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Man Of Steel Controversial Ending
Note: Spoilers follow. Some fans – and noted fanboy comic book writers – are up in arms over the controversial ending to the Man of Steel. The end of Man of Steel saw Superman snap Zod’s neck, killing the Kyrptonian General (we guess he won’t be coming back as a good guy like Loki, anyway…) In an interview podcast with Empire Online, director Zack Snyder addresses the question of Superman killing, and following that we also learn that producer Christopher Nolan was at first against the Superman killing Zod…
Read MoreDoomsday Coming to The New 52 DC Comics
Doomsday first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (Nov. 1992) and was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens. Doomsday’s character is portrayed as a mindless killing machine. Doomsday has no feelings or sentiments beyond unfocused hatred, murderous rage, and malicious joy at destruction. The character is best known as the killer of Superman in the 1992 story line, “The Death of Superman”. Doomsday will make his official debut in the New 52 of DC Comics in September as a part of “Villains Month”. This September will see Greg Pak…
Read MoreMan Of Steel Movie Review
Comics Talk is not an organization that gets an invitation to see a premier of a movie before it is released to the public so when I saw some of the movie reviews before the release of the movie and a 57% rating by the movie critics at Rotton Tomatoes and I read some of the criticism I was discouraged. But then I saw that in the early assessment of movie goers that 82% of them liked it and many people have not seen it yet I was encouraged. Having…
Read MoreA Look Back At The Superman Movie 1978
On the last week before the release of the Man Of Steel movie which premiers on June 14th I thought a look back at the Christopher Reeve’s Superman, Richard Donner directed movie in 1978. Superman: The Movie was considered a success with over 300 million made globally and the cost of 58 million. On many levels it was a success because it introduced the best known superhero to thousands of people who have never read a comic about Superman. It gave DC Comics a boost in sales in the competition…
Read MoreZack Snyder Talks Superman Man Of Steel
Man of Steel director Zack Snyder recently attended a Toronto talk show where he spoke on all things Superman. Snyder was asked about finding the confidence to reboot the franchise and offers up that the reason he came on board was because of Christopher Nolan and David Goyer’s approach to the Man of Steel. Nolan and Goyer came up with the story of which The Dark Knight Trilogy director is a producer on the movie, with Goyer having written the script. Zack Snyder also talks about going through hundreds of…
Read MoreIron Man 3 Exceeds $1.14 Billion
Walt Disney Pictures has revealed that Iron Man 3 has earned $1.142 billion globally after five weeks of release. That puts Iron Man 3 in rare company, as the fifth-highest grossing film of all time. The only movies ahead of Iron Man 3 on that list are James Cameron’s Avatar and Titanic, Marvel’s own The Avengers, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Additionally, Iron Man 3 holds the record as the second-highest domestic opening of all time at $174.1 million, just behind Marvel’s The Avengers‘ $207.4 million.…
Read MoreSupergirl In Man Of Steel Movie? Comic Book
I just read the digital comic that comes when you pre order the Man of Steel Movie on DVD or Blu Ray. Promoted on the page for the Walmart Superman Man Of Steel early showing of the movie by Warner Brothers and Walmart came out on the 18th of may. It was called the Man of Steel Prequel so it is in the same story arc as the movie. It is a Story about Kara Zor-El better know as Supergirl in DC Comics. It definitely shows that the writers and…
Read MorePlanet Hulk Greg Pak to Write DC’s Batman/Superman
In June alone, the Man of Steel will not only star in a new film, but also in two all-new ongoing comic book series: SUPERMAN UNCHAINED and BATMAN/SUPERMAN! Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Jae Lee, BATMAN/SUPERMAN is an exciting and bold new title that will tell the definitive story of how Batman and Superman met in the DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 universe. “Our story takes place around the time of Grant Morrison’s ACTION COMICS #1. So it takes place when both of these guys are very young and…
Read MoreAdventures of Superman #1 Preview
A few months back, DC Comics announced they were planning a brand new addition to their stellar digital-first lineup in the form of Adventures of Superman, a series of the industry’s top creators doing out-of-continuity tales about the Man of Steel — with the red trunks! The first of those stories debuts today on the DC Comics app for a meager .99 cents and at comixology.com, and is written by Jeff Parker with art by Chris Samnee. I can’t think of two better creators to kick this thing off, so…
Read MoreDavid S. Goyer Writer of ‘Man Of Steel’ Interview
FOR MORE SUPERMAN CLICK HERE David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and comic book writer. Goyer has written or co-written several screenplays based on numerous comic book series, among them Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Batman Begins, The Flash, and Blade. Goyer has recently been working with Legendary Pictures on three of their upcoming projects. He co-wrote the script for Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Rises. In addition, he did a one-step 4-week rewrite for Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla reboot. FROM CBM:…
Read More“Man Of Steel” Title Sequence A Fan Made Video
A group of Superman super fans got together to pay tribute to one of their favorite comic book heroes in the form of an unofficial title sequence for Man of Steel. This video was not sanctioned by Warner Bros., but is a “passion project” for the creators, a team going by the name Will &Tale. Take a look below: The Will & Tale blog explains their motivation for putting the piece together. “Like many fans, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Man Of Steel since it was announced a…
Read MoreSUPERBOY and SUPERMAN Rights Case is Over
By Lucas Siegel, Newsarama Editor Judge Otis Wright III of U.S. District Court says that the Superman rights case, where the heirs of Jerry Siegel sought further rights and royalties from Warner Brothers and DC Comics, is over. In court April 18, 2013, Wright ruled that “The Court holds that the 2001 settlement agreement between DC and the Siegels re-granted the Siegels’ Superman, Superboy, and a Superman advertisements that ran in the 1930s to DC in return for substantial advances and royalties,” and that the motion of DC/WB to end…
Read MoreZack Snyder Hints At Man of Steel 2
As we are counting down the days until the debut of the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, fans are also counting down until the announcement of more DC comic book movies. We’ve previously heard that the Justice League movie depends on the success of the Man of Steel, with most recently the head of WB movies, Jeff Robinov, stating an announcement would be coming in the next couple weeks. Now we hear from Man of Steel director, Zack Snyder, who states that he feels is isn’t done with Superman…
Read More“Man of Steel” – Official Trailer #3
“Man of Steel” – Official Trailer #3 A child sent to Earth from a dying planet is adopted by a couple in rural Kansas. Posing as a journalist, he uses his extraordinary powers to protect his new home from an insidious evil. Next summer, “Man of Steel” is coming to the big screen. The film is from director Zack Snyder and producers Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters…
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