Chapter 151: DC Entertainment (Part I)

Wang Jie handed over the equity swap agreement with Lei Shidong to Yulia Vladimirovna Tymoshenko, and he began to adjust and reform DC Comics.

Since the stock market crash in 87 years, Wang Jie took advantage of the Great Depression of all industries at that time, bought a lot of stocks of well-known industries in the future, and naturally did not let go of the film and television entertainment, and now in addition to Disney, Luen Mei and Fox, the three film companies under Wang Jie, Wang Jie's most valuable thing in his hands is the shares of Warner Pictures, which are close to the fourth floor, and these shares are like a sword of Damoris hanging over the board of directors of Warner, which makes the Time Warner Group headed by the Warner family restless.

Since the end of last year, the board of directors of Time Warner has frequently contacted Wang Jie, hoping that he can transfer the shares of Warner Pictures in his hands, and after nearly a year of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement on October 20, Wang Jie used 36% of the shares of Warner Bros. in exchange for 70% of the film database of MGM Pictures and DC Comics that Warner had bought before, as well as all related copyrights of all comic book characters including Superman and Batman.

On the surface, Wang Jie suffered a big loss, in fact, if another ten years pass, you will find that DC's development will be more brilliant, the reason why Time Warner made such a choice, on the one hand, CG technology is not mature at this time, and everyone will not accurately predict the importance of comic copyright in the future like Wang Jie, on the other hand, Warner Pictures has repeatedly suffered losses in live-action movies adapted from DC Comics, especially in the filming of Superman's movies, which did not make too much profit, so it does not pay attention to DC Comics.

The original time and space was because of the mediocrity of Warner's top management, which caused DC Comics to be unable to compete with Marvel in the adaptation of live-action movies.

DC Comics is an American comic book giant on par with Marvel Comics, which was founded in 1934. In June 1938, the company created the world's first superhero, Superman, in the inaugural issue of Action Comics, which rewrote the history of American comics. In May 1939, the company created the world's first superhero without superpowers, Batman, in the 27th issue of "Detective Comics". Since then, Superman and Batman, as DC's signature characters, have their own serialized comics, and have also started a long-term partnership, known as "the world's best partner". In 1967, the company was officially named DC Comics, and it is still used today. DC has superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Firestorm, Atom, Black Bolt, Blue Beetle, Doctor Fate, Constantine, Zatana, and superhero teams such as Justice League, Green Lantern Corps, Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, and Superhero Corps.

In 1935, Major Malcolm Willer-Nicholson founded the National United Publishing Company, the predecessor of DC Comics. Willer-Nicholson founded two comic publications in quick succession: New Fun Comics and New Comics, the latter of which was later renamed Adventure Comics and was published until 1983. He proposed a "new, all original" approach, and many new authors were introduced. Among the authors he recruited were two young men in their 20s, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, who soon created Superman. Willer-Nicholson was an adventurer, writer, but not very good at business management. In 1938, he went bankrupt and lost control of his company. However, when the company was taken over by more experienced publishers such as Lepo Witz, it quickly grew and soon became a leader in the industry. The company launched its third publication, which would later be the origin of DC's name, Detective Comics (abbreviated as DC). The monthly comic book with a single theme was a success. Soon the company launched another new monthly comic magazine, Action Comics, and its first issue brought Superman to the world. In 1967, the company was officially named DC Comics, and it is still used today. DC's comic books are distributed to the bookstore market through Random House, where they are sold through the direct marketplace provided by Diamond Comics Distribution. In 1969, DC Comics was acquired by Warner Bros., and DC became a member of the Warner empire, with an unshakable backing, but also lost some of its creative freedom.

If you want to say that the most famous of DC's brands are Superman and Batman. In June 1938, in the inaugural issue of Action Comics, a man wearing a blue leotard and a red cape appeared. He had a shield-shaped S mark on his chest and held a car high above his head. This is Superman, the world's first and greatest superhero. In August 2014, the original issue of Action Comics sold for a staggering $3.2 million on the auction site eBay, but Superman's story was never published. The man they created is now an important cultural symbol of the United States and one of the most recognizable figures in the world. In 1938, D.C.'s editors noticed the value of Superman. The "Action Comics" comic magazine was released, and it was also announced that the idea that had been repeatedly rejected became the world's first superhero. The golden age of American comics began.

Superman is from Krypton, his real name is Kal-El, and his parents put the infant Kal into a spaceship and launch it to Earth when the planet is about to be destroyed. The ship landed on a farm in Kansas, where a childless couple discovered and adopted him, naming him Clark Kent. Although Superman is an alien, he learned love, kindness, and humanity from his adoptive parents. He chose the land where he was raised, as a human life. He has a realistic job as a reporter for the Daily Planet, and he also makes good use of his "talent...... The origin of Superman is not outdated in the forties of the last century, nor in today's view, and it has always been an excellent science fiction theme.

Soon, Superman was popular all over the country. He had his own publication, Superman, which sold millions of copies per issue, making him the first hero in history to have his own publication. He has been adapted into radio dramas, movies, animations, toys, and various merchandise with the S mark. He was finally accepted by the newspaper, which was read by 20 million readers—most of them adults.