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Dan DiDio Has a New Cover for Frank Miller's Superman: Year One
Dan DiDio, DC Comics publisher, posted a random titbit on Facebook, stating, It's that time of day for "Random stuff on desk that makes me happy." And in doing so, showing off a previously unseen cover to Superman: Year One by Frank Miller, John Romita, Danny Miki and Alex Sinclair It shows the young Clark Kent being[...]
Krypton
SYFY's Superman-prequel-series-with-a-time-twist Krypton returned for a second season this week, and one thing has become pretty clear: it bears surprising similarities to the British soap opera Hollyoaks. Krypton is about Superman's grandfather Seg-El in his youth fighting against an oppressive caste system that dominates Kryptonian society He's having a secret Romeo-and-Juliet love affair with Lyta Zod,[...]
"Titans" Season 2: Natalie Gumede Cast as Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor's Bodyguard/Assistant
Interestingly enough, the character's origin story doesn't begin in the comics – Mercy Graves first appeared in a 1996 episode of Superman: The Animated Series. DC Universe So let's see: we have Joshua Orpin (The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories) confirmed as Conner Kent/Superboy – with Krypto riding shotgun – and now Gumede's Mercy Graves in play[...]
Superman #12 Preview
And in this preview of Superman #12, by Bendis, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado, we see the return of another classic: the sideways comic book page! It starts out like any other issue, with a nice big splash page showing the united members of the House of El in epic space battle… But after that, things[...]
William Gibson’s Alien III: The Path from Screenplay to Audio Play
He produced The Death and Return of Superman, Judge Dredd serials, Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and Good Omens, and the previous Alien audio plays. Both the comic and the Audible production use Gibson's second draft of the screenplay The 1988 draft is less action-heavy and features a smaller cast of supporting characters and doomed extras Dark Horse's[...]
Donny Cates Thinks Superman's Secret Identity is Played Out
So it's no surprise that Cates would feel like he's in a position to offer advice to rival publisher DC Comics, and Cates' advice is simple: it's time for Superman's secret identity to go. Clark Kent as Superman's alter ego has been around as long as Superman, and in fact some might argue that being raised[...]
James Gunn's 'Brightburn' Asks: What if Clark Kent Grew Up Evil? [Review]
Written by James' brother Mark and cousin Brian, they take the classic origin story of Clark Kent/Superman, and throw it into a spin that would make Quentin Tarantino proud It's wicked, graphically violent, and perfectly solid way to spend 96 minutes. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Set primarily on a small farm outside of the fictitious small community of Brightburn,[...]
What Horrors is Superman Imagining Now? Justice League #24 Preview
What does Superman think about? If you read the Many Deaths of Lois Lane issue of Walmart Superman, you might believe all Superman ever thinks about is Lois Lane dying in creatively gruesome ways That's love, after all, Tom King has explained And he was in the C.I.A But in this preview of Justice League[...]
Looks Like Zod is the One Kneeling in This Superman #11 Preview
Zaar has other ideas, and he wants Zod to join him. And what could Rogol Zaar have to offer General Zod? Killing Superman does sound pretty tempting… Superman #11 hits stores on Wednesday. Superman #11 (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Joe Prado, Ivan Reis Named one of the best books of the year by Paste Magazine, Comics Beat and others, the[...]
Auto Draft
With only a month to go before SYFY's Superman prequel-series-with-a-time-twist Krypton unleashes its sophomore season, the network is treating fans to a look at one of a gaggle of "big bads" ready to make it a bad day for "The Grandfather of Steel" Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe): the "Main Man" himself… the biggest "bastich" in the[...]
What if Superman Was a Phone Addict? Dear Justice League Preview and Trailer
Superman is a nigh-infallible being, an peak physical being with super powers and a boy scout attitude But is that really the American way? Dear Justice League, a new young readers book from DC's DC Zoom imprint, aims to show that Superman actually does have flaws! And like a typical American, he's totally obsessed with[...]
Pop Life Global and China's Imperial Palace is Collaborating With DC Collectibles For New Figure Line
These highly collectible figures include Batman, Superman, Robin, Death Stroke, Wonder Woman, Night Wing, Joker, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern, Arrow, Flash, and Aquaman. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Pop Life Global is synonymous with telling powerful stories, creating memorable characters,[...]
Superman in Trouble With the Police on Free Comic Book Day
The Free Comic Book Day version out this Saturday has two chapters from the book for free. You can catch up with our other Free Comic Book Day coverage right here… Even though, with Superman, that means doing it on his mobile phone… And not paying due care and attention… Which leads to all manner of disaster as a[...]