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Why the DC Comics decision to give Superman a mullet was wrong, according to DC Studios boss (and Superman director/writer) James Gunn
After his death and resurrection, Superman came back with an edgier attitude and a terrible haircut.
July 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
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The latest Superman trailer has me hoping James Gunn and Nicolas Hoult are finally ushering in Lex Luthor's mad scientist era
A suit of armor punching Superman into orbit makes me yearn for a more unhinged depiction of Lex Luthor for the 2025 film.
May 14, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Celebrate Superman Day with a screening of the 1978 Christopher Reeve film on the Warner Bros. studio lot
On April 18, Warner Bros. will host a Superman Day event on their backlot featuring comic book artists and a screening of the 1978 Superman film.
March 13, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Batman thunders into the new DC Universe in episode 6 of Creature Commandos
If you expected a long wait before we ever saw Batman in the new DCU, then think again. Creature Commandos shows he's been here from the start
January 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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James Gunn's Superman trailer gives us our first look at Metamorpho in the DC Universe and hints at his importance
Anthony Carrigan is in the Superman teaser trailer in heavy makeup as Rex Mason AKA Metamorpho. And another clip hints that his origin story may be important to the plot
December 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Harley Quinn season 5 release date: Max series releases the rats on Gotham City
The animated Harley Quinn show is back for season 5 on Max next year, with giant rats to boot
December 17, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Watch James Gunn's Superman movie trailer NOW ahead of its July 2025 debut
David Corenswet makes his debut as DC's Superman in the first clip from 2025's Superman.
December 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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New DCU Green Lantern Aaron Pierre speaks for all of us and admits he hasn’t seen the Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern movie
The actor, set to play the Green Lantern John Stewart in the upcoming Lanterns series, is more of a Justice League Unlimited fan than a Hal Jordan fan
December 13, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Superman takes flight and Peacemaker strikes back: What to expect from DC movies and TV shows in 2025
A new era of DC movies and shows starts in 2025, here's what to look forward to
December 12, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool casts DC as the Grinch of a Marvel/DC crossover in new Christmas charity short
"It's probably the same guy that got Cavill," Deadpool cracks in a Christmas charity ad starring Ryan Reynolds, Inez Reynolds, and "wondrous woman" Lynda Carter, " And that other Batman."
December 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Mike Flanagan's Clayface movie will probably not be a part of James Gunn's DC Universe... but will he be in Matt Reeves's Batman saga?
Clayface is coming to the big screen with a script from one of the masters of modern horror, Mike Flanagan. But which DC Studio's several holding cells will the classic Batman villain be contained in?
December 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Is Max's Harley Quinn adapting Batman: Under the Red Hood? The season 5 trailer seems to say yes, albeit with some tweaks
Harley Quinn season 5 will introduce us to The Red X, a character originally created for the Teen Titans animated show. But the story it sees him act antagonist in might actually have roots in Under the Red Hood, one of the most pivotal Batman stories in modern comics
December 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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HBO's The Penguin tops the entire MCU in 2024 Golden Globe nominations
HBO's gripping crime drama The Penguin has received a Golden Globe nomination in every category for which it was eligible, topping a scant nomination apiece for Deadpool & Wolverine and Agatha All Along
December 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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First no HBO spinoff, and now he might not be in The Batman: Part II? Barry Keoghan's Joker is having One Bad Day™
Just days after James Gunn shut down rumors of a Joker HBO spinoff à la The Penguin, Barry Keoghan revealed to Josh Hororwitz that he has "not heard anything" about a role in The Batman: Part II
November 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Daniel Craig might've found his place at DC Studios, in a role that was almost Arnold Schwarzenegger's in the 90's
He's been James Bond, he's been Benoit Blanc, and now, Daniel Craig may well be donning the WWII fatigues of Sgt. Rock in the James Gunn & Peter Safran-led DCU, a role that Arnold Schwarzenegger was once up for
November 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Creature Commandos at NYCC '24: The weirdest, wildest & Weasel-est moments from DC & Max's James Gunn-led panel
New York Comic Con attendees got a special look at the upcoming, Max-streaming, James Gunn-obeying series Creature Commandos. But why should they have all the fun? get your own look at the best moments here
November 20, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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"More than one" R-rated DCU film being considered for greenlight, says DC Studios boss James Gunn
"If a story is going to be R-rated, we're totally okay with that," said The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker director James Gunn. And if the co-president of the DCU says it, odds are its true
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
DC movies & TV watch order: How to watch all of the Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and other projects (or just the ones you want)
There's been 79 DC movies & TV shows - with more on the way. Here's a guide to all of them, or just the ones you want.
November 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC will never replace their mainstream counterparts, says top comics editor
Writing in his weekly substack, Tom Brevoort points to a piece of DC hisory as evidence that neither Ultimate Marvel or Absolute DC will take over for the main continuity
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios co-head James Gunn explains how DC onscreen canon actually works now that Creature Commandos hits the restart button
How does canon work now that the DCEU is becoming the DCU? James Gunn explains
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti talks insane episode 4: "There was just so much there"
Cristin Milioti reveals all about her role as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin at NYCC
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
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DC Vertigo returns as a home for creator-owned comics, starting with James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno’s Nice House By The Sea
The iconic comic book imprint that gave the world Preacher, 100 Bullets, and Y: The Last Man is back at DC
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Gunn presents Peacemaker Presents, a new DC comic set between seasons 1 and 2 of the hit Max show
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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David Harbour calls his arc as Frankenstein in DC's Creature Commandos arc an "anti rom-com"
Harbour got into his character of Eric Frankenstein on the DC animated series Creature Commandos, and the very strange relationship he'll have with Indira Varma's Bride
October 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel's Ultimates reboot writer comes to DC with 2025's Absolute Martian Manhunter
Deniz Camp is jumping from Marvel's reboot universe to DC's with the March 2025 series starring DC's first Silver Age superhero
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC All In vs. Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman & more coming in Fall 2025 from DC
At New York Comic Con, the DC All In and Absolute DC architect revealed he was working on a "fall thing" that will advance the storyline started in DC All In Special #1
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC launches a new webcomic vertical (literally) with DC GO!
Weekly vertical scroll webcomics will mix all-new material and classic stories, starting November 20 on subscription service DC Universe Infinite
October 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Tune into DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Can't make it to NYCC 2024? Popverse members can follow along with all the announcements from DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel here!
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Catch all of the details from DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse members can follow along with us as we liveblog DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at NYCC 2024!
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Keep up with all the latest from DC's Gotham City panel at New York Comic Con 2024
We're here to keep Popverse members tuned into all of the announcements from DC's Gotham City panel at NYCC 2024
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC's HBO series Lanterns finds its John Stewart in Netflix hero Aaron Pierre after he left Marvel Studios' Blade
Aaron Pierre, star of Netflix's Rebel Ridge, will play John Stewart in the upcoming HBO/DC Studios show based on Green Lantern
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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What does the ending of Joker: Folie à Deux mean? We've got a theory
Just like the 2019 Joker film, Joker: Folie à Deux has a dramatic ending. What does it all mean for Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck?
October 03, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Everything you need to know about the comics that lead into DC All In Special and Absolute DC
Miracle Machines? Eclipso? Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman? It's all in here, and we tell you where to find it
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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James Gunn announces DC Studios Robin film with Dick Grayson and Jason Todd entitled Dynamic Duo
DC Studios announced that the Dynamic Duo film will feature two Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, and will be animated.
October 01, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Vincent D’Onofrio "really" wants to play Swamp Thing in James Gunn’s DCU: "I would f***ing kill it"
From Kingpin to Swamp Thing, Vincent D’Onofrio hopes to play the plantlike hero in the new DC Universe
September 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Is Batman too violent? DC creators Tom King and Dan Jurgens tackle the thorny subject
The question came up at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, where DC was presenting the 'Batman at 85' panel on September 21, Batman Day
September 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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In Brightest Day, In Friday Night Lights - Kyle Chandler is the DCU's Green Lantern Hal Jordan
Kyle Chandler, 59, will play an aged up version of Hal Jordan, who mentors an as-yet-uncast younger John Stewart in HBO's Lanterns
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Bruce Wayne's heroic journey begins again in DC's new Batman: Dark Patterns series, from Nightwing writer and Absolute Wonder Woman artist
The earliest days of the Dark Knight's career will be revisited with four unseen cases in Batman: Dark Patterns
September 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Before his big-screen debut in 2025's Superman, DC is bringing Metamorpho: The Element Man back to comics
Marvel mainstay Al Ewing will be writing the new series, with Steve Lieber taking care of the visuals for Metamorpho's comic book return
September 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Batman to receive his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (He's more than earned it)
DC's Dark Knight will be accompanied by DC publisher and president Jim Lee at the ceremony in Los Angeles September 26
September 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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What scares Constantine 2 producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura? Right now, it's reading the script
For di Bonaventura, who's producing the sequel to Keanu Reeves's cult outing as John Constantine, the most terrifying kind of Hell may be "development"
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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If The Penguin season 2 does happen, Colin Farrell's going to want a wardrobe change
The Batman actor spoke about the hours of makeup he needed to play Oswald Cobblepot - "I never want to put that f—ing suit and that f—ing head on again"
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC Studios' James Gunn is coming to NYCC 2024, and he's bringing his Creature Commandos with him
DC is bringing out the big guns - James Gunn, Frank Grillo, David Harbour, Zoe Chao, Sean Gunn, Dean Lorey and Steve Agee - for New York Comic Con 2024.
September 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
It's official: Josh Brolin will NOT be Green Lantern Hal Jordan in the new DCU
In brightest day, in blackest night; he doesn't want the part, alright?
September 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Peacemaker season 2's release date will be in the second half of 2025, after Superman, says James Gunn
James Gunn, who will be directing select episodes of Peacemaker season 2, gave a curious fan on Threads a release date window
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Would Todd Phillips return to Joker's Gotham City? Maybe, but he's going to need different characters
Speaking ahead of Joker: Folie à Deux's premiere at the Venice Film Festival, director Todd Phillips said he'd "probably not" be doing more Gotham... but then added a caveat
September 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC is giving the (weekly!) gift of Batman this holiday season, with Santa Claus along for the ride
Writer Jeff Parker and artist Lukas Ketner bring Santa back to the naughtiest place on Earth (that's Gotham City!) starting this November
August 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Black Canary gets into the ring against DC's biggest, baddest fighters - including Batman and her own mother
Is Dinah Lance the best hand-to-hand combatant in the DCU? New 6-issue miniseres Black Canary: Best of the Best intends to answer
August 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Batman: Caped Crusader's voice cast reveals how they created the new sound of Gotham City
Hamish Linklater, Jamie Chung, and Minnie Driver tell all about the origins of their Gotham City sounds
August 09, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Minnie Driver is the new Penguin in DC's Batman: Caped Crusader
The Good Will Hunting co-star is now being the Bad Oswalda Cobblepot.
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Big Barda, Orion, Mister Miracle and more join DC's 'All In' era with New Gods ongoing comic
DC's New Gods are all in.
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC to relaunch Justice Society of America with new JSA ongoing (with a side of Infinity Inc.)
The JSA and Infinity Inc. are joining DC's 'All In' initiative.
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC Entertainment has a new logo, and it looks familiar
This new (old) logo will grace all DC projects
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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DC: Al Ewing signs on to write Absolute Green Lantern series
The new series will be a "first contact" story
July 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Jason Aaron has a special claim to fame as a Superman writer
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not on Krypton anymore!
July 26, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Absolute Wonder Woman arrives on a skeleton Pegasus soon: here's what else we know
The Absolute Universe is on its way from DC Comics and the "big three" are getting reborn as less privileged versions of themselves.
July 26, 2024
Avery Kaplan
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Absolute Batman will feature an Alfred Pennyworth that has "never been a butler"
Written by Scott Snyder with Nick Dragotta on art, Absolute Batman's Alfred will have a different purpose in Gotham than serving the Waynes.
July 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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James Gunn’s DC Studios reboot debuts at SDCC 2024 in the form of first official Superman, Creature Commandos merch
Comic Con attendees can pick up the first officially-licensed merch from both James Gunn's Superman and upcoming Max animated series Creature Commandos at the DC Booth, #4545
July 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
HBO is no longer developing The Batman spinoffs Arkham Asylum or Gotham PD because of lack of "marquee characters"
Matt Reeves spoke to the failed attempts to get his Batman spinoffs off the ground at the network, adding that they were part of the reason he "wanted to make our deal at Warner Bros"
July 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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DC goes All In with major new comic book initiative launching in October 2024 centering around Superman and an all-new Batman
The new All In era will see the launch of a new publishing line, Absolute DC, that will interact with the existing DCU for the next few years, as DC seeks to celebrate comics as a whole
July 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Superman’s live-action S-shield through the ages, from Kirk Alyn to David Corenswet
Superman is identified by his chest symbol, and we are looking back at all the Superman logos to date in live-action.
July 09, 2024
Leon Miller
Guides
Batman: Watch every animated movie starring DC's greatest detective in release and chronological order
Batman has a storied history in animation, so let's dive on in with our watch order
July 08, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The DC kids superhero team book Jeffrey Brown almost did
The pull of Batman and Robin and Howard was too great, but Brown found a solution.
July 04, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
DC's Black Label mature readers imprint was originally called Jokerverse, according to Brian Azzarello
DC is named after Batman's founding title, and DC's other imprint was almost named after the Dark Knight's archnemesis, the Joker
July 04, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Brian Azzarello has given up waiting for a 100 Bullets movie or TV series, and "maybe I wouldn't even see it" if it did happen
Brian Azzarello doesn't let movie & TV adaptations guide him on what comics are successful or not, even 100 Bullets
July 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
Titans Together!How to watch DC's Teen Titans TV series and movies in order
Want to get started watching the DC Universe’s Teen Titans? Here’s how to do it!
July 03, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC's Kingdom Come is getting the documentary movie treatment, with Alex Ross, Todd McFarlane and more involved
An older Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman is getting the documentary treatment
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
Upcoming superhero & comic-based TV release dates for Marvel, DC, Prime Video, Netflix, and more
For upcoming superhero TV shows and upcoming superhero TV seasons from Marvel, DC, My Hero Academia, The Boys, and more!
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
How the Batman: Damned controversy damned Brian Azzarello's relationship with DC, according to the writer himself
Brian Azzarello reveals how Batman: Damned fractured his relationship with DC, and showed him what the company was becoming
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
New superhero movies: All the Marvel, DC, and comic book movies in your future
Every release date for upcoming superhero films from Marvel, DC, Sony/Columbia, Netflix, Amazon, and more
July 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC's Orion is "the new emo king" in Ngozi Ukazu's upcoming sequel to Barda
Check, Please! artist/writer Ngozi Ukazu is working on a second New Gods book called Orion, after the success of Barda.
June 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Follow along to the 'Discover DC' panel from the 2024 ALA Annual here!
DC opens up about its upcoming plans for comics for kids and teens.
June 30, 2024
Gary Catig
News
DCeased, Static, Kingdom Come, Batwoman, and more announced as part of DC Compact Comics wave 2
DC is betting big on Batwoman, Static, Superman, and some zombie superheroes with DC Compact Comics wave 2.
June 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
A complete guide to DC Comics' Compact Comics line of greatest hits, for only $9.99
The DC Compact Comics line will include All-Star Superman, Watchmen, and Far Sector in its launch line-up
June 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Discover DC Comics' 2025 plans and more by following along to the DC's New Reads panel from the ALA Annual
DC is coming to San Diego early for the ALA Annual!
June 29, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
35 years ago, Tim Burton's Batman was the movie that teased a pop culture future owned by Marvel Studios
Little did we know back then...
June 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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DC delays Geoff Johns' Justice Society of America finale (again)
This new Golden Age for the JSA is taking an age to finish
June 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
James Gunn has a specific DC role for Pom Klementieff, but they’re not telling us who it is
James Gunn has a very “specific character” in mind.
June 28, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Batman is real, and he’s saving children in Florida
How an EMT in Florida is bringing the magic of Batman to children in need.
June 26, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
The 1989 Batman movie almost had secret Marvel & Archie Comics easter eggs, until DC's top editor killed it
The first victims of Jack NIcholson's Joker gas could've been some of Marvel and Archie's earliest heroines
June 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel icon Stan Lee once tried to get a cameo in DC's Batman Returns movie, according to DC's former publisher
Stan Lee is known for his movie cameos - but DC's Batman?!
June 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Dawn of DC, 2023-2024: An Obituary
How Superman, Batman, Titans and more got their groove back: looking back on DC's comic book superhero output over the past 18 months
June 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Top 7 Robins from DC Comics, ranked from Batman's best to worst!
Ranking all the Robins of the Batman family from worst to best
June 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
The Best DC Comics superhero live-action series ever, ranked from the best show to the worst!
From The Adventures of Superman in 1952 to Superman & Lois in 2024, we're covering every TV show based on a DC Comic
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
All 17 Batman (and Bat-Family) TV series, ranked from best show to worst!
The Caped Crusader and Gotham have been on TV quite a few times - here's how they stack up
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The best Batman movies ranked (and the worst, too) by Popverse
From Adam West to Robert Pattinson (with some diversions for Will Arnett and Kevin Conroy, amongst others), here's the best and worst of the Batman movies
June 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Spoilers!Absolute Power: Your spoiler-filled guide to everything you need to know before DC's big summer storyline
Superman, Batman, Amanda Waller, and the entire DCU is about to collide and redefine the status quo... and what's Green Arrow up to, anyway?
June 25, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Brandon Routh shares some words of wisdom for the next cinematic Superman, David Corenswet
What should David Corenswet know to be the best Superman? Former Man of Steel Brandon Routh says it's about the heart, not the powers
June 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Batman's Alfred Pennyworth Andy Serkis says the sequel is to begin filming in early 2025
Batman's loyal butler knows when filming is to begin.
June 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
All 34 DC Comics' animated series, ranked from best to worst!
We rank every DC Comics related cartoon! Who got first place, and which show was the worst?
June 22, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
What links Rick Astley, Bazil from Star Wars: The Acolyte, and the Justice League Snyder Cut? The iron will of the internet, for better or worse
There's a lot of good online, but sometimes, it can feel like there's even more bad...
June 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Green Arrow and Batman & Robin are losing writer Joshua Williamson this fall (but the heroes will fight on)
The man behind Dawn of DC is freeing up his schedule for Superman and some mystery projects
June 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
DC's best Batman actors, ranked
Robert Pattinson, Michael Keaton, Adam West, Kevin Conroy, and more - Who is the best actor to ever play the infamous Dark Knight, DC's Batman?
June 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
DC Studios is developing a follow-up to the Blue Beetle movie - as an animated series
The movie's director and writer are on board the project, according to reports
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC Finest rolls out starting this October as Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman show off their best selves
Batman, Superman, Catwoman, and Wonder Woman are all part of the new collected editions imprint launching this fall
June 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
How DC is reviving The Authority's Jenny Sparks with the September 11 attacks (and how its personal for writer Tom King)
When Jenny Sparks died, she told us if we didn't "Save the world" she'd return and "kick our heads in" and now she is.
June 14, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The first animated Watchmen trailer is here, and for better or worse, it looks pretty much exactly like the comic
We know who watches the Watchmen, but another question might be: why?
June 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC is taking Plastic Man into an adults-only David Cronenberg body horror angle with Halt & Catch Fire co-creator Christopher Cantwell & Alex Lins
A Justice Leaguer falls apart in Plastic Man No More, starting this September
June 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Superbad director Greg Mottola has been recruited into James Gunn's new DC cinematic universe for Peacemaker
Prepare to be filmed by the long director of the law in Peacemaker
June 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The Penguin: The Batman prequel's cast, release date window, trailer, plot, and more
Fans of The Batman get a chance to return to the movie's world with The Penguin. Here’s all the details about the television continuation.
June 11, 2024
Sam Stone