DCU Memes for All DC Comics Fans Who Are Begging James Gunn to Deliver a Good Justice League Movie and Choose the Right Batman

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Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer
Oct 27, 2026 11:30 AM EDT

You can never please everybody, and anyone in the entertainment industry sure knows that better than anybody… 

If you're like me, every time you set foot on the internet and see people complaining about stuff, specifically entertainment-related stuff, you wonder: What does it take to please an audience? Because, so far, not even movie directors have figured that out, especially not movie directors working on superhero projects. 

After the release of Clayface, director James Gunn is defending his work, expressing the idea that not all stories within the same universe have to lead to the same outcome, and people on Twitter don't quite seem to agree with him, for whatever reason they have. 

Gunn's work for his DCU has been compared since the beginning with Zack Snyder's vision for his own, and there are always mixed reactions. Some people praise him for having more variety of tone across the shows and movies of this new universe; others are happy that now the productions seem to have colors besides grey, and others believe Snyder's universe was more complex and better plotted. Some people thrash Gunn's movies and call them 'awful', asking that he be fired, saying that he's not a good director, and so on. However, if you look at the numbers, you'll see that his version of Superman has an 83% critics' acceptance on Rotten Tomatoes, and 90% from the audience. Lanterns has a 91% from the critics and a 67% from the people; Supergirl is the lowest, with a 52% from the critics, but a good 72% from fans. And so far, Clayface has been doing great, with a 75% from critics and a 94% from audiences. 

If the general reception is good and reviews are positive, why are people so critical? Well, that has an easy answer: people like complaining. And that goes to show that whatever mean comments go online are not necessarily a reflection of what happens in reality. Numbers rarely lie, and if DC is keeping James Gunn in their projects, he must be doing something right. 

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    DC fans when a DC adaptation is bad: DC fans when a DC adaptation is mid: DC fans when a DC adaptation is good:
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    My honest reaction after watching Clayface ABSOLUTE CINEMA
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    4+ How it feels watching any DC show/movie
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    SUPERMAN THE BATMAN You trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is, like, beautiful. You assume the worst in people.
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    Difference between Zack Snyder's DC and James Gunn's DC is actually crazy Zack Snyder's DC JUSTICE LEAGUE N OF STEEL James Gunn's DC PEACEMAKER SUPERMAN ATM SUPERMAN THE SAUCELDER SQUAD
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  • Personally, so far I'm liking what Gunn is doing with DC and their characters. Even though I enjoyed Snyder's Justice League and his darker version of Superman, it doesn't mean that all his work was perfect either. It's sad that all the projects he had planned never got to see the light of day; he had an interesting vision for the future of the Justice League. I don't know if it's something I would have liked, but at least it was new. Yet, with all his new ideas and all of that, I don't know about you, but I never got to finish watching Batman vs. Superman. I fell asleep all four times I tried to watch it. I'm sorry, but that's my truth, and so far, I haven't fallen asleep with Gunn's universe, so points for him. 

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    OC LANTERNS PENGUIN PEACEMAKER MARVEL SECRET INVASION HULK IRONHEART
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    the concept of never seeing them on screen together... absolutely sick and twisted
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    The ring saw this haircut and didn't even ask if he's afraid. 1/2
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    DCU in a nutshell LOOK UP SUPERMAN ONLY IN THEATERS JULY 11 STUDIOS SUPERGIRL 06.26.26 CLAYFACE WELL IN THE OCTOBER 23
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    How superheroes look in their own projects vs a five second cameo in some bulls advertisement TV show or LEMANTIS
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    Marvel and DC Studios: We need a good movie with weird characters, animals, and needle drops! James Gunn:
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    THAT'S HOW YOU DO A SUPER VILLAIN ORIGIN STORY MYLES REACTS DC⭑ STUDIOS SONY
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    IDK WHY DC INSISTS ON KEEPING THE BATMAN SEPARATE WHILE ALSO MAKING SUITS THAT GO SO WELL TOGETHER
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  • It's baffling to me to think that at some point, we're going to have two different Batmen at the same time. I mean, if James Gunn is going to continue with this, Bruce Wayne is going to have to show up eventually, especially now that they have already introduced Clayface. Will his Batman have a similar tone to Clayface? Will it be more like Superman? Somehow, I don't think that will be the case… But it probably won't be like Matt Reeves' Batman either. I mean, what would be the point of having two different versions of the same character, at the same time, and for them to be identical? The DCU still has a long way to go, and some questions will only be answered in due time. So for now, we can just keep enjoying and discovering this new DCU, and if you still prefer Zack Snyder, by all means, you're free to watch whatever makes you happy! 

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    DC films in 2026: Supergirl Clayface (2026) (2026)
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    Why all James Gunn's movie monsters look cute instead of terrifying? squad Peacemaker Superman
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