"DC Super Hero Girls" (Television Series) News & Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

[Frontier]

Given they retained Grey Griffin and Tara Strong from Super Best Friends Forever, I was pretty quick to assume they'd bring back Nicole Sullivan as Supergirl.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Via Comic Book Resources, here's a look at the Comic-Con bag for this show.

 

[Frontier]

Via Comic Book Resources, here's a look at the Comic-Con bag for this show.

Bumblebee looks so cute in her bumblebee form .

I'm getting the sense Supergirl will be the "teen girl with attitude" member of the group .

Batgirl looks like a bundle of fun .

I like Jessica's wavy hair and the green highlights .

Yeah, I think the purple-haired girl is definitely Zatanna. The sparkling flair coming out of hands looks a heck of a lot like magic .

 

[SweetShop209]

Via Comic Book Resources, here's a look at the Comic-Con bag for this show.

I'm really liking this.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Yeah, I think the purple-haired girl is definitely Zatanna. The sparkling flair coming out of hands looks a heck of a lot like magic .

Yeah, she's definitely Zatanna. Compare that look to this:

 

[SuperME]

I really like the new image. We can see some differences between the original promo art and this one.

Zatanna has a longer cape
Barbara's face has a different shape
Etc

Wonder which one is more accurate to the cartoon look

 

[Frontier]

Yeah, she's definitely Zatanna. Compare that look to this:

Or this (the Ivan Reis Zatanna redesign):

 

[Dorko]

Y'know, I'm actually a little surprised that they're sticking with Bumblebee in light of Ant-Man & The Wasp having come out. The character has drifted closer and closer to being "The Wasp, but black and at DC" in the last decade or so, after her appearances on Teen Titans and as a member of the Doom Patrol post-Infinite Crisis.

As the character has been around since the beginning of the line, it makes sense. But she invites comparisons.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Now all we need is for Bumblebee to be paired with Atom (which Young Justice already tried a little, though admittedly that was before the Marvel Cinematic Universe even featured Ant-Man, let alone Wasp).

 

[Frontier]

Y'know, I'm actually a little surprised that they're sticking with Bumblebee in light of Ant-Man & The Wasp having come out. The character has drifted closer and closer to being "The Wasp, but black and at DC" in the last decade or so, after her appearances on Teen Titans and as a member of the Doom Patrol post-Infinite Crisis.

As the character has been around since the beginning of the line, it makes sense. But she invites comparisons.

Especially since, last I heard, Hasbro was taking legal action against DC for the rights to the "Bumblebee" name .

 

[Fone Bone]

Especially since, last I heard, Hasbro was taking legal action against DC for the rights to the "Bumblebee" name .

How exactly does Hasbro think they can trademark the name of an insect? Besides, Bumblebee the Autobot is simply yellow. Bumblebee the hero actually uses the bee gimmick. Hasbro doesn't have a leg to stand on here.

 

[ShadowBeast]

Especially since, last I heard, Hasbro was taking legal action against DC for the rights to the "Bumblebee" name .

But DC came up with the Bumblebee character before Hasbro came up with their transformer.
Such lawsuits are stupid anyway. It's like when the Monster energy drink company were trying to sue a website for aquarium enthusiast because of the word "monster" in it's website. It wasn't about logos either since the Monster energy drink has claw marks in the shape of an "M" while the website had an "M" with devil horns and tail.

If a name or word were original to the person/company, then a lawsuit against someone else using it can be seen as reasonable. But common words like Bumblebee should be allowed by anyone.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Yes, the argument seems silly. The issue is with 'Bumblebee' as a a title and a name used on packaging. DC's Bumblebee was introduced in Teen Titans in the 1970s, but she never headlined her own title. That's where the lawyers for the Transformers franchise think they can make their case.

 

[WebMasterSage]

How about the Bee Movie?

 

[RoyalRubble]

The Special Comic-Con issue of TV Guide will have more info about this show.

 

[SweetShop209]

I was on Tim Sheridan's twitter, and he mentioned "DC Superhero Girls @CartoonNetwork" . Combined with this tweet he put out when the official designs were revealed, it looks like he's also writing for this series. His only other involvement with the franchise is working with Jennifer Muro on the Lego Galactic Wonder special.

 

[SuperME]

The Special Comic-Con issue of TV Guide will have more info about this show.

Hope someone from here gets it and posts the info

 

[Frontier]

Hope someone from here gets it and posts the info

I imagine we'll probably have the article detailing the show released online or "leaked" like for Justice League Action .

 

[juan1193]

Y'know, I'm actually a little surprised that they're sticking with Bumblebee in light of Ant-Man & The Wasp having come out. The character has drifted closer and closer to being "The Wasp, but black and at DC" in the last decade or so, after her appearances on Teen Titans and as a member of the Doom Patrol post-Infinite Crisis.

As the character has been around since the beginning of the line, it makes sense. But she invites comparisons.

I'm surprised they chose to use Bumblebee over Vixen in the first place. But I guess it has alot to do with Bumblebee looking similar to a fairy/pixie, hence more marketable.

It's too bad Katana isn't a main cast member anymore though.

 

[Frontier]

It's too bad Katana isn't a main cast member anymore though.

Wasn't she mentioned in the series description with Wonder Woman? Maybe they opted out of using her ?