Originally founded as National Allied Publications in 1934, DC Comics is one of the oldest comic book companies in history. Throughout its history, many beloved comic book characters were created, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Aquaman. It wouldn’t be too long before Hollywood noticed the growing popularity of comics as many were adapted as film serials. Soon, superheroes found success on television with the 1960s Adam West Batman and the 1970s Lynda Carter Wonder Woman. Following the success of Star Wars, Warner Bros released Richard Donner’s Superman in 1978, the first big-budget superhero movie. Over the years, superhero and comic book movies have fluctuated in quality, and now they’re more popular than ever. With the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros created the “DC Extended Universe”, which we’ll be covering. To coincide with the release of Wonder Woman 1984, FilmNerd presents DC Cember!
*Note: I’ve previously covered Aquaman, Shazam!, and Birds of Prey, so those won’t be covered for DC Cember.
