazos, they also have the ability to absorb the heroes' powers but have been given an upgrade. Waller takes away the very powers that make them superhuman, and the biggest reveal is that there's no way to get them back.

Superpowered No More

Working with Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen, Waller creates an army of Amazos that are able to steal away powers, and we see that happen with Superman, Connor, and Jonathan, as they all lose their powers and fall back to Earth. We also see the Justice Society of America affected as well as Aquaman and Doom Patrol. Mister Terrific, the Flash Family, and Wonder Woman are all confronted by this new army, and many are having their powers drained throughout the issue, though Waller isn't stopping there.

Not only is she taking powers, but she is also targeting other abilities and skill sets to complete her takeover. Task Force VII has been designed to take powers but also have the ability to drain devices, and we see that happen with Doctor Fate, who is having his helmet drained of its magical abilities. Speaking of magic, that isn't available either, as Waller reveals those who use magic will no longer remember how to conjure it, and that is presented through the disappearance of Spectre.

It's also revealed that Waller has sealed away the timestream and the micro-verse, so there's no escaping there either, but one more gut punch awaits the former Justice League. Waller says that unlike previous Amazos, these are completely new designs with new technology, so even if they manage to defeat them, there is no return mechanism for their powers. Their powers are never coming back, and that's where the issue ends.

New Readers Welcome

While the series does pull from those other books, those who haven't been keeping up with those other stories shouldn't hesitate to jump right into this. "A little bit, but I think we do a pretty good job making sure everything's in context and making sure everyone knows, and we spell out for new readers," Wait said. "Even if you haven't been reading DC comics for a couple of years, by the time you get to page eight or nine or whatever, I think you get a pretty good sense of what's at stake, who the players are, and what they want. So I would encourage you, even if you are a casual DC fan, not inclined to pick up everything, I think this is something that will scratch every itch."

What Is Absolute Power About?

"THE HEROES OF THE DC UNIVERSE ARE POWERLESS! THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON! ...THE RESISTANCE MUST RISE! DC's epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her side, the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with SUPERMAN. But even in this darkest of hours, a resistance is forming... and BATMAN is out for vengeance. It's a shocking blitzkrieg across the globe that is decades in the making - and will shape the course of the DC Universe for years to come! Brought to you by the superstar talents of MARK WAID and DAN MORA - it all starts here!"

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James Gunn's Superman movie is still in the throes of production, preparing to deliver a massive blockbuster upon its summer 2025 release. In recent weeks, Superman has filmed an array of exterior sequences in Cleveland, Ohio, providing some surprising public glimpses at what the film will deliver. The latest glimpse arrived on Wednesday, with set photos showing the first look at Guy Gardner / Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion) and Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced) in their superhero costumes, alongside Michael Holt / Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) and Clark Kent / Superman (David Corenswet). the set photos feature plenty of recognizable elements for Guy and Kendra -- their bright comic-accurate color schemes, her masked helmet and mace, and his signature bowl cut haircut. But other aspects of the costumes have immediately been met with online scrutiny, namely the matching white paneling across their costumes and the LordTech symbols embossed on their chests.

We're still over a year from Superman's theatrical debut, and probably several months away from the marketing campaign beginning in earnest, so we don't yet have context for how these hero costumes factor into the film. Given Superman costume designer Judianna Makovsky's experience working with Gunn on comic-accurate costumes for The Suicide Squad and the last two Guardians of the Galaxy movies, it is safe to assume that there is some sort of intentionality behind these new aesthetic choices. In fact, there is a chance that they could play a key role in Superman's storytelling -- and in the larger storytelling set up for Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe.

The first clue might be within the LordTech symbol, as it has been heavily theorized, thanks to Sean Gunn's casting as Maxwell Lord and various other context clues surrounding Superman, that Lord might be funding the film's version of the DCU Justice League. There is certainly plenty of comic precedent for this, particularly with Lord bankrolling the fan-favorite Justice League International roster (which Guy is among the most beloved members of) in the 1980s, in an effort to rebrand the team for a globalist and capitalist world. Sure, the comic iteration of the JLI were never explicitly branded with Lord's name or business ventures, instead wearing their own individual flashy jumpsuits. But having Guy, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific all wear the Lord brand could help immediately establish their team's reputation as a corporatized entity in the DCU, providing a stark contrast to Superman's status as a freelance hero.

There's also the fact that Guy, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific's costumes share matching silhouettes and white paneling -- an aesthetic that, while ripped almost exactly from the comics for Terrific, is a bit out of place with the other two characters. Outside of special gear worn on a random odd mission, no comic roster of the Justice League has worn costumes that match this much, a fact that has given some fans pause upon seeing these photos. But that reaction might be part of the point, especially in a landscape where matching uniforms have grown common in superhero media. Parallels can easily be drawn between these color-coordinated suits and the Quantum realm suits worn in Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, which homogenized the aesthetics of multiple heroes into time-traveling soldiers clad in red and white. Guy's vest, while technically comic accurate, even has the same visual effect as many of the screen-accurate Marvel Cinematic Universe outfits. You can also see the resemblance to many of the costumes worn on The CW's Arrowverse of DC shows, which often boiled down to heroes with the same silhouette and some sort of personalized leather jacket. Time will only tell if these parallels are intentional, but it certainly wouldn't be the first time that Gunn's superhero work has been interpreted as a meta dissection of the larger genre.

Either way, there's a good chance that there's more to Superman's superhero uniforms than meets the eye. Superman's colleagues in the superhero world be a portrait of commercialized sameness -- only for his actions to inspire them to break out of the mold -- would be a profound storyline for the movie. It has been safe to assume that Guy, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific will appear in plenty of additional DCU projects after Superman, and this theme would give them a chance to lean into their own individuality (and the costumes) that fans already know and love. Through the costumes of Superman, we could get a window into what kind of fleshed-out superhero world the DCU already is -- as well as what it can be.

Superman is currently scheduled to be released exclusively in theaters on July 11, 2025.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Absolute Power #1.] "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound" no more: Superman is powerless. After weaponizing artificial intelligence to discredit superheroes using AI-generated deepfake videos, Amanda Waller -- head of the government's Bureau of Sovereignty -- wielded her unchecked powers to steal the superpowers of metahuman heroes and villains alike.

DC had been teasing that Absolute Power, from Batman/Superman: World's Finest creative team Mark Waid and Dan Mora, would depower the DC Universe's superheroes for the crossover event spanning a four-issue series (and tie-ins with ongoing runs of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, and Green Lantern). And in this week's issue, titled "Powerless," Waller -- with Failsafe, the Brainiac Queen, and Task Force VII, her own "Justice League" of power-stealing Amazo androids -- did just that.

As "The Wall" launched the blitzkrieg that stripped superheroes of their powers, the now-mortal Man of Steel lost his invulnerability to bullets just as Superman was shot by a panicked criminal's gun. Superboy and Jon Kent were nearby to rush the critically wounded Superman to a hospital, but they then lost their powers mid-flight. The issue ended with the depowered Superman bleeding out and the world's superheroes powerless to stop Waller's literal power grab.

The Absolute Power cliffhanger was resolved in a backup story in Batman #150 (written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Mike Hawthorne, also on stands Wednesday). The oversized milestone issue picks up where Absolute Power #1 left off: with the Dark Knight determined to stop Failsafe, the "uber-Batman" robot controlled by Bruce Wayne's backup personality, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh.

Batman went to Titans Tower in Bl?dhaven in hopes that Cyborg could disable Waller's Task Force VII, only to find that Waller infected him with a virus. Cyborg revealed that Waller's power source is a Mother Box, a dangerous Apokolips-made supercomputer that Batman plans to steal with help from a thief: Catwoman.

There were two more revelations. First, the Flash is one of the only heroes who hasn't lost his powers, which he's used to stay on the move at super speed. Second, Superman survived with the help of Mr. Terrific, and he's recuperating in the silver-and-black Superman suit the Kryptonian wore when recovering in his return from the dead after The Death of Superman.

But Superman isn't the only powerless superhero getting a new look in coming issues of Absolute Power. Solicitations for future issues reveal that the Batman-led resistance -- including Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter -- armor up for their fight against the Trinity of Evil and their super-powered Task Force VII.

"The biggest thing was I wanted to create a real sense of peril and drama without endangering the universe," Waid told ComicBook in an exclusive interview. "Because those crossovers have been great, but it's not my wheelhouse exactly to do the big cosmic stories. So that was goal number one. Then I started thinking about it, and, 'What is the worst thing that you can do to these characters? What great sense of loss can you imprint upon universally all of them?' It's not just a matter of taking away their loved ones or their friends, because some of them have loved ones, some of them don't, or whatever. What's the one thing universally across the board you can do? And that's to make them stop being superheroes."

Absolute Power is the culmination of a story that has been building in of recent issues of DC's comics -- including Batman's "Dark Prisons" arc and Superman's "House of Brainiac" -- and 2022's Dark Crisis and 2023's Beast World consequential events.

Paying off those story threads "wasn't the challenging part, because a lot of that, especially in the case of the Titans, for instance, they were laying the groundwork [in Beast World]," Waid added. "For Flash, same thing -- laying the groundwork for Amanda Waller taking bigger swings. So that wasn't really an issue. Brainiac Queen being the third leg of the Trinity of Evil made perfect sense to us because she's able to bring something that Failsafe and Waller can't to the table."

As for more casual fans coming to DC's blockbuster event that started with a bang, Waid said readers immediately "get a pretty good sense of what's at stake, who the players are, and what they want. So I would encourage you, even if you are a casual DC fan, not inclined to pick up everything, I think this is something that will scratch every itch."

A logo spotted in at least three different places on the set of Superman has fans on social media convinced that Maxwell Lord is putting together the Justice League International. A logo for LordTech, a company owned by Maxwell Lord, is featured on the costumes for both Mr. Terrific and Guy Gardner, as well as on a piece of signage on one of the sets. It's the signage that ultimately confirms the logo is definitely LordTech's, although there has been speculation for days now. Both Guy Gardner and Mr. Terrific wear the logo on their chests, where it's raised in relief against a solid color background.

The logo, which is a diamond-shaped logo that creates the impression of letters -- which letters depend on who you ask! -- using negative space, seems to be a riff on the logo introduced on Supergirl in the Arrowverse. In the comics, Lord's company is called Maxwell Lord Enterprises, and in the Arrowverse, it's Lord Technologies.

The logo itself has been spotted on the set -- namely, on a sign hanging in a store window that advertised the LordTech brand alongside tech giant Samsung (and another Easter egg -- a company called Quitely and Sons, named for All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely).

The same logo has been spotted on Guy Gardner and Mr. Terrific's costumes. Depending on how you look at it and who you ask, it either has "ML" built into it, more than one "L" pointed at odd angles (like the Supergirl version), or "JLI." Of course, the JLI interpretation is the most exciting but also the one that would be weirdest for Lord to be using on Lord-branded products.

After Mr. Terrific's costume appeared to be sporting a Lord logo, fans on social media suggested that Lord could be building the Justice League International in the movies. Longtime JLI artist Kevin Maguire, who visited the Superman set back in May, posted "Golly, that would be a shame" to Threads after seeing such speculation. Today's first looks at Guy Gardner seemingly cemented it, with Gardner wearing the same logo on his shirt. Like Mr. Terrific and Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl's costume is leather or pleather and features a jacket, so it seems likely she will be sporting a LordTech shirt underneath as well, although no straight-on shots of her front have surfaced online.

(We don't have anyone on-site taking photos, so we can link out to these images, but can't host them here.)

Since all three heroes were added to the movie at the same time (as far as the casting announcement is concerned, anyway), it could stand to reason that there's a narrative thread connecting the three of them.

Lord appeared as the primary antagonist in Wonder Woman 1984 (played by Pedro Pascal) and one of the main antagonists in the first season of Supergirl (played by Peter Facinelli). He will appear in the DC Universe that kicks off with Creature Commandos and Superman. In the new universe, he will be played by Sean Gunn, who played Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies directed by his brother James Gunn.

While more recent comics (and TV/film) stories have transformed Max into a villain, things were not always that simple. In his earliest appearances, Maxwell Lord was a wealthy industrialist who wanted to create a team of superheroes for a murky blend of public good and clout chasing. Using the name "Justice League" because it had goodwill attached to it but had been abandoned, Lord put together a team composed mostly of second-string heroes. Soon after, he would rechristen the team "Justice League International," bringing on heroes from around the globe like the Soviet Union's Rocket Red and Brazilian supermodel/superhero Fire.

During his time with the Justice League, Lord was possessed by supervillain Kilg%re briefly, which turned him bad, but spent most of his time with the group as a morally gray opportunist. Along the way, he recruited Booster Gold and Blue Beetle, the team's most famous comedy duo, one of whom (Booster) was almost as mercenary as Max. It wasn't until more than 15 years after his first appearance that he would be turned into a Machiavellian supervillain.

Those aforementioned costume jackets could play into Booster's character in particular; during the DC crossover event 52, he altered his costume to add a jacket, covering it in sponsor patches like a NASCAR driver. That idea was later carried over into his live-action debut on Smallville.

In Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Max murdered Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), revealing that he hated superheroes and had secretly weakened the Justice League with also-rans in the hopes of making it a joke. He was revealed to be a secret leader of the intelligence organization Checkmate, where he ran a spy satellite tracking the activities of Earth's heroes.

It appears -- at least on the surface -- that the earlier, less-evil version of Max will be the one seen in Superman, opening the door to the JLI. Guy Gardner was a part of that League from the moment it was founded, and Booster Gold -- who joined at the start of the "International" era -- has a TV show coming from Max in the near future. Metamorpho -- appearing in Superman and played by Anthony Carrigan -- was a member of the Justice League Europe, which happened when the JLI ballooned in size and then split up between teams for the eastern and western hemispheres.

Other members of the JLI -- Shazam, Batman, Martian Manhunter, and the Ted Kord Blue Beetle -- appeared or were discussed openly in movies that came out under the previous DC management team. Aside from Batman, it is not immediately clear which of these characters will return in the new DC Universe. An ad for Chocos -- a cookie brand beloved by Martian Manhunter in the Justice League International comics -- can be spotted in some set photos from Superman.

Obviously, it's impossible to know at this stage whether there is any weight to the Justice League speculation. Gunn has openly admired Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis, Kevin Maguire, and the JLI in the past -- but so has pretty much any creative person who grew up during the Justice League International era, considering what a seismic change it was for the team and for mainstream superhero comics as a whole. Him being a fan doesn't necessarily mean he's planning on making it (even if we did write, years ago, that he should).

During its heyday, JLI felt like it was stealing the thunder of oddball superhero books like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Flaming Carrot Comics and incorporating their anarchic energy into the DC Universe. That's not too far off from what Gunn did with the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and The Suicide Squad.

Superman stars David Corenswet as the title character, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Other DC heroes set to appear in the movie include Metamorpho (Gotham's Anthony Carrigan) and Mr. Terrific (Edi Gathegi). There has been some speculation that Milly Alcock's Supergirl and Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner could appear as well.

Little is known about the story of Superman, other than that it will involve a version of Superman who is settled into his role as the world's protector, but who also has a network of allies to fall back on. The Wire and Jack Ryan star Wendell Pierce will play Perry White, with Pruitt Taylor Vince (Constantine) and Neva Howell (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul) on board as Jonathan and Martha Kent.

Gunn is lining up some familiar talent on the project, with cinematographer Henry Braham (The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3); production designer Beth Mickle (The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3); costume designer Judianna Makovsky (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Avengers: Endgame); and art director David Scott (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Spider-Man: No Way Home). Casting is by Yellowstone and Oppenheimer's John Papsidera.

Superman flies in to theaters on July 11, 2025.

The relationship between comic books and their covers has always been fascinating to me. The better part of the past century has proved that a striking cover image can push forward ideas that revolutionize the entire industry, plague an otherwise-fine book with controversy, or falsely advertise a plot point. Amid the more than half-dozen variant covers of this week's Absolute Power #1, the beginning of DC's latest line-wide event, one provides a striking encapsulation of the story within. It's not the main cover, but Chrissie Zullo's gloriously cartoonish "Sandbox" variant cover, which shows a child version of Amanda Waller excitedly (or maniacally, depending on your interpretation) playing with dolls of the Justice League's heroes. After years of teasing Waller's grand plan to take power in the DC universe, Absolute Power #1 puts it into action in a frustrating frenzy, one that is largely saved by the fact that the title has two of the industry's best creators, Mark Waid and Dan Mora, at the helm.

Absolute Power #1 shows Waller, having acquired the talents of the maniacal Batman villain Failsafe and a newly-reborn Brainiac Queen, launching her no-holds-barred fight against the metahumans of the world. After destroying the credibility of the superhero community in the eyes of the public, Waller instigates an all-out war that will strip countless heroes of their powers and potentially reshape the DC universe as we know it. Together, heroes from across the world must form an alliance to stay alive, as even that challenge becomes increasingly impossible.

Waid is no stranger to using a DC universe-spanning threat to tap into larger cultural themes; his and Alex Ross' work on 1996's Kingdom Come is regarded to be one of the most poignant stories of that decade, if not all of modern DC, thanks in part to its dense portrait of heroism and legacy. He also is no stranger to compelling character dynamics, as exemplified everywhere from 1998's JLA: Year One to his and Mora's recent work on Batman / Superman: World's Finest. All of this does make Absolute Power #1 into a much stronger reading experience than it easily could be, one that crackles with urgency and a sense of rapport from countless characters, even as they spout frantic lines of exposition. The issue is also surprisingly relevant to our current moment, offering commentary on artificial intelligence and misinformation that is only growing more necessary by the day. Even as the issue descends into its bleakest territory, it almost presents the larger event as a fascinating puzzle, as the reader is left to wonder exactly how the superhero community can get out of this situation.

The narrative problem with Absolute Power is, arguably, one that Waid inherited from the past few years of Waller stories in DC comics, which have foregone her complex views on chaos and order in favor of a simpler nihilism. Waller has, for lack of a better term, been "Flanderized" for the sake of the larger conflict, leading her to take action in dark ways that are increasingly improbable, and coupled with an unflinching stance on why she believes she is in the right. Even if some twist is on the horizon that walks back her staunch anti-superpower beliefs, the events of Absolute Power have already done heaps of damage to her presence in DC continuity going forward. Without getting into spoilers, that same dissonance can be felt with another hero who has allied themselves with Waller, despite decades of canon evidence to suggest they hold an opposite view, although fans have already speculated that they are operating as some sort of double agent. Again, this tightrope of storytelling and potential character assassination would be much more harrowing if anyone outside of Waid was at the helm, but there's absolutely no telling at this point how these plot points will land.

Mora embraces the Herculean effort of rendering locales and characters scattered across the DC universe, effortlessly transporting the reader from one dire situation to the next. As has been the case with his work on World's Finest, it is absolutely electrifying seeing Mora's interpretations of different characters' aesthetics and physiques, whether in the throes of battle or in a fleeting quiet moment. This works wonders as the actual events of Absolute Power #1 grow more upsetting, without ever becoming too dark or gruesome to look at. Alejandro Sanchez's color work bathes the entire setting in hues that are dark, but still evoke a sense of vibrance. Ariana Maher's lettering effortlessly carries the reader through the chaos, all while delivering thematic gut punches at just the right moments.

Absolute Power #1 might be the rare comic book where the execution vastly outweighs its central concept, as Waid, Mora, and company give it their all in rendering DC's next monster event. That does not excuse the issue of its flaws, namely the grandfathered-in characterization of its central villainess, but it does prevent the event from veering towards total narrative desolation. Luckily, through various tie-ins and one-shots, we'll get plenty of chances to see if and how Absolute Power ultimately proves itself, but at least the artistry on display makes the central title interesting.

Published by DC Comics

On July 3, 2024

Written by Mark Waid

Art by Dan Mora

Colors by Alejandro Sanchez

Letters by Ariana Maher

Cover by Dan Mora

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for DC's Absolute Power #1, on sale now.] They're threats that even the superheroes of the DC Universe are literally powerless against: artificial intelligence and deepfakes. Wednesday's Absolute Power #1 -- the first in a four-issue crossover event series written by Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) and drawn by Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World's Finest) -- sees Suicide Squad founder Amanda Waller steal the metahuman powers of every hero and villain on planet Earth in the wake of 2022's Dark Crisis and 2023's Beast World events, which granted an unchecked Waller power to override the U.S. President in times of crisis.

As the head of the Bureau of Sovereignty, Waller took over the Hall of Justice -- the former headquarters of the since-disbanded Justice League -- and turned it into the Hall of Order. Then Waller's Task Force X seized the island nation of Gamorra in a coup, made the Justice Leaguer Green Arrow an agent of "the Wall," exploited Brainiac tech to wield the absorption abilities of his Brianiac Queen, and, finally, reactivated the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh's Failsafe robot and his army of Amazo androids.

Absolute Power begins with Waller, Failsafe, and Brainiac Queen -- a triumvirate of villains colloquially referred to as the Trinity of Evil -- branding superheroes "a legitimate threat to world order" as Waller issues "a plan of action that will eliminate their threat once and for all."

Waller's authoritarian regime seizes control of all media and publishes AI-generated deepfakes framing superheroes for atrocities across the globe. The Captain (formerly Shazam), Supergirl, Green Lantern, Blue Beetle, Firestorm, and the Titans are among the heroes who appear to be slaughtering civilians in the fabricated footage, spiking an internet-fueled "super-paranoia." The deepfaked videos turn public opinion against superheroes. Black Lightning, Knight and Squire, and Animal Man are victims of mob violence, targeted for what Waller has framed as a global superhuman terrorist attack.

"'Superheroes' are anything but. They create more trouble than they avert," Waller says. "They have absolute power, and they answer to no one." But Waller's disinformation campaign to discredit superheroes is just phase one, and as it turns out, the purpose of the global hack was to draw the superheroes into the open.

"We here at the Bureau of Sovereignty have been horrified by the now-constant danger of devastating metahuman attacks against ordinary citizens," Waller says in an uncharacteristic address to the public. "Effective immediately, in the wake of these unprecedented superhuman strikes that have claimed so many lives worldwide these last few days, my Bureau is dispatching our ultimate solution to the existential danger posed by all superhumans."

In phase two, Waller activates Task Force VII: the power-stealing Amazos. The Justice League's robot counterparts are Last Son (Superman), Depth Charge (Aquaman), Paradise Lost (Wonder Woman), Velocity (The Flash), Jadestone (Green Lantern), Global Guardian (Martian Manhunter), and Failsafe (Batman), who originally planned to upload alternate versions of Zur from across the multiverse into the bodies (over in Chip Zdarsky's ongoing Batman run).

Superpowers are stolen. Devices are disabled. Magic abilities are forgotten. Batman realizes too late that the attack is a blitzkrieg... and that Green Arrow is on Team Waller. Arrow reveals that Waller barricaded the multiverse, brokered a deal with the galactic-governing United Planets to contain the chaos to Earth, and sealed away the Microverse and sealed the Timestream. Superman, no longer faster than a speeding bullet, is gunned down. Waller's Task Force VII defeats the depowered superheroes, and they're rounded up by her armored B.S. Agents.

"What's taken is irretrievable. There is no return mechanism," Green Arrow tells the superheroes. "Your powers are never coming back." Next: super no more!

Absolute Power is on sale now and the event continues with tie-ins in Batman #150, Green Arrow #13, Green Lantern #13, Superman #16, Wonder Woman #11, and Green Arrow #14. Absolute Power: Origins #1 and Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1-#3 all go on sale in July, followed by Absolute Power #2 (of 4) in August.

One of DC's most iconic comic stories is about to inspire a new documentary. On Tuesday, a teaser trailer was unveiled for The Legend of Kingdom Come, a new documentary chronicling the creation of Mark Waid and Alex Ross' landmark 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come. The Legend of Kingdom Come is directed by Remsy Atassi and produced by Sal Abbinanti. A Kickstarter campaign for the documentary will be launched this fall.

"Alex Ross can take almost any person and make them into a comic fan - when I met Alex in 2016 he did it to me," says Remsy Atassi. "Alex's creations tap into the essential DNA of superheroes, elevating them to an almost mythic level. There is no better example than his 1996 book KINGDOM COME, which is an essential graphic novel because it looks like nothing else yet, has influenced so much. Over the course of over 30 interviews with key collaborators and industry icons, this project became a journey of discovering how deep that influence runs. The Legend of Kingdom Come is an exploration of the mad, relentless dedication that goes into producing this stunning art form - and what it takes for an artist to achieve greatness."

What Is The Legend of Kingdom Come About?

The Legend of Kingdom Come is is an origin story about the iconic, best-selling 90s-era graphic novel Kingdom Come, going behind-the-scenes and inside the mind of its artist: comic book legend Alex Ross. For the first time, fans will have the opportunity to hear directly from the creative team of Mark Waid and Alex Ross along with a wide range of comic luminaries through exclusive interviews and original footage, reflecting on the legacy of Kingdom Come and the evolution of the comic book industry. The documentary features commentary by Todd McFarlane, Paul Dini, Julie and Shawna Benson, and more.

"I have loved drawing and reading about superheroes since I was a young child," Ross said in a statement. "When Mark and I were creating Kingdom Come--one of my earliest works--I set out to do exactly what I loved. I brought so much of myself and the people in my life into it. I knew it was special, but I had no idea it would have such an impact on comics, pop culture, and my career. I'm so proud that what we made back then still resonates today. I hope people enjoy this film."

"Collaborating with Alex on Kingdom Come was a high-water mark in my career," Waid echoed. "Watching scenes I'd put on paper come to vibrant life beneath his brush was an unforgettable experience, and I can't wait for fans to finally get a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at what I consider to be Alex's greatest work."

There's nothing like a series getting optioned to light a fire under it! Proof and Negative Burn enjoy some of the spotlights, while the hype for future projects in Superman, Deadpool and Wolverine propel several others. A new character in Shadow Angel debuts, while old-timers like Lobo get the modern treatment. Dr. Doom is still going strong, while Marc Spector returns from the dead. The Boys make a random appearance (thanks, Amazon), and the fandom got yet another killer Golden Age horror homage! The list is full of awesome books this week, so dive into this week's Top Ten!

Want to know what comic books are trending each week and why? COVRPRICE.COM uses live sales analytics to identify and compile the most robust market price guide, highlighting the weekly top trending comics. No opinions. Just data. Each week, they present a newly updated list of the TOP 10 COMICS trending in the aftermarket. These trends are due to rumors, fan-favorite covers, story-driven content, and content-related news.

Top 10 Comic Books Rising in Value for the Week of 07/01/24

1: PROOF #1 | IMAGE | 2007: This book may have dropped in 2007, but they're aiming for the 90s nostalgia if the optioned announcement is any indication. This series received the 'option' treatment in June, marketed as a cross between the X-Files and Men In Black. Thanks to the announcement, this book has been tearing up the aftermarket after being a $2 book for years! We tracked it at a high sale of $135 for an NM copy and a current VF raw FMV at $43.

2: MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #0 - ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO - SECRET (1 PER STORE) | MARVEL | 2024: Rarely do we see pre-sales hitting this list, and rarely do Marvel heroes stay *dead* for very long. This book bucked one trend and confirmed another! Fans are pumped for Marc Spector's return in this prequel series. Marvel took it a step further and attached a secret variant to the book, causing collectors to zero in on it as there are very few other variants to attract their attention. That caused a surge in the aftermarket before the book dropped on the 3rd. We tracked it at a high sale of $150 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV at $60.

3: NEGATIVE BURN #7 | IMAGE | 2006: When a series gets optioned, there are often ancillary books that also get attention. This book falls in line, as it's the first appearance of John "Proof" Prufrock, a sasquatch from the series "Proof." Considering these books were previously incredibly cheap, it was an easy snag for numerous collectors last week, rocketing up the charts to take a spot in the Top Ten! We tracked it at a high sale of $60 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV at $33.

4: SUPERMAN #32 - JOHN ROMITA JR. & KLAUS JANSON - REGULAR - WRAPAROUND | DC | 2014: We're in speculation season now! James Gunn is taking on an incredible challenge by bringing yet another Superman depiction to modern audiences. It's a risk, but there is a TON of excitement regarding the decision and the direction he's heading. Being an early project in the new DCU, the Superman film is already being worked on. Set leaks and photos have been dotting the internet already. Whenever that happens, internet sleuths dissect images like their lives depend on it (shout out to those folks!) Due to the sleuthing, speculation is brewing online that a certain Mister OZ was spotted in set photos. There is also conflicting speculation that it was Ultraman who was spotted. Some fans decided to heck with it and secured the first appearance of Mister OZ to be safe. Luckily, it's a cheaper book to take a flyer on! We tracked it at a high sale of $46 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current NM raw FMV at $6.

5: ACTION COMICS #1066 - MARK SPEARS (1:25) | DC | 2024: If you've seen this list over the years you know Lobo is pretty popular. Release a cover like this book from Mark Spears, and the aftermarket speaks for itself. It's hard to put your finger on WHAT makes it such a killer cover, but it's just so Lobo. Fans said "yes, please" and secured some copies on the aftermarket for those who missed out on the LCS or had an LCS that didn't hit the ratio to acquire it. We tracked 21 copies sold, at a 7-day growth trend of 7%, with a high sale of $70 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV at $58.

6: BLOOD HUNT: RED BAND EDITION #4 - BETSY COLA - TALES FROM THE CRYPT #28 HOMAGE (1:25) | MARVEL | 2024: Another Blood Hunt Golden Age homage, another hot aftermarket book! These Blood Hunt variants have been seeing astronomical aftermarket pricing as fans continue to secure copies any chance they get. Marvel is doing something out of the ordinary (for them), and so far, it's been all love from the fanbase. Receiving variant homage covers like this one from Betsy Cola is just the icing on the cake! We tracked it at a high sale of $124 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV at $70.

7: THE BOYS #1 | DC | 2006: It's the Boys season, so the IP is currently dominating the online space. So far, it's been another well-received season and one that is sparking even more discussion than it did previously. That's hard to imagine, but the political commentary the show is known for was cranked up a notch. Thus, the dialogue surrounding the series has as well. It was also recently announced that there is a hard exit for the series, which will conclude with Season 5. There is a ton of material left to cover and opportunities to do more with the series once the main series ends. It's become one of the most recognizable IPs out there, with fans routinely opting to revisit the book that started it all and add it to the PC. We tracked it at a high sale of $360 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current NM raw FMV at $107.

8: DETECTIVE COMICS #1086 - SEBASTIAN FIUMARA (1:25) | DC | 2024: What a cover, and what a new character! This book introduces Shadow Angel, a recognized "agent of chaos." Sound familiar? One of the most popular villains of all time, the Joker, is also an agent of chaos. Over the years, he's brought out the best in Batman, and fans hope Shadow Angel can do even a modicum of that. If the connection couldn't be clearer, Fiumara lit up the way with this 1:25 ratio variant. We tracked it at a high sale of $60 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV of $43.

9: DOOM #1 - SANFORD GREENE - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: This book has been hot since it dropped, and it's still going strong! Dr. Doom is an incredibly popular villain, the book has a dynamite cover, AND there's a tribute to late rapper MF Doom within. It checks the boxes for numerous collectors, but the hype surrounding it has dropped slightly, bringing prices back down to earth as well. Graded copies are starting to hit the aftermarket, contributing to the price downturn but an upswing in volume. We tracked it at a high sale of $45 for an NM copy and a current NM raw FMV of $35.

10: WOLVERINE #10 - DIRECT EDITION | MARVEL | 1989: Whoever is running the Deadpool and Wolverine marketing team needs a raise. Fans were clamoring for Sabretooth to return for the film. Before it was even released, we got a TV spot featuring the buildup of a showdown between Wolverine and, yes, Sabretooth. Naturally, fans visited the aftermarket to secure the first battle between the long-running foes and the first appearance of Silverfox as the cherry on top. We tracked it at a high sale of $210 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current NM raw FMV at $32.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 is nearing its final few episodes with Adult Swim this Summer, and now an early preview has been released for what to expect from Episode 8! The second half of the new season has kicked things into high gear as while Clark was feeling isolated from Lois and everyone else around him, he reached out to his cousin to find someone who could understand him. Unfortunately, this didn't work out as expected as Clark found himself within the clutches of a dangerous new villain that wants to take control of his body by any means necessary.

The last time we had seen Clark in My Adventures with Superman Season 2, he was defeated by Brainiac and knocked out cold. While the latest episode of the season saw how Lois and Jimmy went out to space in order to save him, the next episode is promising to head back to Clark as Brainiac is messing with his mind. That's the case with the early preview for My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 as Brainiac is manipulating Clark's memories in order to weaken him and take his body. Check it out below:

How to Watch My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 is titled "The Death of Clark Kent" and the synopsis for the episode teases it as such, "Lois and Jimmy confront Kara and make a plan to rescue Clark. Meanwhile, Brainiac delves into Superman's mind to figure out what makes him tick...and how to tear him apart!" My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 will be premiering on Adult Swim on Saturday, July 6th at midnight EST. If you wanted to catch up with the first season and Season 2's available episodes so far, My Adventures with Superman can also be found streaming with Max the day after their initial debut.

Adult Swim teases what to expect from the upcoming My Adventures with Superman Season 2 episodes as such, "In the latest season, the three best friends face a host of new threats. Powerful foes will emerge from Clark's alien past, Amanda Waller will take aim at Superman, Lois will grapple with the future, and Jimmy Olsen will spend an unbelievable amount of money. Krypton is coming for our young heroes, and its arrival will test their strength, loyalty, and love like never before."

My Adventures with Superman Season 3 is now in the works for a future release with Adult Swim and Max.

Suicide Squad Isekai has helped to kick off the Summer 2024 anime season, and the anime has announced it will be getting an English dub release soon! Suicide Squad Isekai is likely going to be the wildest new anime we will get to see this Summer overall, and the first three episodes made their premiere. Showcasing how the classic DC Comics villains group have each gotten a makeover with the new anime, Harley Quinn and many others have been forcibly transported to another world for Amanda Waller. And this new anime is really only getting started with some big plans for the future.

Suicide Squad Isekai is now streaming with Max and Hulu, and will continue to release new episodes on Thursdays throughout the Summer. But while it's currently only available with a Japanese language option, Warner Bros. Japan has announced that the English dub release will be available some time later this week. A concrete release date has not been set for the English dub, nor has the voice cast been announced as of the time of this writing, but it won't be too long before even more fans will get to check out the wild new anime for themselves.

Attention!!?
English dub will be coming from this week on #Max and #Hulu ?#SuicideSquadISEKAI pic.twitter.com/fXxVa5Wyji

-- Warner Bros. Japan Anime (@wb_anime) July 2, 2024

What Is Suicide Squad Isekai?

Featuring Eri Osada directing Suicide Squad Isekai for WIT Studio with Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara writing the scripts, Suicide Squad Isekai begins to tease itself as such, "Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These DC Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that's connected to this world through a gate. It's a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies-an "ISEKAI!" Harley Quinn and the others go berserk after arriving in the ISEKAI but are captured by the Kingdom's soldiers and sent to prison. They only have 72 hours before the bombs implanted in their necks explode. The clock is ticking."

The synopsis continues with, "After negotiations with Queen Aldora, their liberation is contingent upon the conquest of her enemies, the hostile Imperial army. The Squad members have no choice but to throw themselves head-first into the battle's frontline. If they run, they die. If they lose, they die. With their lives on the line, can Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad survive in the ISEKAI? Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the "Suicide Squad" as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure! Let the party begin!"

Suicide Squad Isekai is now streaming on Max and Hulu, and it will run for ten episodes.

New Comic Book Day will officially be arriving a little bit later for DC fans. As of this week, DC's weekly comics will be shifting to a Wednesday release schedule, breaking a years-long pattern of the publisher releasing new titles on Tuesdays. This means that this week's big releases, including Absolute Power #1 and new issues of titles like Batman, Birds of Prey, Shazam!, and Poison Ivy will not be released in stores until Wednesday, July 3rd. This move from Wednesdays to Tuesdays was announced earlier this year at the ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference. For now, the change will only impact weekly releases, with new collected editions and graphic novels still arriving on Tuesdays.

DC initially pivoted to Tuesday from the industry standard of Wednesday in 2020, amid supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. That initial decision also came amid the company's distribution move from Diamond Comics to Lunar Distribution and Penguin Random House, with other publishers like Marvel and IDW soon following suit.

What Is Absolute Power About?

Absolute Power is a new event miniseries shepherded by writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora, who have partnered on DC series such as Batman / Superman: World's Finest and Shazam!. The four-issue series shows how Amanda Waller will use the strategic and military might of Failsafe and the otherworldly technology of the Brainiac Queen to steal all metahuman abilities from every super hero and super-villain around the globe, a threat so dire it will take the combined efforts of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Super Heroes of the DC Universe to defeat it.

"I wanted to create a real sense of peril and drama without endangering the universe," Waid told ComicBook in a recent exclusive interview. "Because those crossovers have been great, but it's not my wheelhouse exactly to do the big cosmic stories. So that was goal number one. So then I started thinking about it, and, 'What is the worst thing that you can do to these characters? What great sense of loss can you imprint upon universally all of them?' It's not just a matter of taking away their loved ones or their friends, because some of them have loved ones, some of them don't, or whatever. What's the one thing universally across the board you can do? And that's to make them stop being superheroes."

James Gunn's Superman reboot is about to pay tribute to the character's onscreen legacy. On Tuesday, reports confirmed that Will Reeve, the youngest son of iconic Clark Kent / Superman actor Christopher Reeve, is set to make a cameo appearance in Superman. Reeve, who is a real-life journalist and ABC News correspondent, will play a television reporter in the film, which is set to help kickstart the new DC Universe from Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios. Fans had speculated about Reeve's potential involvement in Superman after set photos surfaced online showing him and Gunn on the film's Cleveland, Ohio set.

Superman's Cast and Crew

Per DC Studios, Superman tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and a better tomorrow, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.

Written and directed by Gunn, Superman will star David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Mar?a Gabriela de Far?a as Angela Spica / The Engineer, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific, Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason / Metamorpho, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe.

Christopher Reeve Documentary

This news of Will Reeve's cameo arrives amid an ongoing celebration of Christopher Reeve's legacy, which included portraying Superman across multiple films in the 1970s and 1980s. DC Studios is helping distribute an upcoming documentary about Reeve, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which will get a limited theatrical release later this year.

"I saw the stunningly beautiful documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story a couple weeks ago," Gunn said in a statement when the acquisition was announced. "It emotionally floored me. Peter & I knew DC Studios needed to be involved & I'm grateful to Peter & our WBD family at Warner Bros, HBO, CNN & Max having worked so hard to acquire it. It's a wonderful film by wonderful filmmakers not only for people like me who love Reeve's work but for everyone."

Superman is currently scheduled to be released exclusively in theaters on July 11, 2025.

h/t: Variety

The cast of The Sandman continues to grow, with the Netflix drama series announcing the casting of Morpheus' son. As fans await the release of The Sandman Season 2, more and more casting announcements are coming fast and furious. We recently got the news of the final three members of The Endless Family with the addition of Esm? Creed-Miles (she/her) as Delirium, Adrian Lester (he/him) as Destiny and Barry Sloane (he/him) as The Prodigal (aka Destruction). However, Morpheus has offspring as well, and it's time The Sandman viewers got acquainted with Orpheus and some new characters.

The Netflix Geeked account on X (formerly Twitter) announced additional casting for Season 2 of The Sandman. "New faces are entering The Dreaming. Meet The Sandman's Orpheus, Wanda, Nuala, Cluarcan, Loki, Thor, Odin, Puck and Barnabas. Learn more about these new characters on http://Tudum.com." The castings include the actors and actresses playing Orpheus, Wanda, Nuala, Cluracan, Loki, Thor, Odin, Puck, and Barnabas.

New faces are entering The Dreaming. Meet The Sandman's Orpheus, Wanda, Nuala, Cluarcan, Loki, Thor, Odin, Puck and Barnabas. Learn more about these new characters on https://t.co/TfU8GaGeMf. pic.twitter.com/emHgl9J2DT

-- Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) July 2, 2024

The Sandman Season 2 castings revealed

Pulled from The Sandman collections Seasons of the Mist and Brief Lives, the new characters bring more magic and nightmares to the Dreaming. "Each of these characters is as powerful as Dream -- nearly as clever -- and far more ruthless," says showrunner Allan Heinberg. "Together, they will ensnare Dream in a web of palace intrigue, glamour, demon battles, and spider-sex. None of which Dream is prepared for; all of which transform him into a far more dangerous Dream of the Endless."

The Sandman Season 1 is streaming now on Netflix and is also available on Blu-ray. Netflix is also home of Dead Boy Detectives, a television series adapting another Gaiman co-creation that spun out of The Sandman and which is set in the same continuity as The Sandman TV Series.

• Ruairi O'Connor (The Morning Show, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) is Orpheus, a poet, musician, oracle, and the only child of Dream and the muse, Calliope (last seen in The Sandman, Episode 11). Orpheus is an idealistic, romantic, young man -- and very much his father's son -- until tragedy strikes and reveals to him the true nature of love.
• Freddie Fox (The Great, Slow Horses, The Gentlemen) is Loki, the god of chaos. Loki is a charming, seductive shape-shifter. The smartest and most dangerous person in any room, Loki is utterly irresistible and never to be trusted.
• Clive Russell (The Cursed, Sherlock Holmes, Game of Thrones) plays Odin, the father of Thor, and blood-brother of Loki. He is a longtime ally of Dream's, but finds himself driven to desperate extremes in his efforts to stave off Ragnar?k.
• Laurence O'Fuarain (The Witcher: Blood Origin, The Gentlemen) is Thor, the storm god. With his hammer Mjollnir, Thor is brusque, rude, and driven entirely by his appetites for food and drink, battle, and sex.
• Ann Skelly (The Nevers, Death and Nightingales, Red Rock) is Nuala, and Douglas Booth (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, The Dirt) is Cluracan, royal emissaries from the court of Faerie. Nuala and Cluracan are siblings who are opposites in every way. Nuala is responsible, empathetic, and principled. Cluracan is an impulsive rogue who lives for pleasure. They disagree about everything, except their devotion to each other.
• Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones, Sex Education) plays Puck, a malevolent hobgoblin who serves as the royal jester to King Auberon of Faerie. Puck is fascinated by mortals and enjoys nothing more than making sport of them for his own amusement. He's also the inspiration for Shakespeare's Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• Indya Moore (Queen & Slim, Pose, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom) plays Wanda, a professional driver and security agent for an exclusive travel firm. Wanda proves herself to be an indispensable guide on an Endless road trip to the waking world.
• Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) is the voice of Barnabas, the canine companion of the Endless's Prodigal brother. Barnabas is loyal and loving, but an outspoken cynic. Meaning, he's both man's best friend and man's sharpest critic.

What is The Sandman about?

When the Sandman, aka Dream (Tom Sturridge) -- the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams -- is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream's many adventures. Developed and executive produced by Gaiman, showrunner Allan Heinberg, and David S. Goyer, The Sandman is Produced by Warner Bros. Television. The series also stars Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman, David Thewlis, Stephen Fry, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Vanesu Samunyai (formerly known as "Kyo Ra"), John Cameron Mitchell, Asim Chaudhry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Joely Richardson, Niamh Walsh, Sandra James-Young and Razane Jammal.

Batman: Caped Crusader is coming soon, and it's going to be different than Batman Year One. Series creator Bruce Timm talked to Empire Magazine about the Prime Video animated series. Despite chronicling the early years of Bruce Wayne's career as Batman, the show isn't just redoing Batman: Year One. Timm is aiming for an even earlier period than Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's iconic take on the Dark Knight. "Batman is so early in his career that in the first episode, he's still an urban myth," the creator explained. "It's not Year One... It's more like 'Week Two.'

So, expect Batman to be really early in his journey when things kick off on Prime Video. "I wanted to make him kind of weird, and spooky," Timm explains. "If you're stuck in a room with Batman, whether you're Commissioner Gordon or Barbara Gordon or Renee Montoya, you don't feel comfortable. You're kind of like, 'What is this guy? What's this all about?'"

"He weaponises Alfred," Timm says of this Bruce Wayne. "He's not Batman's surrogate father anymore. He's a guy that's going to enable him to fight crime. That's how focused [Bruce] is. It's a weird take on him. But it's something I don't think we've seen before." All of this feels fresh along with the animated lineage of the popular 90s show as well.

Batman: Caped Crusader Has Been In The Works For A While

Fans have been waiting for Batman: Caped Crusader for years at this point. Clearly, the creators share this enthusiasm and are excited for the world to see what they've been working on. "We are beyond excited to be working together to bring this character back, to tell engrossing new stories in Gotham City," Timm, Abrams, and Reeves wrote in a statement back when the series got announced. "The series will be thrilling, cinematic, and evocative of Batman's noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic characters. We cannot wait to share this new world."

"Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer in the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation," Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon and MGM Studios added. "Batman: Caped Crusader will no doubt continue that tradition and, alongside Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, we're thrilled to collaborate with Warner Bros. Animation to offer a variety of takes of the Batman mythos to our global Prime Video customers."

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Zack Snyder is bringing his Justice League movie to the big screen. Zack Snyder's Justice League is the culmination of the filmmaker's DC Extended Universe, which has his loyal fanbase to thank for making it happen. Fans lobbied hard to get Warner Bros. to release the Snyder Cut, which is drastically different from the Justice League audiences got to see when the movie was originally in theaters. Needing content for its HBO Max streaming service during the pandemic, Warner Bros. opened up the Snyder Cut for subscribers. Now, fans will be able to pay to see Zack Snyder's Justice League in theaters.

A screenshot of Zack Snyder's Vero account shows the filmmaker posting, "Want to see ZSJL on the big screen... stay tuned for a date." While an official release date for the theatrical debut of Zack Snyder's Justice League is not known, we should receive that information in the near future. Perhaps it will happen sometime this summer before kids head back to school if we're lucky.

Zack Snyder casually trends with this

ZSJL in theaters ? IMAX would be DOPE pic.twitter.com/NJ5XKUfled

-- SyL ?#IYKYK (@sylabdul) July 2, 2024

Zack Snyder's Justice League debuts black and white edition

Justice League: Justice Is Gray is the black-and-white version of Zack Snyder's Justice League. It's the same film except with a black and white color palette. "I'd like to shoot a black-and-white movie at some point. We're finishing right now the black-and-white version of Justice League, and it's called the Justice Is Gray Edition," Snyder told I Minutemen. "That's what I call it. Justice League: Justice Is Gray Edition. It's not black-and-white as they say (laughs). But that's the name of the black-and-white version."

Snyder described what is now called the Justice Is Gray Edition as the "most Justice League experience" and the "ideal version of the movie" because the long-fabled Snyder Cut was edited in black-and-white.

"My ideal version of the movie is the black-and-white IMAX version of the movie. That, to me, is the most fan-centric, most pure, most Justice League experience," Snyder said in a November interview with The Film Junkee. "Because that's how I lived with the movie for two years, in black-and-white."

What is Zack Snyder's Justice League about?

In Zack Snyder's Justice League, determined to ensure Superman's (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.

McFarlane Toys launched awesome-looking Batmobile 2-pack inspired by Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton last year as an Amazon exclusive, and it sold out in the blink of an eye. It has restocked since then, but today you have a chance to score a major deal on it. At the time of writing, it's 28% off on Amazon as part of an early Prime Day lightning deal that's only open to Prime members. That's an all-time low price, and it will disappear when fully claimed. Details are available below.

McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Batman & Batmobile Gold Label 2pk ($53.99 - 28% off) - Order on Amazon: Set includes 7-inch Michael Keaton Batman figure and a Batmobile with a canopy that slides open for cockpit access (the vehicle can accommodate the Batman figure). An art card is also included. Note that Prime Day 2024 officially kicks off on July 16 and 17. You can find more early Prime Day deals here on Amazon.

Speaking of the Batmobile, DC Comics is celebrating 85 years of Batman throughout 2024, and so far the festivities have included new merch like Funko Pops and LEGO sets. This Hot Wheels Batmobile set was just added to the lineup, and it looks to be a fantastic item for collectors that won't break the bank. It includes five 1:64 scale die-cast iterations of the Batmobile: the Batman '66 TV Series Batmobile, the Batmobile from the 1989 film starring Michael Keaton, the Batman & Robin Batmobile, The Dark Knight Trilogy Tumbler (the camo version for some reason), and the Batmobile from the recent The Batman film starring Robert Pattinson.

Pre-orders for the Hot Wheels Batman 85th anniversary Batmobile set can be found here on Amazon priced at $19.99 with a release date set for July 15th. From the official description:

"Celebrate the 85th anniversary of Batman with a 5-pack of varieties of his primary vehicle. This set focuses on the evolution of the Batmobile with one from its earliest days on the Batman(TM) TV show to the latest model from THE BATMAN feature film. Each die-cast vehicle is 1:64 scale with elevated deco and exclusive wheels, and one of the vehicles has an all-zinc casting. The set comes in ownable commemorative packaging, perfect for display."

Minnie Driver can't say anything about her role in the upcoming series Batman: Caped Crusader, but she got visibly excited when it came up in conversation with ComicBook. Speaking with us on behalf of her new series Serpent Queen, Driver said that Caped Crusader is "so rad," but that she'll be spirited away by Warner Bros. and never seen again if she talks about it. The series, which hails from producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves, is a spiritual sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, but has a more Golden Age comics aesthetic and a whole new timeline that allows the producers to reinvent the Dark Knights' universe. The trailer dropped last week.

Driver is part of the announced cast, along with stars like Christina Ricci, Diedrich Bader, Mckenna Grace, Paul Scheer, Haley Joel Osment, and more. But, with few exceptions, nobody knows who any of those actors are playing yet.

"They will literally -- some kind of alarm will go off, and I'll be taken off in the back of a van if I told you anything about who I'm playing," Driver joked. "But I've got to tell you, it's so rad. The whole show, it's rad -- it's great."

What Is Batman: Caped Crusader About?

In Batman: Caped Crusader, welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human--the BATMAN. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications. The cast of Batman: Caped Crusader also includes Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, Minnie Driver, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, Mckenna Grace, Jason Watkins, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donohue, David Krumholtz, and Haley Joel Osment.

The series is a reimagining of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. Based on DC characters, Batman: Caped Crusader hails from Warner Bros. Animation, Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and Reeves' 6th & Idaho. Along with Abrams, Reeves and Timm, Batman: Caped Crusader executive producers include Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register.

Batman: Caped Crusader will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, August 1st.

The Man of Steel is faster than a speeding bullet -- but not a paparazzi's shutter speed. James Gunn's Superman has been spotted filming in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, which has been fashioned into the bustling (and battle-damaged) city of Metropolis. Although Gunn unveiled a first look at David Corenswet's Superman when the director shared an official on-set photo back in May, fans received their first unofficial glimpses at other characters -- including Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor, and Edi Gathegi's Mister Terrific -- when photos captured from the set leaked online.

Despite valiant efforts to cover up the costumed actors with black hoods and umbrellas, it comes as no surprise that a daytime shoot on location couldn't be entirely concealed from prying eyes. "Fully expected," Gunn wrote on Threads in response to a fan who asked about the leaked Superman set photos that have been circulating online. Asked if any of the set photos contained spoilers, Gunn replied: "Not even a little. I'd never shoot a big spoiler outside in the middle of the city."

The non-spoiler set photos are innocuous enough. Aside from showing a more detailed look at the Superman suit -- Trunks! Yellow belt! Kingdom Come-shaped symbol! -- unsanctioned photographers mostly captured Daily Planet staffers like Skyler Gisondo's Jimmy Olsen and Wendell Pierce's Perry White. The spoiler photos won't be described here, like [REDACTED] from Gunn's [REDACTED] on set and interacting with [REDACTED], or the mysterious, all black-suited supervillain who appears to be [REDACTED].

Plot details remain locked away in the Fortress of Solitude, but the Superman reboot is not an origin story and tells "the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas," according to an official synopsis that was released back when the movie was titled Superman: Legacy. "He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned."

Gunn directs from a screenplay he wrote and produces with his DC Studios co-head Peter Safran. Confirmed cast members include Mar?a Gabriela de Far?a as Angela Spica/The Engineer, Nathan Fillion as the Guy Gardner Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as the Kents. Milly Alcock, who will star as Superman/Kal-El's cousin in her own Supergirl movie, is also rumored to make an appearance.

DC Studios' Superman officially launches the new DC Universe when it opens in theaters on July 11th, 2025.

The ComicBook Nation crew reviews the A Quiet Place prequel Day One, and discuss The Acolyte's big reveal of "The Stranger," The Bear Season 3 and Suicide Squad Anime debuts, and some bloody new episodes of The Boys Season 4 and House of the Dragon Season 2.

PLUS: Geek news rundown includes the Batman: Caped Crusader trailer, Warner Bros. changing things up with HBO and Max, the Suicide Squad Isekai anime and what Marvel Studios needs to do in Hall H at SDCC to renew faith in the MCU!

A Quiet Place: Day One Review

Here's what ComicBook Nation Host Kofi Outlaw had to say in his 2.5 (out of 5) star review of A Quiet Place: Day One:

Even by the end, given the story premise and where we know the connective threads (like Djimon Hounsou's Henri) lead, there's little to feel good about or celebrate. It's a bad sign when concern for the animal protagonist is the driving force of a horror movie.

A Quiet Place: Day One would've been a compelling indie horror film about a doomed woman facing an apocalyptic situation, but after the heights the franchise has reached and all the promises that came with the prequel, the end result is a fine film that is comparatively the worst entry in an otherwise excellent horror franchise.

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DC's graphic novel line has led to some ambitious stories, recontextualizing the publisher's heroes and villains in new ways -- and one of them is now getting a sequel. During DC's panel at the 2024 ALA Annual convention (via PopVerse), Ngozi Ukazu confirmed that a sequel to her recent graphic novel Barda is currently in the works. This new sequel will revolve around fellow New Gods character Orion, who starts out as the object of the titular character's affection in Barda before she crosses paths with Scott Free / Mister Miracle. This Orion sequel does not currently have a release date.

"No spoilers, but there is something in the works," Ukazu told ComicBook in an exclusive interview. "I am really excited that I might get to really investigate other Fourth World characters."

What Is Barda About?

In Barda, Darkseid is...and life on Apokolips is tough--but then, it is hell, after all. And no one knows this better than Barda, Granny Goodness's right-hand warrior. But Barda has a secret...she is in love. Or she is drawn to the idea of it, anyway, whether it be the beauty of a flower; her affection for her closest friend, Aurelie; or the mysterious and fierce enemy warrior Orion, who isthe only match for Barda's strength.When Granny decides Barda is becoming too soft, she assigns Barda a task that might be more than she can handle--to break the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free. And as Barda questions why Scott has such hope and what he might have done to provoke such hatred from Granny, she finds herself drawn to him in a way she never expected.The only thing is, we do not speak of love on Apokolips...

"These were comics that were for kids," Ukazu told ComicBook. "Kids would go to the comics rack, pick it up. Kirby loved throwing around a word like "Holocaust", like "apocalypse." Slavery and evil were taking place, and it's really, really brutal. Very intense. Honestly, I really didn't do much, because I was like, "If it was for kids then, then I'm kind of even lightening it a little bit with my art style, which is more open and cute, with the humor in it, with the romance." Yeah, I honestly think those comics were, even, maybe darker."

Barda is now available wherever books and comics are sold.

Max has released the official trailer for Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, a new original, adult animated series spinning out of the events of Harley Quinn. The series is set to premiere on July 18th, dropping two episodes just in time for Comic Con International in San Diego and then releasing one new episode weekly through September 12th. Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah! are some of the last vestiges of the pre-James Gunn DC, with Harley Quinn have recently been renewed for a fifth season on the streamer. You can see the trailer below.

Here's the official series synopsis: Kite Man and Golden Glider take their relationship to the next level by opening a bar in the shadow of Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom. Nobody said serving cold ones to the most dangerous rogues outside of Arkham Asylum would be easy, but sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and how to hide a body.

The title is a reference to a catchphrase created -- seemingly accidentally -- during Tom King's run on Batman back in 2016. Looking back on the run in 2022, King explained how it came to pass.

"Back then I had a running joke on Twitter where I'd respond to stuff I liked by saying, 'hell yeah,'" King wrote. "It was just some performative ironic awkwardness, which is what Twitter used to be in the golden days. So, with no other ideas, I wrote: '14:7 Add: KITE MAN: Kite Man. KITE MAN: Hell yeah.' Like he likes his name and legacy so much, he responds to himself. I'm Kite Man and that's super! Fully aware that this was too absurd to publish, I submitted it while I tried to think of something else. Then I forgot about it because I was on double ship Batman and there were so many deadlines."

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! stars Matt Oberg as Kite Man, Stephanie Hsu as Golden Glider, James Adomian as Bane, Natasia Demetriou as Malice, Janelle James as Queen of Fables, Jonathan Banks as Noonan, Keith David as Darkseid, Michael Imperioli as Joe/Moe Dubelz, Rory Scovel as Gus the Goon, Lance Reddick as Lex Luthor, and Judith Light as Helen Villigan.

Executive producers are Dean Lorey, Justin Halpern, Patrick Shumacker, Kaley Cuoco, and Sam Register. Based on the characters from DC. Production companies, Delicious Non-Sequitur, Lorey Stories, and Yes, Norman Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation.

Chris Pratt's cinematic superhero future may have only just begun. Pratt got his start in the comic book game in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, an intergalactic ensemble piece that starred him as Peter Quill, better known as Star-Lord. This project began a tight relationship between Pratt and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. In collaboration with Marvel's legendary casting director Sarah Finn, Gunn selected Pratt as his leading man, and the rest is a multi-billion dollar history. Pratt has since played Star-Lord a total of six times while Gunn helmed all three Guardians of the Galaxy films. Pratt's Star-Lord is promised "to return," but Gunn's Marvel future is all but in the rear view.

In Fall 2022, Gunn took the reins as head of the newly-minted DC Studios, serving as the soon-to-be-rebooted franchise's behind-the-scenes mastermind. Gunn has already brought a number of familiar faces on board, casting longtime collaborators like Nathan Fillion and Sean Gunn for upcoming roles.

Chris Pratt Responds to Potential DCU Future With James Gunn

Chris Pratt is open to a superhero future outside of Marvel Studios.

Speaking to TMZ, Pratt enthusiastically responded "of course" when asked if he would like to work with James Gunn again inside the DC Universe.

"If it could fit into my schedule and it made sense, I would love it," Pratt said. "Of course, I love playing Star-Lord, and hopefully there's a chance that I can come back. I just feel so blessed to be able to do any of it, to be considered for any of it. If it's right and the fans would love it, I'd be more than happy to do it."

The rumor mill is already flooded with suggestions for Pratt's DC role, with the Garfield star being fan-cast as heroes like Booster Gold and Hal Jordan's Green Lantern to villains including Captain Cold.

"I just have to leave that to the fans and people like James to decide," Pratt responded when asked about characters that interest him. "I'm not exactly sure. I'm truly not sure."

Pratt recently paid a visit to the set of Superman (2025), the first installment in Gunn's DC Universe. Gunn is directing the David Corenswet-led movie as well, which is slated for a July 2025 release.

My Adventures with Superman is nearing the end of its run for Season 2, and the first look has been revealed at what to expect next from Episode 8! My Adventures with Superman Season 2 has put Clark in some major danger as after finding out that his cousin, Kara Zor-El, was being manipulated by a Kryptonian machine named Brainiac, he now finds himself captured by that very same machine. And as we saw what happened with Kara in the previous episodes of the season, there's a good chance that Clark could end up just as brainwashed as she was.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 took a break from the present day in the latest episode as fans got to see how Lois and Jimmy ended up meeting Kara out in space at the end of Episode 6, and now it's time to get back into the main plot as Brainiac is trying his best to take over Clark's body and mind. With the first look at My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 (as spotted by Swimpedia on X), Clark is definitely in Brainiac's robotic grip. Check it out in action below.

Tune into #Toonami on Saturday, July 6th at midnight to catch the next brand new episode of My Adventures with Superman Season 2, "The Death of Clark Kent"! pic.twitter.com/WL60UuUAAT

-- Swimpedia (@swimpedia) June 30, 2024

How to Watch My Adventures With Superman Season 2 Episode 8

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 is titled "The Death of Clark Kent" and the synopsis for the episode teases it as such, "Lois and Jimmy confront Kara and make a plan to rescue Clark. Meanwhile, Brainiac delves into Superman's mind to figure out what makes him tick...and how to tear him apart!" My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 8 will be premiering on Adult Swim on Saturday, July 6th at midnight EST. If you wanted to catch up with the first season and Season 2's available episodes so far, My Adventures with Superman can also be found streaming with Max the day after their initial debut.

Adult Swim teases what to expect from the upcoming My Adventures with Superman Season 2 episodes as such, "In the latest season, the three best friends face a host of new threats. Powerful foes will emerge from Clark's alien past, Amanda Waller will take aim at Superman, Lois will grapple with the future, and Jimmy Olsen will spend an unbelievable amount of money. Krypton is coming for our young heroes, and its arrival will test their strength, loyalty, and love like never before."

My Adventures with Superman Season 3 is now in the works for a future release with Adult Swim and Max.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 is now getting ready for its final stretch of episodes, and things are going to get worse for Clark and the others before it gets better! My Adventures with Superman kicked off Season 2 with the tease that Clark actually had a cousin, another surviving Kryptonian, somewhere out in the universe. After reaching out for her in the hopes that he wouldn't feel so alone, it turned out that Kara Zor-El was after the total domination of the Earth on behalf of the Kryptonian Empire. Then it was revealed that this wasn't exactly the case either.

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 left things off on a perilous cliffhanger as not only was Clark captured by the monstrous Brainiac, but it was revealed that Kara was brainwashed into destroying all of the planets that she thought she was saving. This is the most doomed Clark and the others have been, but Lois and Jimmy found their way out into space to try and help. As My Adventures with Superman Season 2 continues, here's everything important that went down in Episode 7, "Olsen's Eleven."

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Episode 7 Recap with Spoilers

• Amanda Waller holds a press conference to explain that due to Superman's threat, they are now enacting martial law where the Earth will now be protecting by the Human Defense Corps., which are these massive black and red machines. When an interviewer tries to showcase the other side of the story (where Clark is defending the Earth against Supergirl), he's shut down immediately. Lois and Jimmy see all of this and plan to break into Star Labs to steal the Amazotech Jump Drive ship to find the now missing Clark.
• Lois' plan to do so is to seek out Livewire and get her help, and she eventually agrees when Jimmy offers her to write a check with the last two million or so dollars he had left over. Her partner, Heat Wave, is against the idea as Livewire would be in over her head (and does this a lot) so she leaves. She says they need a crew who know their way around a ship to pull it off, and Jimmy calls Mallah and Brain for help. The two of them stopped going around the multiverse a while ago because of all of the other Mallah and Brain's they ran into, and have ever since been hanging out with Jimmy on occasion.
• The plan is to sneak in through a back entrance and steal the necessary things to get to the ship. Then they'll go their separate ways. But if it doesn't work they'll have to fight their way out, and Jimmy doesn't want that to happen. Lois and Jimmy are also planning for when they see Kara once more, and Lois plans to use the stored piece of Kryptonite she has against her. Jimmy doesn't want that to be the case and hopes to talk with her before going to that step. Lois is worried without Superman as backup, however.
• On the day they try to enact their plan, Waller and Deathstroke have come to Star Labs to inspect Lex's current progress with the overall project. Things already start to go south when the guard they expect to end his shift doesn't. Jimmy talks him into leaving. Another problem arises when the Brain and Mallah have trouble erasing their presence from the cameras due to increased security from Lex. Waller notices the cameras glitching, and sends Deathstroke out to handle it.
• When Deathstroke ambushes them and activates lockdown, Lois and Jimmy lose track of Mallah and Brain while Livewire decides to ditch them and escape. Lois and Jimmy manage to escape from Deathstroke by slipping into a vent, and make it to the jump ship. They soon realize it's been stripped open for parts, and Lois loses hope that she'll see Clark again. She's still worried about the fact she broke up with him before this all happened, and explains that she was just scared that didn't love her the same way she loved him.
• Brain and Mallah pop up and reveal they were actually just gathering supplies rather than ditching them, and start putting something together to get the ship to fly. But with Lex wanting to impress Waller, he activates Project M, the Metallos he had been trying to get operational with the bits of Kryptonite that Deathstroke had managed to nab earlier in the season. As they attack, Mallah and Brain manage to get the ship working.
• The Metallos start jumping on the ship to keep it from flying, and it looks like Lois and Jimmy are done for. But a blast of electricity hits the Metallos, it's Livewire! She and Heat Wave destroy all the Metallos, and Livewire reveals that it's been the real plan all along. Knowing that Waller would know they snuck in, she and her actual crew would steal all the tech from Star Labs they could. They planned to completely escape and ditch Lois and Jimmy, but hearing Lois' tearful cries about Clark and went to save them.
• The two tell Lois that she might have gotten scared, but love is not for cowards. Sometimes you need to put it all on the line to fight for it. With their help, Lois and Jimmy get the ship into space while Livewire, Heat Wave and their crew drive off happily into the sunset. Meanwhile for Lex, while it seemed like Project M was a failure, Waller was impressed to see the machines stand up to alien technology and superpowers and still stay somewhat operational at only 10% of their capacity. She's making the project top priority.
• The ship then warps through a portal, and they find themselves bumping into Kara as seen at the end of Episode 6. Except this time now we know how Lois and Jimmy got to that point as Lois agrees to talk with Kara before using the Kryptonite on her, and Jimmy tells Lois about his date with Kara as the episode comes to an end. Now it's time to move forward.

From Waterworld to Yellowstone, Kevin Costner has embodied some memorable and unexpected roles. Nearly a decade ago, that included playing Jonathan Kent, the father of Clark Kent / Superman (Henry Cavill), in Zack Snyder's superhero epic Man of Steel. As new comments from Costner reveal, he has a unique outlook on his brief DC role. In a recent interview with CinemaBlend to promote his movie Horizon: An American Saga, Costner had an honest answer for his reaction to the Man of Steel role, as well as his character's infamous death scene that occurs midway through the film.

"It's just my luck to be in a superhero movie and be the only person that's normal," Costner remarked. "I was like, 'Really? I can't fly? And I can't put my first through the wall? Maybe I should have read this thing closer. I'm a farmer?' So I looked at that and I said, 'Ok, I can be that.' I thought it was rooted in doubt. But there was no doubt that he puts his hand up and says, 'Stay there' to his son."

Will the Snyderverse Continue?

Despite James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe of movies and shows being on the horizon, some fans have speculated that the canon of the DC Extended Universe started by Man of Steel could continue as a standalone alternate universe. The possibility has largely been debunked, with Snyder himself arguing that his own original stories at Netflix are his creative priority.

"I would hope that anything Snyderverseian is [whatever] we're doing as original IP," Snyder explained in a 2021 interview. "The DC universe is something that's very close to my heart and something I spent a lot of time developing and thinking about, so I love it. But where I am right now is with the Rebel Moon of it all and the Army of the Dead of it all. They're very much consuming our creative output. Hopefully, just anything that we're doing that's original and cool would fit into that category."

What Is Horizon: An American Saga About?

In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures' iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won-and lost-through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner's ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

The cast of Horizon: An American Saga includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Was? Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, Amos Jason Charging Cloud, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O'Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, Giovanni Ribisi and more.