It’s pretty clear from Superman and from their scene in Peacemaker that James Gunn’s Justice Gang team is very inspired by DC Comics’s ‘80s/’90s series Justice League International . That comic by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire introduced a version of the League without many of its most famous heroes, led by billionaire Maxwell Lord. Prominent members included Green Lantern Guy Gardner, and Metamorpho. Sound familiar? Although the DCU team goes by the name Justice Gang, the clear inspiration was Justice League International. Could Gunn be setting up the DCU for a series or film based on the JLI, but simply going by the name Justice Gang instead?

We have a strong feeling that the title Justice League is being reserved for an eventual film with DC’s heaviest hit

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