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To celebrate a very eventful year, Tom and Zac recap their favorite moments in DC Comics, movies, and TV for 2016.

January - “Dawn of the Justice League” Special on the CW (Suicide Squad Bohemian Rhapsody trailer”)

March - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice released

March - Supergirl/The Flash “World’s Finest” crossover

April - Officially Announced Ben Affleck will direct Batman Solo film

May - DC Universe Rebirth released

June - BvS ultimate edition released digitally

July - Comic-Con - Wonder Woman trailer, Justice League footage

July - Batman: The Killing Joke Fathom Event

August - Suicide Squad released in theaters

October - Batman Return of the Caped Crusaders Fathom Event

November - Wonder Woman Trailer

November - 4 show DC TV crossover

December - Justice League Action premiered

What were your favorite DC memories of 2016? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.

The most anticipated comic book character of 2017 is Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman, according to a Fandango survey. It appears her movie will also be getting a novelization. In other news, the stunt team for Aquaman is training for the film, Grodd will be returning for season 3 of The Flash TV series, and DC Comics is planning their summer 2017 event.

Wonder Woman Is the Most Anticipated Comic Book Character of 2017 - USA Today

Fandango’s 2017 Hot List, which is a poll of around 2,000 people who described themselves as frequent moviegoers

Gal Gadot also got the #1 spot on the “Rising female movie star” list

Wonder Woman is the #4 anticipated movie of 2017, Justice League is #6

It looks like the Wonder Woman movie will be getting an official novelization

Listed on Titan Books and Amazon

Likely released either June 2 (Titan) or June 6 (Amazon)

Kindle or paperback

Written by Nancy Holder (Buffy, Angel, Ghostbusters)

Titan also did Man of Steel and Suicide Squad novelizations

Most DC movies have a novelization (except Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)

The Aquaman Stunt Team Have Begun Rehearsing - 9news in Australia

Cool video to watch

It’s the same team that did the stunts for Mad Max: Fury Road

Keir Beck the director said they needed, “General stunt skills, fighting, if there is water sequences obviously being capable and competent in water”

Grodd is returning in Season 3 of The Flash - David Sobolov on Twitter

"Happy New Grodd!  #Grodd comes back in 2017 on @CW_TheFlash !  More news soon when Warner Brothers unseals my lips."

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo to reunite for summer 2017 DC Comics event - Newsarama

“Greg calls it our 'Batman heavy metal rock opera,'” Snyder told CBR. “It’s going to be a big, epic Batman story with flaming armor, an over-the-top capstone to a lot of the stuff that we’ve done with him. It’s all mapped out. I’ve just been out to Burbank with Geoff Johns going over it, and going over what he’s doing. It was great. It was one of the best story meetings that I’ve ever had. We sat there for a couple of days and really tightened up some of the screws. Geoff was incredibly generous and helpful with it.”

"[It's] my favorite name, but I can't say it yet," said Snyder. "Dan [DiDio] would murder me."

“I don’t want it to be grim. I don’t want it to be superheroes arguing over something. Superheroes won’t be fighting superheroes. I want it to be celebratory, and huge, and crazy. I am going for out of control dinosaurs and lasers. It should be fun.”

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Promotion for Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman film continues to trickle in, with new details in an Empire Magazine article. On today's podcast, we cover that plus DC TV news on Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and Justice League Action. 

New Wonder Woman movie details from article in Empire Magazine February edition

World War I is “morally murky” compared to Nazis of World War II

“Their mission: to save lives and stop a madman intent on magnifying the slaughter. It’s not...about defeating the Central Powers, but about protecting as many lives as possible.”

Director Patty Jenkins - “She isn’t just taking out bad guys or fighting crime. She believes in goodness and love.”

A young, fictional George Lucas to appear on Legends of Tomorrow - Entertainment Weekly

First episode back from break (Season 2, Episode 9)

Episode title - “Raiders of the Lost Art”

Time aberration causes him to never make Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark

New Arrow midseason premiere promo released - CW on YouTube

Very spoilery

Laurel appears to be Black Siren from Earth-2

Returns Wednesday January 25

Justice League Action becoming available digitally

iTunes - $34.99

Not listed yet on Vudu or Google Play

Airing Saturdays at 7:30 on Cartoon Network

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Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #2 releases today. It continues the first comic book event of DC's Rebirth era. The issue is written by Joshua Willamson, with art by Tony Daniel. On today's podcast, we give a review and summary of the issue and talk about how this impacts the rest of the mini-series.

“The Nightmare Army of Max Lord”

Deadshot tells the Squad to split up and to get the the League to split up while they’re waiting for Flag to show up and get them off the island

We see Lord talking to the Nightmare Army, they all do a little exposition about who they are and their powers. He wants to get revenge on Amanda Waller

Back with the split up league and squad, they’re fighting one on one and doing more exposition:

Superman vs Enchantress

Cyborg vs Killer Frost

Green Lanterns vs Diablo

Flash vs Captain Boomerang

Aquaman vs Killer Croc

He rips a Great White shark in half

Deadshot vs Batman

Harley vs Wonder Woman

Killer Frost takes Superman’s powers, takes everyone down

They capture/imprison the League and Amanda Waller welcomes them to the Suicide Squad.

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News continues to trickle in this holiday season. Today, we have talk of Justice League, Suicide Squad, Shazam, and more.

Minor Justice League details revealed in Total Film article

Teases playful banter between Superman and Batman “There’s pretty much an argument between him and Batman as to who is the leader.” - Henry Cavill

Ezra Miller calls the Flash an “amateur-hour speedster” and “exciting and very fun”

Ray Fisher loved Teen Titans animated series growing up

Miller called Gal Gadot “an incredible force of nature”

Zack Snyder said Jason Momoa contrasted Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot with his frisky “Jason-ness”

Affleck says Batman will have wry and ironic humor

Suicide Squad #1 on Home Video Chart - Variety

#1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart for the week ending Dec 18

Blu-ray made up 60% of sales

Dwayne Johnson and Henry Cavill had Christmas Drinks - Instagram

“Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Black Adam and Superman”

#DCWorldsWillCollide

Have same agent

Viola Davis to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - CBS News

Ceremony will happen January 5, 2017

Meryl Streep will salute her

New Legends of Tomorrow teaser - The CW on YouTube

First appearance of the Legion of Doom

Reminder - moving to Tuesdays at 9 starting January 24

Comixology Holiday DC Sale

Ends 12/29

60% off almost everything

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In our third and final holiday themed episode, we review a classic Superman comic book issue from 1940. Superman's Christmas Adventure was released for the holiday in 1940 as a promotional tie-in for many department stores.

In this issue, Superman and Lois take on the formidable foes Dr. Grouch and Mr. Meaney. It is a lighthearted and fun tail that was made to teach a lesson to children.

Released for Christmas 1940

Written by Jerry Siegel (Superman co-creator)

There’s a little blank spot on the front where a business could put their name and hand it out

Clark and Lois are assigned to write about Christmas

They go to a store, see a poor kid and Clark gets his name and address

Clark starts a toy-drive, Santa reads about it, because he reads the Daily Planet

Clark X-Ray visions into a little kid’s room, sees a rich kid complaining about toys

Later that night, kidnaps the kid as Superman and takes him around to teach him a lesson

Meanwhile, at the North Pole, Dr. Grouch and Mr. Meaney show up because they didn’t enjoy Christmas as children and so they want to stop Christmas for everyone else.

Santa and the elves chase them off.

Dr. Grouch and Mr. Meaney go the Daily Planet, use a gas-gun on Clark and Lois, and set it on fire

Clarks pretends to be knocked out, wakes up and uses his breath to put the fire out.

Grouch and Meaney go back to the North Pole to break all the toys, Lois stows away on their space ship

They catch Lois and strap her to a rocket

“Tears...Tears...The world will be flooded with the tears of little children” they say as they go back to destroying toys

Santa makes the toys come to life and chase Grouch and Meaney away

Superman saves Lois from the rocket

Grouch and Meaney kidnap Lois again, and they’ve kidnapped Santa’s reindeer

Santa calls Superman from his radio station

Superman find the truck with Grouch, Meaney, and the reindeer and brings them back

Grouch and Meaney gas the reindeer

So Superman flies the sleigh around with all the toys

Santa still gives Grouch and Meaney gifts

So now they’re nice and they release Lois

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To celebrate the holidays, we look back at one of the most popular DC Comics themed Christmas TV episode. "Christmas with the Joker" was the second episode of Batman: The Animated Series produced and the first with Mark Hamill as Joker.

The episode did air much later, though, and many other Joker episodes appeared before it. On today's podcast, we review the episode and give our thoughts on what happened.

2nd episode produced, 38th to air

First and only BTAS episode for writer and director

First aired November 13, 1992

“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin laid an egg. The batmobile lost a wheel, but the Joker got away”

Escapes on a rocket powered Christmas tree

Robin and Bruce sit down to watch It's a Wonderful Life, Joker has taken over the TV

He puts on a “Christmas with the Joker” holiday special

Joker has kidnapped the “Awful Lawful Family” (Commissioner Gordon, Summer Gleeson, and Harvey Bullock.) (Diseased Maniac - Superman: The Movie reference?)

They blow up the Presidential Bridge

There’s a train heading towards the broken bridge, Batman and Robin save the day.

Joker tries to shoot Batman and Robin with big gun at observatory

The cannon stats shooting the city

Betty Blooper dolls - They’re at the Laffco factory

They don’t call you Batman for nothing (He’s hitting planes with a bat)

Batman catches Joker

Batman texting and watching TV while driving

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On this Christmas Eve, we celebrate the holidays with a festive episode from Smallville. Season 5, Episode 9, titled "Lexmas", features Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) waking up in a potential future world that is much different from the one he is in now.

Spoilers for Season 5 of Smallville in the review and recap, obviously.

Season 5, Episode 9

Aired December 8, 2005

Written by Holly Harold

Directed by Rick Rosenthal

Opens on Christmas Eve with Lex in Granville, Kansas

Goes to shady neighborhood to try to get bad news printed about Jonathan Kent, gets shot

“Wakes up” is married to Lana, has kids, she’s pregnant

His mom is alive - tells him all of this can be his if he makes the right choices

Jon Kent is running for Senate, Lana and Clark are dating

Back in the dream, they’re heading to the Clarks for a party, they’re on a budget because his dad cut him off 7 years ago

Clark and Chloe are together, Lex helped Chloe right a tell-all about Lexcorp

The doctor tells Lionel that Lex is going to be paralyzed

Clark has to deliver presents - he’s literally Santa Claus

Clark gets to save a suicidal, drunk Santa

Lex buys a tree because his dad didn’t let Christmas be celebrated after his mom died

Clark explains that he’s delivering presents, it makes Santa want to live

Lex goes into surgery

In Dream, Jonathan Kent is a senator, Lex is going to be the Humanitarian of the Year

Lana gives birth, Lana is in trouble losing a lot of blood, Lex goes to his dad for help

Lionel won’t help him, he says his decision to give up the Senate race lead to this

Lana dies

Lex wakes up in reality

Drunk Santa shows up to Chloe and offers to help, he disappears with all the presents, He’s the REAL SANTA!!!!

Lex is mad at his dad for taking the risk of the surgery

Griff shows up at hospital, Lex wants him to take down Jonathan Kent. “The only way to live happily ever after is Power and Money”

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On today's show, we have tons of minor DC movie and TV news to catch up on. Included is talk of Justice League, Wonder Woman, Preacher, Lucifer, Scalped, and DC Rebirth.

Charles Roven named Producer of the Year - The Hollywood Reporter

* For Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, and Warcraft (over $2 billion total)

* Confirms he will produce sequels to all movies he has done; maybe not new ones

* Q - If there is a sequel to Batman v. Superman or Suicide Squad, will the budgets be lower? They made less than the studio had hoped. A - Suicide Squad made almost $750 million. Batman v. Superman did $873 million. Those two movies were huge hits.

* Q - How are Justice League and Wonder Woman going to be different? A - Wonder Woman is an origination story, so the whole dynamic and the plot moves are different than other DC movies. There's also a great relationship between her and the guy [played by Chris Pine] who crash-lands on her island and is the trigger mechanism for her going back to man's world.

* Q - What about Justice League? A - We knew we were making a very serious, compelling, driving film with Batman v. Superman. Now the bell has been rung and the whole tone of the movie is lighter.

Chris Terrio is listed as an Executive Producer for Justice League 

Wrote the Screenplay

Also wrote BvS and did the screenplay for Argo

Season 2 of Preacher will begin filming in January - NOLA.com

Will film in New Orleans (Season 1 shot in New Mexico)

13 episode season

$66.7 million budget

No release date yet (Season 1 aired May - July)

God might be appearing on Lucifer this season - TVLine.com

“For the love of God, Lucifer‘s really going there later this season. Fox’s burgeoning hit is currently looking for a Sam Elliott type to play a patient at a psychiatric hospital who insists he is the one and only God Almighty. And he just may be. Per the casting notice, “Lucifer tries to prove him a phony, but he comes to find out that ‘God Johnson’ seems to know things that only Lucifer’s true Father would know.”

Scalped TV Pilot on WGN will get a title soon - MediaVillage.com

Popular Vertigo crime comic book set on Native American reservation

Not major news, reminder it is still in development

Last big news - pilot ordered last March

Being developed by Doug Jung (writer of Star Trek Beyond)

DC REBIRTH Commercials Coming to Major Networks In 2017 - Newsarama

11 different ads on major cable companies to air beginning in January

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Warner Bros. has released a new photo from the 2017 Wonder Woman film, featuring Gal Gadot. We also have some minor Suicide Squad news as well as a couple of new teasers for Supergirl and The Flash, which return on the CW next month.

New Wonder Woman photo - Entertainment Weekly

*potential spoilers

Diana Prince breaks in to steal “god killer” sword before heading to man’s world

Director Patty Jenkins - “This is her moment. She’s heard all the terrible things about man’s land. But she’s also heard that mankind is in need and under duress. This is her great moment to make the decision to be the one to try and save them.”

Could this potentially confirm Ares?

Suicide Squad ranked 4th on IMDB’s most popular films of 2016

Helps that it was a later release (Rogue One was first)

Suicide Squad among 7 finalists for Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar - Variety

January 7 - vote to decide 3 nominees

Supergirl Lives Trailer - The CW on YouTube

Returns Monday, January 23

Directed by Kevin Smith

Guardian has some cool tech

Roulette returns

Red Sun

The Flash “Borrowing Problems from the Future” trailer - The CW on YouTube

Suited up Wally West as Kid Flash

Barry is trying to change the future

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