Back in 2020, as everybody was optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic would final a handful of months, Warner Bros. determined to host a streaming occasion known as DC Fandome. For all intents and functions, it was the DC equal to a Nintendo Direct, with first seems to be at then-upcoming movies like The Suicide Squad and The Batman. It returned once more in full pressure throughout 2021, significantly extra assured in itself and with even greater trailers and first seems to be.

Sadly, it seems to be just like the occasion was a twofer, as a result of DC instructed Popverse’s Graeme McMillan that the occasion wouldn’t be coming this yr. “With the return of in person events, Warner Bros. Discovery is excited to be able to engage with our fans live at numerous comic-cons around the world and will not be scheduling DC FanDome for 2022,” wrote WB.

On some stage, it isn’t too shocking: we noticed DC at San Diego Comic-Con just some months in the past, and between that and Marvel’s return to Hall H, you might inform which means the wind was blowing. Not to say that having a DC Fandome this yr could be somewhat awkward on a number of accounts. Between the cancellation of a number of DC exhibits, every thing occurring with The Flash, and the common messy state of Warner Bros. as an entire, a celebration of all issues DC could be Kinda Weird.

Even so, I’ll admit to lacking DC Fandome. Short-lived because it was, it felt just like the type of annual occasion that DC and Marvel may use, an entire day or weekend the place they attempt to promote you on what they’ve acquired cooking with none interruptions. It’s very straightforward for issues to get misplaced within the shuffle throughout a comic book conference, however when every thing is coming from a single home, it’s extra manageable. Plus, nobody can get con crud by watching a livestream at dwelling, simply again ache.

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