8 Underrated DC Superheroes Who Desperately Deserve The Netflix Treatment
3. Wildcat
DC Comics
Introduced all the way back in 1942's Sensation Comics #1, Ted Grant - a famed boxer and renowned fighter too - was one of the founding members of the Justice Society of America, a precursor to the famous Justice League that we know today. As Wildcat, the character fought crime and took to training a new generation of heroes, most famously Black Canary, and did it all whilst finding time to kick plenty of butt on the side.
Wildcat also has something of the supernatural about him, seemingly being able to cheat death with nine lives to his name as well as having the added benefit of possessing eternal youth. Not all of these elements need to be translated to a show featuring the character, but it would be cool to see a series centre around Ted as he trains a new generation of heroes, especially with the whole 'man out of time' feel about him having the potential to create some major drama.
Ted's just a really, really interesting character to examine, and one that's - surprisingly - yet to be featured in live action in a truly authentic sense. Justice League Unlimited had the right idea in showing the character at his lowest, fighting in an illegal setting, so something that built on those foundations would make for a special show indeed.
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.
