By Drew Dietsch | publishing
James Gunn is the architect behind the new DC universe in film and television. As a creative shepherd at DCU, one of the most refreshing aspects of Gunn is that it is not an inverted wimp when his point of view stands on his point of view and includes it in his DC story. Different from the cowards of Marvel of Vapid Captain America: A Brave New WorldGunn’s Superman Be willing to make real statements and are not afraid to welcome actual topics. Hopefully supporting this storytelling will help permeate all other DCU movies and shows.
It is both creatively exciting and also shows that Gunn doesn’t want to fill the DCU with Limp lip service for local issues. He actually wanted to face these ideas publicly and propose stories that get people to talk about these elements. In that spirit, I want to publish a public daring to James Gunn: Putting Uncle Sam into the DCU and adapting the graphic novels of Steve Darnall and Alex Ross.
Uncle Sam is in DCU
I will do your Wikipedia work for you before exploring this particular story. Uncle Sam was created by comic book legend Will Eisner. He first served as an expected heroic symbol for the Axial Enemy in 1940. He has been reinterpreted several times (comics!), but is often used to examine American optimism in the face of adversity.
There are many potential ways to bring Uncle Sam into the DCU, and may even be less provocative in a way that I would suggest, but Gunn is willing to work with his theme superhero universe to make Uncle Sam a character that DCU can absolutely work in advance.
But, I dared James Gunn, not only to include Uncle Sam in the DCU for some invisible social commentary points. I hope he promotes a version of a comic story that will prove that he is not here to challenge around challenging topics.
Uncle Sam of Steve Darnall and Alex Ross
In 1997, DC’s Adult Targeted Imprint Vertigo released a two-part reputation mini series Uncle Samwritten by Steve Darnall in artwork drawn by Alex Ross. This story is about an old man in Uncle Sam who begins his journey of experiencing hallucinations in American history. He faces a disharmony between the image of American victory and many real horrors of the country. By the end, our optimistic Uncle Sam engages in a metaphor for the American soul struggle with his corrupt Doppelganger.
It’s one of the most compelling, confrontational, unapologetic stories about the ongoing struggle of the American Dream. It’s not the most enjoyable story, so I doubt the cheeky or stupid joke of adaptability, but if there’s a time when it’s actually possible to do that, it’s the experienced provoker James Gunn directing the ship.
I have great hope for the future of DCU Supermanone of my biggest hopes is that this movie universe will not rush to numbness. The MCU has been defecating for some time. Uncle Sam Will be the biggest confirmation that Gunn is willing to make truly challenging movies and shows made by these attributes.
I doubt Gunn will respond to my stupid dare Uncle Sam. Hopefully someone reading this will track down comic books to see how to make a harsh American satire while also looking for hope in the dark.
