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"Superman: Unbound" Animated Movie Superman battles Brainiac in order to save his home planet's city of Kandor which has been miniaturized on Brainiac's ship. Based on Geoff Johns' mini series. |
Superman: The Unauthorized Biography Glen Weldon (Author) A celebration of Superman's life and history - in time for his 75th birthday. How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today. Hardcover: 352 pages |
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Noteworthy Superman dates to remember...
May 1: Glenn Ford, Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada in 1916.
May 3: Jackie Cooper, Perry White in the Superman films, dies in 2011, aged 88.
May 5: Henry Cavill, Superman in the 2013 Superman Man of Steel movie, born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1983.
May 7: The animated movie Superman: Unbound is released on Blu-ray and DVD.
May 8: Salome Jens, Martha Kent in the Superboy TV series, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1935.
May 9: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.45pm.
May 11: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.40pm.
May 11: Gerard Christopher, the second actor to play the lead role in the Superboy TV series, born in New York City, New York in 1959.
May 13: Writer Marv Wolfman (The Adventures of Superman) born in 1946.
May 18: Tickets for Advanced Screenings of Man of Steel go on sale at 8.00am at Walmart stores across the USA.
May 21: Joan Alexander, best known as Lois Lane from the 1940s Superman Radio Series, dies in 2009, aged 94.
May 23: Artist Win Mortimer (Action Comics, Supergirl) born in 1919.
May 1: Glenn Ford, Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada in 1916.
May 3: Jackie Cooper, Perry White in the Superman films, dies in 2011, aged 88.
May 5: Henry Cavill, Superman in the 2013 Superman Man of Steel movie, born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1983.
May 7: The animated movie Superman: Unbound is released on Blu-ray and DVD.
May 8: Salome Jens, Martha Kent in the Superboy TV series, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1935.
May 9: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.45pm.
May 11: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut screening at the BFI Southbank in London, England at 8.40pm.
May 11: Gerard Christopher, the second actor to play the lead role in the Superboy TV series, born in New York City, New York in 1959.
May 13: Writer Marv Wolfman (The Adventures of Superman) born in 1946.
May 18: Tickets for Advanced Screenings of Man of Steel go on sale at 8.00am at Walmart stores across the USA.
May 21: Joan Alexander, best known as Lois Lane from the 1940s Superman Radio Series, dies in 2009, aged 94.
May 23: Artist Win Mortimer (Action Comics, Supergirl) born in 1919.
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 Action Comics Annual #10
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| Gothamite |
Posted on 26/02/2007 14:01
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 Junior Member  Posts: 63 Joined: August 18, 2004 |
I generally don't keep up with Superman comics at all, but I picked this one up because I thought it looked fun. It was really good, fun, in fact. Pretty much bringing in the best bits of the movies, the modern age and the silver age and recreating the blockier elements of Superman (the fortress, Lex, Zod, Kryptonite). Not very much writing that's worth writing home about other than a fairly run-of-the-mill Luthor monologue about how he will kill Superman. There is a fairly impressive dialogue between Jor-El and the Phantom Zone criminals (whose backstory is impressively laid out), much like was in Superman: The Movie. I know I'm in a minority here, but I very much like the direction the comics are going. I'm all for having a movie tie-in for certain elements.  |
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Posted on 26/02/2007 17:12
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I agree with you. I like where they are going too. People get mad because alot of silver age stuff is coming back, but I jst feel. If the storys are good{and I belive they have been so far}I will read them. Plus I believe there is better Writing on the books to make alot of siver age stuff cool in this age. And this is coming from someone who has not missed a Superman book in 19yrs. |
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| Gothamite |
Posted on 27/02/2007 02:05
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Junior Member Posts: 63 Joined: August 18, 2004 |
The only thing that really made me mad about this issue is that Superman's Silver Age 'Trophy Room' is back in the fortress, complete with statues of all of his friends (?!?). Also, the big giant key is back in the fortress, supposedly because Superman used it for his old one.
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| jp1701 |
Posted on 03/03/2007 23:08
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Newbie Posts: 17 Joined: December 2, 2005 |
I filed it in the same box I put elseworlds. |
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| Jason |
Posted on 04/03/2007 14:53
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 Newbie Posts: 7 Joined: October 16, 2005 |
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| theagingfanboy |
Posted on 08/03/2007 03:03
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 Member  Posts: 109 Joined: May 16, 2005 |
As readers may know I'm a big fan of the Byrne revamp. I thought of putting up a post about this that just said: no, no, no, no, no...... I love continuity, I like an intelligent Clark Kent (non-super as a teenager) and there only being one Kryptonian left. I notice that Action has said that the location of Kandor is unknown. You wait, it'll be the Kandorian look-alike squad next 
With great power comes great responsibility.
No Lois, Superman is what I can do, but Clark is who I am. |
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