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DC’s ‘Creature Commandos,’ Previewed in Annecy, Echoes James Gunn’s Unmistakable Voice


James Gunn's latest monster squad will be canon across the DCU.

The memo outlined the series’ thematic ambitions – describing the project as “dark, humorous but never goofy and unsentimental, [an] adult-themed show with political storylines” — while laying out a musical mood-board inspired by Gogol Bordello and The Dresden Dolls. Our Robot, you see, was programmed to kill Nazis, giving the character little use for off-time or small-talk while calling to mind similar socially-awkward figures Gunn has put to great use in prior work. Though creators Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke originally gifted their character The Bride with four arms, the figure now voiced by Indira Varma will have to navigate the DCU with a more manageable two.

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