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The ultimate DC watch order: Here's how to check out 70+ years of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and more in movies and TV
There are almost 75 years of movies and TV shows featuring Superman, Batman, and the rest of the DC superheroes... and they're all connected, as strange as that may seem. Here's how it all works, and how you can catch up ahead of the new DCU debuting
November 11, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch the NYCC 2024 Retailer Day big panel with DC's Absolute Batman, along with Lunar, James Tynion IV's Tiny Onion, Image Comics, and more
Watch the Lunar Distribution panel with DC, James Tynion IV's Tiny Onion, Image Comics, Mad Cave, AHOY Comics, Oni Press from New York Comic Con 2024.
November 06, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Superman is "more fun to write" than Batman, says DC's Tom King
Tom King opened up about the qualities that make Superman more enjoyable at Baltimore Comic Con
November 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Features
How does the Justice League vote? DC revealed superheroes' political leanings
DC Universe: Decisions revealed which DC heroes were on the same side of the political spectrum as you, surreally
November 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC will never replace their mainstream counterparts, says top comics editor
Writing in his weekly substack, Tom Brevoort points to a piece of DC hisory as evidence that neither Ultimate Marvel or Absolute DC will take over for the main continuity
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's former Supergirl reveals her secret friendship with the unseen Batgirl
Sasha Calle, who played Supergirl in 2023's The Flash, reveals that Leslie Grace, who played Batgirl in the 2022 movie cancelled by Warner Bros, helped her deal with losing her role as DC's Girl of Steel
October 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Batgirl of Burnside co-creator Babs Tarr is back at DC working on a secret new comic - inspired by a San Diego Comic-Con joke
A decade ago Babs Tarr reinvented DC's Batgirl. Now they've asked her to do it again, for another character.
October 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC Studios co-head James Gunn explains how DC onscreen canon actually works now that Creature Commandos hits the restart button
How does canon work now that the DCEU is becoming the DCU? James Gunn explains
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti talks insane episode 4: "There was just so much there"
Cristin Milioti reveals all about her role as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin at NYCC
October 19, 2024
Jim McDermott
News
DC Vertigo returns as a home for creator-owned comics, starting with James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno’s Nice House By The Sea
The iconic comic book imprint that gave the world Preacher, 100 Bullets, and Y: The Last Man is back at DC
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Peacemaker Presents suggests a closer relationship between DC's comic and studio sides in 2025 and beyond
Yes, the second official, canonical project in the new DCU is a comic book
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee are reteaming for Batman: Hush 2 - and now we know when
The six-part follow-up to the classic 2002 story will begin in early 2025
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
James Gunn presents Peacemaker Presents, a new DC comic set between seasons 1 and 2 of the hit Max show
October 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
David Harbour calls his arc as Frankenstein in DC's Creature Commandos arc an "anti rom-com"
Harbour got into his character of Eric Frankenstein on the DC animated series Creature Commandos, and the very strange relationship he'll have with Indira Varma's Bride
October 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's new Batman is built like a dump truck - and now his Batmobile IS a dump truck
Absolute Batman is absolutely nuts
October 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Aquaman swims back into DC All In in 2025, in a new series from Green Lantern writer
Jeremy Adams gets his feet wet with a new ongoing Aquaman comic book in January 2025 with artist John Timms
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel's Ultimates reboot writer comes to DC with 2025's Absolute Martian Manhunter
Deniz Camp is jumping from Marvel's reboot universe to DC's with the March 2025 series starring DC's first Silver Age superhero
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC All In vs. Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman & more coming in Fall 2025 from DC
At New York Comic Con, the DC All In and Absolute DC architect revealed he was working on a "fall thing" that will advance the storyline started in DC All In Special #1
October 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Penguin's Sofia Falcone was inspired by JFK's sister, showrunner reveals at New York Comic Con 2024
On the heels of The Penguin's episode 4, which focused on Sofia Falcone's brutal backstory, LeFranc revealed that she was inspired by Rosemarie Kennedy, who underwent similar horrors
October 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Penguin star Colin Farrell may have revealed a major character origin story at New York Comic Con 2024
October 17, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Netflix for comics service GlobalComix just got bigger in deal with DC for Batman, Catwoman, Sweet Tooth, and more
Want to read a variety of comics from a variety of publishers for one flat fee? GlobalComix has it - now with DC comics, even
October 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC launches a new webcomic vertical (literally) with DC GO!
Weekly vertical scroll webcomics will mix all-new material and classic stories, starting November 20 on subscription service DC Universe Infinite
October 14, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Tune into DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Can't make it to NYCC 2024? Popverse members can follow along with all the announcements from DC's Absolute/All In Universes panel here!
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Catch all of the details from DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at New York Comic Con 2024
Popverse members can follow along with us as we liveblog DC's Jim Lee and Friends panel at NYCC 2024!
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Keep up with all the latest from DC's Gotham City panel at New York Comic Con 2024
We're here to keep Popverse members tuned into all of the announcements from DC's Gotham City panel at NYCC 2024
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC's HBO series Lanterns finds its John Stewart in Netflix hero Aaron Pierre after he left Marvel Studios' Blade
Aaron Pierre, star of Netflix's Rebel Ridge, will play John Stewart in the upcoming HBO/DC Studios show based on Green Lantern
October 09, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
This year, Gotham is New York: Check out every DC panel and meet-up happening at NYCC 2024!
You've got your own Batcave (or Fortress of Solitude, if you prefer) at the Javits Center this October 17-20. Let Popverse be your guide to every DC experience you can have at New York Comic Con 2024
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why did we want Joker: Folie à Deux to fail?
A poor box office performance and worse reviews are greeting Joaquin Phoenix, Todd Phillips, and Lady Gaga as the Joker sequel opens. And to be honest, it feels like audiences may have wanted it that way
October 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
What does the ending of Joker: Folie à Deux mean? We've got a theory
Just like the 2019 Joker film, Joker: Folie à Deux has a dramatic ending. What does it all mean for Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck?
October 03, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Everything you need to know about the comics that lead into DC All In Special and Absolute DC
Miracle Machines? Eclipso? Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman? It's all in here, and we tell you where to find it
October 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
James Gunn announces DC Studios Robin film with Dick Grayson and Jason Todd entitled Dynamic Duo
DC Studios announced that the Dynamic Duo film will feature two Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, and will be animated.
October 01, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Tom Welling reveals why he stopped appearing in Smallville’s blooper reel
Tom Welling stopped signing the waiver for one specific reason.
October 01, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
The Batman: Hush storyline helped turn around DC Comics in the early '00s, with Jim Lee's vision trumping DC staff naysayers says former DC boss Dan DiDio
Former DC publisher Dan DiDio reflects on the legacy of Batman: Hush
October 01, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel and DC no longer own the trademark for the term 'super hero' in the US
Following a legal challenge from a UK comic creator, Marvel and DC have seemingly voluntarily surrendered co-ownership of the term 'superhero' in the United States
October 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Simon Pegg was a fan of his unexpected appearance in The Boys comic strip, but DC's lawyers were nervous
The Shaun of the Dead and Star Trek actor found his inspiration flattering, but others, less so
September 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Is Batman too violent? DC creators Tom King and Dan Jurgens tackle the thorny subject
The question came up at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, where DC was presenting the 'Batman at 85' panel on September 21, Batman Day
September 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Do you like Batman back in trunks? Thank former series writer Tom King
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con, DC Comics staple and frequent Batman writer Tom King revealed that he requested Gotham's premiere vigilante return to his Bat-trunks
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why DC Comics eliminated the DC multiverse for years (and Elseworlds) in the early '00s, according to former DC publisher Dan DiDio
And how it all ties into the ending for the 52 maxi-series.
September 20, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
My dreams dashed and my hopes are harpooned: Both the DC Versus Marvel Comics Omnibuses have been delayed again
Inside my Lord of the Comics style quest to take the DC Versus Marvel Omnibuses to NYCC 2024 to get signed
September 20, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Bruce Wayne's heroic journey begins again in DC's new Batman: Dark Patterns series, from Nightwing writer and Absolute Wonder Woman artist
The earliest days of the Dark Knight's career will be revisited with four unseen cases in Batman: Dark Patterns
September 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Before his big-screen debut in 2025's Superman, DC is bringing Metamorpho: The Element Man back to comics
Marvel mainstay Al Ewing will be writing the new series, with Steve Lieber taking care of the visuals for Metamorpho's comic book return
September 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman's former best friend is now Gotham City's top attorney in DC's new Two-Face comic book series
Batman's one-time best friend Harvey Dent has returned to the law in the new Two-Face comic book series launching this December from DC
September 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman sign up to repair reality itself in DC's new Challengers of the Unknown series
Jack Kirby's classic 1950s team of adventurers Challengers of the Unknown returns with some new members (Superman! Wonder Woman! Batman!) as part of DC's All-In initiative
September 19, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Join us for the Popverse Focus panel at NYCC 2024 with DC's Belén Ortega, Dan Mora, Dani Sampere, and Jorge Jiménez
We partner with DC for a new comic convention panel series called Popverse Focus, launching at New York Comic Con 2024.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Deadpool v Zack Snyder: Dawn of Jokes about DC in Marvel movies & comics
In this week's Marvel-ous, we delight in Deadpool's meta Marvel jokes about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, Justice League, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movies.
September 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC expected All-In to be big, but not this big, says Absolute Batman writer
Scott Snyder says that demand for the upcoming DC All-In Special issue has exceeded expectations at the publisher
September 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman is everything, but he's just Bruce as Barbie comes into the picture with new franchise partnership
Batman and Barbie are teaming up again, but this time DC's Dark Knight is taking second billing
September 17, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Batman to receive his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (He's more than earned it)
DC's Dark Knight will be accompanied by DC publisher and president Jim Lee at the ceremony in Los Angeles September 26
September 16, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
What scares Constantine 2 producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura? Right now, it's reading the script
For di Bonaventura, who's producing the sequel to Keanu Reeves's cult outing as John Constantine, the most terrifying kind of Hell may be "development"
September 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
If The Penguin season 2 does happen, Colin Farrell's going to want a wardrobe change
The Batman actor spoke about the hours of makeup he needed to play Oswald Cobblepot - "I never want to put that f—ing suit and that f—ing head on again"
September 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Batman was TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman's second choice for the DC / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover - and he reveals who DC rejected
Kevin Eastman had another pitch for a different TMNT crossover before Batman was involved
September 12, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
It's official: Josh Brolin will NOT be Green Lantern Hal Jordan in the new DCU
In brightest day, in blackest night; he doesn't want the part, alright?
September 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's Batman Day 2024 brings books, Crocs, and Bat-Signals seen around the world (and more)
The Dark Knight's annual celebration is full of Batmania (and some focus on the bad guys) for the character's 85th anniversary
September 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Peacemaker season 2's release date will be in the second half of 2025, after Superman, says James Gunn
James Gunn, who will be directing select episodes of Peacemaker season 2, gave a curious fan on Threads a release date window
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
DC's barbaric Batman makeover gets a last-minute delay
Batman the Barbarian, from DC's Elseworlds line, is pulled from the release schedule a month ahead of its original due date
August 23, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Batman goes All In for DC's comic book relaunch - see what awaits the Dark Knight for the rest of 2024 right here
We have an exclusive look at covers and advance information for DC's Batman from October through December 2024, as the title launches into the DC All In era
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Cassandra Cain is back in DC's new Batgirl comic book series for All In
DC's All In initiative expands as Cassandra Cain is forced to team up with her mother if she wants to survive her new martial arts explosion of a comic book series
August 15, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Aquaman director James Wan is returning to the water to reboot the Creature from the Black Lagoon... but is there an undead DC project haunting this project?
This isn't the first time the Conjuring creator was developing a fishman-focused flick
August 13, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Penguin is a beautiful tasty disaster - and a scary-looking one, says Colin Farrell about his on-screen alter ego
Colin Farrell says that seeing himself as The Batman villain for the first time was "one of the best days I’ve ever had in 25 years as an actor”
August 07, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
DC's Watchmen ending explained: Inside the original comic book and how it compares to the movie's finale
Giant space squids are hard to show on film, to be honest - even for the Watchmen.
August 07, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
The Penguin's big bad Cristin Milioti has been training for the role since she was a kid (albeit as a different Batman villain)
Cristin Milioti may be playing Carmine Falcone's daughter in the show, but she grew up wanting to be the offspring of someone else entirely
August 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The original name of DC's summer event Absolute Power would've connected it to a nearly-forgotten DC TV show
I could've used a Vanessa Hudgens appearance in DC's Absolute Power
August 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Imagine a Superman comic book by Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo. It almost happened
The roots of the pair's upcoming Image Comics collaboration came from a Superman story that never happened
July 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Missing the Sopranos? HBO has something for you: DC's The Penguin
The Penguin isn't like other DC supervillains. He's a mob boss.
July 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Big Barda, Orion, Mister Miracle and more join DC's 'All In' era with New Gods ongoing comic
DC's New Gods are all in.
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC to relaunch Justice Society of America with new JSA ongoing (with a side of Infinity Inc.)
The JSA and Infinity Inc. are joining DC's 'All In' initiative.
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
DC All In and the Absolute DC line is part of a "big meta-story" for DC across the next two years, says Absolute Batman writer Scott Snyder
The Absolute DC world isn't a traditional part of the DC multiverse, but central to a two-year master plan for DC's comic books
July 27, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Soon you can get a Justice League membership card as part of DC's 'All In' initiative
A Justice League membership card could soon be yours
July 27, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Batman has a new boss: DC's next Gotham editor has been chosen
DC has finally chosen the next Batman group editor in Rob Levin
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Jason Aaron has a special claim to fame as a Superman writer
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not on Krypton anymore!
July 26, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Absolute Wonder Woman arrives on a skeleton Pegasus soon: here's what else we know
The Absolute Universe is on its way from DC Comics and the "big three" are getting reborn as less privileged versions of themselves.
July 26, 2024
Avery Kaplan
Features
Did Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron just drop a big, spoiler-y clue about DC's big All In storyline?
Things aren't going well for Absolute Superman in the upcoming new series - but is that unfortunate circumstance, or something more sinister and planned?
July 26, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Dan Mora is one of the most popular superhero artists of this era - and he's also one of the fastest
Dan Mora's skill and speed is talked about at the DC Absolute Power panel here in San Diego Comic-Con 2024
July 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Move over Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman... the Flash is coming to DC's Absolute Universe.
Move over Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman... the Flash is coming to DC's Absolute Universe.
July 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman are getting coins from the US Mint - and your favorite DC hero could be next
A near infinite number of heroic options and Barry Allen still makes the list?
July 24, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Latest Joker: Folie à Deux trailer lets Joker and Harley take control of Gotham - we think
Who can stop them in a world without The Batman?
July 23, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
All the big news & surprises from San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Whether you're here, there or anywhere, here's what we've learned and what we expect to learn from SDCC 2024
July 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Follow DC's Batman Gotham panel at SDCC 2024 to discover what's next for the Dark Knight, Catwoman, Nightwing and more - live!
What's coming up for Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, and the many other citizens of Gotham City in DC's comic books across the next few months? Find out in this San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel, live and direct as it happens
July 20, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Follow along to DC's Multiverse panel for Absolute, All In, and more news live from SDCC 2024!
With everything happening for Superman, the Titans, Green Lantern, and the many other heroes of the DC Multiverse, it's only fitting they get a San Diego Comic-Con 2024 panel to tease future developments - and you can follow along as it happens
July 20, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Follow along to DC's Absolute Power (And Absolute Universe & All-In) panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 live!
Don't miss a moment from DC's Absolute Power panel from SDCC 2024 with Popverse's live reporting.
July 20, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman lead the new All In line-up for DC's comic book rebirth this fall
Meet the new Absolute Universe... and see what changes are coming to DC's core DCU books, as well, as the publisher starts to pull back the curtains on the new era of DC comics
July 18, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC goes All In with major new comic book initiative launching in October 2024 centering around Superman and an all-new Batman
The new All In era will see the launch of a new publishing line, Absolute DC, that will interact with the existing DCU for the next few years, as DC seeks to celebrate comics as a whole
July 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC makes history with Batman and Robin: Year One, re-teaming beloved Daredevil creative team Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
Taking place across the first year of the Dynamic Duo, DC's new 12-part miniseries will bring the award-winning team of Waid and Samnee back together again
July 17, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Superman’s live-action S-shield through the ages, from Kirk Alyn to David Corenswet
Superman is identified by his chest symbol, and we are looking back at all the Superman logos to date in live-action.
July 09, 2024
Leon Miller
Guides
Batman: Watch every animated movie starring DC's greatest detective in release and chronological order
From the DCAU to Scooby Doo, a list of the Dark Knight's animated adventures
July 08, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
The DC kids superhero team book Jeffrey Brown almost did
The pull of Batman and Robin and Howard was too great, but Brown found a solution.
July 04, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
DC's Black Label mature readers imprint was originally called Jokerverse, according to Brian Azzarello
DC is named after Batman's founding title, and DC's other imprint was almost named after the Dark Knight's archnemesis, the Joker
July 04, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Brian Azzarello has given up waiting for a 100 Bullets movie or TV series, and "maybe I wouldn't even see it" if it did happen
Brian Azzarello doesn't let movie & TV adaptations guide him on what comics are successful or not, even 100 Bullets
July 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
The secret Britney Spears influence on DC's Superman: Harvests of Youth by Sina Grace
The pop star's hometown helped shape the look of Smallville
July 02, 2024
Gary Catig
News
DC's Kingdom Come is getting the documentary movie treatment, with Alex Ross, Todd McFarlane and more involved
An older Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman is getting the documentary treatment
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
How the Batman: Damned controversy damned Brian Azzarello's relationship with DC, according to the writer himself
Brian Azzarello reveals how Batman: Damned fractured his relationship with DC, and showed him what the company was becoming
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Brian Azzarello talks end of an era with DC Comics, and what's next for the 100 Bullets Team
An interview with writer Brian Azzarello covering Joker, 100 Bullets, Blood Brothers Mother and more.
July 02, 2024
Dave Buesing
Guides
New superhero movies: All the Marvel, DC, and comic book movies in your future
Every release date for upcoming superhero films from Marvel, DC, Sony/Columbia, Netflix, Amazon, and more
July 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Follow along to the 'Discover DC' panel from the 2024 ALA Annual here!
DC opens up about its upcoming plans for comics for kids and teens.
June 30, 2024
Gary Catig
News
DCeased, Static, Kingdom Come, Batwoman, and more announced as part of DC Compact Comics wave 2
DC is betting big on Batwoman, Static, Superman, and some zombie superheroes with DC Compact Comics wave 2.
June 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
A complete guide to DC Comics' Compact Comics line of greatest hits, for only $9.99
The DC Compact Comics line will include All-Star Superman, Watchmen, and Far Sector in its launch line-up
June 30, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Discover DC Comics' 2025 plans and more by following along to the DC's New Reads panel from the ALA Annual
DC is coming to San Diego early for the ALA Annual!
June 29, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
35 years ago, Tim Burton's Batman was the movie that teased a pop culture future owned by Marvel Studios
Little did we know back then...
June 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
DC delays Geoff Johns' Justice Society of America finale (again)
This new Golden Age for the JSA is taking an age to finish
June 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
The Boys was originally a DC Comics superteam: Inside the secret origin of the r-rated superheroes created to stop the Justice League
The secret history of The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson, before it became an Amazon Prime Video hit franchise - or even a comic book
June 26, 2024
Matt Brady