Chapter 1 - Gods and Monsters is DC's Last Shot

James Gunn had some big announcements for us recently. A whole slate of movies that includes The Authority, Superman: Legacy, The Brave and The Bold and many more. I go over their slate here and talk about what this means for DC Studios.

[captainmidnight]

What do you think of DC's new slate?

[loganmanning]

I honestly wish they rolled harder on the "Elseworld" projects. Stuff like The Batman and Joker have proven that more disconnected movies tend to be DC's strongsuit.

[SoulCastleFilms]

Let's not forget; it's not just DC's last shot, it's Warner Bros Discovery's last shot too.

[PhatGirlLuvrComix]

At least we're getting a diversity of characters not just "more Batman".

[bonedrone]

With Reeves' Batman trilogy already doing the gritty & grounded direction, hopefully the DCU Batman movies will embrace some more fantastical elements. I'd love to see villains like Clayface done right.

[slp]

It would have been easy enough to just have solo movies for every Justice League member and finish it off with a team-up movie and just try to replicate the MCU again, but the fact that we're getting stuff for characters like Booster Gold, Swamp Thing and the batfamily this early on shows they're willing to tell stories by directors and take calculated risks, gives me hope.

[ThompsonBrosStudios]

Damian actually makes a lot of sense considering they want to introduce a lot of the bat family. it gives us a robin while also giving us the others, admittedly without their backstories, but it's not like they were ever going to make movies of each character's time as robin. This also makes a ton of sense to approach it in a drastically different way from The Batman franchise. But yeah, overall, i feel like the slate is pretty risky, it could easily all crash and burn. But frankly it kinda needs to be risky, and I'm cautiously optimistic about it all.

[aguywithalotofopinions]

If you ask me, Damian only really works because he's the 4th/5th Robin. His relationship with the other Robins, especially Dick and Tim, is a huge part of his character.

[OmarHudson]

Introducing an already active Bat Family gives us an opportunity on revisiting each character's origins later..and them getting multiple projects. Without the long wait on establishing each character one by one movie by movie.

[raphaelgohwx]

As just an average fan, I just wanna be able to catch a few movies to follow up with the continuity of a universe, like how the MCU did it before all the TV series came. That just makes it so much easier and I don't really have to worry about buying their streaming service, spending so many hours watching a couple of TV series to be updated on it all. I feel that Elseworlds will be a huge selling point for DC since creators can put their own spin on projects without having the burden of being tied down to the DCU

[connie]

I have faith in Gunn hopefully this turns out great

[Lsd]

I wasn't a huge fan of Damien until his most recent Robin run. In it, he confronts his legacy and also his attitude to things in a really healthy way. It's a great run that gave him much needed agency and perspective without Bruce looking over his shoulder. If you want to get into Damien, highly recommend the Joshua Williamson 2021 run

[thedukeofchutney]

I’m always curious to see the Captains take on stuff like this. He always has rational well constructed arguments regardless on if you agree with them.

[toxiclullaby]

It’s hard to look at the Batman as an Else World’s story because it seems more like an attempt at a definitive Batman rather than a different spin.

[NoirNameless]

I’m very glad that Gunn talked about how writers/directors visions and takes will be valued by focusing more on letting them create. I always hoped that once WB got it together with Dc, we’d get things like this being done since they’re a company who’s had success with things besides heroes with big directors. Instead of the same formulaic, comedic, cgi fests were used to seeing in this genre, we can actually see these movies delve deeper as dramas, sci-fi, mystery, and horror all in one universe. Everything can feel distinct, and have style tailored to what a director wants. We really can get a Stephen Spielberg Superman, or Edgar Wrights Flash someday without the whole “creative differences” excuse we hear from other companies when they don’t fall in line. I trust Gunn, and I think this is going to be something truly special. Hope it works.

[thiagoteixeira]

That slate wasn't even all of this chapter, just part of it!

[ninemugetsu]

Im really looking forward to that Green Lanterns project, cant wait to learn more abt them

[ninjanibba]

It's gonna be the MCU all over again if done right, using lesser known characters and putting them in the forefront while rebuilding and rebranding the popular characters

This is a hopeful announcement and I hope it works out the way it needs to

[rainywombatcherryblossom]

I love Robin!Damian but at first I was a bit upset that they were making a Batman movie with his biological son before any of his adopted children. I hope they don't have all the Robins be interchangeable. Robin's legacy is important to me personally, especially Dicks story. I don't really get having a young Superman at the same time as a Batman on his 5th Robin. Gunn is being very ambitious and I hope it does well because I love DC and it deserves good movies. I'll wait for more info before I make bigger judgements.

[BigEdEX]

I think Damian is a great character but people are stuck with the vision of him as he was in Batman and Son and his earlier appearances. He grew so much during Morrison’s epic and Tomasi/Gleason’s tenure with him across Batman and Robin, Son of Batman and Superman and Supersons. His most recent book was a lot of fun, too. I think Dick will be explored alongside him more than likely echoing their camaraderie as Batman and Robin. It’s a best of both worlds deal where we have a big Bat fam but can delve into the character’s and build them up still.