Warner Bros. is making some really huge announcements regarding their DC Comics film release dates. We are now learning that the Suicide Squad will be the first film post Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice coming in 2016. In 2017, we will see a solo Wonder Woman film and Justice League. Ezra Miller has been cast as The Flash, which hits theaters in 2018. Aquaman starring Jason Momoa also hits theaters in 2018. Finally, Shazam starring Dwayne Johnson as well as Justice League 2 will be released in 2019.

Titles without release dates include Cyborg, starring Ray Fisher, and a new Green Lantern movie, plus solo Superman and Batman films. (Updated below with dates.) Hit the jump to learn more.

So far movie adaptations featuring huge ensembles have focused on the heroes, but Warner Bros. might be the first one out of the gate to feature a team of anti-heroes. The studio is currently eyeing David Ayer to direct an adaptation of Suicide Squad, a team of incarcerated DC villains who are given a chance at redeeming themselves or for shorter sentences in exchange for suicidal missions, hence the name.

According to Variety, Ayer is WB’s top choice to direct the film, and the filmmaker has also expressed interest in helming the adaptation. According to the trade, “the studio feels Ayer is a good fit for the dark and edgy film.” Hit the jump for more.

As most of you may know by now, DC Comics is relaunching their entire line of comics this Fall alongside a day and date digital comics initiative. What you might not know, however, is that it all started two weeks ago with the releases of the last issue of DC’s summer event Flashpoint, and the beginning of the new universe with Justice League #1.

This Wednesday is the second big week of releases. I’m picking up a lot of these books, and there are still a lot of books to look forward to in these upcoming weeks, as well as plenty that you and I will probably want to stay away from for varying reasons. So, in the order of kindness and assignments from my editor, I will be breaking down each title with their creators, what they’re about, and what you can expect from each of the new books. And, guess what? I’m not in love with a lot of the decisions that they’ve made, so this should be fun!

Every Tuesday through the end of September, I will be writing another installment so you know when you can get yourself to the store, or to your mobile app, and purchase your new #1s from DC Comics! Also, it’s worth noting, dear reader, that since you’re coming to the game a little late, you can’t be guaranteed an issue at the comic book store, so call ahead to see if they have it. Or if you go the store and they don’t have any copies left of these DC books, you could always buy an indie comic like 27 The Second Set, Baltimore: The Curse Bells, Pigs, and Moon Girl, which all come out this week, coincidentally. There’s more to comics than just superheroes from DC and Marvel, you know?

But that’s probably why you’re here, and now that I’ve gotten the indie comics alternative plug out of the way, let’s talk about the universe that I’d rather live in, the DC Universe!

Warner Brothers has set up the DC Comics property Suicide Squad for a feature length movie treatment with Dan Lin set to produce. Lin has been a producer on such films as The Departed, Terminator Salvation, and Sherlock Holmes.

Suicide Squad flips the typical comic book/super hero format inside out, using a group of super villains as the core of the story. Basically, it follows this team of prisoner super villains, who are sent out on only the most dangerous of missions. They’re contained by bracelets that are rigged to detonate and destroy whomever decides to get too far away from the designated leader of the pack.

The hopes are that using this mixture of known and unknown super villains to lead the movie, instead of just support it, will be successful. If so, Suicide Squad will look to build a franchise from the property.