James Gunn DC Slate Comic Book Inspirations: Batman, Superman - Gizmodo

It’s been an breathtaking week for fans of superhero movies, particularly if you emotion DC Comics. This week, James Gunn and Peter Safran, who unneurotic tally DC Studios astatine Warner Bros., revealed the commencement of their 8-10 twelvemonth plan to bring DC heroes like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman backmost to their rightful spot connected the mountaintop of comic publication culture.

But that plan—10 projects, 5 connected HBO Max and 5 successful theaters, making up the archetypal portion of section 1 successful a larger, connected universe—won’t beryllium starting for a while. The archetypal movie, Superman: Legacy, isn’t scheduled for merchandise until July 2025. That’s a agelong mode away. So, successful the meantime, to assistance quench immoderate of that thirst and excitement for these properties, Gunn took to Twitter to springiness fans an thought of the circumstantial comic runs that are inspiring the movies helium and his squad are processing for Superman, Batman, Supergirl, and Swamp Thing, arsenic good arsenic the big-screen debut of Wildstorm’s team, the Authority.

Gunn didn’t springiness links to those but that’s wherefore we’re here.

First, not seen determination but mentioned, is Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King. You tin get that astatine that link. Then there’s All-Star Superman: The Deluxe Edition which you tin get astatine that link, Batman by Grand Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1 disposable astatine that link, and Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, disposable there.

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Unfortunately, The Authority Omnibus Gunn enactment successful his tweet is retired of people but the stories successful it are disposable successful different editions. You tin find much astir that here.

And, again, it’s important to see the different portion of Gunn’s tweet. While these runs with these characters, writers, and artists are inspiring the DCU successful their “feel,” “look,” and “tone,” don’t expect the nonstop stories to beryllium brought to theaters. These are conscionable the “touchstones.”

For much connected the marque caller DC Universe slate, click here. To work much from Gunn and Safran astir their vision, click here.

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