More Gossip On The Warner Bros. DC Comics That Never Were

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Yesterday, we checked out Gail Simone’s thwarted want to included the tales of Mortal Kombat into the DC Universe comics.

Article Summary

Gail Simone’s failed try to mix Mortal Kombat with DC Comics.
Hanna Barbera and Vertigo’s Mad Max and Furiosa comics made the reduce.
A Dirty Harry comedian and The Goonies adaptation have been stalled by rights points.
Proposed Shaft comedian averted attributable to Dynamite’s present novel-based sequence.

Yesterday, we checked out Gail Simone‘s thwarted want to include the tales of Mortal Kombat into the DC Universe comics after former writer Dan DiDio gave her a listing of Warner Bros. properties she may choose from. And whereas Mortal Kombat did not undergo for Gail, there have been others that did. We talked about the Hanna Barbera titles that ran for 3 years, together with revamped Scooby Doo, Wacky Races, Flintstones, Snagglepuss and extra. But there was additionally Mad Max and spinoff Furiosa from DC Vertigo as properly a Lost Boys sequel. In response to Gail’s thread, Lost Boys author Tim Seeley posted, “I had a meeting about that list! I chose LOST BOYS!”

But Bleeding Cool has dug out just a few extra that did not make it to publication. We may need had a Dirty Harry comedian ebook with Jimmy Palmiotti with Tradd Moore, however Warners would not permit it with out Clint Eastwood approving it, and nobody was capable of pay money for him.

Similarly, The Goonies with Brett Parsons did not occur as a result of it wanted Steven Spielberg‘s approval, and there was no route at DC Comics to get it.

We received a Mad Max and Furiosa comedian, however extra Mad Max comics have been left undone as a result of they wished to maintain George Miller blissful.

I additionally heard discuss of DC doing a competing Shaft comedian towards Dynamite’s personal Shaft titles as a result of Dynamite had rights to the novels, however Warner Bros and DC had the film rights, together with the actor likenesses. Though, given how the remake got here out, they in all probability lucked out avoiding it.

These would all have come out as a Vertigo-saving initiative, however ultimately, Lost Boys died alone on the vine, quite than having a bunch of cross-promotional titles to again them up. And no Mortal Kombat both.

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