Superman

Superman – Feeding Time

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  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – Feeding Time
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Superman - Feeding Time

With a new Superman in now in theaters every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Making his first appearance in comics way back in 1966, the Parasite has been a classic Superman villain for nearly 50 years. “Feeding Time” reintroduced the character as a small time thief and janitor for S.T.A.R. Labs whose exposure to an experimental chemical turns him into the Parasite (Brion James) and sets him on a path of revenge against the member of the crew (Robert Patrick) who roped him into the robbery and whose recklessness caused Rudy to be exposed to the experimental chemicals which left him transformed and with the ability to temporarily steal energy and knowledge from anyone he comes into contact with.

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Not Exactly Super

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  • Title: Man of Steel
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Man of SteelWith the box office disappointment of last year’s Green Lantern, the end of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman series, and most of the specifics of 2015’s Justice League still to be determined, DC Comics and Warner Bros. have put all their support behind a new Superman franchise helmed by 300 and Watchmen director Zack Snyder. The result is an often puzzling piece of filmmaking that breaks away from both decades of comic history and the ghost of Richard Donner‘s Superman to create a New 52-ish take on the character (i.e. grittier and largely absent of joy or wonder) that, despite its preponderance of extended action scenes, is one of the most boring super-hero films ever made.

Much like Green Lantern (which is in every measurable way a superior film), Man of Steel decides to redesign its leading man for the silver screen. The muted palette and organic earthy feel of Snyder’s version of Superman’s homeworld of Krypton (where the film’s first 25 minutes takes place) may remind you of Green Lantern‘s version of Oa, but it’s just one of many steps in distancing the character from his rich comic history.

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Lois & Clark – I’ve Got a Crush on You

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  • Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – I’ve Got a Crush on You
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Lois & Clark - I've Got a Crush on You

With a new Superman ready to fly into theaters this week every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. “I’ve Got a Crush on You” gives us both Lois (Teri Hatcher) and Clark (Dean Cain) undercover at a nightclub which is a front for the head of the Metro Gang. Both reporters are trying to uncover who is setting fire to buildings in the West River neighborhood. The full truth, which neither will fully discover, is that the is gang financed by Lex Luthor (John Shea) who has plans to buy up real estate cheap and reinvent the waterfront as Lex Harbor.

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Superman – The Last Son of Krypton

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  • Title: Superman: The Animated Series – The Last Son of Krypton
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Superman - The Last Son of Krypton

With a new Superman ready to fly into theaters this summer every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Following the success of Batman: The Animated Series, Warner Bros. Animation decided to try another cartoon based on their other biggest property. Superman: The Animated Series had a similar, if far more vibrant, look to that of Batman: The Animated Series but it was given a sleeker and more modern/futuristic look and lacked the earlier show’s uniquely cool Art Deco style. A mix of both Silver Age and Modern continuity, the show did justice to the Man of Steel running for more than 50 episodes before the show came to a close to allow Warner Bros. to move forward with Justice League.

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Lois & Clark – Neverending Battle

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  • Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – Neverending Battle
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Lois & Clark - Neverending Battle

With a new Superman ready to fly into theaters this summer every now and then I’ll continue to take a look back at the hero’s more memorable moments on both the big and small screen. Just how powerful is the Man of Steel? That’s the question asked in “Neverending Battle.” As Superman-mania grips The Daily Planet, and Lois (Teri Hatcher) does whatever she can to scoop the story, Lex Luthor (John Shea) designs a series of tests to discover the limits of Superman‘s (Dean Cain) powers. In a clever nod back to the 1940s radio show, Luthor’s theorizes and surmises about Superman being “faster than a speeding bullet,” “more powerful than a locomotive,” and “able to leap buildings in a single bound.”

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