Superman and Photon

 

The Marvels will be the next big superhero movie released and for me Monica Rambeau will be the main focus of interest.  It sounds as though she will be using Photon as her heroic name, but I am holding out hope that there may be a change by the movie's end.  She was Captain Marvel in the comics well before Carol Danvers adopted the name, after all - I'd love to see her take the title back in the movies.

The Rhino Vs. Killer Croc

 

Brutes like these two may not be the most complex villains around, but you can usually count on them to provide some good action scenes.  It might be fun to watch them go up against each other... just don't expect a lot of thought provoking dialogue.

Harley Quinn meets Bugs Bunny & Mickey Mouse

 

Harley Quinn has had a lot of portrayals since her debut on Batman: The Animated Series, in live action, animation and video games - with mostly positive results.  One element that I usually feel is not quite there, though, is her voice.  Arleen Sorkin gave her such a distinctive accent, pitch and cadence that it set her apart from any other character and I'm sure contributed to her immediate popularity.  Most new interpretations feel a bit watered down to me. One notable exception is from voice actress Tara Strong, she sticks closely to the Sorkin template.

Code: Red in: "Mars Needs Gingers!"

The De-Gingering of DC continues.  Lightning Lad is the latest character to lose his red hair.  What do they have against us gingers?  They are always killing them off or changing their appearance to non-gingers.  When a ginger character makes the leap to movies or TV, the red hair seems like the first thing to go.  It's enough to make a guy feel unwanted.

Code: Red first appeared in STF #1293...

Carrie Kelly: Robin and Hit-Girl

I liked that the animated version of The Dark Knight Returns was broken into two parts because the result was a very complete version of the classic story.  Some of DC's adaptations have had to be condensed to fit in the usual 70-minute run-time.  I haven't checked out the new Death of Superman / Reign of the Supermen adaptations yet, but I am glad they didn't try to squeeze that event into a single movie as well.

Power Girl and Power Man in: "Doomsday Preppers!"

For Valentine's Day, we see that Karen Starr and Luke Cage are continuing their courtship - the couple that battles together, stays together - at least in their case!

This is the fifth appearance of The Power Couple.  They last were seen battling The Parasite in STF #2064,  they found a bounty on their heads in STF #1892,  faced the mob together in STF #773 and first met in STF #71...