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Batman/Superman movies 17 – Superman Returns
The year after Batman Begins released, the first major attempt to restart the Superman film franchise since Superman IV finally released, after decades of cancelled projects. The road to even getting to Superman Returns is a long and complicated one, … Continue reading
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Tagged alex ford, alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, brandon routh, brian singer, clark kent, dc comics, ilya salkind, j.j. abrams, james marsden, kate bosworth, kevin smith, kevin spacey, krypton, lex luthor, lois lane, nicolas cage, parker posey, perry white, roger ebert, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, superman returns, tim burton, warner bros, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman Movies 9 – Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
After Superman III ended up being a commercial disappointment, followed by the Supergirl movie straight up bombing, the Salkinds sold the Superman film rights to the Cannon Group. The Cannon Group has a complicated history, but in short, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon films, christohper reeve, clark kent, florio fiorini, gene hackman, giancarlo parretti, jackie cooper, jimmy olsen, john williams, jon cryer, lara jur-l, lawrence konner, lenny luthor, lex luthor, lois lane, marc mcclure, margot kidder, mark rosenthal, movie review, movies, nuclear man, perry white, sidney j. furie, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, susannah york, the cannon group
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Batman/Superman movies 6 – Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
When I talked about Superman II last week, I focused mainly on the troubled production the movie faced. From the conflict between Richard Donner and the producers, to the problems with the cast when he was replaced with Richard Lester. … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, christopher reeve, clark kent, dc comics, gene hackman, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, john williams, jor-el, kal-el, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, marlon brando, movie review, movies, non, richard donner, richard lester, sarah douglass, superhero movies, superman, superman II, superman II the richard donner cut, superman movies, terrence howard, tom mankiewicz, ursa, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman movies 5 – Superman II theatrical cut
In the previous post, I touched on the production difficulties behind Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. I probably spent more time talking about them than the actual movie, yet I didn’t even scratch the surface of what happened. The production problems … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, christopher reeve, clark kent, gene hackman, gene siskel, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, movies, peter spengler, richard donner, richard lester, roger ebert, sarah douglass, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman 2, superman II, terence stamp, tom mankiewicz, ursa, zod
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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alexander salkind, bafta, christopher reeve, comics, david newman, dc comics, gene hackman, guy hamilton, ilya salkind, john williams, jonathan kent, jor-el, krypton, leslie newman, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, mario puzo, marlon brando, pierre spengler, richard donner, robert benton, saturn awards, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, tom mankiewicz, warner brothers
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Action Comics 1000 review
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is quite possibly the most well-known superhero in the business. He is meant to be someone you look up to. He’s meant to be someone people can aspire to be like. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged action comics, action comics 1000, alejandro sanchez, alex sinclair, brad meltzer, brian michael bendis, cindy goff, clark kent, clay mann, comic review, comics, curt swan, dan jurgens, dave mccaig, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, earth, geoff johns, hi-fi, jerry ordway, jerry siegel, jim lee, joe shuster, john cassaday, john romita jr, jon kent, jorge jimenez, jose luis garcia-lopez, krypton, laura martin, lex luthor, lois lane, louise simonson, marv wolfman, MXYZPTLK, Patrick Gleason, paul dini, peter j tomasi, peter steigerwald, rafael albuquerque, richard donner, scott snyder, superboy, superman, tom king, trish mulvihill, walter simonson
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Superman 36 review
On my second reading, I enjoyed Superman 36 a fair amount more than my first reading. Maybe it’s because I didn’t get much sleep last night, and reading it in the middle of a batch of new releases made it … Continue reading
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Tagged apokolips, clark kent, comic review, comics, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, doug mahnke, granny goodness, jon kent, lex luthor, lois lane, Patrick Gleason, peter j tomasi, superboy, superman, wil quintana
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Comics of November 15, 2017
We’re at the exact half-way point through November. For people writing NaNoWriMo, that means that to be on-pace, you should have at least 25,000 words written by the end of the day. I’m sitting at slightly above 103,000 words and … Continue reading
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Tagged all-new wolverine, apokolips, batman, bobby curnow, bruce wayne, clark kent, comic review, comics, damian couceiro, damien wayne, dave stewart, dc comics, dc rebirth, dimension x, doctor aphra, emilio laiso, female thor, frank d'armata, fred van lente, gabby, greg pak, hawkeye, hi-fi, ibraim roberson, idw comics, james harren, jason aaron, jon kent, jordie bellaire, jose luis, kate bishop, kelly thompson, kevin eastman, kieron gillen, laura kinney, lex luthor, lois lane, madame masque, mangog, marc borstel, marvel comics, marvel legacy, marvel now, michael walsh, mutants, ninja turtles, old man logan, Patrick Gleason, peter j tomasi, rachelle rosenberg, robin, ronda pattison, simon spurrier, star wars, super sons, superboy, superman, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the death of the mighty thor, the hulk, the mighty thor, the war thor, thor, tmnt, tom waltz, volstagg, weapon h, weapon x, wolverine, x-23, x-men
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Superman 34 review
Like I said last week, I considered not writing comic reviews today. Why? It’s the start of NaNoWriMo, an annual month of writing madness where people all around the world try to write 50,000 words or more in 30 days. … Continue reading
Comics of September 18, 2017
This post is later than usual because I’m currently on vacation in my nation’s capital, Ottawa. As such, there won’t be full reviews this week. Instead, here’s a slightly more detailed first impressions post than usual. It’s been nice so … Continue reading
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Tagged alejandro sanchez, andres mossa, andrew maclean, apokolypse, becky cloonan, benjamin deeds, cable, captain phasma, carmine di giandomenico, chris burnham, christina strain, comic review, comics, damien wayne, daniel acuna, das pastoras, dave stewart, dc comics, dc rebirth, doug mahnke, ed brisson, eric koda, felipe sobreiro, generation x, hindsight, ivan plascencia, ive svorcina, james harren, jason aaron, jesus aburtov, jill thompson, jon kent, jon malin, jorge jimenez, kelly thompson, lex luthor, lois lane, marco checchetto, marvel comics, marvel legacy, marvel now, matthew wilson, mike del mundo, new mutants, olivier coipel, Patrick Gleason, peter j tomasi, quentin quire, robin, russell dauterman, star wars, star wars comics, star wars the last jedi, star wars: the force awakens, super sons, superboy, superman, the first order, the force awakens, the last jedi, the mighty thor, thor, walter simonson, wil quintana, x-men
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