How does the DC Universe service compare to Marvel Unlimited? I know their library is less substantial, but before I try it I’d like to know how much less substantial it actually is.

No idea, really.... not available in Canada and haven't read much past the initial announcements and descriptions. Which made it sound like it was just a handful of series and then eventually they take things off and add new things.

Heroes In Crisis issue 4 was really good. Great character moments + a big twist at the end. You finally see the scope of why it's a crisis.

I think the art in the series might be among my favorite ever in a comic, overall. Each panel is so full of mood, texture and story. Clay Mann is an incredible artist.


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The art is fantastic. Dunno about the story. I dig the sanctuary concept, and the confessions leak could be interesting.

No idea where they are going with the murder mystery part though. Also, I missed some very important context because why is Batgirl running around with Harley after she's just murdered a bunch of people?

Because she thinks she's innocent and can help her find out what really happened. Same for Booster/Blue Beetle.

Read Action Comics #1006.

Bendis has a big development for Jimmy Olsen

I really enjoyed Young Justice #1 by Bendis.

It was fun and action-packed. Jinny Hex seems like she will be a really cool character. So glad to see Connor Kent back. Tactile Telekinesis was always a really good superpower imo.


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How does Conner fit in a universe with a new Superboy already flying around? Superteen?

Guess we'll find out!

I read Young Justice..... I was a big fan of the original series, and have the whole run "back at home"....

New one just seems.... I dunno.... in the original series all the characters and their continuity was "defined".... you knew these characters and how they fit into the world.... now there are just so many questions about the timeline/continuity/whatever......

I haven't been to the comic shop in a bit so I haven't read the past few Heroes in Crisis, or seen what Bendis has done to Jon Kent...... I hope he hasn't permanently ruined him.....

So far Jon just started puberty and is about the same size as Connor Kent

Also, it's only been 1 issue of YJ. You gotta give it several to see where this going. Can't have all the answers to all the things in issue 1.

Yeah, but that's kind of what I am saying..... first issues of the old YJ came at a "perfect moment", you already "knew everything". Robin/Superboy/Impulse.... you knew them and what their deals were. Then when Wonder Girl/Arrowette/Secret came along I guess I knew less, but they pretty much immediately put out a "Secret Origins" special that sorted it all out.

I'm by no means saying the new one is bad..... I'm just... ummm... saying things

I hope he explains why Tim Drake went back to Robin, and also doesn't ignore Tim Drake's whole story arc/character growth from his excellent run in Detective Comics......

Lock Jaw going to be very unhappy

Bendis has changed Jonathan Kent to being 17 years old. In the comics he was gone for 3 weeks but he says he's been gone 7 years bc he got stuck in a black hole before escaping back to the present.

Yeah, that sounds terrible if it isn't reversed somehow.....

Rumor is Bendis is doing a Legion of Super-Heroes book and Jonathan Kent needed to be aged so he could leave current DCU to join the Legion in the future and be the same age as the other characters - And rumored Bendis wants Connor Kent as the Super Boy of current DCU in his Young Justice series.

Just read the first issue of Bendis' new "Naomi" series..... seems interesting....

Also finally read the first two issues of the new Shazam! book..... seems like a lot of fun....

After many "he won't be Batman" rumours, it is finally 100% confirmed that Ben Affleck will not be in Matt Reeves' "The Batman" movie.

Also, it is looking highly likely that James Gunn will not only write, but also direct the Suicide Squad sequel, which is now officially called "The Suicide Squad"


DC sure likes adding "The" to their titles of late

Read through Gail Simone’s Clean Room. So much potential, but it ended prematurely because people are shit and don’t buy good comics.

Like fucks sake, spider-woman has been cancelled like 3 times, and every time it was awesome.

So, Suicide Squad, and it’s sequel The Suicide Squad. :wtf:

Reports now say it will be a "soft reboot" with mostly new characters.

Yeah that what's I read. Interesting nonetheless.

All the DC CW shows have received a renewal for next season.

Woo! More Legends of Tomorrow!!

Justice League Annual introduced the newest, most powerful, most evil force in the history of DC...Perpetua


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That’s cool. I’m a sucker for stuff like that.

I wondered why more villains don't come out of the Source Wall.

Watching Titans because I actually heard good things about it.....

Dunno though.... two episodes in... so far Raven seems good and everything else bad...

Robin just impaled a guy through the dick.....

I also enjoyed 1st issue of Naomi

Enjoying Shazam comic so far, very fun

1st issue of Wonder Twins was a breath of fresh air and funny

Jimmy Olson and Lois Lane are getting their own comic book series again starting in June!

Jimmy Olson will be written by Matt Fraction, and Lois Lane by Greg Rucka.

Finished watching "Titans"..... Dunno how it got good reviews.... overall it is not as big of a mess as Marvel's Inhumans, but it is still pretty "not good".....

I liked the episode with the Doom Patrol, though.... I think the Doom Patrol show could be good.... I hope it comes to Netflix too....

Are you gonna give Umbrella Academy a go?!

Please do, it's so good.

Yeah... put it on the list after seeing some of your comments...

Also realizing that I have no willpower and will totally still check out Titans season 2 when it comes out.....

What else is on the list? Should I check out Punisher or anything else next?

On Netflix I still need/want to check out:

- Punisher Season 2
- Daredevil Season 3
- The Back half of the new/last Kimmy Schmidt
- The latest season of Orange is the New Black
- A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2 and 3

Not enough time in the day for everything.

It's a good dilemma to have

Cool scene in Heroes in Crisis 6 w/ Harley Quinn w/ multiple dead bodies of

Bendis goes out of his way to mention there being 7 Crises again in Action Comics this week, he's brought this up in Young Justice too...

And Naomi's next couple issues are supposed to reveal her ties to the mulitiverse and Bendis has said it's something new that he hopes will affect the DCU for years.


I wonder if Bendis is eventually setting up all his various books to his own big event, tied to the reason behind their being 7 crises maybe? Maybe Naomi, w/e her secret is, Gemworld, Young Justice, Leviathan, Justice League involved?

Last week's Aquaman was so good. Introduced a whole new pantheon of sea gods and gave the DCU a new 'origin' of creation from it. Very cool art. Would 100% recommend.

Very behind in Justice League.... still haven't read the Drowned Earth thing.... which means I am behind in Aquaman too....

Probably won't pick up the newest Heroes in Crisis until next week, because a new Doomsday Clock is coming out then, so I might as well wait another week before going to the local comic bookery

Shazam #3 good

King Kid seems like he might be 'nefarious' and 'devious' but whole book is very colorful/fun/charming

UGH @ Bendis for this :n:

Season 8 of Arrow will be its last, and consist of 10 episodes.

Good run.

I wonder who will be the new Flash when Ezra Miller gets fired for being a dumb douche.

Oi, Ezra is the bees knees

I think he has been good so far!

First look at Stargirl from the upcoming show (part of S.T.R.I.P.E. in the background):

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Looks pretty good. Easily the best looking of the live action Stargirls.

Looks like Brie Larson got in Captain America's closet and carved up his clothes to her liking and then went to the prom.

I stopped watching after I found Melissa Benoist's fuck picks. She's no longer pure.

Aye aye aye


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What he looks awesome it's still ridiculous that they can't call him the Joker because at this point there is nothing left to call him but

Why can't they call him that joker?

Some horseshit WB's always been on regarding how they handle TV and movie representations of characters. They have been at this for a looooong time, despite countless examples of inconsistencies.

Didn't they also specifically go out of their way to not call Batman Batman when referenced in Arrow (ie: "that lunatic in Gotham City")? I don't understand why some characters are so sacrosanct but others are shoehorned in or namedropped incessantly.

I mean, I *get* the issues Marvel had with stuff like that, given the history of divided rights, but DC seems to just impose these restrictions arbitrarily among whatever project they're putting out, be it theatrical, live action TV, or various animated incarnations.

When your made-for-tv " Not Joker" Joker looks 1000 times better than your multimillion-dollar big screen Suicide Squad Joker

Heroes in Crisis #8

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Dunno

They cut filming on that show 3 episodes early and apparently their universe is in question according to my Facebook feed

it's not that grim; it's 'in question' only because it may get absorbed into the broader warner bros streaming service to consolidate the subscriber base. plenty of reports note the dcu service itself is outpacing the expectations they had for it. if they keep up the quality found in doom patrol then opening the service up to a wider potential audience shouldn't be a bad thing

I think I am the only person who likes Heroes In Crisis. When I read the issue it made sense why he did all this to me. Bro snapped.

Tom King said on Twitter he's received death threats after the latest issue of Heroes In Crisis.

People are crazy.

Hence why I cited my Facebook feed. I know they're still pouring moneyinto in house productions, like Titans. They're obviously not strapped.

good and normal response to physically threaten a writer because they did something to a fictional character

i want to fucking sink into the earth and die for being associated with the stunted chimps who inhabit most nerd fandoms

to be totally honest i don't really care what happens to the service or any of the other shows, so long as doom patrol survives on some platform for many seasons to come

Fair enough. I've not watched anything from them, tbh.

doom patrol is honestly one of the best shows being produced right now period

titans was good - i was really stoked on it when it first landed - but doom patrol made me readjust my scale somewhat. still, i feel like titans' next season has the potential to be really great.

Titans was "not good" in my opinion. Will still watch next season because... I dunno.... in its "not good"ness, it has something that is like.... "I want to see how weird and not good this is"


Got a bunch of Doom Patrol on my DVR now... I should start it.... They were good on Titans

The crusty bald old fart they casted as Bruce Wayne in titans is....uninspiring

That guy is actually pretty decent.

I'm sure he's a decent enough actor. But as Bruce Wayne? Meh as far as look goes.

The last four Bruce Waynes didn't look like Bruce Wayne.

Affleck looked more like Wayne than any of them. And I'm not arguing for or against the previous castings. That's irrelevant. I'm saying I don't like this castingbecause, to me, I can't buy him as Bruce Wayne.

I thought they cast Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne.... he's old and crusty, but he isn't bald?

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Tis thinning quite a bit. Maybe he'll be good. Who knows. I just personally don't care for the casting.

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i can deal with it

He looks kinda like grizzled Adam West. Like, if the West version of Batman had to deal with Heath Ledger joker, this what'd he look like.

that's not a photo of him in any upcoming titans or anything btw; that's from a show called cleverman, but i posted it mostly because most people would only be familiar with him as scruffy and super-dirty-lookin' as jorah, whereas he actually scrubs up quite well when he shaves and dons a suit.

and i know that pic of bruce is from batman beyond/is thus a bit older than he should be in 'contemporary' times, but i don't really mind that they're going for a slightly older bruce. makes enough sense to pass muster; dick is 28-29 at the start of the series. he was 12 when bruce took him in and started training him as robin, so he's been doing it for 16-17 years.

we know bruce was 25 when he took on the batman mantle. depending on your source, he was anywhere from two to five years in when he took in dick, so aged 27-30. add 17 years, and he'd be anywhere from 44-47 now.

iain glen, at 57, is admittedly a fair shot older than that, but w/e - it's not totally outrageous/nonsensical casting, is all i'm saying. i am not convinced either, but i won't totally write it off until i see it, at least

He very well may be great. I had to sell myself on Affleck b Bale and Keaton and I enjoyed all of their work. So it could work.

And if he's good I'll eat crow

Brandon Routh gonna be suiting up as Superman again in Crisis on Infinite Earths apparently

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

i hope they use the same style suit

I hope they get Tom Welling too.

His hand looks so tiny. Or he's wearing his dad's suit, can't decide.

That ain't the Joker. That's some John Carpenter nightmare only it's not the 80's anymore.

Looks cheap but probably cost a ton.

Damn.... Brandon Routh is apparently going to play the "Kingdom Come" Superman..... wish they would just have him reprise his Superman Returns roll.....

That could still be the case. Superman Returns was some time ago.

Didn't really like Routh in Returns, just because he looked so young. Looked more like a Superboy than a Superman.

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Not really a "surprise", but disappointed that they didn't keep her in her original look like she was for the first teaser.....

Brand Recognition and all that.

Come to think of it, Dean Cain has been on Supergirl before.... might as well get him to come back and be Superman too.

The New Adventures Of Superman was fucking brilliant kids TV. I think about re-watching it every now and then but I truly fear how hokey it may appear now 20+ years later.

Confession time: Despite being a huge Superman nerd, I never really watched Lois & Clark

You missed out on the best Jimmy Olsen