With San Diego Comic-Con set to kickoff tomorrow, we're expecting more juicy info regarding Justice League to surface. But, in the meantime, even the smallest tidbits concerning the big screen debut of DC's premier superhero team are much appreciated.
Whenever anticipation begins building for the coming year of DC TV shows, one of the things on everyone's mind is who will serve as the overarching villains for each respective series. To date, we've learned that Ra's al Ghul will play a vital role over on Gotham, with the Thinker and Reign set to show up on The Flash and Supergirl, respectively. But as cool as all that sounds, we've yet to learn who'll be giving Oliver Queen headaches on Arrow.
Even if you were to take the upcoming Justice League movie out of the equation, 2017 would still be a big year for Batman. After all, he recently proposed to Catwoman and has found himself smack dab in the middle of a multiversal crisis. Not surprisingly, both those topics are set to be further explored this fall, and are the focus of today's conversation.
Soon after Disney acquired Marvel nearly a decade ago, it became quite noticeable that characters appearing in their movies had begun to take precedence over those who didn't. Sure, it's understandable that the likes of Iron Man and Thor be given their due after finding onscreen success, but many of us lamented seeing our favorite mutants being downplayed.
Despite the fact that Sony has decided to confound us all by building a cinematic universe of their own comprised of Spider-Man's supporting characters that doesn't seem to actually be inhabited by the icon himself, it's very hard not to look forward to a movie starring Black Cat and Silver Sable, even if it could use a better title than Silver & Black.
With characters such as Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn currently enjoying so much mainstream popularity, we could say that today's news couldn't have come at a more opportune time, but let's be honest, female heroes and villains have been on an upswing in the comic book medium in recent years - it's just that the perfect storm that's happened to come together certainly helped matters.
Now that Spider-Man: Homecoming's release is behind us, our attention turns toward Marvel Studios' final offering for 2017, Thor: Ragnarok. And with just months to go until it arrives in cinemas, it's no surprise to any of us that the marketing machine is finally rolling.
In its five year history, Arrow has managed to produce a lineage of Canaries that's starting to rival the number of Robins that Batman has accrued. First, Sara Lance broke the ice as the Canary (keep in mind that she never used "Black" as a prefix), with her sister, Laurel, following in her footsteps as the first proper Black Canary. And although neither women were metahumans and instead relied on hypersonic technology to produce their "Canary Cry," both boasted loyal fanbases.
Whenever San Diego Comic-Con rolls around each July, there's a certain electricity that can be felt in the air even if you don't have the good fortune of attending the biggest pop culture event around. That's probably because it's a certainty we'll be treated to a hearty helping of brand new trailers for the most anticipated movies and TV shows to be gracing screens both big and small over the next year.
Being a lifelong reader of comic books, it's become apparent to me that it may be home to an area of fandom that is most hesitant to change. Although I personally have welcomed such creative moves as having Dick Grayson donning the Batman costume or Bucky Barnes inheriting the mantle of Captain America, I fully understand why others may not. After all, it's pretty easy for folks to get attached to the likes of Bruce Wayne and Steve Rogers after those characters have been around for decades upon decades.
