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Rumors are already spreading that the movie being such a smash hit means that a new season has been greenlit. Whether it ends up on Toonami or Netflix is another question. Interestingly, 2025 would be the manga’s 10th anniversary.

This movie is amazing, and the comic book it's based off of is iconic. It's also sadly one of the last animated works Dwayne McDuffie did before he died.

If Zack Snyder is that fan of shounen and seinen anime who loves the violence (and he kind of is, by his own admission he directly referenced Birdy the Mighty Decode for the final battle in Man of Steel and has repeatedly said he would be down for directing a Dragonball movie) then My Adventures with Superman are fangirls who are more interested in shipping and find the male gaze offensive while having no issue with showing off the himbo stereotype. This is Clark dealing with lower stakes but still notable adventures while mostly focusing on the human element, while someone more in Snyder's wheelhouse would be more about the big fights. It's telling that the show starts with two scenes deliberately designed to thumb their noses at Man of Steel, young Clark saving a car from crashing (which Kevin Costner famously said was a bad thing) and getting a cat out of a tree, the textbook insult Snyder fans throw at a “pussy Superman”. This show brings the Newsboy Legion (and makes some of them girls because Current Year) while Snyder or someone with a similar mindset would have bought in Conduit or Codename: Assassin (the guy who killed the Newsboy Legion in the comics). Also, it's Adult Swim. Get these people real guns. Even STAS used real guns, and when lasers were around they were specifically noted as being prototypes or specialty weapons.

This show was commissioned and green lit before James Gunn took over the DC Cinematic Universe, and he has made it clear he wants to throw everything out and start over, starting with a new Superman film called Superman: Legacy. And James Gunn announced he wants the animated productions to be in continuity with the films, with the first big animated series being Creature Commandos.

This show won’t get a second season. James Gunn has been rather adamant he wants a clean slate on all sides when Superman Legacy hits theaters. Even animation will tie into that with Creature Commandos. The Batman gets a pass as an Elseworlds because of how much money it made, and because Robert Pattison was a pretty damn good Batman.

Waller is here. What are the odds of seeing shoujo Harley?

Because everyone understands Marlon Brando.

Flamebird is a pretty deep lore cut. It was the identity Jimmy used when he was in the bottled city of Kandor in the Silver Age. Since Kandor had a red sun filter, Clark was Nightwing as Batman while Flamebird was essentially Jimmy playing Robin.

Curious to hear. There have been a few with me, although the biggest was of all things, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. I remember being furious it was on Adult Swim, then a while later, saw Pee Wee’s revival on Broadway, which was hilarious. Since then I’ve had more appreciation for Pee Wee Herman. Anyone have a similar experience, a show they initially loathed then turned around on?

Apparently SAG-AFTRA as part of their negotiations want their voices to be recognized as intellectual property, which means their unauthorized use would allow lawsuits.

This stuff needs to be regulated. It’s one thing to have a laugh at Trump, Biden and Obama debating the best Zelda games, it’s another for a VA to not have employment because AI has replaced her. Not to mention false flags that are now possible.

Yes, yes it has sir. I think people are so enthralled by the fancy new toy that is AI, coupled with the erroneous that everyone in the public space is rich, that it’s viewed as a victimless crime. You know, this shit. And because there’s no such thing as nuance, this happens. Actors starring in non-union work are not making the same money as the heartless corporations. That’s Futaba’s VA from Persona 5. She doesn’t deserve this.

Because God forbid anyone animate these characters half decently other than the 13 episodes Shaft did, Rooster Teeth returns for Part II of the crossover no one wants. Apparently the series is rumored to be straight up canceled after this due to the fact that Warner Bros might as well be on fire (and literally was last week).

A lot of the problems with this series can be traced back to two very notable issues. It was originally designed as a bonafide kids to teens show with none of Genndy's cross-generational appeal (seriously, what kid is going to appreciate Genndy trying to homage Franco-Belgian comics?) and most of the staff were veterans of notorious Twitter classic but general bomb She Ra and the Princesses of Power. It was an all-female writing staff from the people who bought you the Princess Prom, and you can tell. These are not the people who would want to do an anime Superman, at least not one that actually embraced its anime-ness (if that's a thing?) because so many of the tropes of anime are seen by these people are "PRObleMAtIC!" or too appealing to the dreaded male gaze. It would be easy to go full Jay Sherman and declare "IT STINKS!" but I don't think that's its problem. I think that its problem is that it is aiming for a very, very narrow audience. "Hey, do you like Superman but are willing to excuse massive changes to his supporting cast? Or maybe you just hated the Zack Snyder movies that much (#SnyderVerseIsDead) and want a Superman without the big destructive battles and blatant Jesus symbolism? Do you like anime but wish it was less "problematic" with things like blood and bouncing titties? Did you like the She-Ra remake? And are you willing to watch a proud kids show on Adult Swim? If so, then this is the Superman adaptation for you! Otherwise, the new season of Jujutsu Kaisen premieres the same night."

You see this is exactly what I’m talking about.

Funny enough, the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen also debuts tonight on Crunchyroll. In a perfect world, that’s what airs on Toonami for the summer (especially after Kaisen 0 did very strong box office numbers for the small cost of its release and would have been CR’s biggest film of 2022 if not for Super Hero), but we’ve beaten that horse dead. Anyway, you ever feel like American attempts to recall shounen always feel…off? There’s always something that people can feel is wrong, be it the movement, the writing, or just the way people are drawn. I’m not saying an episode needs Power Girl with her airbags bouncing around (or maybe I am? I dunno) but there’s this feeling of “you’re trying to be something you’re not. We love the DC animation most of the time! It’s universally considered the area DC always beats Marvel in! Just be you!” If the summer was just DC releasing their films post Apocolaypse (The Tomorrowverse as it’s been called) leading up to WarWorld in September, I think that would have gotten more attention. There’s a lot of films ranging from interesting concepts to genuinely good that all feel like it’s more of DC doing what it’s good at, rather than getting people who don’t know or don’t want to know how to do shounen to awkwardly shoehorn Superman into that role. This is probably why Gunn is wiping the animation slate clean as well.

Guess that’s a high enough note to go out on.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-07-05/amazon-ceo-asks-his-hollywood-studio-to-explain-its-big-spending Looks like whips are finally being cracked.

Fresh from the last echoes of the Hamada-run DC comics brand, this pseudo-anime take on the Man of Steel debuts tonight at midnight. Tonight is the first two episodes of the series, with an encore set for Toonami.

Allegedly a senior editor has a movie deal with Warner. You can guess what happened next.

Yeah, it’s easy when your primary ratings mover is the NBA.

But the internet never forgets.

Apparently this is how bad the Zaslav write off rumors have gotten.

And finally, a teaser.