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4 December 16 - 22, 2018 cover story
By Francis Babin
TV Media
The holiday season is shaping up to be a real treat for comic book lovers andsuperherofans.Thismonthalone we will see “Spider-Man: Into the Spi-
The battle rages on
Travel through time with ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’
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ceeded where most have failed.This success can be attributed to interesting characters,compellingplotsandsolid villains, among many other factors.
Over the years, DC has earned areputationforitsdark,grimand ultra-serious films such as the recent blockbusters “Man of Steel” (2013) and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016).Yetthecompanyhastakena completely different approach for its television properties. Unlike Ben Af- fleck’s brooding (and extremely violent) Batman, the heroes seen in the Arrow- verse, and especially in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” are fun, quippy, flashy and absolutely over the top.
Week after week, the time-traveling misfits visit new and fascinating places like Victorian London and 17th-century feudal Japan where they take on often ridiculous villains.The way Firestorm and the gang defeat these villains is equally ridiculous. Case in point: last season ended with an epic battle be- tween a stuffed toy (think of a Tickle Me Elmo) and a dragon demon. In short, the series is a unique breath of fresh air that does not take itself too seriously.
On Monday, Dec. 17, recover from the stunning events of the “Elseworlds” crossover and reacquaint yourself with “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” as they take on magical creatures from myths, fairy tales and legends on CW.
Caity Lotz as seen in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”
der-Verse,” “Once Upon a Deadpool” and DC Comics’ “Aquaman” hit the big screen.WhileSpideyandothersdomi- nate the cineplexes, relax, catch up with your favorite small-screen heroes and enjoysomeout-of-this-worldaction
as they continue their battle against
the most dangerous criminals in the Darvill, “Broadchurch”) as they battle universe in an episode of “DC’s Legends havoc-wreaking villains. ofTomorrow,”airingMonday,Dec.17, Theever-growingLegendsteam
on CW.
For years entertainment pundits have
predictedthatthesuperherobubble would burst. It’s just a matter of time, they’d say, as with all entertainment trends, before people eventually tire ofthesetypesofstoriesandmoveon to something else (see the western). It seems, however, that the general public is quite content with the numerous superhero tales found on the big and small screen these days, and is not quite ready to move on.
We are living in a golden age of television, and that extends to the superhero genre as well.Taking full ad- vantage of the medium’s potential, CW and DC have created a rich universe to showcase some of their best and most interesting characters and storylines. Since the debut of “Arrow” in 2012, the series has served as a launching pad for numerous new characters who have gone on to star in their own series, and in turn launch other characters such as TheFlash.TheArrowverseismadeupof the aforementioned “Arrow” and “The Flash,” as well as “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” and two web series.
In “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” we follow a rag-tag team of dysfunctional time-traveling superheroes assembled by Rip Hunter, the Time Master (Arthur
is primarily comprised of Ray Palmer/ Atom (Brandon Routh, “Chuck”); Sara Lance/WhiteCanary(CaityLotz,“Mad Men”); Martin Stein (Victor Garber, “Alias”) and Jefferson “Jax” Jackson (Franz Drameh, “Edge of Tomorrow,” 2014),whomakeupFirestorm;Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée, “Mas- ter of None”); Carter Hall/Hawkman (Falk Hentschel, “The Alienist”); Leon- ard Snart/Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller, “Prison Break”); and Mick Rory/ Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell, “Prison Break”).
Over the course of three seasons, the Legends have fought many battles against Vandal Savage (Casper Crump, “The Legend of Tarzan,” 2016), Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough, “Desperate Housewives”) and other dastardly foes, but it seems that they have finally met their match.
Last season ended on a triumphant note as the team celebrated the defeat of the demon Mallus, but unfortunately things aren’t as easy as they’d hoped. By defeating the season’s big bad, the team created more problems. Bigger problems.The barrier between worlds has softened and magical creatures are penetrating our heroes’ world like never before.
This season, the team, along with John Constantine (Matt Ryan, “Con- stantine”), must contend with magical creatures from myths, fairy tales and legends.These “fugitives,” as our heroes refer to them, are extremely dangerous and have only death and de- struction on their minds.Will our heroes be able to fend off these monsters? And how will the disintegrating barrier be- tween worlds impact the rest of the Ar- rowverse? Only time will tell, but what is certain is that it will be a wild ride.
Due in large part to the massive success of the Marvel films, we live in a time of shared universes. Nowa- days, everything from “John Wick” (2014) to “The Conjuring” (2013) is trying to get in on the action by creat- ing series destined to spawn spinoffs, sequels, prequels and even the rare sidequel. Most of these cinematic universes have failed to take off
(see the Dark Universe) or
have been underwhelming
both critically and commer-
cially, but the Arrowverse
and “DC’s Legends of
Tomorrow” have suc-
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