I read a report out of Hollywood yesterday that the casting of Superman for the Justice League film may have be decided. Rupert Evans. I’ll be honest. The first time I read that, I misread it at “Rupert Everett.” And, I can safely say, I absolutely did not see Rupert Everett as the Man ofContinue reading “On the New Superman”
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On the Newest Find
People get rid of stuff at work, and then it’s free for the taking. Usually it’s comic books. Sometimes it’s magazines. I’ve picked up some manga here and there. Even a Torchwood DVD. But home improvement products? Not usually… Someone put a Superman Light Switch Plate on the reading rack yesterday. A couple turns ofContinue reading “On the Newest Find”
On Superman Returns
Superman Returns, the long-awaited return of Superman to the silver screen, generally succeeds but in the end has enough flaws that it has to be considered a schizophrenic mess. Let’s start with its good points. Casting. Across the board, the casting was top-notch. Kevin Spacey is Lex Luthor. Brendan Routh is utterly convincing as Superman.Continue reading “On Superman Returns”
On Crisis
The new Science Fiction Book Club catalog came today. I was flipping through the Altiverse flyer–Altiverse is the comics and media SF flyer–and what I noticed on the cover of the flyer was Superman holding the broken body of Supergirl, one of the seminal images from DC Comics’ 1985 crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths. MyContinue reading “On Crisis”
On Last Son of Krypton
Yesterday the animated Superman pilot, “Last Son of Krypton,” came out on DVD, and I picked it up at Wal-Mart for something like eight or nine dollars. I never really followed the animated Superman, catching an episode here, an episode there, over the course of its run, so the only extended visit I paid toContinue reading “On Last Son of Krypton”