The DC Comics animated strategy needs to be implemented within the feature films galaxy, so as to restore the brand as the proper competitor to Marvel’s box office stranglehold.
Ultimately, the error of DC Comics’ failed cinematic universe can be summed up in one, damning claim: they tried to be Marvel Studios, and failed.
Marvel Studios doesn’t have a strong animated canon like DC Comics does, and in a similar vein, DC has always excelled at providing a variety of incarnations for the heroes underneath their umbrella.
So while the stories aren’t always connected, there’s enough difference for fans of all stripes to wet their beaks.