#WalletsClosed Was a COLLOSAL FAILURE — Literally and Figuratively
Let’s not sugarcoat this: #WalletsClosed was a colossal, flaming disaster for the Snyder Bros.
This masterclass in delusion was mostly pushed by YouTube screamers like Lethal Geeks and Harsh Critic, who truly believed they could launch a grassroots boycott to tank James Gunn’s Superman by shouting into the void and slapping hashtags on a garbage truck. No, seriously… a literal garbage truck. You can’t write better satire than that.
DESPITE IT’S FAILURE, THEY CONTINUE TO PUSH THEIR NARRATIVE.
The goal? Get people to “keep their wallets closed” on July 11 and beyond. Don't watch Superman. Don’t support the new DCU. Make the studio “feel the pain” until the fans get what they want.
And here's the million dollar question: what the hell do they even want anymore?
Back in 2020, it was simple: Release the Snyder Cut. Clear. Focused. Attainable. And guess what? They got it. It happened. Game over.
But instead of bowing out with a W, they got greedy. Suddenly it wasn’t just about finishing a director’s cut it morphed into a wish list from the Twilight Zone:
Two more Justice League sequels
A Ben Affleck Batman solo movie
The Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad
A Cyborg movie
A Deathstroke spin-off
A Man of Steel 2
And maybe Zack Snyder himself wrapped in a cape, hand feeding them Blu-rays
It’s fan entitlement on steroids, and there’s no cohesive message anymore. Everyone’s asking for something different, there’s no leadership, and whatever momentum existed in 2020 has long since flatlined. But the cult? Still clinging to the fantasy.
So they launched this big “wallets closed” movement, right? Let’s look at the receipts:
A garbage truck driving around New York with a hashtag on it. Literally no one noticed.
A “boycott Superman” trending day. No one showed up.
A massive fan revolt. Didn’t happen.
Meanwhile, Superman is flying high. The movie is dominating the domestic box office, outpacing nearly everything this year… and yes, even outperforming 2013’s Man of Steel.
The irony? These so called fans don’t even seem to know DC Comics beyond the handful of slow-mo shots Snyder gave them. Most couldn’t tell you the difference between Earth-2 and Earth-Prime if you paid them.
They’re not so much fans as they’re clout chasing gatekeepers obsessed with a single vision, pretending they’re the voice of a fandom that outgrew them years ago.
But here’s the real kicker. I like Snyder’s DC work quite a bit. But I also understand what actual DC fans have known for decades. That this universe is multiversal by nature. It’s not one tone, one story, one style. It evolves.
So while these dudes fume on livestreams and rant on X, I’ll be chilling in the theater, watching a new Superman bring hope back to the big screen. Because us DC fans aren’t scared of change. We welcome it.
And judging by the ticket sales?
Looks like wallets have stayed very open.
