Milo Neuman Interview - DC Showcase: Blue Beetle & The Losers

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DC is going back in time for its latest collection of DC Showcase shorts with Blue Beetle and The Losers, adapting the Charlton Comics incarnation of the former and the World War II team.

The former short sees Ted Kord fighting with The Question against Dr. Spectro while The Losers sees the eponymous military outcasts as they are marooned on an uncharted island overrun with dinosaurs.

Related: Why There Was Never A Sequel To The Losers

In time for the release of the collection of shorts, Screen Rant spoke exclusively with director Milo Neuman to discuss the Blue Beetle and The Losers shorts, making his directorial debut, what he learned from the experience and more.

Screen Rant: I loved both shorts. I really had no idea what to expect other than the team and characters, and I was interested to see what they were going to be a part of. How did you figure out what angle you wanted to approach each comic from?

Milo Neuman: Fortunately for me, those decisions were made before I was brought on to the project. [Laughs] I [was] briefed stylistically before things started up. We wanted to do The Losers kind of like a classic pulp adventure story, which is appropriate, because that's what it is. With the Blue Beetle, right off the bat, the decision was we wanted to make it look like a classic superhero cartoon with all of the animation mistakes and little quirks and weird cutting and stuff that we don't do anymore.

I was excited when I heard about the project, because they just sounded interesting stylistically.

You've been with Warner Brothers and DC for quite a while now, but this is your first time directing any kind of project for them. What was that like for you getting the opportunity to be at the helm for the shorts?

Milo