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The Comic Book History Of Mon-El
This is a character from DC Comics history that has been closely tied with both Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes With him making his live action debut, seems like a good time for a primer for those not familiar with the character. Mon-El first appeared in Superboy #89 (1961) by Robert Bernstein and George Papp[...]
Kara Meets Her New Boss In Clip From Supergirl
In the first clip we see Supergirl and Superman (Melissa Benoist, Tyler Hoechlin) working together much to the chagrin of J'onn J'onzz (David Harewood) In the second clip, Kara meets her new boss, Snapper Carr (Ian Gomez). Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 PM on the CW. https://youtu.be/hX7MTteRvCg https://youtu.be/vyghhCQ-d28 We have two new clips from the next episode of[...]
The CW Gives Us The Superman We've Been Waiting For
So what changed? First off, the addition of Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent / Superman There have been a few different takes on the Man of Steel George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh and most recently Henry Cavill All of them had their strength and their weaknesses So how did Supergirl do[...]
Scott Snyder Talks What Batman Means To Him At NYCC'16
Snyder expressed such pride in seeing James Tynion IV's growth; Detective Comics is a phenomenal book, one that he takes inspiration from. When asked about the secret project he's been hinting at for a while now, reuniting him with Greg Capullo to which he replied: – The project is their capstone to everything they've done on Batman. –[...]
The Superman Family Gathers At NYCC'16
By Octavio Karbank DC Comics has been doing a marvelous job with their Superman line From Action Comics and Superman, to Superwoman and Supergirl, a restored and animated energy flows out of these books It doesn't matter if you've been a Superman fan for fifty years, or if it's your first time picking up a comic[...]
Supergirl Trailer Shows Man Of Steel And A Gotham Reference
The episode looks like it will be a lot of fun and that we'll get to see a lot of Superman in action There is even a quick Gotham City name drop in the trailer Not seen in the trailer are the two new characters Mon-El (Chris Wood) and Maggie Sawyer (Floriana Lima). Supergirl season two[...]
New Sky Trailer Shows Superman And Supergirl Teaming Up
As we get closer to the October 10th debut of Supergirl season 2 now on the CW, the network has released this new trailer that shows Superman and his equally powered cousin teaming up for what looks like some kind of space shuttle plunging towards Earth Nothing like an aerial emergency to bring a family together. Tyler[...]
Finding The Sins In The BvS Ultimate Editions
The folks at Cinema Sins have circled back around to do an Everything Wrong With… pass over the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition Their first go round with the theatrical cut produced 174 sins… here they are just looking at the additional footage and it still takes 13 minutes And if you[...]
Krypton Gets Female Lead As Georgina Campbell Is Cast As A Zod
Goyer's Superman prequel TV Show slowly getting its ducks in a row. It just got a big one too, with the female lead of the show now being cast As reported by Deadline, Georgina Campbell has been cast as Lyta Zod They explain the role as: Lyta Zod is a member of Krypton's military caste and the daughter of[...]
Will Superman Kill The Eradicator? Tomasi And Gleason On Superman #6
Superman and his son Jonathan have taken the battle with Eradicator into space, now the creative team of Peter J Tomasi and Pat Gleason talk about what lies ahead for Superman and his family, and when we'll be seeing Eradicator again You may want to say your goodbyes now while you can as everything changes in the[...]
Grant Gustin Out Raced By Youngster
For the son of Superman / Atom… he seems pretty attached to the Flash.   Epic shoot day on location @kimiles shot what will be 2 amazing sequences The high point for me was losing to Leo He did get a slight head start though And I think my leg cramped up a little Also I think[...]
What If It Was Aquaman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice?
The video shows what might have happened had it been Aquaman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice We get to see the more classic version of Arthur Curry and how he becomes the Jason Momoa version. https://youtu.be/WDwwhiyVAwYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Aquaman v Superman – Hero Swap (https://youtu.be/WDwwhiyVAwY) [...]
[Video] Hot Takes – Batman V Superman: Why The Martha Scene Works
My opinions on Batman v Superman have been quite well documented, and I've championed the movie as being smarter than it might first appear (often to some degree of ridicule by at least someone) This specific issue had been eating at me for a little while though: the Martha scene I've seen a lot of[...]
Breaking Down The Trinity As It Moves To The Big Screen
One of the centerpieces to the DC Universe is the Trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman The BvS101 video below breaks down that relationship, where it began and how it's influenced our first look at it in live-action on the big screen For the DCEU to succeed, these three characters must succeed as well. https://youtu.be/zpmcJONuMvkVideo[...]
Constantine, Vixen, Killer Croc And Katana Set To Invade Your Shelves
They include new DC Bombshells figures and statues, A new Batman Black & White statue by Kim Jung Gi, a classic Harley Quinn statue by Jim Lee Figures for Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, an Amanda Conner Starfire statue, more animated figures from Batman and Superman, eight new DC Icon figures including Nightwing and[...]
History Of Batman Featurette From Batman V Superman
As part of their BVS 101, Warner Bros has released a new featurette from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, this time focusing on the history of Batman and what elements made up the version in the movie They've previously done Superman and Lex Luthor with Wonder Woman to come soon. [youtube]https://youtu.be/lyJBqMegDFM[/youtube] [...]
Tyler Kirkham's Process Art For Justice League Cover
And Superman is in front of Cyborg yet is much smaller At first glance I got the feeling that maybe there was something romantic going on between Diana Prince and Victor Stone. The other day we showed you the retailer exclusive cover for Justice League #1 done by Tyler Kirkham I have since been[...]
Superman Featurette From Batman V Superman Released
To go with the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, Warner Bros has released a new Superman featurette that gives us the history of the Man of Steel A few days back they also released one for Lex Luthor that I'm attaching at the bottom. [youtube]https://youtu.be/sRXWsIJwpSk[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/3CfX-yjtHtk[/youtube] [...]
The First Screen Lois Lane, Noel Neill Dies, Aged 95
From Larry Ward, posted to Facebook, It is with great sadness that I report the passing of my very close friend, actress Noel Neill, the original "live action" Lois Lane from Superman Noel passed away yesterday at her home in Tucson, Arizona after a long illness She was 95. Noel Darleen Neill was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota[...]
Batman's Body Count From BvS
So, the big thing out of Man of Steel was that Superman killed General Zod Thanks to Mr Sunday Movies, we now know how many people Batman killed in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… and it's a few more than one In this supercut we see all of the kills that take place first[...]
DC To Collect Unpublished Superman/Wonder Woman #30 And #31 In Savage Dawn
There were listings for Batman/Superman #33, Superman/Wonder Woman #30 and Batman/Superman Annual #3 but with no details. When the June Rebirth catalogue was published, those comics weren't in there anymore Then they were cancelled. I confessed I thought it was some kind of listings glitch But maybe not. The solicitation details for Superman: Savage Dawn HC which wasto[...]
Tales From The Four Color Closet: One Week After Orlando
Superman A white, cis-gendered, straight superhero The Avengers (the movie cast in an image by Mark Bagley) who are none of them represented as queer, and one of whom may in fact have been a Nazi sympathizer (at best) this whole time. We are assured that all these characters are allies Well, that's great, allies are[...]
Talking Comics: Superman, Batman, GL, GA #1's, Han Solo #1, Vote Loki #1 & More!
They don't know each other and now they've got their memories back…what will they become once they are reunited? This week we also get to see Superman, Batman, Green Lanterns and Green Arrow get their regular ongoing monthly or twice monthly series, depending on each series that starts this week.  Now we are gearing up to[...]