DC Universe

DC Universe has added yet another series to the growing slate of programs headed to the forthcoming digital subscription video on-demand platform: a live-action “Stargirl” from former DC Entertainment boss Geoff Johns.

Johns will write and exec produce the 13-episode scripted original series under his Mad Ghost Productions banner, which he announced during his spotlight panel Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will also executive produce.

The original series is the sixth for the Warner Brso/DC Comics new SVOD, and focuses on the title character that kicked off Johns’ comic book career in 1999. That print series was inspired by his late sister, who was killed in a 1996 plane explosion.

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Here is the official logline for the “Stargirl” series: High school sophomore Courtney Whitmore who inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new DC Universe series reimagines Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in a fun, exciting and unpredictable series premiering in 2019, produced by Warner Bros. Television, Mad Ghost Productions and Berlanti Productions.

“Stargirl” joins DC Universe’ previously announced live-action series “Titans,” “Doom Patrol” and “Swamp Thing.”

On the first night of the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. finally revealed it’s planning to unleash the subscription service — which will include access to a number of DC Comics movies and TV shows as well as a significant rotating selection of digital comic books — for $74.99 a year beginning this fall.

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Warner Bros will also allow users to subscribe monthly for $7.99 once the service is fully launched, but those who want to pre-order DC Universe ahead of time — which fans can do now at the DC Universe website — will have to pay the yearly cost.

Those pre-orders come with the added bonus of three free months thrown in on top.

From 'Buffy' to 'Battlestar Galactica,' 17 TV Shows That Live on in Comics (Photos)

San Diego Comic-Con is upon us once more, and that means a chance to nerd out about movies, comic books and TV shows. So TheWrap thought we'd take this opportunity to combine two of those mediums and look at several series that became comics. Click through our gallery to get a glimpse at programs that lived on after their small screen finales, thanks to a little help from some talented artists.

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Dark Horse Comics
1. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- We can tell you right now Joss Whedon's name will show up on this list more than any other showrunner's, as the guy loves to keep canon going for all of his series in comic book form with Dark Horse Comics. And of course that includes his pride and joy, "Buffy."

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Dark Horse Comics
2. "The X-Files" -- Yes, we know that "The X-Files" actually did get revived recently (and then died again), however, the Fox series first picked back up in issues brought to fans by IDW Publishing.

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IDW Publishing
3. "Charmed" -- OK, and here is another one that is about to come back, only The CW is rebooting the franchise with a different cast; whereas these Zenescope Entertainment comics fill in what's been happening with the OG sisters, played by Hollie Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Rose McGowan, since the 2006 series finale.

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Zenescope Entertainment
4. "Firefly" -- Another Whedonverse series that got a canonical continuation in comics, only this one was way more short-lived than "Buffy." The one-season wonder led by Nathan Fillion carries on in the "Serenity" comics, named after the spaceship the crew travels on.

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Dark Horse Comics
5. "Dollhouse" -- Same as "Firefly," but with Eliza Dushku.

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Dark Horse Comics
6. "Jericho" -- This CBS sci-fi series got just two seasons on air, but two more in print.

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IDW Publishing
7. "Star Trek: The Original Series" -- The Star Trek franchise has been adapted for almost every medium, and comics is no exception, with this IDW series continuing the story of the USS Enterprise.

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IDW Publishing
8. "Xena: Warrior Princess" -- Xena kept kicking ass in 55 issues of a Dynamite comic series that ran from 1997-2009.

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Dynamite Entertainment
9. "Smallville" -- This series published by DC Comics maintains the continuity of the WB's "Smallville" and follows Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) story after the on-screen Season 10 finale.

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DC Comics
10. "Angel" -- The spinoff to "Buffy" (and a show some fans say may be Joss' real masterpiece) got its own series of stories a few years after cancellation. Those comics constantly crossover with the Scooby Gang's storylines in the "Buffy" series, so plenty of fun for fans of the Buffyverse as a whole. But the core story now focuses on Angel and Faith's relationship -- in a series called "Angel & Faith."

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Dark Horse
11. "Farscape" -- This Sci Fi (now Syfy) network show wasn't appreciated in its own time, but got a series of comics following its cancellation after Season 4, thanks to a strong cult following.

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BOOM! Studios
12. "Battlestar Galactica" --
The acclaimed reimagining went out with a truly baffling bang in 2009, but the 2018 Dynamite Entertainment series "BSG vs BSG" tops it. The comic sees the crew of the 2003-2009 SYFY series encounters the crew of the 1978 series.

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Dynamite Comics
13. "Grimm" -- NBC's dark fairytale-centric drama got six seasons and a comic book.

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Dynamite Comics
14. "Doctor Who" -- Are the "Doctor Who" comics canon? Well, because some of them were published by Titan before the show's revival, some fans say yes. And others will given an emphatic no.

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Titan Comics
15. "Babylon 5" -- Almost every "Babylon 5" comic that's been written since the TV series ended is considered part of the franchise, having been based on outlines written directly by creator Joseph Michael Straczynski.

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DC Comics
16. "Married... With Children" -- Yeah, this one may seem like a weird show to adapt into comic book form until you find out that...

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NOW Comics
17. "Alf" -- ... this one was too.

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Marvel Comics
OK, now who is gonna pick up "Timeless"? Dark Horse? IDW? Any takers?

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NBC

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As Comic-Con kicks off, nerd out with TheWrap over series that jumped from the small screen to the illustrated page

San Diego Comic-Con is upon us once more, and that means a chance to nerd out about movies, comic books and TV shows. So TheWrap thought we'd take this opportunity to combine two of those mediums and look at several series that became comics. Click through our gallery to get a glimpse at programs that lived on after their small screen finales, thanks to a little help from some talented artists.

Also Read: Comic-Con 2018 Schedule: Preview Night Features ‘Manifest’ World Premiere, ‘The 100’ Screening

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