But while the other properties that have been adapted for the DCEU have, until now, erred on the mainstream side of things, New Gods - despite its reverence and influence within the comics medium - is still a relatively unknown property. It stands to reason, then, that a whole bunch of fans will be in need of a crash course in the classic Kirby comic, and while that's a task best completed by actually reading it, there are a few basics to get familiar with before fans dive headfirst into either the comic, or the film.
By far the most important thing to know, however, is that any adaptation of New Gods is bound to be ambitious. It's a world unrivalled in both its premise and its vision, and while Kirby's DC creations have made the leap to animation in the past, they're about to reach a whole different audience altogether...
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
