DC Comics cover a wide range of stories and tones, and that is both their blessing and curse.

It was different from Marvel in that way.

I’m used to dealing with oddballs and irregular types and weirdos, Gunn says.

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‘Creature Commandos’.HBO

That’s whatGuardiansis, andCreature Commandosis kind of likeGuardianswithout the sentimentality.

Creature Commandoswill feature both Frankenstein and the Bride, but dont expect to see them lumbering around or grunting.

Thats what drives him.

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Frankenstein (David Harbour) and Rick Flag, Sr. (Frank Grillo) in ‘Creature Commandos.'.HBO

ButCreature Commandosis also full of less-familiar faces, like G.I.

What could possibly be complicated about a fighting robot?

Well, were going to find out.

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Doctor Phosphorous, G.I. Robot, the Bride, Nina Mazursky, and Rick Flag, Sr. in ‘Creature Commandos.'.Max

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There’s an innocence to G.I.

His choices for G.I.

Robot give the character this sweet, mechanic innocence.

Hes got this very sad history from World War II.

Gunn is a busy man.

He sees this series as the perfect appetizer for whats to come from DC.

Supermanis the true start of everything, it’s a humongous epic.

So I think it’s just an extraordinarily fun way to start.

Creature Commandospremieres December 5 on Max.