A complaint I have about Injustice is that all the DLC costumes and unlockable stuff seems to go to a handful of A-listers, with one or two deviations. Every character has their Regime or Insurgency alts, but then there are a handful of characters that have bonus costumes, with most of them getting left behind. As such, here are my suggestions for everybody to get another costume, even the guys who already have a ton, because hey, I’m just having fun here. Also, because I was discussing it with a friend, how about an alternate Lantern Corps outfit for every character?

Aquaman: His traditional look. Label it as classic or New 52 or whatever, but the armor he wears in the game is a bit grand for my tastes. His Flashpoint costume’s pretty close to what he usually looks like, but I’d like the normal look for him.

-Lantern Corps: Red. This is because he’s both an aggressive guy, and his wife, Mera, was a Red Lantern during Blackest Night.

Ares: His New 52 look would be amazing.

-Lantern Corps: Red. He’s the god of war. Why wouldn’t he be all about rage?

Bane: I’d like to see a costume inspired by his appearance in The Dark Knight Rises.

-Lantern Corps: Sinestro Corps. Bane utilizes fear very effectively.

Batman: Adam West.

-Lantern Corps: None. Disqualified. He’s already got his Black Lantern outfit. But if I had to pick one, I’d forgo the traditionally thought-of Sinestro Corps and go Green instead, like in Darkest Night.

Black Adam: Shazam has his New 52 look in the game, why not Black Adam?

-Lantern Corps: Sinestro Corps. Black Adam rules through fear.

Catwoman: Batman: The Animated Series look.

-Lantern Corps: Orange. You think a master thief isn’t greedy?

Cyborg: New 52 look.

-Lantern Corps: Green. It takes will to go through such a major adjustment like Cyborg has.

Deathstroke: Classic outfit.

-Lantern Corps: Indigo. The Indigo Tribe would totally recruit the compassionless assassin for indoctrination.

Doomsday: Superdoom from Grant Morrison’s Action Comics is kinda neat.

-Lantern Corps: Red. Dude’s all about anger and violence.

The Flash: Reverse Flash.

-Lantern Corps: Blue, because he was a Blue Lantern in Blackest Night.

Green Arrow: Classic look. Feathered cap, please.

-Lantern Corps: Indigo. I think it’s because the bow and arrow thing goes well with the tribal motif.

Green Lantern: I’d like to play as Hal in his bomber jacket, but still using the ring.

-Lantern Corps: White.

Harley Quinn: ORIGINAL OUTFIT. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ORIGINAL OUTFIT.

-Lantern Corps: Star Sapphire. Love is what turned her to crime in the first place.

Hawkgirl: New 52 Earth 2 Hawkgirl. I love her design.

-Lantern Corps: Red. Hawkgirl is a warrior from a warrior race.

The Joker: Death of the Family. That would be wonderfully horrifying to see in 3D.

-Lantern Corps: Sinestro Corps. Joker is SCARY.

Killer Frost: DCAU design. I mean, they already have Jennifer Hale voicing her.

-Lantern Corps: Indigo Tribe. Like Deathstroke, she has no compassion.

Lex Luthor: Let’s go with the classic Super Friends armor.

-Lantern Corps: Orange. He was one in Blackest Night.

Nightwing: Dick Grayson’s Batman outfit. That’d be fun.

-Lantern Corps: Blue. Dick Grayson tends to inspire those around him.

Raven: This look, with actual human skin color.

-Lantern Corps: Green. Resisting her father’s power takes a lot of will.

Shazam: I’d actually like to see the Flashpoint Captain Thunder version of the character.

-Lantern Corps: Blue. Billy Batson is practically the living embodiment of hope.

Sinestro: His Green Lantern outfit.

-Lantern Corps: White.

Solomon Grundy: Earth 2 avatar of the Grey Grundy.

-Lantern Corps: Black. He actually was one for a while.

Superman: Superman Beyond.

-Lantern Corps: Blue. Big Blue’s all about hope.

Wonder Woman: Earth 3’s Superwoman.

-Lantenrn Corps: Star Sapphire. She was one in Blackest Night.

So yeah, those are just some of my thoughts.

Trinity War’s on the way, and we’ve got this bitchin’ three-part cover art showing us the covers for Justice League, JLA, and Justice League Dark. So just for fun, let’s look at all the battles going on here and analyze possible outcomes.

Click here to see it in full resolution.

Dr. Light vs. Madame Xanadu: Interesting match-up, and given the nature of Xanadu’s spellcasting, probably the most fair fight on this whole cover. That said, I’d have to go with Xanadu, simply due to bias.

Element Woman vs. Catwoman: Not fair by any stretch of the imagination. Catwoman is crafty, but unlike Batman, who has a ton of gadgets that could combat chemical reactions, she has no fighting chance. Element Woman is WAY out of her weight class.

Cyborg vs. Katana: While I think Cyborg is the clear victor here (pun not intended), Katana does have speed and a magical sword on her side, so if she gets in close, it’s one hell of a fight.

Superman vs. Green Arrow and Green Lantern: Obviously Ollie has a snowball’s chance in Hell here. Simon Baz does have a much better chance, but at the end of the day, Superman is still Superman, and has both the power to beat Ollie and the experience to beat Baz.

Batman: I have no idea what he’s trying to do. Probably stop Pandora. I’m guessing it won’t work.

Wonder Woman vs. John Constantine: Constantine. Now normally I wouldn’t say this, but Constantine’s magic can totally beat Wonder Woman here. Not because he’s better than her, but because this is Wonder Woman as written by Geoff Johns, who’s just angry and punchy all the time instead of the elite warrior writers who actually understand Diana portray her as. I like Johns, but I hate how he writes Wonder Woman.

Vibe and Stargirl vs. Firestorm: This is a good matchup. I don’t think Vibe could take Firestorm on his own, because any shit he tries to do with earth, Firestorm could just transmute into cotton candy or fly away from. But both Stargirl and Vibe are pretty powerful, at least as powerful as Firestorm individually in terms of pure strength, if not just slightly below, so I think he’s going to lose this one.

Aquaman vs. Martian Manhunter vs. Deadman: I love this idea. While he’s good, Aquaman obviously doesn’t have what it takes to bring down Martian Manhunter. But I can see Deadman possessing J’onn, taking down Arthur, and then using J’onn as a weapon against the League and the JLA. That said, I’m still hoping that Deadman possessing Black Adam still happens.

The Atom: Like Batman, I have no idea what she’s trying to do with Pandora. But she’ll probably fail too.

Zatanna vs. Steve Trevor: Steve is fucked.

Constantine vs. Steve Trevor: Steve is fucked.

Frankenstein vs. Flash vs. Hawkman and Steve Trevor: I love that Frankenstein just picked the part of the battle with the most violence going on at once and jumped into it. At least that’s how I’m choosing to interpret this, because it seems like something he would do. And really, I gotta go with Frankenstein here. He’s kind of the baddest badass in the New 52. Hawkman and Flash are both worthy foes, but unlike Frankenstein, they both tire out, and in a three way fight between them all, Frankenstein’s strength, stamina, and indestructibility just seem to give him the winning edge. Also, Steve Trevor is a non-element in this, and he is fucked. Seriously. The only person he could reasonable go toe-to-toe with is Catwoman, and even that is a fight he’d lose. I’m sorry Steve, you’re good, but of all the badass normals in the DCU, you’re probably the weakest.

The Phantom Stranger vs. The Question: Not technically going on, but the two pretty much seem to be enemies, as shown in the most recent issue of the Stranger’s comic. Question won their last fight, but he had the element of surprise at the time and the Spear of Destiny on his side. I’d say that in a straight-up fight between the two, the Stranger’s magical mojo dominates, but we haven’t really seen what this new magical Question can do, so it’s still up in the air.

I really can’t wait for July now. This is gonna be awesome.

Excuse me, what about Deadman?

“Hey guy, yeah, um, you know that whole ‘go to your rest’ thing? Funny thing about that…”

therealdoneast:

Made this after watching today’s Green Lantern TAS.

Hal: So wait, if you’re here, then who’s the new Green Lantern of Earth?

Guy: I dunno, some other Earth guy, what’s his name… John Stewart.

Hal: The fake news guy?

It’s funny. If you know the kind of hard work Jon Stewart puts into making that show, you’d know he’s definitely eligible to be a Green Lantern, at least as far as willpower goes.

I GOT NEW TOYS.

I joined the White Lantern Corps. I’m so happy right now.

tessatechaitea:

Saint Walker looks like a rag doll’s penis.

But what does his penis look like? I wonder this with great frequency.

Two Injustice posts in a row? Damn!

I think anybody with half a brain knew Joker and GL were gonna be in the game, but it doesn’t mean I’m not happy to see confirmation. I’m also happy that they decided to use Hal.

The way I see it, deciding what characters go into the game largely relies on mainstream appeal, with maybe one or two dudes on the roster who will be there for the fans. The Trinity of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are obvious. Practically obligatory. Cyborg is a character DC’s been making a major push for. Harley, Joker, and Catwoman are all popular villains. Green Arrow’s got a shiny new TV show. Nightwing is fairly popular, and is currently on Young Justice, and he’s the most well-known Robin, so there’s that. Flash is a key member of the League, and his inclusion was about as obligatory as the Trinity’s.

And the thing is, Green Lantern’s inclusion is obligatory too. The question is, which one were they going to use? Obviously not Alan Scott or Kyle Rayner, because those characters have no mainstream appeal, even with the whole “ALAN SCOTT IS GAY” media spectacle a while back. John Stewart is popular thanks to the DCAU. Hal and Guy are on TV right now. And then there’s Baz, who DC might’ve put in the game just to advertise the character.

And that’s what I was worried about. I’m not exactly ecstatic that they used Hal instead of Guy (it would’ve been a nice change of pace to not use Hal for once), but hey, it works.

Not wild about how Joker looks, though. He seems kinda rubbery. Hopefully seeing him from a position besides the Kubrick Stare will fix that, though.

CALLED IT!

Remember how I said that I thought Baz would wind up being an ex-con? Turns out, the only part where I was wrong was the “ex”!

Yeah, I mean, a bunch of the other speculation was wrong, but that part was right at least. Counting it as a win.