For a bit of context, I am making my own DC comic universe. Not for publishing or monetary gain, but as a personal passion project for myself.
I currently have a few ideas in mind, but there is one question that I have in my mind and don't know what the right thing to do is:
Should each story have its own tagline?
Or should I use taglines sparingly?
Now I love the symbol Gunn used for Superman in his DCU. It really helps differentiate David Corenswet from previous Superman iterations. Plus it feels more Kryptonian if that makes sense.
However I still believe that the DCU Superman could have the classic S in the future and this is how I think it could happen.
His whole life Clark has associated the symbol of his family, the House of El, as the Kryptonian symbol for Hope. However, following the revelation in Superman as to his families actual reasoning for having him sent to Earth he can no longer look at the symbol the same way again.
To him the symbol no longer stands for what it means. So he decides to make a new suit with a new symbol.
That symbol being the classic S design that we all know and love.
Its just an idea but I feel like it could work.
As the title if the post says, if I was to be in charge of making A DC cinematic universe, this is how I'd do it.
Straight away I will do a plan similar to James Gunn as I believe there are two things that he is doing right. Having a certain number of projects released each year and having a variety of genres and tones throughout the DCU itself.
I'd be doing something similar, with at least two projects released each year be it a TV show or Movie. This is what my first two years would hypothetically feature -
Year 1:
Two-Face - An 8 episode mini series about the origins of The Batman villian that is Two-Face. The show itself will have a psychological horror aspect to it, with Harvey struggling with his double personality as he goes on a killing spree across Gotham, following an accident that leaves him scarred.
The finale of the 8th episode will then end with Two-Face being watched from a distance by Batman himself.
The Batman - Immediately upon the end of the shows finale there will then be the release of the first movie of my DCU, The Batman which will take heavy inspiration from BTAS and my personal favorite Batman show the 2004 The Batman. This Batman has only been around for a few years and has only just started meeting his rogue gallery. The events of this movie will also be running simultaneously with the Two-Face show with Batman investigating the murders before he ultimately captures and locks up Two-Face at the end.
The Question will also appear as a minor supporting role in this movie, which could lead to a solo project of his own in the future.
Year 2:
Supergirl - The second year of my DCU will then kick off with a Supergirl movie. With the first two projects being more grounded in tone, this movie will take us to space where we see Kara alone after having left Earth as she feels like she doesn't belong and is hoping to find a place where she does. In doing so she encounters an older Green Lantern who left the Corps as he too felt like he never belonged and soon trouble ensues.
This will also tease not just the Green Lanterns but other Lanterns that could appear in projects of their own in the future. Plus a possible Superman cameo.
Man Of Tomorrow - My two year start on my DCU will then end with a Superman movie. Chronologically speaking, this movie will take place first in the current timeline. In this movie, Lex is sick and envious of all the attention Superman gets and so creates a being that will not only get rid of Superman but show the world that they don't need heroes like Superman to help the world.
That creation is none other than Cyborg Superman. However when the creation goes rogue Lex is forced to work with Superman to take it down.
And with that my two year start on my own DCU will come to an end, paving way for future projects like the aforementioned The Question or Green Lantern Projects.
(And before you ask, no I did not intentionally make the first year be all about Batman and the second year all about Superman. I didn't realise that until now.)