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If WB wants aJustice Leaguemovie universe of discourse , then DC Comics just showed them how it ’s done . Obviously , make a shared universe work with film versions of Batman , Superman , and Wonder Woman is a different challenge thanlaunching a newJustice Leaguecomicbook . But that ’s where this DC relaunch is unlike , since DC is using their best known characters to launch not one , but THREEJustice Leaguebooks .
base on three dissimilar teams , with three different strengths , and potentially three dissimilar music genre , DC ’s NewJustice Leaguecomics are spreading the spotlight across a truly diverse lineup . And when comic book fans are frantic for a relaunch , those making risible bookmoviesshould pay attending .
Because the three new Justice League team could be just what ’s needed toget the DC movie universe back on racetrack . permit us explicate how .
Wonder Woman Stars in: Justice League Dark
The phantasy and dark magic of the DC Universe may be less know than the superheroic side of things , but is just as important to cosmic stability . It ’s for that reason that a team known as Justice League Dark has been formed in the innovative DCU , design to tackle the mysteries and threats tied to the occult orphic underpinnings of this reality . And whileaJustice League Darkmovie has been in the worksfor some years , procession has been slow , if seeable at all . A trouble the comedian is proactively invalidate , by frame a DC heavyweight as its main hero : Wonder Woman .
motion-picture show audience have been asking for heroines to claim more of the spot for quite some prison term , so it ’s no surprise to observe Diana in more and more leadership roles in the modernistic DCU . Not just for her power , but for her unique connections to magic , mysticism , and mythology ( Greek , Roman , or any other variation ) . Her experience , index , knowledge , and hunch lead her to pair up with Zatanna against a coming sorcerous crisis . And bring Swamp Thing , Dr. Fate , and more along for the drive .
From a movie stage of perspective , such a move could be what ’s needed to sparkJustice League Darkinto motion . Suicide Squadsuggested that the powers of magic were rise on the DCEU ’s Earth , andShazamwill likely premise moreto the DCEU ’s mythology . Whether the moving-picture show chooses to introduce Zatanna , Constantine , or maybe evenThe Rock ’s antihero Black Adam , ground it to Wonder Woman would help its chances , as DC ’s clear " winner " among general audiences so far .
Trying to get moviegoers to give care about a " non-white " Justice League might seem like a long guess . But put Diana front and center , and few would question whether the cinema is one they ’ll line up for .
Justice League Odyssey With Cyborg, Green Lantern & Darkseid
The " No Justice " case that haslaunched this new waving of Justice League booksalso did the inconceivable , breaking enter the Source Wall that surrounds and protects the integral DC Universe from the mysteries that exist beyond it . The Green Lantern Corps are the only chemical group plug the muddle in the bulwark , but it ’s not a permanent solution . Which lead to the formation of a cosmic Justice League team , charged with addressing the raw threats fall Earth ’s way … while they ’re still millions of mile off .
If " a riffraff radical of superheroes sent to look into a cosmic threat " does n’t seem like a unattackable enough premise for aJustice Leaguespinoff , then what they stop upfindingmight tip the scales . Or not what , butwho- asDarkseid present up to help the Justice Leagueagainst a resurrected baddie . A baddie who seems more and more likely to be Darkseid ’s vengeful father …
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The New Gods Movie/Justice League Odyssey Crossover
Even with theJustice Leaguemovieavoiding Darkseid despite Zack Snyder ’s original script , adaptingJustice League Odysseyto cinema seems to check multiple boxes off the DCEU ’s to - do list . And would n’t you know it , a DC movie already being grow could help make some of the same introductions Snyder was hoping to with Justice League …
From these detail alone , casual devotee can take account how well theOdysseycomic resonates with the power and faces already alluded to in DCEU film . Introducea new Green Lantern worker or actress , along with a delegation holler on existing heroes of Earth ? tick . Connect to a larger Green Lantern Corps combat-ready in the DCEU ( take that moving-picture show is still being made ) ? ascertain . Shift focus from the Darkseid that might have been inJustice Leagueby introducing an even bigger threat on the way ? Check .
WithAva DuVernay making a New Gods movie , that photographic film could ply a pure launching full point to link the Justice League to the cosmic side of the DC Universe ( hopefully still based on Cyborg ’s Mother Box transfiguration ) . If Warner Bros. chooses , these separate pic could also put the stagecoach for a struggle or crisis call on their biggest heroes . For many , theJustice Leagueevent movie DC has yet to bear .
Justice League 2: The Classic Heroes, Villains & All
Finally , the strain and trueJustice Leagueheroes and villains are continuing their new adventures in the mainlineJustice Leagueseries . Despite the unlike medium , there will always be value to the core " Justice League " brand in picky , just like Marvel ’s Avengers . Exactly what tale that continuation would tell … well , that ’s up to the studio . For all theJustice Leaguecontroversy that ingest place after the movie was film , those events can and should stay canon . Not a problem , since the final scenes of the moving-picture show - just like the novel Justice League # 1 - rub the slate uninfected for a impertinent start . From which the studio apartment ’s newfangled leadership can take any phone number of option .
A lineal sequel toJustice League ’s post - credits tease of Lex Luthor and Deathstroke ? An ensemble level build towards by the heroes ' solo films ? Fallout fromFlashpoint ? Or perchance even a continuation stem from a new Superman film , witha Batman who may or may not be Ben Affleck . If the spinoffs succeed as well as they could , then whateverJustice Leaguemovie the studio apartment chooses can make a strong program line about the vision for the DCEU ’s future .
A vision that , to this pointedness , even those leading it seem to differ on . If that is n’t solve first … then throw room for these heroes to gather to their strengths may not be a unfit thought .
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