In this (abridged) edition of The Week in Spandex, we round up all the big superhero news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con…
Well, the curtain has fallen on the geek mecca that is San Diego Comic-Con for another year, and over the past four days we’ve been treated to a wealth of superhero movie and TV goodness, as Warner Bros. unveiled its two big superhero offerings of 2016 in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad as well as its ever-increasing roster of DC TV shows, 20th Century Fox showcased the upcoming release Fantastic Four, along with next year’s Deadpool and X-Men: Apocalypse, and Marvel… well, Marvel decided to skip it this year, but we’ve still got some MCU news, including promotional material for Ant-Man ahead of its arrival this Friday, and Wesley Snipes revealing that he’s held talks to reprise the role of Blade?!
Now, an apology. It’s a condensed Week in Spandex here, in that it’s a list of links to all the various stories we’ve posted over the weekend, without commentary. After more than 250 Comic-Con posts in the past four days, I’m feeling a little tired… still, have a trawl through all of the news in case you missed anything, and we’ll be back with the usual Week in Spandex format this coming Saturday, for what will probably be quite a quiet week after the SDCC superhero blowout!
Warner Bros. / DC Entertainment
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Watch the epic Comic-Con trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice gets a Comic-Con poster
Watch the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice panel from Comic-Con
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
Trailer Breakdown: Breathtaking Batman v Superman Screen Grabs May Reveal Amazing Plot!
Zack Snyder arrives at Comic-Con in the new Batmobile and hands out t-shirts
Zack Snyder reveals Metropolis and Gotham’s locations in Batman v Superman
Close-up images of the armored Batsuit from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Bryan Cranston says there was never any truth to rumours linking him to Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman
Suicide Squad
Watch the Comic-Con footage for Suicide Squad
Description of the Comic-Con footage from Suicide Squad
Watch the Comic-Con panel for Suicide Squad
New logo for Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad leaked footage – Flickering Myth Reaction
Misc WB/DC Movies
Ben Affleck working with Geoff Johns on a solo Batman movie
The next Green Lantern movie will be called Green Lantern Corps
Blurry concept art for Green Lantern Corps and Ezra Miller as The Flash
Superman Lives concept art of Christopher Walken as Spider-Brainiac
WB Television
Watch the Warner Bros. DC TV panels for Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham and Supergirl
Warner Bros. unveils new DC/Vertigo logos for Arrow, Gotham, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, iZombie and Lucifer
Arrow
Arrow season 4 promo image reveals Oliver’s new suit, concept art for Diggle’s costume
Arrow season 4 poster
Neal McDonough joins Arrow season 4 as Damien Darhk
Arrow season 4 premiere titled ‘Green Arrow’, Comic-Con sizzle reel released
The Flash
Updated season 2 costume for The Flash and Jay Garrick’s helmet on display at SDCC
Teddy Sears cast as Jay Garrick in The Flash, Comic-Con hightlight reel released
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
‘Hero Evolution’ promo for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Gotham
Gotham season 2 villains wall features Mr. Freeze
Cameron Monaghan teases first look at The Joker in Gotham season 2
Supergirl
New Supergirl teaser released
Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort may cameo in Supergirl
Peter Facinelli to play Maxwell Lord in Supergirl, two new villains revealed
DC Animation
Batman: The Killing Joke animated film announced alongside Batman: Bad Blood and Justice League vs Titans
First trailer for CW Seed’s DC animated series Vixen, release date announced
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship trailer
20th Century Fox
Fantastic Four
Watch the Comic-Con panel for Fantastic Four
Comic-Con poster for Fantastic Four by artist Bryan Hitch
Josh Trank hopes people “learn something” from Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four will NOT be released in 3D at the request of Josh Trank
Toby Kebbell talks Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four
New character profile promos for Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four gets three new international posters
Deadpool
Comic-Con footage from Deadpool has leaked, watch it here
First Deadpool footage shows off the film’s hard R-rating
Watch the Comic-Con panel for Deadpool
Deadpool leaked footage – Flickering Myth Reaction
Ryan Reynolds on the possibility of Deadpool appearing in other X-Men movies
Ed Skrein talks Ajax role in Deadpool, Leslie Uggams cast as Blind Al
Deadpool trailer arriving in three weeks, new look at Colossus from the Comic-Con footage
X-Men: Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse Comic-Con footage has leaked, watch it here
X-Men: Apocalypse trailer description
En Sabah Nur revealed in first X-Men: Apocalypse poster
Watch the X-Men: Apocalypse Comic-Con panel and Hugh Jackman’s farewell to Wolverine and the X-Men
Misc. Fox
Fox unveils logos for its upcoming Marvel movies
Hugh Jackman teases Old Man Logan for Wolverine 3
Halle Berry keen for a Storm spin-off X-Men film
New images from X-Men: Days of Future Past – The Rogue Cut
Former Gambit Taylor Kitsch gives Channing Tatum his blessing
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter
Watch the Marvel Television Presents Comic-Con panels for Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two and Agent Carter Season One Blu-ray covers and release dates revealed
Lash joining Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season three
Hayley Atwell talks fan-theories that Peggy Carter is Tony Stark’s mother
Daredevil
Jon Bernthal’s Punisher spotted on the set of Marvel’s Daredevil
More set photos from Daredevil give us a better look at Jon Bernthal as The Punisher
Jessica Jones
Explosive set videos from Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Fiery first official images from Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Ant-Man
Movie Review – Ant-Man
Flickering Myth Podcast – Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Michael Peña talk Ant-Man
New TV spots for Marvel’s Ant-Man
More TV spots for Ant-Man
Yellowjacket poster and featurette for Marvel’s Ant-Man, plus a new clip
Forty official images from Marvel’s Ant-Man, plus new viral video
Spider-Man
Marvel’s Joe Quesada says Spider-Man costume will “blow people away”
Marc Webb talks Spider-Man, director “sad to surrender” franchise
Sam Raimi on the new Spider-Man reboot
Denis Leary says The Amazing Spider-Man 3 could have seen Spidey resurrecting the dead
Misc. Marvel Cinematic Universe
Nicole Perlman on writing Captain Marvel and avoiding “Superman with boobs”
Wesley Snipes has met with Marvel about another Blade movie
And the Rest…
Hellboy 3
Ron Perlman on Hellboy 3: “I want to finish the fucking trilogy!”
Unbreakable 2
M. Night Shyamalan is still keen on an Unbreakable sequel, but “it has to be a completely original take”
Heroes Reborn
Heroes Reborn extended trailer released
SuperMansion
First teaser for SuperMansion featuring Bryan Cranston
Watch the Comic-Con panel for SuperMansion
Gary Collinson is a writer and lecturer from the North East of England. He is the editor-in-chief of FlickeringMyth.com and the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.
Originally published July 13, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.
