This week on Superhero Slate DC animation goes all in on Absolute Batman, Daredevil Deep Cuts Return, Genndy gets his Conan the Barbarian show, and more!

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News

Invincible (7:55)
- Officially renewed for Season 6
Conan the Barbarian (12:30)
- Genndy Tartakovsky working on animated adaptation of character
  - First pitched series in 2008
  - “After finding love in the pirate queen, Bêlit, a battle-hardened Conan defies gods, fate and even death to save her from a dark sorcery that threatens to destroy everything.”
- Will be on Amazon
Ghostbusters: Night Shift (17:00)
- First images revealed of upcoming series
  - Large sized ghosts
- Plot:
  - New York City, 1994. Five years after the Ghostbusters took the Statue of Liberty for a walk, a new supernatural threat hits the Big Apple. Now, a group of scrappy New Yorkers must suit up, face their fears, and bust some ghosts.
The Odyssey (22:30)
- Movie will skip influencer screenings and only invite critics
- “bucks the trend of studios getting ahead of professional reviews by inviting fan-site bloggers and influencers to see major releases in advance and then letting them post (often highly enthusiastic) mini reviews on social media.”
Supergirl (29:35)
- Now in theaters!
- Initial Impressions
DC Studios (40:30)
- WB Animation revealed several DC projects coming out
- Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot, and Krypto
  - Joker is not set in the DCU, when Batman is murdered, the Joker launches a ruthless crusade through Gotham’s underworld to find the killer who took away his greatest adversary.
  - Krypto tags along with a gang of misfit criminal wannabes who live down the block, and they soon discover he’s a ball of destructive, lovable energy worse than any of them.
- Mister Miracle and Creature Commandos season 2 had footage, with Dynamic Duo still confirmed to be in the works
Absolute Batman (43:30)
- A ‘what if’ style universe where characters are reinvented, similar to Marvel’s Ultimates
- Scott Snyder will serve as showrunner (creator)
- “Absolute Batman boldly reinvents the Batman mythos for a new generation of fans, reimagining the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds (and the most terrifying foes ever), on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world.”
Batman: Knightfall (49:05)
- Trailer for first movie in adaptation of animated trilogy
- Follows Bane breaking Batman’s back, the rise of Azrael, and other iconic moments
X-Men 97 (52:05)
- Season 2 episode titles and release dates revealed
Daredevil (57:40)
- Elodie Yung and Alice Eve return for Born Again Season 3
  - Yung played Elektra and Eve as Mary Walker
Avengers (1:02:40)
- Rumor: Russo Bros. working on a third Avengers movie
- Could be Secret Wars part 2 or potentially another actual Avengers film

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