James Gunn’s DCU is about to kick off in earnest with the arrival of Creature Commandos, the animated return to a Suicide Squad-ish production. Scores are great.

The first reviews for Creature Commandos indicate that James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU is off to a strong start. Creature Commandos is a new animated series created by Gunn that serves as the first official DCU project.

Even back in the first Guardians movie, you could tell that Gunn understood characters, and had a gift for casting. By injecting heart, pathos, and humor into his material, he helped audiences to relate to a volatile, damaged raccoon, an orphaned derelict Earthling, and a tree who only speaks the same three words: “I am Groot.”