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Superman Returns
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)

...n calling SUPERMAN RETURNS) remains untitled by the studio.Here's the full WB press release:Warner Bros. Pictures Casts Brandon Routh as SupermanBURBANK, Calif.--Oct. 21, 2004--Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old nat...

SUPERMAN RETURNS
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 06-27-2006)

To see SUPERMAN RETURNS is to see a man in love, and no, I'm not referring to either the flying fellow in the cape or his bespectacled alter ego though to be sure they are both utterly devoted to Lois Lane. The adoration glowing through every frame of th...

SUPERMAN RETURNS the Game
by News Editor (Thu 10-06-2005)

Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics announced this week that a video game tied to SUPERMAN RETURNS will be released along with the film on June 30th.The game, which features storylines from both the movie and more than 60...


"Superman Returns" sequal release date and title
by Karl Schneider (Fri 11-10-2006)

According to Superman executive producer Chris Lee, the sequel to Superman Returns will likely fly it's way into theaters in 2009.  I am assuming the date would be set somewhere in the Summer of '09, with June being the most likely home.  The fi...

More SUPERMAN RETURNS Set Photos
by News Editor (Tue 07-19-2005)

Superman Homepage's Steve Younis paid another visit to the set of SUPERMAN RETURNS for 2nd unit photography.This is some of what Younis had to say:My sister Carol (Car-El) and I headed down to the center of Sydney again today to witness more 2nd Unit film...

"Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 12-01-2006)

...recast of Superman Returns by showing us in greater detail how Luthor escapes from prison and makes his way north to find Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. This not only explains why Luthor is so comfortable in his Kryptonian lore later on, but...

SUPERMAN RETURNS Set Videos and Photo
by News Editor (Sat 08-13-2005)

Superman Homepage is offering a rare photo of SUPERMAN RETURNS' Brandon Routh, in his Superman costume, holding up a car from the August 10th filming in Martin Place (Sydney).They also have two video files. The first shows Bryan Singer doing his Superman ...


SUPERMAN RETURNS Reviews and News
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-12-2006)

I have an update for the upcoming movie SUPERMAN RETURNS. First off, reviews of the film have started popping up online following the first advanced screening, they are linked below.Dark HorizonsHollywood ElsewhereLatino ReviewBlue TightsAICNAICN's revie...

Ottman on "Superman Returns"
by News Editor (Fri 03-04-2005)

Superman-V.com recently talked with composer John Ottman about some of his upcoming projects, including SUPERMAN RETURNS directed by Bryan Singer.Rumors are swirling about in terms of John Williams score for SUPERMAN being used in some form. Ottman said,...

"Superman Returns" sequel on schedule
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-19-2007)

Contrary to a report we ran last week, the upcoming sequel to Superman Returns is on schedule and plans to begin filming in March of 2008.Producer Robery Meyer Burnett broke the news with the following post on the BlueTights message board."Angeloz as...

"Superman Returns" sequel: Shorter, tighter, action-packed
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-17-2007)

In an interview with Sci Fi Wire the co-writer of Superman Returns, Michael Dougherty, talked about the upcoming sequel."I think it's going to be a more action-oriented film," he said. "Again, the easy comparison to make was [X-Men] to X2, ...


SUPERMAN RETURNS in 3D
by News Editor (Sun 04-02-2006)

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced that Superman Returns will become the world's first live-action Hollywood feature to be converted from 2D to IMAX 3D. IMAX Corporation will use its proprietary 2D to 3D conversion technology to con...

SUPERMAN RETURNS snags 21 million
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-30-2006)

...tell with SUPERMAN RETURNS.

SUPERMAN RETURNS Set Photos
by News Editor (Sat 07-09-2005)

Superman Homepage has posted on-set photos from a 2nd Unit shoot for SUPERMAN RETURNS in the streets of Sydney. Steve Younis reports that:The scenes being filmed did not involve any of the major cast. 2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley was in control of the fi...

"Superman Returns" sequel looks to be a go
by Karl Schneider (Fri 10-27-2006)

According to IESB.net, a sequel to Superman Returns is going to get a green light from Warner Bros. The first film grossed $200 million at the domestic box office, but a giant budget diminished the film's profitability. The studio made it clear the...


SUPERMAN RETURNS Final Poster
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-18-2006)

A new poster for Superman Returns hit the Internet on Tuesday. I apologize for not getting this in sooner and thanks goes out to Val for the reminder.The second full trailer will be shown with X-Men: The Last Stand, though it should land online before th...

SUPERMAN soundtrack preview online
by RANDALL LARSON (Tue 06-06-2006)

...rt on the SUPERMAN RETURNS score, see the exclusive review at www.soundtrack.net, which includes Quicktime audio clips from the forthcoming CD. "[The SUPERMAN RETURNS score] sounds unlike anything Ottman has composed so far," writes Jonathan Jarry in t...

SUPERMAN RETURNS: KRYPTONITE PROP Replica
by News Editor (Wed 02-15-2006)

DC Direct has announced the upcoming release of the SUPERMAN RETURNS: KRYPTONITE PROP Replica.That's right for a "mere" $195 you can own this limited edition, hand-painted cold cast porcelain prop replica measures 10" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D. The replica come...

Brandon Routh talks "Superman Returns" Sequel
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-06-2006)

In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Brandon Routh talked about the upcoming Superman Returns sequel."Bryan [Singer] said at Comic-Con they were going to add some more fighting elements and stuff like that," said Routh. "That might be kind...


WETA SUPERMAN RETURNS: THE DAILY PLANET Statue
by News Editor (Tue 03-14-2006)

DC Direct has teamed upw with WETA WORKSHOP to offer a line of high-end collectibles, art directed for WETA by SUPERMAN RETURNS director Bryan Singer feature limited edition, high-end polystone statues imported by DC Direct bringing special moments inspir...

SUPERMAN RETURNS: INFLIGHT Statue
by News Editor (Tue 02-14-2006)

DC Direct has released an image of the upcoming SUPERMAN RETURNS: INFLIGHT Statue.The limited edition, hand-painted cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 9.75" tall 7.25" wide 7.75" deep, includes a full-color Certificate of Authenticity and i...

New SUPERMAN RETURNS Trailer Hits
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-22-2006)

A new Superman Returns trailer has shown up on the web. The trailer is expected to be attached to X-Men: The Last Stand this weekend.You can view it here.

SUPERMAN RETURNS: Lex Luthor Bust
by News Editor (Wed 02-22-2006)

DC Direct recently announced their SUPERMAN RETURNS: Lex Luthor Bust.Each bust is hand-painted cold-cast porcelain and is packaged in four-color boxes. It measures 5.625" H x 3" W x 2.5" D. The Lex Luthor bust will go on sale June 21st with a price tag of...


SUPERMAN RETURNS Teaser Trailer
by News Editor (Fri 11-18-2005)

Warner Bros. is offering the SUPERMAN RETURNS teaser trailer, which ran during this week's episode of SMALLVILLE. Click on the links below to view: wbmovies/supermanreturns/teaser/teaser_lo.mov   wbmovies/supermanreturns/teaser/teaser_med.mov   ...

SUPERMAN RETURNS Trailer On-Line
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-03-2006)

The first full length trailer for Superman Returns has finally shown up online. The trailer, which is viewable on Apple's website, will also be attached to the upcoming release of Mission Impossible 3.You can view the trailer via Apple here. The movie, ...

Daly Returns for New Superman DVD
by News Editor (Tue 01-24-2006)

Superman Homepage is reporting that Tim Daly and Dana Delany will reprise their voice roles from Superman: The Animated Series in a new DVD from Warner Bros. called Superman: Brainiac Attacks.In Brainic, Superman faces a combined threat from his two bigge...

“Mummy Returns” and more!
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-19-2006)

...t  Superman Returns Superman: The Movie Windtalkers  HD DVD  An American Werewolf in London Dune Meet the Parents The Mummy Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Superman Returns Super...


SUPERMAN Sequel NOT on Hold
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-08-2007)

Remember how earlier this month, there was a report that a sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS was going to be put on hold until Bryan Singer films MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET. At the time, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan said that Bryan Singer would film Mayor fi...

SUPERMAN and Other Summer Movie Pics
by News Editor (Tue 01-17-2006)

In case you don't live in the Los Angeles area and/or were not able to see the Sunday Calendar section, the LA Times ran a big article on SUPERMAN RETURNS along with providing numerous images from the film and other movies to hit theaters in the summer mo...

SUPERMAN Filming Takes Off
by News Editor (Thu 03-17-2005)

Australia's "The Northern Daily Leader" has published a short article about the cast and crew of SUPERMAN RETURNS arriving in Breeza, Australia to begin filming the new Bryan Singer movie. There is a single photo included with the article of the cast and...

SUPERMAN Sequel Begins Script Phase
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-12-2008)

Now that the WGA strike is over, it seems Superman: Man of Steel--the sequel to Superman Returns---is back in business for director Bryan Singer. The director updated the status to Empire Online where he mentions the script development is beginning right ...


Spacey Returns as Luthor in SUPERMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-11-2007)

...uot;. The SUPERMAN RETURNS screenwriter, Michael Doughtery,  is now writing the script for the sequel. Spacey says he hopes to shoot his Luthor scenes in a open six week window (the same situation happened for SR) after he finishes his Mamet fil...

Will we see a sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS?
by Karl Schneider (Tue 08-15-2006)

According to Variety, Warner Bros. is seriously contemplating whether they should go ahead with a sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS.In their article Variety revealed that WB and Legendary Pictures might have a shot at breaking even on the film, but that it remai...

WB President talks SUPERMAN sequel
by Karl Schneider (Sat 08-19-2006)

Warner Bros. Pictures' President, Alan Horn, spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the box office performance of SUPERMAN RETURNS and his plans for a sequel.The LA Times writes, "Horn expects "Superman Returns" to eventually gross about $400 million worl...

Orlando Bloom in "Superman Returns" Sequel?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 04-11-2007)

According to the New York Post, Orlando Bloom may be in talks to join the upcoming sequel to Superman Returns.The NY Post explains that they happened to see Bloom, director Bryan Singer and producer Jon Peters all having dinner together and assumed the re...


Brandon Routh is SUPERMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-20-2004)

...uction on SUPERMAN RETURNS will start in four weeks.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

Superman II: The Donner Cut
by John Sinnott (Sun 12-24-2006)

Welcome to the special Christmas Eve edition of High Def Revue!  Okay, there’s really not anything special about it besides the fact that it is premiering on Christmas Eve.  In any case, I hope that you and yours have a safe and happy ...

SUPERMAN Flies to New Date
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-31-2006)

Warner Bros. has pushed the release date of SUPERMAN RETURNS up to June 28th. The move means the film will open on a Wednesday rather than the originally scheduled Friday (June 30th).Warner Bros. also announced a few other date changes:THE ANT BULLY: Now...

SUPERMAN Set Photos from Beach Shoot
by News Editor (Tue 07-26-2005)

SupermanHomepage.com is offering photos of Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Parker Posey as Kitty Koslowski in SUPERMAN RETURNS. The location is a beach in North Narrabeen (north of Sydney). The photos show Bryan Singer, Kevin Spacey, and Parker Posey filmi...


WB officially makes Routh SUPERMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-22-2004)

...n calling SUPERMAN RETURNS) remains untitled by the studio.Here's the full WB press release:Warner Bros. Pictures Casts Brandon Routh as SupermanBURBANK, Calif.--Oct. 21, 2004--Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old nat...

SUPERMAN RETURNS Deviates from Comic
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-21-2006)

In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, Bryan Singer revealed a few interesting tidbits regarding where he takes the franchise's mythology.There are no real spoilers below.Discussing the new direction the movie takes the mythology, Singer said: "I hope it has s...

Superman: The Movie” and troubles for Blu-ray?
by John Sinnott (Sun 12-17-2006)

Jigsaw is Back, Saw II, III on Release Schedule:  Lionsgate has finally announced a release date for the Blu-ray release of Saw II which was pushed back from an original date of Oct. 16th.  It is now scheduled to come out on January 23, 2007...

SUPERMAN #666
by Kurt Amacker (Sat 09-01-2007)

This 666th issue of Superman stands as a demonic interlude between the last couple of issues of writer Kurt Busiek’s current arc, Camelot Falls. In it, Superman experiences an extended, self-aware dream in which he grows tired of serving Earth,...


Singer on SUPERMAN Sequel
by Karl Schneider (Sat 07-22-2006)

Bryan Singer said at the Comic Con that he was still in talks with the studio regarding a sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS. Singer also mentioned that while no deal was done as of yet, he has every intention to do a sequel aiming for a 2009 release.Singer ment...

General Zod in SUPERMAN sequel?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)

Scooper Daniel wrote me from the UK premiere of SUPERMAN RETURNS with a bit of speculation on the possible sequel.Daniel writes, "I was lucky enough to attend the UK premiere of Superman Returns on Thursday night."Before the film the cast all said a few w...

Warner Bros. Animation to release new "Superman" Animated film
by Karl Schneider (Sun 03-04-2007)

...tion that Superman Returns was an awesome movie?

Imageworks flies high on SUPERMAN F/X
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-29-2004)

Sony Picture Imageworks has landed the job of providing the special effects for Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS. Mark Stetson (PETER PAN, CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE) will act as the film's visual effects supervisor. The Hollywood Reporter states the ...


Super DVD Day
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-28-2006)

...sp;  SUPERMAN RETURNS (Warner Bros.) Superman returns from a lengthy sabbatical in space to face personal and professional challenges. Widescreen & “standard” editions. Special edition includes 3-hour Making-Of, deleted footage ...

SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS III
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 10-24-2002)

John Byrne returns for another round of DC Universe Elseworlds action with January's SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS III.This time, it's the biggest chapter in Byrne's saga, with 12 32-page issues.Each issue of GENERATIONS III covers a different century - ...

Weekend Box Office Reports: Superman Stumbles
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-03-2006)

Any movie that has a price tag over $300 million needs to impress at the box office. We knew we could be in for disappointment when the Wednesday numbers came in, and that has proved true.SUPERMAN RETURNS has taken its first bow in theaters and came away...

Mark Millar Still Loves SUPERMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-27-2008)

You have to really give it to comic author Mark Millar. He really is a fanboy, fellow Maniacs. Remember last year when Mark Millar told us that he had a story idea planned for a sequel to Superman Returns? Just one day later, we passed along word that he ...


SUPERMAN/TARZAN: SONS OF THE JUNGLE #1 (of 3)
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-21-2001)

I used to love DC's "Imaginary Stories," in which all sorts of unbelievable things would happen: Clark Kent would marry Lois Lane...oh, wait, that happened, didn't it? Um...Superman would split into two beings, one red and one blue...oh. Anyway, they used...

Newsweek Takes Flight with SUPERMAN
by News Editor (Wed 09-07-2005)

Sean Smith from Newsweek magazine took an exclusive visit to the set of Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS.Smith reveals from his visit that in one scene "Brandon Routh, as the Man of Steel, crawls across a black, wet wasteland, pursued by the evil Lex Lutho...

SUPERMAN II: Making the Sequel
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-07-2000)

Although Superman: The Movie was a monumental cinematic undertaking and one of the most talked-about creative battles between director and producers, Richard Donner fully expected to complete the filming of Superman II, which he had begun shooting simulta...

Original Olsen Talks About Role in New SUPERMAN
by News Editor (Tue 05-17-2005)

Superman Homepage's Steve Younis had an opportunity to chat with Jack Larson, who had flown to Sydney to be in Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS. Larson played Jimmy Olsen on the original Superman TV show. He will be playing the part of Bibbo, "a friend o...


Routh Returns to World of Comicbooks
by Associate News Editor (Thu 05-08-2008)

Hyde Park and Platinum Studios have set SUPERMAN RETURNS star Brandon Routh to star in DEAD OF NIGHT. Based on the bestselling Italian comicbook series DYLAN DOG by Tiziano Sclavi,  the story centers on a private investigator (Routh) ...

Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)

With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ...

Kevin Conroy returns in Batman Gotham Knight
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 03-21-2008)

Kevin Conroy, the benchmark by which fans compare all Batman voices, returns to the title role in Batman Gotham Knight, the third release in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie series from DC Comics, Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video and Warner Bros....

Singer Confirms "Superman" Spaceship Rumor - Spoilers
by News Editor (Wed 04-06-2005)

Warning: This news report contains some spoiler information about "Superman Returns".Australia's Channel 7 TV breakfast show "Sunrise" aired a world exclusive on-set interview with Bryan Singer this morning.The young Channel 7 reporter managed to gain acc...


John Ottman Joins the Fantastic Four
by Randall Larson (Thu 07-14-2005)

... Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS next year, Ottman may wind up flying into his own pigeon hole a super-hero movie composer. But, with each film vastly different than the other and each score taking on a different tonality, that may not be so likely. Ottman i...

Christopher Reeve returns to SMALLVILLE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-13-2004)

After starring in a pivotal episode last season in SMALLVILLE, Christopher Reeve will return to play astronomer Dr. Virgil Swann in an upcoming episode set for broadcast in April. KryptonSite reports that the announcement was made today at the Television ...

Music for George (SUPERMAN) Reeves Film
by Randall Larson (Wed 02-01-2006)

The composer who came in the spotlight in 2004 with a beautifully melancholic, subtle, but wholly melodic string-led score for THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR now returns with an ambitious project about the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman. Its titl...

TV Head Buyer’s Guide
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 11-15-2006)

... disc 10: Superman Returns, disc 11: Superman Returns Special Features, disc 12: feature documentary called Look, Up Into The Sky! The Amazing Story Of Superman, disc 13: You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman new documentary plus additio...


Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide: Part 1
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 12-18-2006)

It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.   That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...

Winston creating the cape for SUPERMAN?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-20-2004)

Superhero Hype is reporting that Oscar-winning makeup artist/monster creator Stan Winston has been hired to create the new SUPERMAN costume for the upcoming movie. According to the Hype's source, the costume is being sculpted as if it's filled out to fit ...

Mania's Top Maniacal Rumors: Hulk Hints, Holy Superman and Return of Spidey's Old Foe
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-25-2008)

... Earth in SUPERMAN RETURNS(2006). © Warner Bros Rumor: A wild rumor popped up from Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull telling Hamilton students that the next Superman film will focus on him being an “angry god.” Source: Hamilton...

The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)

...e amazing Superman Returns.  Picking up after the second film, Bryan Singer presented a troubled Superman in Brandon Routh - one trying to find his place in the life of Lois Lane, who has borne his child and married another man.  Where th...


Annual Recap: Best Film Score Licks of 2006
by Randall Larson (Thu 01-04-2007)

...t.  Superman Returns/John Ottman (Rhino) Just as the film is a spiritual incarnation of Richard Donner’s mythic 1978 Superman, so John Williams’ stalwart, swashbuckling music for that film is vividly recaptured by John Ottman in h...

SUPERMAN II: The Sequel That Wasn't
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-14-2000)

'Let me put it to you this way,' laughs Richard Donner, 'all the good parts are mine. Everything with Hackman, Brandowell, they cut Brando out because he wanted more moneyBeatty and Perrine was shot by me.' Donner, of course, is talking about his footage ...

Civil Words
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-07-2007)

...2 $2.99 Superman Returns Deluxe Photo Book HC $59.99 Superman Returns Prequel Cover Poster $7.99 Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters #8 (Of 8) $2.99 Welcome To Tranquility #4 $2.99 Welcome To Tranquility Var ED #4 $2.99 Wonder Woman #1 Cove...

The 2006 HD Buying Guide
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-26-2006)

...t  Superman Returns Superman: The Movie Windtalkers  HD DVD  An American Werewolf in London Dune Meet the Parents The Mummy Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Superman Returns Super...


Comicscape - May 31, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 05-31-2006)

...t to helm SUPERMAN RETURNS. By all accounts, Fox wanted their bit of superhero cinema onscreen before Warner Brothers did. To be frank, Ratner is a hack. I have nothing against him personally and I don't wish death, illness, or grave misfortune on h...

Three free HD DVDs from Toshiba, and "Click" on Blu-ray.
by John Sinnott (Sun 10-29-2006)

...CUT SUPERMAN RETURNS Blu-ray SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT SUPERMAN RETURNS THE USUAL SUSPECTS WINDTALKERS

“Aeon Flux” on Blu-ray, Blockbuster
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-12-2006)

...t  Superman Returns Superman: The Movie Windtalkers  HD DVD  An American Werewolf in London Dune Meet the Parents The Mummy Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Superman Returns Supe...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...ntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Joan of Arcadia), and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) join writer/director Kyle Newman and producers Matt Perniciaro and Dana Brunetti for a Q&A session. Room 6CDEF7:15-8:45 The Pixar Story: To Infinity an...


New SUPER DVDs in the Works
by News Editor (Sat 01-28-2006)

...or 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS. "[T]he five DVDs are coming out," Salkind said in a recent telephone interview. Along with his late father, Alexander, and childhood friend, Pierre Spengler, Salkind produced the original SUPERMAN films (all except 1987's SU...

SUPERMAN VS. HOLLYWOOD
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-03-2008)

Bryan Singer’s film ‘Superman Returns’ has come and gone. The marketing sensation of Superman has returned to its fortress of solitude. When Jake Rossen’s book, “Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devio...

“Space Cowboys on HD DVD, X;Men: The Last Stand coming to Blu-ray soon.
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-05-2006)

...t  Superman Returns Superman: The Movie Windtalkers  HD DVD  An American Werewolf in London Dune Meet the Parents The Mummy Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Superman Returns Super...

Routh Talks JLA and SUPES Sequel
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-29-2007)

...ng job in SUPERMAN RETURNS. Thanks to scooper "Daforce" for the heads up!


"Superman: Theatrical Serials Collection"
by Brian Thomas (Wed 12-13-2006)

Though comic-book heroes like Captain Marvel, Batman and Captain America all were featured in movie serials within a few years of their print debut, National Periodical Publications instead sold screen rights to their moct valuable creation Superman ...

10-08-01 To 10-14-01: SURVIVOR Returns
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 10-08-2001)

Tina Wesson is ready for her fame to come to an end.Who the hell is Tina Wesson you say? Oh, she's the second winner of SURVIVOR.Yeah, so, I was wondering, just when did her fame start? I didn't know she was famous and I read an article that said she was ...

JUSTICE LEAGUE Script Finished!
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-22-2007)

...sequel to Superman Returns in theaters by summer 2009. So the question remains on timing between all these factors for the upcoming Justice League movie. I wish Warner Bros thought this one ahead of time before opening the doors of crossing over the c...

SUPERMAN - DOOMSDAY
by Tim Janson (Sat 09-22-2007)

The Death of Superman was perhaps the greatest publicity stunt in comic book history. We comic fans knew that Superman would never truly be dead but the event did what it set out to do…garner world-wide media attention and sell a gazillion cop...


Watching the Watchmen
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-12-2008)

...nts—Superman Returns did well enough to justify itself and an eventual sequel. But, for every good DC tent-pole film—few and far between though they may be—Marvel has seen two or three mediocre or downright awful adaptations in t...

Nolan talks on LOGANS RUN
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-30-2006)

Gus sent me a link to something written by William F. Nolan regarding possible remake of a Logans Run movie. Brian Singer had been attached to direct the film at one point, but Variety reported in May that he might drop out depending on the success of Su...

Con Season!
by Matt Kamen (Wed 08-02-2006)

At the risk of becoming repetitive, I'll be talking about Superman again this week. No, wait, come back. I'm not still rabbitting about Superman Returns. I mean the other Superman endeavour in the cultural miasma of TV and Film Smallville. Margot ...

Top Maniacal Rumors: Riddler's Clues, Super Millar and Abe Frankenstein
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-04-2008)

...king on a Superman Returns sequel as well. Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez Teaming Up for Red Sonja?     Rumor: After nearly a year of going back and forth in development hell of a Barbarella remake, the real life couple are now tryi...


DC Goes to the Movies (or Doesn’t)
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-31-2007)

...r’s Superman Returns, confirmed that The Man of Steel still doesn’t have a release date. Then again, it doesn’t even have a script yet. Variety recently announced that Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, who wrote Superman Ret...

Weekend Box Office Report - 4 New films hit
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)

...ier note, SUPERMAN RETURNS held up well for once, falling only 39% to $7.4 million. I got out to see the film myself this weekend and found it highly enjoyable. It gets my stamp of approval, and I hope Singer returns for a sequel.Until next week ...1...

Finale
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-31-2007)

...new "Superman Returns Piano Concerto" (performed by Eric Anderson). Music from X-Men 2, Batman, Spider-Man and more are also expected to be performed, conducted by Steven Allen Fox. For tickets and details, see: http://www.gspo.com/conce...

Warner Bros Ready for LOGAN'S RUN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-21-2007)

... focus on SUPERMAN RETURNS. Plot Summary: Original story centers on a a future society that demands the death of everyone upon reaching a certain age. Anyone who veers from that destiny is dubbed a "runner" and is hunted by operatives known...


Brash Raises Cash for Games
by News Editor (Mon 06-04-2007)

Brash Entertainment has announced they have raised $400 million to focus exclusively on games developed from movie, TV and music licenses. Brash is backed by Thomas Tull the co-founder of Legendary Pictures (300 and SUPERMAN RETURNS.) The company is alre...

MARVEL Studio Head Talks Future Movies
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 06-25-2007)

...egins and Superman Returns are two totally different experiences. Yes they all had their origins in a graphic novel or a comic book but they are all sub-genres all to themselves. I would call X-Men a science fiction story as much as a comic book/super ...

Small Screen, Big Screen: Star Trek
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Tue 12-19-2006)

...r’s SUPERMAN RETURNS as an example of how horribly things can go if you worry to much about owing to what came before and not striving to do something completely new.

Which one…
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-02-2007)

...   Superman Returns [HD DVD] (2006)     ANIME   Air Gear, Vol. 5: A Battle of Kings   Blue Gender Movie: The Warrior - Reprice (2004)   Clockwork Fighters: Hiwou's War, Vol. 2   Fruits Basket - Vol. 3 - P...


Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Rule
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)

...8,000)4 - Superman Returns - $11,620,000 ($163,648,000)5 - The Devil Wears Prada - $10,450,000 ($83,554,000)6 - Cars - $7,536,000 ($219,697,000)7 - Click - $7,000,000 ($119,702,000)8 - The Lake House - $1,570,000 ($48,901,000)9 - Nacho Libre - $1,52...

SUPERMAN's Ottman to receive Career Achievement Award
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 08-09-2006)

...TIC FOUR, SUPERMAN RETURNS and APT PUPIL. At the age of 42, the versatile Ottman, who is also working as a film editor, has scored more than 25 feature films, and he has also in fact directed one, URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT. His next assignments are NIGH...

International Film Music Critics Association Nominees
by Randall Larson (Mon 02-05-2007)

...)  * Superman Returns (John Ottman)  * X-Men: The Last Stand (John Powell)    I - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION  * 24 Season # (Sean Callery)  * Battlestar Galactica Season # (Bear McCreary)  * Lost Season # (Mic...

Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)

...nbsp;Like Superman Returns (but less so, unfortunately), Spider-Man 3 touched a personal note that made the experience more stressful, yet more meaningful in the end.   When people have asked me if I liked Spider-Man 3, I usually reply, “I...


Producer Peters Says Singer at Work on SUPER Sequel
by News Editor (Thu 05-03-2007)

Jon Peters told the Hollywood Reporter this week that director "Bryan Singer is working on the story (for the sequel to SUPERMAN RETURNS), and hopefully, that will be a script by the end of the year. And hopefully, we'll be in preproduction by, say, ...

Pipes Redux: Composer to score Trick r’ Treat
by Randall Larson (Tue 03-27-2007)

...de X2 and Superman Returns.   Trick ‘r Treat, which will be released by Warner Bros. on October 5, tells four stories taking place on Halloween and stars Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, and Leslie Bibb.   Set in a small suburban town, Tri...

COMICSCAPE PART DEUX: SHARPENING THE BLADE WITH A SPIKE
by KURT AMACKER (Thu 06-29-2006)

Amid all the well-deserved attention for SUPERMAN RETURNS, the two-hour pilot of BLADE: THE SERIES premiered on Spike-TV last night. It stands as a significant move for Marvel Entertainment, as the company continues to adapt its comic properties to new ...

John Ottman scores THE INVASION
by Randall Larson (Wed 05-30-2007)

...music for Superman Returns, Fantastic Four (including the forthcoming Rise of the Silver Surfer), X-2, Gothika, Eight-Legged Freaks and others. He is also scheduled to score the forthcoming Logan’s Run, Valkyrie, and The Avengers. Also ...


NYCC: First Look at Incredible Hulk Game
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 04-24-2008)

...ot of the Superman Returns game but not nearly as lame.  

Marv Wolfman: From ROBIN to NIGHTWING: Chronicling the Adventures of Dick Grayson
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Thu 10-19-2006)

...ovel, the Superman Returns novelization, the Infinite Crisis and other issues here and there; and I also saw his work get recognized outside the typical realm of comics with his involvement in the award-winning comics in the classroom program from Impa...

Weekend Box Office Report: INVINCIBLE proves invincible
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-28-2006)

...ast note, SUPERMAN RETURNS had a great hold, losing %15 of it's theaters, yet falling only %3 from the previous weekend. While this doesn't mean much, it gives the film a serious chance at $200 million. If WB gives the film a slight push, it should b...

News Flash: Critics Out of Touch with Audiences
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-21-2006)

... night.2) Superman Returns - Final Trailer looked good. Poster looked good. They stole Singer. This better not suck.3) Miami Vice - The trailer was attached to Da Vinci and oh my, I can't wait.4) Casino Royale - This movie is still months off, but n...


Bryan Singer signs TV deal with ABC
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)

Director Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) has signed a deal with ABC to develop three different scripts. One of the three scripts is guaranteed to go to pilot.What sets Singer's deal with ABC apart from other high-profile, three-for-one pacts is that it i...

Fox Gives Penn 24
by News Editor (Mon 08-21-2006)

Fox TV has signed actor Kal Penn as a new member of the cast of 24.Penn will play a guy who is somehow involved with the Islamic guru running the neighborhood mosque and might be the key to a terrorist plot.The actor was most recently seen in SUPERMAN RET...

Sony Bumps GHOST
by News Editor (Thu 12-15-2005)

... close to SUPERMAN RETURNS, which opens on June 30, 2006.The biggest headache is for Marvel Studios, who must change their plans for ancillary tie-in deals.

HEROES Askew
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 08-05-2007)

...result of Superman Returns, I have to wonder just how much more interesting that film would have been had Smith been behind it. Smith has a fairly flat amateurish directing style, but I believe he really understands what it takes to tell a modern ...


Superman - The Ultimate Max Fleischer Cartoon Collection
by John Sinnott (Fri 09-29-2006)

As many people know, Superman first appeared in ACTION COMICS #1 dated June, 1938. This character not only possessed super strength and speed, but he had the ability to sell a lot of comics. (It's interesting to note that the publisher thought the chara...

Weekend Box Office Report: PIRATES in a VICE
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)

...e a dozen.SUPERMAN RETURNS fell hard to $3.8 million this weekend. The influx of new films is taking a toll on it's theater count and you can expect it to continue to drop large amounts of theaters in coming weeks. As the film has now fallen out of t...

License To Ill
by Damon Brown (Tue 02-20-2007)

...layed its Superman Returns title shortly before the theatrical release last summer. The company said it would aim for the DVD release, buying it an extra six months or so. The game still bombed, but at least it wasn’t because of brief developm...

SPIDER-MAN 3 Pics and Teaser News
by Karl Schneider (Thu 06-01-2006)

...tached to SUPERMAN RETURNS. Keep a look out for that.SPIDER-MAN 3 will sling into theaters on May 4, 2007.You can find various set pictures at:www.oh-hilary.com and www.joblo.com


Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and more!
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 11-22-2006)

...p.  Superman Returns (PS2 - X-Box - X-Box 360 - DS) - A tall building jump away from the Superman 64 game, finally a good Superman game has been made. Similar to Hulk, or even Spiderman 2, you will have the ability to venture around the city. ...

Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Land!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-10-2006)

...idering. SUPERMAN RETURNS, however, wasn't one of them. The man of steel fell like a rock to $21.8 million, off 58% from the previous week. The number is probably over-estimated, and all but assures that the film won't finish above $200 million with...

Burns Will LOOK UP IN THE SKY for Singer
by News Editor (Fri 12-16-2005)

...TV before SUPERMAN RETURNS opens.Singer told the Hollywood Reporter, "I have such an admiration for the evolution of the character and what Superman has represented over nearly eight decades. I wanted a document that respects the legacy and the collect...

Comicscape - December 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-28-2005)

...llow with SUPERMAN RETURNS in June. I wish both companies the best and hope that 2006 is another great year for comic films. Now, for next week, let me know what you thought about this year in comics. I know I only scratched the surface here, so let us...


DeCoding Zimmer
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-04-2006)

... feature, SUPERMAN RETURNS. SoundtrackNet has just posted a first-look at the scoring sessions to this highly anticipated feature on their web site. "There has been plenty of rumor and speculation about whether Ottman would be using John Williams' clas...

Coooooonnn!!!!!! Report: Thursday
by David Michael Wharton (Fri 07-15-2005)

...he set of SUPERMAN RETURNS, apparently shot specifically for Comic-Con. Director Bryan Singer gave the audience a quick tour of the massive, art deco set for the front entrance of the Daily Planet; continued to sing the praises of Donner's 1978 SUPERM...

United Artists greenlights Bryan Singer thriller
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-14-2007)

...lity of a Superman Returns sequel in the near future as Singer will make this his next film.Production gets underway this summer.KJ's Take:  Aside from the fact that it pushes a Superman sequel back, which I don't like, it sounds fine.

WonderCon 2006
by News Editor (Tue 02-07-2006)

... of 2006, Superman Returns from Warner Bros. In addition, Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet returns to WonderCon to show us there's more to come from the monumental Star Wars saga. Also on Saturday, Lionsgate presents the world premiere screening of the much-...


Batman vs. Superman
by Coming Attractions (Wed 05-28-2003)

Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Action. Studio:Warner Bros.Project Phase:Development Hell. Who's In It:Unknown. Who's Making It:TBA Premise:After experiencing a personal tragedy, Batman becomes more adversarial in his quest for justice in Gotham City. M...

All-Star Superman #10
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-16-2008)

In this tenth issue of All-Star Superman, Grant Morrison treats the impending death of the Man of Steel—suggested at the start of the series—with a gravity missing from the in-continuity death of the character 16 years ago. Finally poison...

Polanski Passionata
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-06-2005)

...AN'S RUN, SUPERMAN RETURNS John Powell: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN Graeme Revell: THE FOG Jeff Rona: URBAN LEGENDS 3: BLOODY MARY Lalo Schifrin: RUSH HOUR 3 Howard Shore: THE DEPARTED (Martin Scorcese), KING KONG (Peter Jackson) Alan...

Mark Waid talks SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 07-09-2002)

Mark Waid calls SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT, his upcoming 12-issue maxi-series with artist Leinil Yu, "a dream project of a lifetime." "It's a reexamination and a new look at the beginnings of Superman, from Krypton on to his first big case in Metropolis," Wai...


Splitting Superman: The Siegel Victory
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-02-2008)

Last Wednesday, Judge Stephen G. Larson of the United States District Court, Central District of California handed down an historic ruling in the legal battle over Superman. As of right now, the heirs of Jerry Siegel—his widow Joanne Siegel and daug...

How to Land Yourself a Great Broad
by Jessica Chobot (Tue 02-20-2007)

...; Superman Returns Final Poster © Warner Bros. Step 2: Confidence. It’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance, but if you can master the particulars, you’ll have women eating out of your hand in no time. Confidence...

Not on DVD Shopping List
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-06-2007)

... possible Superman Returns cash-in. But there’s enough intrigue and drama in the story to stand on its own, even if it didn’t involve the Last Son of Krypton.   (O)   HOLLYWOODLAND (Universal) Ben Affleck stars as Georg...

Look ahead to 2007
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-02-2007)

At the start of a New Year, it’s traditional for me to look ahead to what’s coming up in the next 12 months. This is impossible when it comes to DVD releases, as labels are never sure of their production schedule more than a few months in a...


"Blockbuster Total Access"
by Pat Ferrara (Fri 02-09-2007)

...mean like Superman Returns, Clerks II, and Miami Vice new).   How does Netflix differ from Blockbuster? Having the advantage of physical store locations, Total Access allows you to drop off your DVDs at their stores for an added bonus: for eve...

Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)

Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills.  Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics.  After two failed attempts at a...

SUPERMAN #668
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-17-2007)

After Crisis on Infinite Earths, John Byrne rebooted Superman’s origin so that he was the only Kryptonian. After years of Supergirl, Kandor the bottled city, and an entire zoo’s worth of super-pets, Superman: The Man of Steel established ...

Millar Denied SUPERMAN Pitch by WB
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-24-2007)

Instead of letting this get discussed in our latest Superman story (the Evans rumor), I'll move it over here for people who want changes to the SUPERMAN films. It seems that even if the very eager scribe Mark Millar would take this job for free, Warner Br...


Comicscape - November 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-02-2005)

Let no man call me unwilling to raise the dead. Last week, I hesitated to write yet another critique of Burton's Batman films. Surprisingly, you all wrote an interesting, worthy batch of mail. Seeing as how it was also Halloween weekend, I had every inten...

Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs.  Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday.  I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books.  I remember one Internet journalist describi...

SUPERMAN II
by Brian Thomas (Thu 06-21-2001)

As shooting on their Superman project dragged on, producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind put more and more pressure on director Richard Donner to speed up production, knowing that they could bring in their old pal Richard Lester, who had directed their THRE...

SUPERMAN: RED SON
by TONY WHITT (Mon 05-05-2003)

In the middle of the 20th century, the US discovers that the USSR has a secret weapon: a Superman with powers beyond belief. They soon discover he's an alien, found as a baby by people living on a rural collective who raised him to believe in the ideals o...


SUPERMAN #175
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 10-13-2001)

While the graphic design elements at the top of this issue's cover would have you believe that this is another in a series of tie-ins to the current "Joker: Last Laugh" crossover event, it barely qualifies as such when you read the story itself. True, the...

Comic Review: Superman #675
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 05-01-2008)

The 675th issue of Superman pits the Man of Steel against two adversaries—the brilliant, snarky power-copying villain Paragon, and the Priest Elders of the Protonic Flame from the planet Daxam. The latter have arrived on Earth to retrieve Mon-E...

Morrison talks ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-22-2004)

For a few months insiders in the world of comic books have been whispering about a new plan by DC Comics to take on Marvel's Ultimate line of books. As you may or may not know, Marvel's Ultimate lineup took several of the company's well-established superh...

Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)

OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on...


Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)

OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ...

Comicscape - May 19, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-19-2004)

PREVIEW/INTERVIEW: Next month, David Yurkovich and Top Shelf Productions will be turning the superhero genre on its ear with LESS THAN HEROES, a collection of his stories from the hard-to-find THRESHOLD series that it's impossible to describe without usin...

Looking Back Darkly
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 12-17-2001)

The first issue of Frank Miller's new Bat-epic, THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, has been on shelves for a little while now (although to be honest, how likely is it that any copies are just sitting anywhere?), and the comic book community is still deciding ...

SUPERMAN rumors shot down, sorta
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-07-2003)

ANGEL's David Boreanaz and Jerry O'Connell addressed the latest SUPERMAN rumors...and one of them is really in the running to play the Man of Steel.E! Online published quotes from Boreanaz from a recent online chat held with the actor. "I don't know how ...


Comicscape - March 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-17-2004)

OPINION: I've only recently become familiar with John Constantine, the lead character in Vertigo's longest-running series to date, HELLBLAZER. Even so, I was appalled to hear the changes that were being made to the character to bring him to the screen - a...

A strange SUPER-tribute
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 09-17-2001)

It couldn't have been better (some might say 'poorly') timed if it tried. Last week, just days after the most horrific event in modern American history, the week's comics finally made it to store shelves only one day late. There, amongst the issues of AKI...

Comicscape - July 9, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-09-2003)

OPINIONI finally got to see THE HULK yesterday, and now I see why it's gotten such mixed reviews. It's a nicely thought-out movie, and it tells Bruce Banner's story in the only plausible way that it could be told in 2003. On the other hand, it takes a lot...

Comicscape - November 12, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)

OPINION: Fair warning: to get in all the great responses I got this week and to close this topic, I've had to go the SOUTH PARK route and make it bigger, longer, and uncut. (Probably not the wisest phrase to use in a column primarily about women, but ther...


Comicscape - January 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-07-2004)

OPINION: I'm back, and it's about time. (Wasn't that someone else's tag line a couple of years back?) After spending a relaxing two weeks' vacation first in Texas and then at home with the family (and realizing why I moved from the frozen wastes of Michig...

Tom Derenick draws SUPERMAN
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 09-13-2002)

Tom Derenick is drawing upcoming Superman titles at DC Comics, the artist says. "I can't say what issues yet but I have a SUPERMAN issue coming up pretty soon with Chuck Austen and a MAN OF STEEL issue with Geoff Johns," Derenick says. "I'm working with...

Singer flys away with SUPERMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-19-2004)

It's a done deal. After being first reported ten days ago as a rumor, Variety has confirmed that X-MEN director Bryan Singer has signed on to be the new director of Warner Bros. SUPERMAN film. Joining Singer will be his X2 writers Dan Harris and Michael D...

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #624
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-28-2004)

Metropolis has a new hero: Mr. Majestic, a strange new visitor from a neighboring dimension who looks like Superman (except for the costume), sounds like Superman, and acts like Superman. But the time storm which may have brought him to our universe in th...


Smallville Season 6 Premiere
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 10-03-2006)

OK, there's two ways to come at this series, the first being from the perspective of a rivet-counting comic book fan, and the second is from the perspective of being just a fan of sci-fi/fantasy TV. If I approach this from the rivet- counting comic book ...

McG talks SUPERMAN
by Christopher Allan Smith and Michael Tunison (Thu 09-12-2002)

In interview carried in the current print issue of CINESCAPE magazine, CHARLIE'S ANGELS director McG is talking about his work to bring another famous franchise to the big screen: SUPERMAN. "SUPERMAN is looking good," McG says. "I have seen a draft of th...

SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM #1 (of 4)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 12-02-2002)

No one would have believed in the last years of the twentieth century that the comic world's greatest hero was being watched keenly and closely by corporate intelligences who considered him a greater moneymaker than themselves and yet as mortal as they; t...

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #600
by Tony Whitt (Fri 01-18-2002)

President Lex Luthor has gone missing, just as a new criminal mastermind decides to make a series of terrorist attacks on Metropolis. Superman is torn-at the same time as he realizes the country needs its leader, he wonders whether Luthor's disappearance ...


Annette O'Toole Playing Superman's Mom
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-10-2001)

Actress Annette O'Toole returns to the wortld of Superman on film with word that she is now set as part of the cast of the coming SMALLVILLE TV series. O'Toole will play the part of Martha Kent, Clark Kent's foster mother. This will be the actress' second...

THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1 (of 3)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 12-10-2001)

By the time you read this, you'll probably have read several other laudatory articles on the influence of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and how it changed the way we looked at comics in general and Batman in particular. You may also have read that THE DARK KNIG...

SUPERMAN: BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS
by TONY WHITT (Mon 09-15-2003)

In the Beginning, there was El, a foundling taken in by two poor Kryptonians, who was soon revealed to be the chosen of Rao, god of Krypton. He must fight the tyrannical Utor to free his people, but his love for Laras Lilit, the daughter of a man he slew,...

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE
by Brian Thomas (Thu 06-21-2001)

It's old enough to seem quaint in this digital age, but SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (as the ads billed it) is still regarded by many as the best comic-book adaptation ever - a title that is happily being challenged as time goes by. Producers Alexander and Ilya Sa...


Jim Lee to draw SUPERMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-29-2003)

Various comic book websites are confirming the news that superstar comic book penciller Jim Lee will be drawing DC Comics' Man of Steel in SUPERMAN. Lee will draw the book for a 12-issue run commencing in March 2004. Joining him will be writer Brian Azzar...

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #627
by Tony Whitt (Mon 04-26-2004)

Clark Kent has been picked to ride along with the newly reformed S.C.U. But it's a less than quiet night as Replikon attacks the city. Meanwhile, the U.S. invasion of Umec begins, and Lois decides that the best way to get the real story is to be there in ...

BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN gets director
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-09-2002)

It's beginning to look like Wolfgang Petersen's BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN project might actually get made, and that makes it officially one of the hottest prospects of the next few years, and probably the most anticipated comic book movie... ever? For the past ...

SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES Action Figure Gift Set
by News Editor (Thu 12-15-2005)

An image and information for the SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES Action Figure Gift Set has been released by DC Direct. The set consists of four different 6" scale versions of Superman, including the Jim Lee Superman, John Byrne Superman, First Appearance Super...


All-Star Superman
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 09-01-2006)

The fifth issue of ALL-STAR SUPERMAN features Clark Kent interviewing Lex Luthor on death row. Yet, Grant Morrison takes that simple premise and combines it with a classic gag in Superman's long history how no one connects Kent with the Man of Steel. A...

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #9
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 11-27-2007)

After his disappearance in the Bizarro invasion from the last couple of issues of All-Star Superman, Kal-El reemerges to find that two lost Kryptonian astronauts – Bar-El and Lilo, both in space when their planet exploded – have landed on Eart...

What Women Don’t Want
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-14-2007)

Gr