Batman 89 and Superman 78 comics coming from DC Comics Digital first than physical

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Return to iconic cinematic visions of Gotham and Metropolis in BATMAN '89 and SUPERMAN '78, out this July Clapper board https://bit.ly/3qiaNGR #DCDigitalFirst

Continuing the twisted adventures of DC’s Dark Knight from Tim Burton's seminal classic Batman movies, Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. The gothic mentality behind the world, while still rooted in a sense of realism, helped inform many of DC’s global fans’ first impressions on the Dark Knight's Gotham. In the new Batman ’89 comic, Hamm and Quinones will help usher in the return of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and will debut a new Robin! Plus, Quinones has a vision for Harvey Dent/Two-Face that is as close to movie magic as a comic can get!

And in the vein of DC’s plans for Batman ’89, Rob Venditti (Hawkman) and Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66) will collaborate on Superman ’78 to tell stories set within the world Richard Donner and Christopher Reeves created in Superman: The Movie. In Superman ’78, bystanders are surprised and delighted by Superman’s abilities, and Lois Lane doesn’t (yet!) know that Clark Kent is secretly Superman. The sheer thrill of seeing a man fly, leap, or stop a bullet will be reflected in this environment where Superman has just been introduced! Inspired by Donner’s classic, timeless style of superhero storytelling, in Superman ’78 Venditti and Torres will show fans that a man can truly fly.

[ZariusTwo]

Clark looks like he's trying to figure out if he left the stove on in that cover....

[oldmanwinters]

Glad to see DC/Warner finally gave this the green-light.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Glad to see DC/Warner finally gave this the green-light.

It just sucks that the Superman stories are set in between I and II. I mean, I get that Superman Returns and Superman III exist as (contradictory) follow-ups, and I love III, but they're not exactly popular. I'd love for there to be a story that follows the Salkinds' pitched third movie with Brainiac, Mxy and Supergirl.

[Leo656]

That pitch was terrible from a different direction, though.

As a kid I was intrigued by it and it certainly would have been better or more faithful than "Richard Pryor vs. The World, Guest-Starring Superman", but it's still probably for the best that it never got made. It would've maybe been "less-bad" of a story but it wasn't "good", either.

I'unno. I'm over Reeve-era Superman. Might be intriguing to see them actually develop some comic-book elements into that universe, though, since the movies themselves never had the budget for it. But it could possibly turn out just as bad and hokey as when "Smallville" tried to do the same.

[IMJ]

On board with these books if I remember to order them or find them. Not on board with digital.

[frank_one]

Of course he is. But I guess people wouldn't have seen it as an issue considering how much they loved him.