Summary
Despite the important roleCreature Commandosis set to play in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted DCU, a recent report suggests the project has hit a snag due to the ongoing strikes that saw the entire industry come to a standstill for most of the year.
TheCreature Commandosare a superhero team that is generally comprised of various mutated humans, themed after mythical creatures and working for the US government in some capacity. Most recently, the team saw a revival in the New 52 era of comics, a sweepingDC comics reboot that reflected in the DC Universe Onlinevideo game and breathed life into a few lesser-known characters. This reintroduction would serve the team well when it was revealed that the Creature Commandos would be part of the rebootedDCUbeing planned out by DC Studios leaders Gunn and Safran.
Creature Commandoswould not only be one of the projectsannounced in Gunn’s DCU Chapter 1 slate revealbut would also have the honor of being the first project to release under the new banner with a 2024 release date. However, that release year now has been seemingly thwarted by the long-standing strikes. In a recent update viaDCU Updateson X, it was revealed that the project would now be released in 2025 with a season consisting of seven 22-minute episodes, according to Bobbypills Animation Studios. The following post in the thread provides the receipts for the claim, showing a video clip from a presentation titledBobbypills: An Adult Animation Studio’s Journey to CG.
The last time that Gunn, who frequently takes to social media to provide updates and run PR for decisions likeusing a classic comedy to defendSuperman: Legacycasting decisions, reiterated the 2024 release date forCreature Commandoswas August via a response to a question on social media. This means that the 2025 shift is likely a recent update and not one that Gunn or eager fans will be particularly fond of. In addition to the labor required for the level of high-quality visuals that animated DC projects have always boasted, the actors' strike means that the voices can’t be done for a while.
The delay means that the entire DCU is now set back even further, leaving more than a full year between the premiere of the last DCEU project,Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,and the first showing of the new regime. While this might not be ideal, there’s also a potential upside to it, as fatigue surrounding the genre is at an all-time high thanks mainly to the MCU’s content mandate from Disney, which ensured that no time would pass without a Marvel project on screens post-Endgame. While Marvel Studios bossKevin Feige’s previous approach to superhero fatigue failed, rumors suggest he has also seen the writing on the wall and is planning a reboot of the MCU with 2027’sAvengers: Secret Wars.
Despite being an animated series, the expectations forCreature Commandosare high, both due to being the first DCU project and also having to satiate fans who still blame the cancelation ofDoom Patrolon similarities between the two. As it stands, fans must wait until 2025 to see ifGunn’sCreature Commandoscan recreate hisGuardians of the Galaxysuccessin the DCU.
Creature Commandosis now set to release for streaming on Max in 2025.
Creature Commandos
Follows a group of military superhumans composed of a human leader, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, and a gorgon.
