Superman

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) I still struggle, however, to see New Krypton as a real Superman story. Something like Last Son, where Superman fights Zod over Metropolis and gets pulled to some exotic locations in the process, is to me a Superman story, but Superman considering living on New Krypton -- away from the Dail...

By Chad Nevett Beyond that, the end of the issue is meant to be a reversal of the end of The Dark Knight Returns, except Batman doing the government's dirty work to take down Superman isn't believable the way it was the other way around. Batman operates outside of the law with more abandon than Superman, eve...

By G-Man This Superman series consisted of thirteen episodes.  Each episodes begins with the theme from the Superman movies (with slight changes by Ron Jones) along with the classic narration from the Fleischer cartoon and Adventures Of Superman TV series.

By Robert Greenberger This series came out just two years after Superman had been revamped from top to bottom by John Byrne and Marv Wolfman in the pages of Superman, Adventures of Superman, and Action Comics. Most of the changes from the comics are not reflected here, the exception being Lex Luthor as a business...

By joelopez101 Posted in DC Comics, Superman Tagged: Fernando Danino, James Robinson, Superman, Superman #693, Superman #693 review by James Robinson (writer), Fernando Dagnino & Raul Fernandez (art) The Story: Mon-El, Superman’s replacement on Earth, finds himself a prisoner of the anti-K...

By joelopez101 Posted in DC Comics, Superman Tagged: Superman, Superman: Secret Origin, Superman: Secret Origin #2, Superman: Secret Origin #2 review by Geoff Johns (writer), Gary Frank (art), Jon Sibal (art) The Story: The tale of Superboy’s first meeting with the 30th Century Legion of Super-Her...

By DS Arsenault Posted in DC Comics, Superman Tagged: Allan Goldman, Black Lantern, Blackest Night, BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #3, Blackest Night: Superman #3 review, Comic Book Reviews, Conner, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, Eber Ferreira, Eddy Barrows, James Robinson, Kal-El, Kal-L, Lois Lane, New Kryp...

By DS Arsenault The Story: Jupiter’s moon Callisto is on a collision course with New Krypton and is moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light. The Thanagarians are attacking the Kryptonians with weapons that can hurt them. Watch Kal-El try to pull this one out of the fire.

In 2009, Superboys returned from death and/or legal limbo. Once Jerry Siegel's heirs reclaimed their interest in Superman as they'd previously done with Superboy (in the continuing court case), it no longer mattered whether Superboy was derivative of Superman or not. Young costumed Su...

By pozzyfreak Posted in Avatar Press, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Top Cow, Uncategorized Tagged: aliens, Avatar Press, Avengers: The Initiative #28, Avengers: The Initiative #28 Review, Carrick Masterson, Christos N. Gage, Comic Book Reviews, Dale Keown, Dark Reign, Darkness Pitt #2 R...

By Scott Thill As great as Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is, a lengthy teaser for Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the next animated movie from DC Comics and Warner Bros., looks to be its equal. More ripped than ever, Batman and Superman fight off Lex Luthor's co-opted army of heroes and villains i...

By DS Arsenault The Story: Black Lantern Kal-L (the original Superman from Earth-2) is looking to paint Smallville black, and he brought some post-living help in the form of Psycho-Pirate and the original Lois Lane. Standing for truth, justice and a speedy end to DC’s zombie apocalypse are Kal-El (our S...

By dailypop Check out this cool and informative video about the unreleased Superman III game from 1983 to see the evolution of a bad idea. Superman III may count as the first video-game/movie tie-in that went to such lengths to obtain an audience.

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) The collected Superman: Brainiac follows a string of Action Comics successes for Geoff Johns, but this may be the best of the library. Johns and then-Superman writer Kurt Busiek effectively rebooted the Superman franchise with Up, Up, and Away and Last Son, but on the eve of the "New Krypt...

By DS Arsenault The Story: Supergirl and Robin (Tim Drake) meet for lunch and reminisce about their first adventure together. The book then flashbacks to them being left alone in Gotham by Batman and Superman and having to respond to a prison break in Arkham. The inhabitants of Arkham are never people that...

By conor@ifanboy.com The Superman example I alluded above was Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar and Dave Johnson.  I saw the cover of this book, and I instantly got it.  Communist Superman - yes, I want that.  I'm not a fan of Superman at all, I could probably count on one hand the number of Superman books I have, but the...

A good argument could be made that Warner Home Video's long-awaited release of a stand-alone DVD edition of the Max Fleischer/Famous Studios Superman cartoons is no big deal. After all, all 17 of these cinematic gems were already included in the massive Superman: The Ultimate Collector...

By J. Caleb Mozzocco Which is at least part of the fun of Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (Fantagraphics Books). Editor Greg Sadowski has collected about 20 stories from the time period, featuring a mess of characters you may have heard of, but certainly don’t know the way you know Wond...

The film, which will be the first of a trilogy, will actually see Lois depart for a period of time to Gotham, and bring Lana in to fill her role, much as Superman III did. In the ten years since Superman left Smallville, he has left behind yet another son, "Ricky," with his old flame Lana. The chil...

By josh@ifanboy.com Of course, in addition to the beautiful character moments, there are a great many other things to love in this volume. Many of the themes explored in the current New Krypton also appeared in Chapter 9 “Curse of the Replacement Supermen, ” on a much smaller, but still very effective scale. Sup...

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) If you ask a crowd to name their favorite Justice Leagues, you'll get a variety of responses: the Satellite era Justice League, for instance, or Keith Giffen's Justice League International; maybe the current Meltzer lineup, or Grant Morrison's Big Seven. One or two fans might even singl...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Lester) To put it plainly, Superman Beyond #2 is really, really clever. I mean, it's absurdly fucking clever: Not only do you have a 3-D comic book in which Superman must be joined with Ultraman, his symmetrical opposite, to travel to the higher reality of the monitors (a plot point that is analogou...

By Brian Cronin Anyhow, I sure did love seeing the first (and possibly greatest) superhero fighting a bad guy with not just his fists, but with inspiration for stories written about Superman - I enjoyed the spotlighting of the importance of Superman.

By john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) Filmjunk says: Kevin Spacey, of course, insists that he will indeed be back for the sequel (and also that it will be called Superman: The Man of Steel, apparently), but word on the street is that he will be forced to take a back seat to another opponent.

By noreply@blogger.com (Pat) Comments: One of the oddest aspects to the DC universe in the Silver Age is this sense of destiny, which has popped up in other stories. I mentioned before the Batman story where it turned out that Bruce Wayne would have become Batman even if his parents had never died. There's also a story (in S...

By noreply@blogger.com (Brian Hibbs) Right now, of course, we have a weekly mini-series that is showing the world as it would have been without Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman. There will be a "battle for Batman's cowl", Wonder Woman is going to be "replaced by manazons", and Superman is no longer unique, and is going off into s...

By Kate Superman Doomsday - The CLOIS Report Posted on July 5, 2008 by supernatural66 Review by Kate Blake- admin CCC We finally watched Superman Doomsday last night because nothing says 4th of July like the death and rebirth of Superman! View the trailer http://animatedsupesdcvideos.magnify.net/item/5JY74QFSFR6TDDHS Adam Baldwin ( Firefly, Chuck) voices Superman, James Marsters is the voice of Lex Luthor, Cree Summer ( A Different World) voices Mercy Graves and Anne Heche is the voice of Lois Lane. These are the top name stars in the production- the rest of the voice work is done by professional voice over actors. Here is a BTS look at how they choose the actors for the movie: James Marsters talks about being Lex Luthor: One thing I found inte...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Thom Kallor) Since last week's episode of Smallville featured the teamup of Clark and Supergirl, I thought it would be fitting to review the first issue of the new Superman/Supergirl mini-series. The Smallville episode was good, I hope that this story is as good. When Supergirl looks up, more cars are being thrown at her. Supergirl bats them aside and demands to know who is doing this. Maelstrom is standing in the middle of the road. She wants Superman. Supergirl attacks her. Maelstrom beats up Supergirl. A battered Supergirl pulls herself from the wreckage. She wants to help the survivors. Superman has already helped them. She collapses. Superman picks her up and flies off. He is going to do what he should have done a long time ago.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) Kurt Busiek's Superman: The Third Kryptonian finally hit the mark for me. I enjoyed the first part of Busiek's Superman: Camelot Falls, but found the second volume too esoteric and "talky" for its own good. With Third Kryptonian, however, Busiek offers the super-intelligent Superman th...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We hop over to the Daily Planet where Jimmy is sitting there waiting for Clark. Jimmy tells Lois that he has something important to talk to Clark about. Lois says that Clark is busy helping out his mother so it is best that Jimmy not talk to Clark for a while. Lois notices that Jimmy is extremely bothered. Lois then tells Jimmy that he can trust her and tell her whatever he wanted to talk to Clark about. Jimmy then recounts the events told in Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1. Jimmy says that the bottom line is that the military is amassing all sorts of Kryptonite weaponry. Lois comments that the military wants a way to defeat the Kryptonians. Jimmy adds that the military project is designed to defeat just one Kryptonian: Superman. Jimmy thinks that t...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Brainiac says that Earth has robbed Superman of his potential. That Superman is far from being a Kryptonian. That Superman is nothing more than a simple brute. Superman answers back “When I need to be.” Superman then proceeds to beat the crap out of Brainiac. Richard Donner is a fantastic movie director. And Donner’s 1978 Superman movie is one of my all-time favorite comic book movies. And, yes, for me Christopher Reeves IS Superman. Superman already has the proper motivation and outlook on life. Superman already knows right from wrong. Superman already has a strong moral compass and a keen sense for Truth, Justice and the American Way.   [read the full post]

By Travis All Star Superman 12, Checkmate 30, Rann/Thanagar Holy War 5, Tangent: Superman’s Reign 7, and Trinity 16 All Star Superman 12 Checkmate 30 Rann/Thanagar Holy War 5 Tangent: Superman’s Reign 7 Trinity 16 by Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Fabian Nicieza, Mike Norton and Jerry Ordway

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Superman then rips open the cord running for Brainiac to his bio-shell. Brainiac drops Superman and reels in pain. Superman then takes down Brainiac with one punch. Superman then hears a voice from Kandor calling out to him. Superman goes up to the bottle holding the city of Kandor. We see inside of the bottle Zor-El and his wife, Alura, standing outside on their deck looking at Superman. Zor-El is using a device to talk to Superman. They ask Superman if he has seen their daughter (Supergirl). They want to know if she made it to Earth. We see a huge flash of energy engulf Metropolis. We then see Metropolis shrunken down and inside of the bottle that Brainiac had hooked into one of his machines. Brainiac stares at the bottled city of Metropolis.   [read the full post]

By Meredith Woerner Even when he's "you-killed-my-wife" angry, you can see a glimmer of a smirk in his big doe-eyes. Sorry, Fraser would have been to Superman what George Clooney was to Batman. Fraser did, however, get a chance to see the Abrams' Superman script which he called deemed far superior to the Superm...

By ComicList Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 of 2 DC Comics Morrison, Mahnke, Alamy Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 of 2 DC Comics Morrison, Mahnke, Alamy The issue opens simply enough with Clark at Lois’ bed side. She is dying and he is keeping her alive with his infrared massage. A woman shows up and convinces Clark to leave to help her save the multiverse. She tells him she will stop time to prevent Lois from dying and that when he is successful in helping her she will make sure Lois is cured. Superman goes. Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 (of 2)   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We zip back in time to the scene in Final Crisis #3 with Clark at Lois’ bed side. Clark thinks how he would do anything to save Lois. Suddenly, the mysterious woman from Final Crisis #3 enters the room. Her name is Zillo Valla. Zillo Valla freezes time and tells Superman that if he helps her than she will help him. Superman and the Monitor board the Ultima Thule and they take off. Zillo Valla suddenly exclaims that something is wrong. We see a German Superman named Overman on the ship as well as Captain Marvel and a chrome Superman named Adam Allen. The multiple versions of Superman are all using their powers to fly the Ultima Thule.   [read the full post]

By Greg Hatcher There are two superhero-satire novels that are my all-time favorites, though. First among equals would have to be Robert Mayer’s brilliant Superfolks. Of course, easily the most successful original-to-prose superhero series ever would have to be George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards.

By Charles LePage Superman #675 DC Comics Busiek, Guedes, Correa & Magalhaes 3 out of 5 geek goggles. Superman #675 Superman #675 (Variant Cover Edition) Superman #675 DC Comics Busiek, Guedes, Correa & Magalhaes Superman battles, not one, not two, but five villains in this issue. He eventually teams with one to take out the others. This issue weaves together the interesting characteristics of Superman with some good, old fashioned throwdowns. However, the real element of this story worth noting is it is the end of the line for the writer, Kurt Busiek, on Superman. 3 out of 5 geek goggles. Superman #675 Superman #675 (Variant Cover Edition)   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Superman appears on the scene along with Kyle, Donna and Forager. Superman punches Darkseid and then comments that Mary could use a better role model. Superman and Darkseid engage in a titanic brawl. Superman vows to put Darkseid down once and for all. Jimmy then begins to glow with green Kryptonite. Superman crumbles to the ground. Jimmy is horrified and exclaims that Darkseid is controlling him. That Jimmy has absolutely no control over his powers. Darkseid tells Jimmy that he can now watch his best friend die. Personally, if Didio really felt the need for a female villain to compliment Superman-Prime then I would have much preferred that Supergirl play this role rather than Mary Marvel. At least it would have made a bit more sense for Supergirl...   [read the full post]

By Chris Sims Comics All-Star Superman #10: Well, that was an easy decision. This, of course, is Superman sending smaller Supermen out of his hand to deal with the problems that he himself can’t solve, and there’s no way that’s not a reference to “Superman’s New Power,” from 1958’s Superman #125.

By cslepage Superman #674 DC Comics Busiek, Guedes & Macgalhaes Superman gets an updated pad. Actually, Clark Kent got the new digs. Superman gets confronted with a villain with interesting powers and gets visited by someone who is after one of his closest friends. This issue gives Lois and Clark interactions, Superman in action and some interesting plot threads opening up. The issue concludes with the break out of prison for a villain named Paragon who borrows the powers from the hero and villain battle from the beginning of the issue. He battles Superman, while Superman gets a little origin detail courtesy of google fed to Superman from Lois. All this and Mon-El’s home town “friends” show up looking for him and not looking too happy.   [read the full post]

Action Comics #859 (DC Comics)- Part Two of Superman and the Legion of Superheroes is a lot better than the first, I think. The story is picking up and the future Justice League looks like they could be a really neat threat against the Legion. I like that this book is giving a chance for Superman...

By Tim This episode, as most people know, featured past Superman/Clark Kent, Dean Cain, best known for his portrayal of that role in the hit 90’s Series, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Only this time he was less “Super” and played the role of the villainous immortal, Curtis Knox. I...

By Tim This episode of Smallville introduced a critical player in the Superman mythos, and that is the character of Kara Zor-El AKA Supergirl. Supergirl is a much varied character which has had many origins throughout the Superman comics ever since she was in the 70’s. The origin Smallville is go...

By Chris Beaumont Warner Brothers has released all 36 shorts from the first 18-episode season. Each half hour would include two Superman shorts with a Superboy short in between. What are not included are the Superboy shorts, or any of the second season episodes. The Superboy episodes are held up in legal matt...

By collectededitions Johns and Busiek take the opportunity in Up, Up, and Away to bring three or four of these villains back, but surprisingly without any of the characterization that Johns usually brings to his villains. Instead, the villains are hurled en masse at Superman in an ultimately unresolved subpl...

By Glen Boyd Hollywoodland is a fascinating, presumably fictionalized account of what has to be regarded as an American tragedy. On its surface, this movie is presented as something of the ultimate whodunit -- a question which is never resolved -- as regards the death of George Reeves, the original S...

By Nik Dirga The ending of Superman II in any form has never quite worked -- Superman apparently kisses Lois Lane into some kind of "super amnesia" so she forgets his secret identity? --  but in my eyes The Donner Cut ending is worse, basically lifting the ending of Superman I off and grafting it on here...

By Lindsay Beaumont Superman has been seen at different stages through the ages on television. The latest visage brought to us is Smallville. Featuring a youthful Clark Kent experiencing the development of his powers in his hometown. This set is a great way to relive some of the trials of Clark Kent as he takes an...

By Ian Woolstencroft The film starts with the familiar strains of John Williams rousing score and credits in the style of the 1978 Superman film and we’re informed that Superman’s destroyed home planet had been discovered by astronomers and that Sups had left Earth in an attempt to find his roots (a bit dumb co...