Have you read "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" by Alan Moore? It's the only time that I've found Superman to be a worthwhile character...otherwise, I share your sentiments.

I love it when he's paired with Batman, other than that I don't think he's that great.

Except for the one scene in the Justice League cartoon, it made him certified badass.

SPOILERS
Lex is president and is doing something bad. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman break into the White House and fight off the goons. Superman makes it to Luthor's office. Lex taunts him a bit saying that there's no way he could stop him for good, his eyes start to glow. Cut to Batman and Wonder Woman fighting their way into the office, Lex's chair is smoking and Superman is staring out the window.

Wonder Woman: How do you feel?
Superman: I feel great.

I haven't seen it since I was a kid so some details might be a little off.

September 2, 2008


If Superman must be rebooted [again] and if the series must be darkened... then let it be by someone like Mark Millar, one of the comic books’ greatest treasures and someone who seems to know what makes Kal-El tick - heck, he's written one of the best Superman comics this side of the Frog Bros' store.

The “Wanted” scribe tells G4TV that he and a big-time director pal (name not revealed) has pitched a three-picture “Superman” series to Warner Bros – and if it gets the go-ahead, they’ll be filming next Summer.

That's great news, considering the fact that comic-dom's greatest icon hasn't had much success on the silver screen, including the Reeves-Brando take on the Man of Steel.

I can live with that.

January 06, 2009


There's a rumour on the net that the main villain of the next Superman movie WON'T be perennial Man of Steel nemesis Lex Luthor.

Latino Review says that Warner Bros are hearing ideas from writers for a next Supes film, with the studio eager for a new baddie from Superman's rogues gallery of enemies to be the villain of the piece - thus ruling out Lex. The site report that the studio hasn't heard a pitch they like yet, but that this is the way they see the franchise developing.

If true, this could open the door for baddies such as Brainiac, Doomsday, Mr. Mxyzptlk and Darkseid to be the main antagonist, although Luthor could obviously be involved in a smaller role.

Recent chatter on the future of the Superman franchise has failed to turn up any definite news. Warner Bros. bigwig Alan Horn said last month that he expects the project to get off the ground "in the next couple of years", but we still don't know if Superman Returns director Bryan Singer or star Brandon Routh will be involved, or to what extent the studio plan to re-boot the series.

I agree that the basic concept of superman being nigh-invulnerable got a little old, but then they figured this out very early. Issues of morality vs "because I can" came into play, isolation and loneliness...
It's not all about the kryptonite either - many a superman tale has had him powerless/less powerful, dependant upon his location in relation to the sun/other suns/dimensions, he's susceptible to magic (which a larger number of dc villains wield than the superheroes), and well, doomsday didn't exactly need either of those to KILL him, just as Atlas (while semi-mystical, but power based on raw strength) didn't need them to fight him to a standstill...See, I get where you're coming from, but I think you've based a large part of your perception on what you've seen in the movies/pre-80's comics, because it hasn't really been that way for a while.

What they need to do is modernise/change these perceptions in terms of the films, then maybe the character would appeal a bit more.

Even though the character himself is pretty weak, the special effects nerd inside me would KILL to see Doomsday on screen.

Can you IMAGINE how badass he would look if they did it right?

Doomsday, or at least a version of him has been in the latest episodes of Smallville...although he's got a different, rather compressed back story...he looks quite decent so far, but you haven't seen all that much of him.

What a peice of trash Superman Returns was... I was so excited for that movie when it came out due to the fact that Superman is one of my beloved childhood figures. I remember walking out of the theater speechless and could not stopping thinking what a POS that film really was. In conclusion I'm happy for a "re-inventing" of sorts and it would be amazing if they could make the Death of Superman a film. Has potential to be at least visually outstanding.

Never really got into Smallville...I'm not crazy about Supes in the first place, and watching most of the first season did nothing to change my mind.

I've read up on it and it sounds like they've put some pretty cool ideas into it recently(Justice League, Legion of Superheroes), but it's never really grabbed me. Now that Doomsday is hanging around, I may just have to take a quick looksee...