Whether it be movies, TV shows or comic books, there happen to be those fans who enjoy being spoiled ahead of time and those who don't. When it comes to today's discussion, it seems as though the latter crowd are making their voices the loudest because, no matter what some would choose to believe, this ilk wanted to read Batman #50 and walk away surprised.
At a time when readers should merely be speculating on the outcome of Batman #50, they're instead discussing the controversy that is DC allowing the New York Times to blow the lid off the anniversary issue's outcome. In other words, it's now widely known that Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle won't be getting married after all.
If there's one difference the comic book medium has from the likes of movies and television, it's that the big publishers like to spoil key plot points in advance in order to boost sales. In recent years, we've seen various deaths and resurrections revealed to the media ahead of time, which is something that'd never happen elsewhere. Really, could you imagine if trailers for Avengers: Infinity War blew the lid off the last ten minutes of the film?
If you’re a huge fan of superhero animation like myself, then odds are you were floored a few weeks back when the second trailer for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse hit the web. And if that weren’t enough, we also learned Hailee Steinfeld is voicing the wildly popular Spider-Gwen on that very day!
Believe it or not, it’s entirely possible for interesting bits of Justice League trivia to be revealed by sources other than Zack Snyder these days. As it so happens, some intriguing pieces of concept art recently surfaced over at Reddit, which we’ll discuss right now.
In the midst of the information overload we received yesterday regarding the upcoming DC Universe streaming service, we were treated to several new shots showing actor Brenton Thwaites in full Robin regalia. If anything, Titans' take on Dick Grayson is easily the most badass live action iteration of the icon we've seen to date.
When Young Justice was lamentably cancelled after two seasons – on a cliffhanger that introduced Darkseid to the series, no less – many of us were rightfully up in arms. So, you can imagine the collective joy felt by the DC fanbase upon hearing that the show had been resurrected for a third season, no doubt due to years of demand and maybe some healthy DVD sales.
Despite being a lover of Watchmen just as much as any comic book aficionado (and someone who was fortunate enough to have their copy signed by co-creator Dave Gibbons), I must confess that I'm simultaneously relieved and concerned about HBO's upcoming series being an original story, not an adaptation.
Though we may know that someone took up the mantle of Robin at some point on the DC Extended Universe's timeline, nobody seems to be in agreement on just how many there were, or if indeed Jason Todd was the one killed by the Joker. Still, the shrine to a fallen Boy Wonder glimpsed in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice showed that the Caped Crusader's greatest failure finally transcended comics and animation.
By now, there's a solid chance you're already willing to lay down money on the soon to be launched DC Universe streaming service. After all, not only will it feature original series such as Titans, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders, but it'll also boast much in the way of archived content.
