With Superman: Man of Tomorrow available from tomorrow, now comes a major update on this latest animated DC Comics-driven project.
If you remember, this year’s phenomenal Justice League Dark: Apokolips War was the culmination of a seven-year, 15-movie shared universe journey, with the end of that film seeing Barry Allen zipping off to start a new timeline.
Initially, it was presumed that Man of Tomorrow was to be a standalone Superman offering that simply explored the formative years of Clark Kent’s transition from Daily Planet intern and masked hero, to becoming the Big Blue Boy Scout we know and love. Now though, it’s been confirmed that Man of Tomorrow is actually the start of a new shared universe of animated films.
Director Chris Palmer revealed the news to CBR, explaining, “The films were winding down from the previous arcs, the stories being for the past ten years for Warner Animation. In searching for [a way to] launch the first film [of a new continuity], Superman seemed like the big character to go with.”
Having been lucky enough to take an early look at Man of Tomorrow – you can find our review here – the film is a marked move away from the animation style of any previous DC movies. With an art style akin to Archer, this new look and feel works brilliantly for a film that ticks so many of the right boxes for what makes Superman such a phenomenal character.
There are certain other familiar DC faces that appear in Man of Tomorrow, but now it appears that we’ll be seeing a lot of other familiar heroes and villains as this new shared universe moves forward.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is available on Digital from tomorrow, with the film on DVD and Blu-ray September 7th.