WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 2, "Best Friend, For Never."
James Gunn's Peacemaker is definitely not a child-friendly show, but one fan has reimagined the titular comic book character as the hero of a children's book.
The image, posted on Twitter by freelance illustrator Matt Kaufenberg, features Peacemaker in a cartoony art style with a grinning face and very large gun. Next to him are the words "P is for Peacemaker." According to the caption, Kaufenberg has been enjoying the new superhero show a great deal, and he "had to do bit of fan art (in my DC alphabet style of course)." The illustrator has also created official pieces of artwork, including stickers and book covers, for many popular companies like Marvel, Disney and Hasbro.
Created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette, Christopher Smith/Peacemaker made his comic debut in Fightin' 5 #40 (1966) and his cinematic debut in Gunn's The Suicide Squad. Played by professional wrestler, former rapper and actor John Cena, the character killed Joel Kinnaman's Rick Flag in the movie, angering some superhero fans. Gunn defended the decision saying Peacemaker "had a reason for doing it" and that killing Flag aligned with his own principles.
While the murder may be true to the character, Gunn isn't finished exploring the consequences of Flag's death and Peacemaker is still interrogating his own feelings on the matter. In the second episode of the HBO Max series, "Best Friend, For Never," he has an emotional breakdown, leveraging several insults at himself and saying, "You killed Rick Flag. Flag was right, 'Peacemaker. What a joke.'" The last lines reference Flag's final words.
While Peacemaker does have its serious moments, it's also filled with many hilarious ones, including a deadpan dancing sequence to the tune of Wig Wam's "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" in the intro. In a recent interview, Cena declared which co-stars he thought had the best (or maybe worst) moves.
Recent developments for Peacemaker and the greater DC Extended Universe don't end with funny fan art. A new clip confirms the canon status of a surprising member of Batman's rogues gallery. It shows Task Force X support member John Economos (Steve Agee) telling Peacemaker, "I'd rather be with Harley Quinn than you. I'd rather be with the Weasel than you... I'd rather be with fuckin' Bat-Mite than you." Bat-Mite is a two-foot-tall trickster imp from the Fifth Dimension and, as Economos puts it, "stans Batman." The character first appeared in Detective Comics #267 (1959) and is often compared to the Superman-villain Mister Mxyzptlk.
Peacemaker is available to view on HBO Max.
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