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[romancomicsblog]

Who should be the main villain of Superman: Legacy?

The Man of Steel has faced countless enemies since his earliest appearance in the late 1930s. However, in live action he tends to face only a handful of his enemies, usually being Lex Luthor or General Zod.

With James Gunn's new DCU comes a new Superman in David Corenswet, and an opportunity to see Superman face one of the more unique enemies he possesses. I'd like to pitch a couple of ideas for enemies we can see him face in his newest film.

I will be pitching 5 villains I can potentially see as the main antagonist for this movie. I will only be pitching villains we have yet to see in live action film, so no Zod, Doomsday, or Luthor.

I also want to build on the fact that he is a younger hero. This should not be a gigantic threat like Darkseid, he's just starting out, so he needs someone who is a challenge for him to start but isn't overly powerful.

There are also other heroes in this movie, namely Green Lantern, Metamorpho, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific, all heavy hitters. So our villain needs to be the right level of formidable to other heroes, a challenge for a young Superman, but ultimately a win for Clark.

5. The Toyman

Winslow Schott is an inventor and toymaker who uses his inventions to commit crimes and often tangle with the Man of Steel. His inventions always lean on the silly side, robot teddy bears, giant robot Nutcrackers, you get the gist.

While he is often a nuisance and less of a threat in the comics, I think done right he can be a very creepy villain.

I can see him as a disgruntled LexCorp employee whose designs are being stolen, or perhaps a crazed hero fan who is mad he was not asked to be on the prototype Guy Gardner led by the Justice League.

If we wanted to go older and sillier, I can see a comedian like Jack Black having a lot of fun with a role like this.

While the character is fun, he may be too much of a layup for the Man of Steel. Perhaps as intro to the movie, we can see Superman taking him on, but not as the main villain of the movie.

4. Lobo

The main man himself is due for his time in the spotlight.

Lobo is an intergalactic bounty hunter who is often butting heads with the Man of Steel. Lobo is an arrogant, intense, and powerful warrior whose only law is the agreement he made for his bounty.

Originally meant to be a parody of grim and gritty superhero stories in the 90s, the character was enthusiastically loved by fans, and has been a big DC character ever since.

Having Lobo be this force that comes to Earth to kill the final Kryptonian from an unknown greater evil could make for an interesting movie. He is a villain who could put up a good fight against our Justice League, and give Superman a run for his money.

Because he is a bounty hunter, he is not necessarily evil, and if he can be reasoned with, we could see him back in future movies, maybe even as an uneasy ally to Superman.

Most people want Mamoa, and I understand why, but I think this would be a fun place to put an actor like Rob McElhenney. Have him play a dirtbag badass from across the galaxy can be fun.

While I like this story, I think we can save Lobo for a better place than an origin movie.

3. Metallo

Metallo is a Kryptonite powered cyborg named John Corben, who was experimented on by Professor Vale to become a weapon against what he believes to be an oncoming Alien Invasion in Superman.

Metallo is strong, tragic, and powered by Supermans greatest weakness. He is not only a match for our Justice League, but fatal to Superman.

I can see a version where Lex Luthor "saves" this John from a near fatal accident and turns him into Metallo to test and hopefully kill Superman. (My Luthor is Sterling K Brown by the way).

While Luthor would be the main villain in the shadows, Metallo would be the main threat of the movie.

This puts Superman directly in the path of someone he can't fight or save with his powers. He'll have to stop him with his heart and kindness. I like that idea.

I'd like a younger actor who can be menacing but can display great pain. A Dacre Montgomery type would be ideal for me.

I think Metallo is an excellent starter villain that can determine what kind of hero Clark is going to be.

2. Parasite

Rudy Jones was a janitor at STAR Labs. After being exposed to a waste container, Jones was granted the ability to steal energy from people, leaving them dead or ill. From super powered individuals however, Parasite can absorb and all abilities, leaving heroes incapacitated.

The idea of a meta who can steal abilities away from a team like the Justice League would make for an excellent challenge for Superman. While I don't love his origin, I think you can fix that by making him a test subject at STAR Labs or a metahuman who has to take his entire life to survive. Someone Superman would have to talk to to me seems like a good end to the movie.

I kind of want angry troubled energy, so I'm imagining Aaron Paul here. I could see him crying talking to Superman at the end of the movie, hurt.

1. Bizzaro

Bizzaro is sometimes a duplication of the Man of Steel, often created by Lex Luthor, who is sometimes a villain, sometimes an antihero. While he is a physical match for Superman, he isn't exactly his cerebral match. Often times he is similar to a child, with the opposite abilities of Superman. (Fire breath, and Ice Vision)

What is fun about Bizzaro is he often tries to emulate Superman instead of destroy him, causing more trouble trying to be good then evil. The first bit of the movie Clark can fight him, try to turn him good, fail, and have to try a new method.

I am a fan of villains who are troubled or are trying to do good but can't seem to get it right due to pain or trauma. With a character like Bizzaro, we can have someone who is a match to Clark, but isn't trying to hurt anyone. Just trying to exist, and he needs guidance.

Bizzaro can than be a fun side character for Superman to bounce off. A weird cousin who shows up from time to time to help Clark in big fights, maybe even die at the hands of one his major enemies like Zod, Darkseid or Luthor. There are a lot of fun avenues to take Bizzaro than just meathead villain.

I also don't want Corenswet to play Bizzaro. What's fun about him is he isn't exactly Superman, he's off. We can have an actor who looks similar to a Superman type, like Reid Scott.

If you really wanna have some fun. Give it Cavill or Routh. Give them a chance to dawn the tights in a different way.

I hope they do Metallo, Parasite or Bizzaro, and have Clark have to level with them at a human level. That is the most Superman thing to me, and would be an excellent start to Superman's story.

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[dispatchdcu]

Batman #133 Preview

Batman #133 Preview #DCEU #dccomics #comics #comicbooks #news #dcu #dcuuniverse #art #info #NCBD #amazon #comicbooknews #previews #reviews #batman #darkknight #capedcrusader #brucewayne #detectivecomics #batmaninc

Batman #133 Preview: Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the dead, and is known only as…the Batman. And in our backup story, Tim Drake’s search for Batman continues as he and Superman, Jon Kent, team up to stop the terror of the Toyman! Written by CHIP ZDARSKY Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE…

[chelbea-art]

Baby Doll draws ft. Toyman 

[manofmullet]

Whatever happens to live-action Superman movies in the near future, reboot or not, my #1 hope is that they lay off Lex Luthor for as long as possible. He’s just waaay overused. Yes, I know an evil billonare character has a lot of aplicability today, but so do other Superman villains either by themselves or with a little of imagination and reinvention.

Mr. Mxyzptlk, for example, is the man behind the man, part of an untouchable elite that is completely disconnected from the common man. It’s not necessary to change his personality nor his motivation for this narrative to work.

Toyman is a once idealist and pure of heart man who cares about children, but the business world exploited him and broke him beyond recognition. 

BRAINIAC is the scientific and god-complex parts of Lex Luthor ON STEROIDS. For crying out loud give us a Brainiac movie already.

Luthor can afford a vacation.

[dalekofchaos]

Legion Of Doom fancast

My other DC Fancasts

Batman

Batman Beyond

Superman

Wonder Woman

The Flash

Aquaman

Green Lantern

Green Arrow

Justice League

Teen Titans

Justice League Dark

The Dark Knight Returns

Telltale’s Batman

Injustice

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor

Terry O’Quinn as my choice for Lex Luthor

Jared Leto as The Joker

Joe Gilgun as my choice for The Joker

Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta

Kristin Wiig as Cheetah

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam

Luke Evans as Sinestro

Michael C Hall as Reverse Flash/ Eobard Thawne

Kevin Drevioux as Gorilla Grodd

Kevin Durand as Solomon Grundy

Kristen Bell as Killer Frost

John C. Reilly as Toyman

[sekreto-skrapo]

The only DCEU fancast that matters

[mannymdraws]

Inktober Day 18: - Toy-man A genius in mechanics and engineering, Winslow Schott was a Metropolis toymaker who preferred fantasy to reality, and even built himself a robot wife named Mary. But businessman Walter Dunhill wanted Schott to use his intellect to develop weapons for his company, a subsidiary of LexCorp. When Schott refused, Dunhill had Mary destroyed. Schott took revenge and embarked on a criminal career for personal glory. Despite Toyman’s high-tech weaponry, modeled to look like toys, Superman repeatedly defeated him. Source: DC Universe Encyclopedia Clip: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special #dc #dccomics #dcuniverse #dcmoments #dcvillains #dcextendeduniverse #dcrebirth #dccomic #dccomicsart #dcfanart #dc#inktober #inktober2020 #villans #justiceleague #dceu #robotchicken #stopmotion #adultswim (at Metropolis) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGgOcVID8s6/?igshid=1byhkciwf25dz

[karlandrew03]

Trickster and Toyman teaming up would be a fun arc #DCEU

[creative1writer]

#Repost @cbmhype ・・・ Could the #LegionOfDoom be in the #DCEU? Since #JoeManganiello was wearing this shirt, could there be a reference to the Legion of Doom (due to the JL font), probably in a scene with #LexLuthor he had plans for #Deathstroke to join his team to do evil (Snyder had a sketch panel with them interacting with one another). In the comics, the original members of the villainous group was #BlackManta, Giganta, Toyman, the Riddler, #Bizarro, the #Scarecrow, Lex Luthor, #CaptainCold, #Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Gorilla Grodd, #Brainiac, and #Sinestro. What’s your thoughts on this? 🤔| #DCExtendedUniverse #JusticeLeague - #batmanvsuperman #batman #superman #wonderwoman #theflash #cyborg #aquaman #bvs #SuicideSquad #Shazam #dcfilms #Comics #greenlantern #injustice

[manofmullet]

Superman is intelligent you all

One day I shall make more comprehensive post but right now I need to get this out of my chest:

Superman is intelligent.

Yes.

His intelligence IS his biggest tool, far more so than his superpowers, and this does NOT undermine other characters defined by their intelligence who lack his superpowers.

He is NOT the brawl/superpowers to contrast Batman’s smarts, as often assumed. If you HAVE to contrast Superman with Batman (forced as that may be), consider that intelligence comes in many forms. Batman smarts may be in planning ahead, in getting prepared, the good ‘ol prep-time...

But Superman, meanwhile, is a genius at improvising at the moment and being creative.

Plenty of his stories throughout the decades have him facing seemingly impossible situations (usually including having to hide his secret identity while at it) but he would ALWAYS come up with CREATIVE WAYS to use his superpowers to solve all the problems, save everyone, fool the villains, and keep his identity hidden. He DOESN’T SIMPLY RELY ON HIS SUPERPOWERS, he doesn’t solve things just by having superpowers, let alone by “punching people in the face” as some claim, it’s all about HOW he uses his powers and his enviroment. 

I’m going to point at an example that I love because it’s a hilarious one: Action Comics #275 from 1961. One of the early Brainiac stories. Go read it if you have the time, and avoid the synopsis because it spoils the surprise.

In fact there are pre-crisis stories that kind of feel like freaking Death Note, in the sense that Superman and his foe (usually Lex Luthor) are constantly outsmarting and getting ahead of each other until the very end a la Light and L, you can almost hear the Death Note music (you know the one) playing in the background as they monologue back and fort (psst, Action Comics 510-511-512, avoid spoilers).

I suppose this idea of Superman as a brute has been encouraged in no small part part by all the live-action movies. And I mean ALL OF THEM regardless of my opinions on them. Yes, including the old ones. Yes, including the new ones. Live action movie Superman relies too much on his superpowers themselves, I guess because the spectacle of a man with superpowers seems like enough for a movie, at least until now. I believe the next Superman live action movie, wichever continuity or universe or wathever it’s part of, NEEDS to get this right. It NEEDS to show Superman’s intelligent and creative side to the world. And it would be very sexy if fans let WB and DC know this.

If it was up to me I would make it a Toyman story, because classic pre-edgy Toyman had the habit of coming up with creative ways to keep Superman out of his way, and Superman in return would come up with creative ways to counter his strategies and save the day (psst, Superman 305 from 1976). But that’s a long post for another day.

tl;dr: Superman is intelligent you all.