My DC Fandome Summary

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I haven't seen everything, because I have busy weekends for a few weeks, so if I missed something important, write to me - I will refer to it in the comments and possibly make a correction;).

[Games]
I don't know Suicide Squad, because as I've mentioned many times, I don't read American comics. While it happens from time to time that I review something from manga, I generally don't read comic books on my computer (other paper - I've read a few books "Naruto", almost all "Thorgal", "Asteriks" or the whole "Szninkiel"). Hence, while I more or less know Batman, Superman, some of the more popular DC or Marvel heroes, I do not know those less popular or groups of heroes (except for the Avengers or X-Men who appeared in the movies). I know "Suicide Squad" from a movie that might have been good but was butchered by people from Warner Brothers, the adult animated movie "Assault on Arkham" and guest appearances in other adult cartoons or other media. There are familiar faces here - Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, King Shark. Little can be deduced from the trailer itself, except for the main line-up and the main opponent. I wonder if we will get additional members (permanently or at some stage of the game) and what the fight with Superman will look like. Creators will weaken him? Or maybe they will find some weapons with kryptonite at Lex Luthor? We'll see, I will definitely buy it, unless the game receives terrible reviews or I completely don't like the gameplay. While the latter is possible, I sincerely doubt the former. Rocksteady has never let me down.

As for "Gotham Knights", we not only got a trailer, but also a short gameplay. I don't know much about games, so if you look at it with an amateur eye, we'll get something like the old Knight of the Night games from Rocksteady. The difference is that there will be more loot to collect and we will target several characters - Batgirl, RedHood, Nightwing and Robin. It would be nice if you could choose one of the heroes at the beginning of the game, because I'd rather play Nightwing or Red Hood than Batgirl or young Robin. I will not be offended if the choice is imposed from above. Will I buy? Just like the Rocksteady creation, I will most likely buy it, at most I will wait for a bigger price reduction, if the product is "only good", the purchase of "Gotham Knights" depends entirely on the reviews. Gameplay did not fully convince me, and nice graphics alone is not enough for me.

[Movies]
That's great news for me. Until a few years ago I was delighted with the maxim "Everything is connected", but from 1.5 years ago I started to understand more and more my friend Karol's complaints about the weaknesses of the MCU. Not because of comic-based movies, I just started paying more attention to the threshold of entry and how difficult it is to get into a lot of media that are already a few or a dozen years old. If the title has aged well (in terms of lines, direction, narration, effects, graphics, control method, etc.), it doesn't cause any problems. It can be watched, if we have any nostalgic connection with a given title or are very interested, sometimes it is harder to live it, but you can always get some pleasure from playing or watching.

It is true that I still enjoy Marvel watching, but with each movie it becomes more and more noticeable, and in the case of the weak and completely unnecessary (like "Ant-Man 2"), painfully boring. DC's movies aren't some "new quality", but they stand on their own feet and are not the next episodes of the series. They tell a specific story from A to Z and we are not forced to watch more movies to find out the answers to the issues that interest us. In addition, the creators do not have their hands tied with certain threads and have more creative freedom. Perhaps it is easier for them to draw or at least propose some characters from comic books if the story requires it. The MCU, on the other hand, has got people used to the fact that "everything is connected" so I can't afford to jump to the side too many, as they learned painfully during the Covid-19 epidemic.

And the most important part of the news - I am very happy that there will be more productions completely unrelated to superhero climates. Stories like "The Joker" have shown that you can tell a great story using one great piece and build something new around it. I'm waiting for more, may only one of these films not be "Joker 2", and if anything, not anytime soon. Give him a few more years to cool down.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146291-head-of-dc-says-studio-is-exploring-more-multiverse-movies

I watched the Batman trailer 3 times and am delighted. I guess I'll finally get what I've been waiting for so long. It was close in the previous rehearsal, because there was a great actor, good set design, dark atmosphere, but there was no good director and scriptwriter (I like Zack, he has a nice style, but he needs someone who would keep him in check and overwhelm his tendency to excessive darkness and throw him out redundant ideas). Robert Pattinson looks great in a Batman costume, he is a better actor than Ben Affleck, and suits him just as well. I really liked the scene where he beats a thug belonging to the Penguin (?) - he clearly showed all the complainers that this is not the boy we saw in the book adaptations of "Twilight". Besides, the film has the right atmosphere - it's dark, but we don't fall into excessive darkness. There are also scenes that suggest that we will finally see Batman as a detective. I haven't seen all the movies with this superhero, but I don't think he's been shown so well in this form before. We'll also see Catwoman who looks pretty good in those few short shots. I hope that we will finally see Riddler in the next announcements, because this teaser is probably not shown. Speaking of which - when is the Penguin shown? Because I tried to locate it in a second, but despite my best efforts, I did not notice it.

There is also a new trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984". I have nothing new to add to this, except that Cheetah looks pretty good. I'll probably go to the movies, hoping the studio won't spoil the movie this time.

From the announcement about BlackAdam, little is clear. I wrote my opinion about comics while discussing Suicide Squad, so I won't repeat myself. I don't know the hero, I know this and that, but if someone asked me about him, I wouldn't be able to say anything specific. I don't really like Dwayne Johnson, but I hope for a nice, destructive Man of Steel show and not much else.

There's not much in this video, and to tell you the truth, I was expecting more than that. For example, a short fragment with finished special effects where you could see at least one member of the "Suicide Group" in all its glory costume. After what we got, I bet the end result may still change or they are not entirely sure. Anyway, you can see that the actors and the director are having a good time on the set. But if James Gunn says it's the greatest project he has ever done, I have enormous expectations. I'm waiting for the trailer, mainly because of the anti-heroes he chose for his group. I can't imagine how you can make a dangerous gang out of them, but after what I saw in both parts of "Guardians of the Galaxy", I know I shouldn't be disappointed. We also got the first poster to promote the movie and it looks pretty cool. I do not like the outfit of Harley Quinn completely, but it is irrelevant. She's a Margot Robbie game, she has a Harley belt that I know from games, Birds of Prey and various animations, so that's enough for me. And I can't wait to see The Shark King in a big budget movie. I wonder how James will use it and how creative he will be in showing brutal scenes - after all, "The Suicide Squad" is to have the R age category. May it not be limited to biting its heads only. Well, after what I saw in his Marvel productions, I know that he will not disappoint me.

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We also finally got a decent SnyderCut preview. We finally saw Darkseid and Steppenwolf in good quality. The DC world gold medal looks great, although its appearance is different from what we are used to in animated films. His general was a bit worse, but still better than what we saw in the cinematic version of "Justice League", although it was not difficult - in JL it was an unfinished special effect. Plus, Zack Snyder's version looks really good! At least in the form of a teaser, because when his script comes to this, I will probably complain. Nevertheless, I would like to watch it anyway, just out of curiosity. Warner made the right decision to split his vision into a 4-episode series, just 1 hour per episode. There is only one thing that bothers me, since WB has realized his vision, will we see more pressure from a small but screaming group of fans who will demand the continuation of Snyderverse? Probably it depends on the popularity of the series. Maybe it will be so popular that it will attract many new subscribers to HBO?

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146337-dc-fandome-zack-snyder-says-justice-league-will-be-four-1-hour-parts

Flash will get a new outfit in his movie! The creators shared several concept art during the panel devoted to him. In addition, on 1 of them, you can see Batman in the Michael Keaton edition. You have them all in the link. I will withhold my assessment, I prefer to see it in motion, because the concept image itself doesn't tell me much.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146290-dc-fandome-flash-panel-teases

An action movie with the protagonist Static Shock is created. I don't know him, generally see and hear about him for the 1st time. Interesting person?
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146330-dc-fandome-live-action-static-shock-film-in-the-works

James Wan announced that the second part of "Aquaman" will be in more severe climates and will relate more to the contemporary situation. I bet that he meant to develop pro-ecological threads, pollution, dumping rubbish and not only into waters and oceans. I also hope we won't see this lying redhead ... you know who, in the role of Mera. Let him rot in poverty for what he did to Depp. He himself is not without fault, but when she lied, it was beyond all limits.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146346-james-wan-aquaman-2-serious-grounded-in-our-modern-world

Oh, in line with my expectations from many months ago, we will see the sequel to "Shazam!" Cool, you'll have to finally watch part 1 :).
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1146373-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-revealed-as-the-sequels-title

Fans of the series also got something for themselves. In the third season of "Titans", we will see RedHood, Barbara Gordon and Scarecrow. Just as I wanted to watch season 1 (but I was disturbed by terrible reviews, I did not want to waste my time), I will rather watch season 3. Well, unless the reviews are even more critical. I love this Villaan since The Animated Series and I like to watch it in every version - game, animated or film. In addition, RedHood and the prospect of seeing Oracle in action will compensate me for many possible disadvantages of this series. As long as I leave her telekinetic skills, because from what I learned from Karol, she had it 2-3 resets ago. She might be fine as Batgirl, but I prefer a different type of power.

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1146365-titans-season-3-will-introduce-red-hood-barbara-gordon-and-scarecrow