An Absolute Crisis: DC’s Big 7 Have Been Stripped Down and Relaunched for the Present Age

About this episode

The episode discusses the 2025 superhero movie releases from Marvel and DC, focusing on the Superman reboot and audience reactions.

The year 2025 saw three major superhero movie releases. Two from Marvel—Thunderbolts/New Avengers and The Fantastic 4: First Steps—and one from DC Comics, the long-awaited Superman reboot. The last time Superman had his own solo film, I was sorely disappointed. Broad swathes of the audience were put off by the 9/11-style destruction visited on Metropolis, […] The post An Absolute Crisis: DC’s Big 7 Have Been Stripped Down and Relaunched for the Present Age appeared first on Uncanny Magazine .

Topics covered

• superhero movies
• DC Comics
• Marvel
• film releases
• Superman reboot

Keywords

• superhero
• DC Comics
• Marvel
• Superman
• film releases
• 2025

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC Comics

Books & works: Thunderbolts/New Avengers, The Fantastic 4: First Steps

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