Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International…
Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men projects under wraps, Warner Bros. announced the next wave of DC movies, as well as dropping a brand new trailer for Justice League, while Marvel Studios showcased its upcoming release and sent Hall H wild with the first footage from Avengers: Infinity War. Here’s links to all of our superhero coverage from SDCC this year – normal Week in Spandex service will be resumed this coming weekend!
DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE
Warner Bros. announces new DC slate
Watch the DC Extended Universe Comic-Con panel
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Watch the Comic-Con trailer for Justice League
New poster for Justice League
Electrifying new Justice League promo image featuring The Flash
New Justice League image with Wonder Woman, The Flash and Batman
Justice League action figure offers the best look yet at Steppenwolf
Justice League gets the LEGO treatment for Comic-Con poster
THE BATMAN
Ben Affleck’s Batman future reportedly in doubt
Ben Affleck dismisses speculation over his Batman future
Matt Reeves reportedly enlists Planet of the Apes screenwriter for The Batman
WONDER WOMAN
Sideshow’s Wonder Woman training costume collectible figure revealed
Wonder Woman 2 officially announced, Geoff Johns writing the script
SHAZAM
Shazam will be the next DC film to go into production
Director David F. Sandberg on the appeal of Shazam
OTHER DCEU
Description of the Aquaman footage shown at Comic-Con
Suicide Squad director David Ayer on what drew him to Gotham City Sirens
Geoff Johns says Joss Whedon will star on Batgirl in 2018
Jane Goldman says Matthew Vaughn is keen on directing Man of Steel 2
Rumour: Warner Bros. developing Harley Quinn vs. The Joker movie
DC TELEVISION
THE CW
Watch the Comic-Con panels for Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and Black Lightning
The CW releases Where Heroes Are Born trailer for its DC shows
Supergirl season 3 gets a trailer and four new cast members
The Flash season 4 trailer released, The Thinker, The Mechanic and Breacher cast
Trailer for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 3
Arrow season 6 trailer released, Michael Emerson joins the cast in mystery role
James Remar and Damon Gupton join Black Lightning
OTHER
Get a sneak peek at Gotham season 4 with Comic-Con sizzle reel
Watch the teaser trailer for Syfy’s Superman prequel series Krypton
Brainiac, Doomsday, Adam Strange and Hawkwoman confirmed for Krypton
Work is underway on the Teen Titans live-action series
DC ANIMATION
First look at Young Justice: Outsiders, synopsis released
DC announces Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay and Death of Superman/Reign of the Superman animated movies
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
Watch Marvel’s Comic-Con Panel
Comic-Con artwork for Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther
Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther Comic-Con posters
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
Avengers: Infinity War trailer leaks online
First Comic-Con poster for Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos and the Black Order featured on second Avengers: Infinity War poster
Third Avengers: Infinity War posted featuring a bearded Captain America
Marvel officially releases its Avengers: Infinity War triptych poster
THOR: RAGNAROK
Thor: Ragnarok Comic-Con trailer and footage
New poster for Thor: Ragnarok
Thor, The Hulk and Hela featured on Thor: Ragnarok promotional posters
Thor: Ragnarok gets a LEGO poster
Taika Waititi says 80% of Thor: Ragnarok is improvised
Mezco’s One:12 Collectible Thor: Ragnarok figures revealed
BLACK PANTHER
Description of the Black Panther Comic-Con footage
New poster for Black Panther
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
Spider-Man: Homecoming closing in on $600 million worldwide
Spider-Man: Homecoming concept art shows two other Avengers who almost featured in the movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming concept art featuring a Superior Spider-Man suit
Spider-Man: Homecoming concept art featuring a Scarlet Spider suit
Spider-Man: Homecoming almost featured the “With great power…” line
OTHER MCU
Ant-Man and the Wasp gets a Comic-Con poster
Michelle Pfeiffer and Laurence Fishburne join Ant-Man and the Wasp as Janet Van Dyne and Goliath
Captain Marvel is set in the 90s and features The Skrulls, concept art released
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 gets an 80s inspired infomercial for home-entertainment release
MARVEL TELEVISION
Watch the Comic-Con panels for The Defenders and Inhumans
THE DEFENDERS
Watch the Comic-Con trailer for The Defenders
New trailer for The Defenders features Stan Lee and The Punisher
Finn Jones and Mike Colter still hoping for a Defenders and Avengers team-up
Alexandra and Madame Gao scheme in new clip from The Defenders
Matt Murdock makes a confession in clip from The Defenders
Jeff Loeb on Daredevil being critical to Marvel Television
Marvel confirms Daredevil season 3 and Iron Fist season 2
The Punisher gets a new motion poster
Description of The Punisher footage shown at Comic-Con
OTHER
Watch the Comic-Con trailer for Inhumans
Runaways gets a November premiere date
20TH CENTURY FOX
Legion’s Noah Hawley is developing a Doctor Doom movie
Said Taghmaoui joins Legion as Shadow King, Dan Stevens on Patrick Stewart potentially appearing as Professor X
The Gifted gets a Comic-Con trailer, will not connect to X-Men movies of Legion
Fox and Marvel launch viral site for The Gifted
Channing Tatum confirms he’s still attached to Gambit
SONY
Venom and Silver & Black screenwriters talk Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs
Franchise Fixer: Why Sony Needs to Make a Superior Foes of Spider-Man movie
OTHER
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot finds a home at Blumhouse Productions
Mondo’s SDCC exclusive poster artwork for Guardians of the Galaxy, The Dark Knight, Legion and The Flash
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 24, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.
