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DCN Podcast #175: Jim Lee Gets Promoted, James Gunn Finished Superman: Legacy First Draft

DCN Staff — Mon, 08 May 2023 15:42:23 +0000

On the DCN Podcast #175, the crew take you on a journey through this week’s DC news, including the news that Jim Lee has been promoted to Publisher of DC Comics, James Gunn reveals that he was able to finish the first draft of the Superman: Legacy script before the writer’s strike, Sweet Tooth is getting a third season, and much more!

So sit back, and enjoy!

DCN PODCAST #175

What are we covering this week?

James Gunn Finishes Superman: Legacy First Draft
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Superman May Still Happen
Justice League: Warworld Gets Official Rating
New The Flash Character Posters
Snyder’s Justice League Sequel Would’ve Tied Wonder Woman’s Origin to Krypton
Sweet Tooth Renewed For Third Season
New Batman: Caped Crusader Poster Revealed
The Flash Series Finale Synopsis
DC Pride 2023 Sneak Peek
Arkham Knight Batman Returns
Batman ’89 Joins DC’s Main Continuity
Batman Costume Gets Adam West Influence
Three Golden Age Miniseries Coming
McFarlane Toys To Release New Page Punchers
Jim Lee Promoted To Publisher

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DCN Podcast #174: New THE FLASH Trailer & First Reactions From CinemaCon, Amazon Gets Batman Shows

DCN Staff — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:06:01 +0000

On the DCN Podcast #174, the crew take you on a journey through this week’s DC news, including the newest trailer and posters for The Flash movie, as well as first reactions from the CinemaCon screening, Amazon Prime acquires two new animated Batman shows and gives Caped Crusader a two season order, Blue Beetle getting a new comic series, and much more!

So sit back, and enjoy!

DCN Podcast #174

What are we covering this week?

The Flash Trailer & Posters
The Flash CinemaCon Screening Reactions
Karen Gillan Wants To Play Poison Ivy
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Footage Shown At CinemaCon
Justice League: Warworld Cast Revealed
Amazon Acquires Two New Animated Batman Projects
Batman: Caped Crusader Gets Two Season Order From Amazon
Superman & Lois’ Jordan Kent Gets Comic-Inspired Costume
Power Girl and Fire & Ice Getting Their Own Comic Series
Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle To Get On-going Series
Green Arrow Gets New High-Tech Outfit
DC Rejected A Tim Drake As Nightwing Story From Tom King
Gotham Knights Game Updated With New Raid

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Batman Caped Crusader Moves To Amazon With Two Season Order

Brad Filicky — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:38:51 +0000

Batman: Caped Crusader is getting a 2 season order at Amazon! HBO Max passed on the animated show from J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm. It was feared dead in the water, but now Amazon has stepped up to the plate and has ordered 2 seasons! This is great news for fans of Batman The Animated Series. Bruce Timm was the mind behind the cult hit show. It may not be a direct sequel, but it can be seen as a spiritual successor. Add to that mix J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, its hard to believe HBO would pass and no secret why Amazon would jump at the chance to showcase the show on their platform.

With the rash of of shows be canceled and pulled by Warner Bros, it’s nothing short of a miracle. This is a glimmer of good news coming from Warner Bros in the pre- James Gunn DC landscape. With two seasons guaranteed, the show will have time to develop characters and dig into story telling. That should improve the chances of further seasons.

Obviously we don’t have a release date, but at least this project will see the light of day. These days that is a definite plus, we just hope it doesn’t take to long to get made and that it is worth the wait and drama.

Caped Crusader has been announced for a while and was mentioned during FanDome so the buzz has been there for a while. Also of note is that famed comics scribe Ed Brubaker is also Executive producing. The level of talent involved in this show has a lot of us here at Dccomicsnews.com excited. Will it live up to the hype? Right now I’d say the chances are pretty good that it will! Stay tuned!

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Ed Brubaker Coming To HBO Max’s “Batman: Caped Crusader!”

Jay — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:01:34 +0000

Ed Brubaker has signed on to pen Batman for TV.

Ed Brubaker On Board – Why Is This A Big Deal? Who is Also Involved?

The man who co-wrote The Winter Soldier for Marvel has joined DC’s creative team for the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader. He will be head writer alongside showrunner and legend Bruce Timm, one of the minds responsible for the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series.

However, it’s not just animation muscle that’s secreted away in Bruce’s utility belt. His executive producers are The Batman director Matt Reeves and fellow filmmaker J.J. Abrams, the latter of whom has experience on the small screen as well, with the series Lost.

This 10-episode series, scheduled to debut on HBO Max, is said to be influenced by the original BTAS, a notion Brubaker identifies with:

[That show] was one of the things that made me want to write superhero comics in general, and Batman in particular.

Thus, in the early 2000s, Ed worked with the late artist Darwyn Cooke on Catwoman, as well as the acclaimed Gotham Central alongside Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. The impact the latter made served as a strong influence on the FOX TV series Gotham.

Brubaker was also the writer of an extremely popular run on the flagship Batman title, alongside the amazing artist Scott McDaniel. His work on the Caped Crusader from 2000-2003 included contributions to huge inter-title crossover storylines such as “Bruce Wayne: Murderer?”, and “Bruce Wayne: Fugitive”, as well as a stint on Detective Comics, so he’s no stranger to Gotham’s Dark Knight.

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Adds Comics Author Ed Brubaker to Creative Team (Exclusive) https://t.co/6V2oGW1sUH

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 7, 2022

Although there are no specific details, Brubaker elaborated on the BTAS influence. For those who have never seen the 1992 cartoon, the backgrounds and characters took a strong influence from the Max Fleisher Superman animated shorts. There was technology and computers but seen through the lens of 1940s aesthetic. Further, all animated cels were painted on black paper to give the results a moody feel, a method coined as “Dark Deco.”

From a writing standpoint, the team opted for a mature line of stories to give Batman and his supporting cast psychological complexity. Brubaker teases:

[Bruce and company’s] vision for the show, with a slightly more pulpy take on [Batman], and a new way of looking at the world of Gotham, set in the past but viewed through a modern lens really [sold me. All] I can say is, it’s not what anyone is [expecting,] but in a good way.

There is no release date at the present time for Batman: Caped Crusader.

Original Source – Batman: Caped Crusader Adds Ed Brubaker to HBO Max Show – The Hollywood Reporter

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BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER Goes Behind-The-Scenes At DC FanDome

Joshua Raynor — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:01:09 +0000

At this year’s DC FanDome, fans got their first glimpse into the world of Batman: Caped Crusader, the upcoming all-new animated series and reimagining of the Batman mythology.

In a video created exclusively for DC FanDome, Executive Producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves along with Co-Executive Producer James Tucker share their inspirations and early insights for this next animated chapter of the Dark Knight.

The panel revealed much, including that this will be a new story, not a direct continuation of Batman: The Animated Series. Timm had the following to say of the show:

“One of my elevator pitch versions of this show is that it’s more ‘Batman: [The] Animated Series’ than ‘Batman: [The] Animated Series.’ It kind of goes back to the original principles of the show that we originally came up with back in the early ’90s. There was certain limitations on what we could do, in terms of adult content, in terms of violence, and adult themes. My idea is basically to say, ‘Okay, it’s 1990 again, but I get to do what I want to do this time.'”

Abrams further described this is as an “incredibly complex, psychological story.” It’s also explained that allies such as Commissioner Gordon do not yet have Batman’s trust in this universe. He will largely be starting from scratch. Timm also added a bit about how this show will treat its villains:

“It gives us the opportunity to say the versions of Joker, and Catwoman, and Penguin, those versions that we did on Batman: The Animated Series were really great and iconic. There are lots of different ways we can take these characters that we hope will be just as iconic, and just as powerful.”

You can check out the video below:

Batman: Caped Crusader does not yet have a release date set, but will be coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network soon.

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