8 DC Comic-Con Details You Probably Missed

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's San Diego Comic-Con!

by Andrew Pollard
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The 2019 edition of San Diego Comic-Con is now in the books, and it was - as ever - a monumental few days for the geek community.

As is so often the case with SDCC, Marvel Studios stole the show by dropping a bunch of huge announcements, such as Mahershala Ali being cast as Blade, Natalie Portman's Jane Forster becoming Thor, the MCU's Phase Four line-up, the Fantastic Four on their way, and so, so much more.

Now, while Marvel Studios may have grabbed the spotlight, many casual fans may have overlooked the plentiful DC Comics-driven announcements and reveals that came about during Comic-Con. Seriously, there were some ridiculously cool DC things revealed at SDCC, and many of those many have slipped under your radar unless you were purposely making a point of keeping track on all things DC Entertainment.

Here, we've compiled a feature based around some of those very DC announcements that you may have missed. From shocking casting details, to new movies, to a whole lot more - San Diego Comic-Con delivered the goods on so many levels for long-time fans of DC Comics.

8. Holy Crossover Cameo, Batman!

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In one of the most grin-inducing moments of SDCC for long-standing DC fans, we found out that Burt Ward will be making an appearance in the Arrowverse’s multi-episode, multi-show Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event towards the end of the year.

Of course, Ward is best known for playing Robin opposite Adam West’s Batman in the ‘60s Batman TV show. In more recent years, the actor has lent his dulcet tones to the animated Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face movies.

While Burt Ward making a cameo appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths is all kinds of cool, it was not revealed whether or not Burt will be turning up as an older version of the Boy Wonder role he so famously played.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.