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Last night I read an article from Geeks & Gamers about some cancelled projects at DC Studios for theater and HBO Max. In what might be a coincidence after the failure of the Superlessgirl movie, DC apparently dropped the idea of Catwoman and Poison Ivy shows for HBO as well as a movie focused on the James Gunn version of Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller, and a Wonder Woman movie. That’s four female led projects joining the Batgirl movie, which was considered so bad by David Zaslav that deleting it and using it as a tax write-off felt more financially viable.
Personally I would think a Poison Ivy show would be a bad idea. She evolved into an eco-terrorist and I have a feeling they’d try to make a hero out of her. Selina Kyle at least bounces back and forth between hero and villain, kind of like Ric Flair to you wrestling fans out there. Exploring that might prove interesting provided they don’t go the same route as the Haley Berry helmed movie. When you can make straight men uninterested in watching a movie where she’s wearing that outfit, you done messed up. If it wasn’t for animation and the first Snyderverse Wonder Woman, DC Entertainment outside the comics would be 0 for everything as far as good entertainment starring a superheroine. See also Batwoman, Birds Of Prey (the series and the movie), and then look at how lousy Marvel’s track record is as well.
I was going to do a pushback against the commentary I know is coming, that men don’t want to see female heroes. While I have multiple lists denouncing that, just recently posting one about anime heroines, I’m willing to bring up more. It’s not that we don’t want to see women be awesome, it’s that our version of awesome is the same as we want from male characters, just with feminine characteristics and perspectives to set them apart and let them be awesome in their own way. As I was re-reading the article, however, I think there’s a new angle, or at least one rarely asked: has the heroine gone from being cool to a gimmick? Especially in DC, if they DID (and there’s no confirmation, just circumstantial evidence) cancel solo projects because of Supergirl flopping so badly, does that mean they were using a superheroine for the wrong reason?
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I have nothing against David Tennant personally, outside of that whole “right side of history” nonsense we won’t get into because it doesn’t matter. I’m just stating that this has nothing to do with the actor himself. Any issues I have with the “God Doctor” as I call him due to how he was treated comes from Russell T. Davies and the various writers of BBC Wales and Bad Wolf Productions. So let’s be clear on that; I don’t hate Tennant or his Doctors…and therein is the problem. Doctors. Plural.
At issue is the rumor examined in the following video from YouTube channel WhoCulture, part of the WhatCulture network of channels and website. It may be a rumor that Dean Devlin, the movie director, wants to take over the Doctor Who series. And of course he put out the possibility of bringing back David Tennant. Arguably the most popular Doctor of the New Who era, it makes sense that the belief is bringing back Tennant means bring back audiences. At one point that might have been true. Now? I’m not so sure. I think that Tennant’s “brand” may be a bit weaker than it was, not from his political statements but due to oversaturation as he may be overused by this series.
I feel sorry for Elle Littlechild. This is the second time something like this came up while she was on break. As a commentator myself it is annoying when something cool happens that you want to discuss, but the whole point of taking a vacation is to NOT work, whether you’re getting paid or not. She is, I’m not, but Sean Ferrick of TrekCulture steps in to discuss this news, a possible Devlin-produced TARDIS trip, and a slight sidebar about AI videos. Trust me, it all matters.
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The people behind my fifth wall must be bored stiff.
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This crap is why I have a Death Of DC category.
Remember when I heard about young Jon Kent being brought back aside old Jon Kent? Remember how excited I was? Sasha at Casually Comics made me so happy. Of course it was a bait and switch. Of course they weren’t going to stick with it. It’s the way they did it that makes it worse for me.
Look, I haven’t had a chance to read a lot of young Jon, but unlike certain parties who insist on something and don’t read the end product I have no money coming in and no place to put a lot of new comics. I WANT to read young Jon Kent, but I can’t. I can’t afford them digitally, either, and the only time I use…those sites is for research. Sadly my top choice just went down and it appears to be permanent. I know most people used them to pirate, not research articles, so I understand going after it. It still means I lost a valuable tool.
So I didn’t get to follow the “Reign Of The Superboys” story arc in Superman Unlimited, and nobody was really talking about it. Or maybe I don’t have the right news sources in my feed (when I have a chance to read or watch). However, we still have them aging up Jon Kent, then making him “bisexually gay” (they’ll never let him date a girl to avoid the wrath of those people who don’t support changes by spending money to read the comic because they don’t actually care) to protect themselves from having to de-age because Dan DiDio and Brian Michael Bendis didn’t want to write a kid. (Explain how he pulled off the only good Ultimate universe title with teen Spider-Man then.) That was a mistake. There is so much story potential with the young son of Superman learning from his father versus the traumatized adult we have now.
And it appears just as Sasha made me happy, she had to break my heart. It’s not her fault. Discussing comics is her job and she just reports on events. However, and spoilers for the “Reign Of The Superboys” arc, the following video shows us that once again hope has gone to die. What could have become a happy moment for Jon Kent fans who wanted young Jon back and those who like older Jon to both get what they want could have been a good story. I’m not going to go so far as to say what they sucks on concept. This plot had potential and might have lived up to it. On the other hand, desire again gets tossed in the trash as a result. The video is titled “Is It Time To Forget About Young Jon Kent Superboy?” and the answer in these here parts is “no”. Watch the video and I’ll explain.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on August 13, 2026 in Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, Disney, Moana, The Mandalorian & Grogu.
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