DC Studios Rumored To Be Developing A Project Based On Tom King's STRANGE ADVENTURES Comic Book Run

DC Studios Rumored To Be Developing A Project Based On Tom King's STRANGE ADVENTURES Comic Book Run

With the WGA strike at an end, the hope now is that DC Studios' DCU can begin taking shape. According to a new rumour, one idea is to put the focus on Mr. Terrific in an adaptation of Strange Adventures...

By JoshWilding - Oct 02, 2023 07:10 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios
Source: r/DCEULeaks

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes couldn't have come at a worse time for DC Studios as work on the "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" slate has come to a halt. Writers are able to return to work now, of course, so that bodes well but we're not expecting any casting news for a while yet.

We've previously heard about there potentially being big plans for Edi Gathegi's Mr. Terrific in the DCU after his Superman: Legacy debut, and the moderators on r/DCEULeaks claim an adaptation of Tom King's Strange Adventures is in the works. 

It's supposedly in early development, and an adaptation makes sense considering the fact King is part of the writers' room James Gunn has assembled for the DCU. 

In the Strange Adventures comic book, writers Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads were joined by artist Evan "Doc" Shaner for a story of blood, war and love. 

"Adam Strange is the hero of Rann, a man famous throughout the galaxy for his bravery and honour," reads the synopsis. "After leading his adopted home to victory in a great planetary war, Adam and his wife Alanna retire to Earth, where they are greeted by cheers, awards and parades. But not all is as happy and nice as it seems, as the decisions Adam made during battles on Rann come back to haunt his family and threaten the entire DC Universe."

"From there, his fate rests in the hands of one of his fellow heroes, Mr. Terrific, who must choose between saving Adam or the world."

The critically acclaimed series was essentially an analogy for the Iraq War, with Adam Strange attempting to convince his fellow heroes to get involved with a faraway conflict after he's fooled by bad intelligence and a highly curated view of Rann's history. As a result, the hero is left convinced the invading Pykkts should be crushed. 

Tasked with investigating Adam Strange's claims, Mr. Terrific uncovers the truth but a Black man investigating someone perceived as a war hero sends the American public into a frenzy. It's a hard-hitting tale and one that would makr for a great TV series or movie. 

Only time will tell whether this project actually takes shape, of course, but stories like this will go a long way in differentiating the DCU from what we see from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Let us know your thoughts on a possible Strange Adventures movie or TV series in the comments section below.

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/2/2023, 7:23 AM
That could be interesting , I can see Gunn using this as the basis for a project given how he is using other specific runs the same way for various movies & shows.

How about Jonathan Groff or Dan Stevens as Adam Strange?



CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 10/2/2023, 7:23 AM
This would be an odd choice. The exact kind of ‘running before you can walk’ mentality that killed the DCEU. This comic worked to an extent because of the history all the main players have over the many years they’ve existed. To randomly do this storyline would be a mistake in my opinion
Beer85
Beer85 - 10/2/2023, 7:27 AM
Tom King is a terrible writer. Even the subpar later works of Geoff Johns(that was the inspiration of a big chunk of dc films) is better. Would be neat if they would actually look at stuff from the 80s and 90s, and even some stuff from the 70s instead. Most modern comics are really awfull.
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 10/2/2023, 8:41 AM
@Beer85 - Saying they should look at 90s DC books (Flash, some of GL, and Aquaman aside) instead of Tom King books is crazy
RichardGrayson
RichardGrayson - 10/2/2023, 9:40 AM
@OmegaBlack13 - in my honest opinion , Tom Kings Batman run is absolutely awful. Mister Miracle was honestly just ok, highly [frick]ing overrated. I just read it last month and was thinking “that’s it?” by the end.

Tom King is overrated as [frick]. Like to an insane degree. I really don’t get it. Mister Miracle had something to say about suicide but he made his point in one page , he didn’t need to beat it to death over and over.

Not a fan at all and don’t get the love for him. He’s so overrated. There are tons of 90s comics I’d rather read than Tom Kings work
supermanrex
supermanrex - 10/2/2023, 10:58 AM
@RichardGrayson - since the guy keeps getting work that means tons of people love his work and his style. the money must be raking in to going to the same well right? spock said it best.. the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few..or the one.
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 10/3/2023, 12:36 AM
@RichardGrayson - I think if you read Mister Miracle and all you came out with was “he had something to say about suicide on the first page” then you weren’t really trying to engage with the text in a real way, and that’s fine.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/2/2023, 7:42 AM
Trash maxi with 1 tracer and 1 actual good artist.

It's a no for me.
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 10/2/2023, 8:42 AM
@Doomsday8888 - What does Gerards trace?
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/2/2023, 8:42 AM
@OmegaBlack13
Everything.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/2/2023, 7:54 AM
No Thanks! Give me...The Batman 3!
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 8:03 AM
Yup. More rumors. You'd think post strike they'd start releasing some info to start getting people hyped, but no.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 10/2/2023, 8:37 AM
@Origame - why? Just for people in the comments section to complain about them spilling more info?
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 9:57 AM
@DudeGuy - it's really not spoiling to just talk about what you're planning.

Do you think Gunn spoiled anything by talking about superman legacy?
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 10/2/2023, 11:25 AM
@Origame - spilling, not spoiling.
Origame
Origame - 10/2/2023, 11:28 AM
@DudeGuy - yeah. Got to agree.

Even on paper the approach to the first "phase" of the dceu wasn't all too bad, considering we already knew batman's origin. Really it set things up for justice league in about the same amount of movies as the mcu set up avengers. And considering we got cyborg's origin as part of bvs and justice league, really all they needed was to include aquaman in there since the Atlantis stuff was still important to justice league.

Granted the execution was bad, but they were saying they "rushed" to catch up with marvel.
Radders
Radders - 10/2/2023, 8:20 AM
What a terrible comic to adapt
Beer85
Beer85 - 10/2/2023, 8:20 AM
@Radders - Exactly.
Beer85
Beer85 - 10/2/2023, 8:20 AM
I honestly think a big chunk of these movies that WB/Gunn said would be made, wont happen. Like I read "The Authority" 20 years ago and it was pretty cool, but who gives a sh*t these days when they have made movies and shows like "The Watchmen" "The Boys" "Brightburn" etc ?
RichardGrayson
RichardGrayson - 10/2/2023, 9:42 AM
@Beer85 - making the authority is a mistake. Gunn’s slate is [frick]ing weird as hell and so far from what I would like to see. I’m very nervous and think this slate is going to fail. But let’s hope it doesn’t
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 10/2/2023, 8:35 AM
Reddit, your source for news since 1897
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/2/2023, 8:47 AM
King is a mixed bag sometimes
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/2/2023, 12:42 PM
I'ma tired of rumors.



Guns slate looks bad and his recent decisions are bad but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this💁
oldnoname
oldnoname - 10/2/2023, 1:18 PM
I really enjoyed the story but IDK about where this would fit in the early days of the DCU. The story jumps to a rather large scale but isn't really served by that scale
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