If there’s one thing DC loves, it’s reboots. The comics cycle through their continuity in one form or another every decade or so, the movies…well…that’s a whole thing, too. So of course now it’s time for the DC animated movies to get a fresh start. And this time, they’re doing it with the hero who should pretty much always be the center of these things: Superman.
Since 2014, there have been 20 DC Universe Animated Original Movies, most of which existed in a shared continuity that began with Justice League: War and culminated in this year’s Justice League Dark: Apokalips War. With that story arc now complete, Superman: Man of Tomorrow will set up a new continuity for future movies. Butch Lukic is the new Supervising Producer for these DC movies, with Chris Palmer directing Man of Tomorrow.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Check out the trailer here:
This all looks cool enough until you realize it’s a loose adaptation of Superman: American Alien, a comic bad enough on its own merits before you even take into account that it was written by a terrible person. That kind of puts a damper on any celebration of a new DC animated universe. Hopefully WB will choose better subject matter for whatever they follow this with.
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow hits digital on August 23 and Blu-ray on September 8.
