Sometimes Geek Culture – and comics – serve up social commentaries for the world at large. One end of the spectrum is firmly occupied by O’Neil & Adams’ groundbreaking Green Lantern/Green Arrow series from the 70s. The other end of the spectrum has so many more examples: Eightball, Doonesbury, Love and Rockets, etc. Each employ varying degrees of heavy-handedness.
The past week there were two examples that offered insights and lessons…and the sad part is if you’re not careful you might miss both.
The first was the Guy Ritchie’s recent cinematic King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. This film earned the dubious honor of being the summer’s first big flop. And yet it doesn’t seem like summer’s even started yet.
And, of course, this raises the stakes for Warner’s next big movie, Wonder Woman. “That one better be a hit,” thinks every Warner executive.
The past week there were two examples that offered insights and lessons…and the sad part is if you’re not careful you might miss both.
The first was the Guy Ritchie’s recent cinematic King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. This film earned the dubious honor of being the summer’s first big flop. And yet it doesn’t seem like summer’s even started yet.
And, of course, this raises the stakes for Warner’s next big movie, Wonder Woman. “That one better be a hit,” thinks every Warner executive.
- 5/29/2017
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
If you've never seen Max Fleischer's animated Superman, you're really doing yourself a disservice. The series is absolutely beautiful, and ridiculously impressive considering it was created in the 1940s. KaptainKristian talks at length about the series and lays out how it changed the character, other characters, and animation as we know it!
Super cool video! We need more stuff like this!
Super cool video! We need more stuff like this!
- 3/28/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Warning: Spoilers for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice ahead… Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has been released and we’re unpacking every detail and hint at what's ahead around here. We’ve got a spoiler-filled review up, a full written review, and some baffling questions. Here’s an Answer to one of the questions audiences might have after seeing the film. Ready for spoilers? 1. 2. 3. And spoilers! Here, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? Director Jon Schnepp sits down with Roth Cornet talk about one of the best sequences in Batman V Superman: the introduction of The Flash, who shows Batman a vision of a possible future. We unpack exactly what's happening there and what it means for the future of the DC universe in the video above and below. Schnepp is also working on a great new film, make sure to check it out Here! We’ll...
- 3/25/2016
- by Roth Cornet
- Hitfix
To mark the opening of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Burger Fiction has put together another "evolution" video, this time tracking the changes that Superman has experienced in film and television since the early days of the Max Fleischer cartoons. This one comes on the heels of a video that does the same for Batman, and you can check that one out right here. Just like that one, I'm shocked at the number of times Superman has appeared in different animated movies over the past few years. I guess those are just not on my radar.
- 3/25/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
I was walking through Grand Central Terminal yesterday on my way to one of our more entertaining ComicMix senior staff meetings. Grand Central is my favorite place in all of New York City – the massive cathedral ceilings, the stunning pre-Great War architecture, the clean and open lanes for pedestrian traffic… It’s really very inspiring, and, indeed, I was inspired to write this particular column.
For absolutely no reason whatsoever, I started thinking about Superman’s adolescence. Oh, I was influenced by the first issue of Max Landis’s Superman: Alien American, a solid and worthy start to the mini-series. But that, in turn, reminded me of some of my favorite Superboy stories from my ancient and decrepit youth – those where Pa Kent patiently taught his son how to manage, deploy and exacerbate his Kryptonian powers.
Those were sweet stories with which most members of its target audience could identify.
For absolutely no reason whatsoever, I started thinking about Superman’s adolescence. Oh, I was influenced by the first issue of Max Landis’s Superman: Alien American, a solid and worthy start to the mini-series. But that, in turn, reminded me of some of my favorite Superboy stories from my ancient and decrepit youth – those where Pa Kent patiently taught his son how to manage, deploy and exacerbate his Kryptonian powers.
Those were sweet stories with which most members of its target audience could identify.
- 11/18/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
If Christian Kane gets hungry this weekend at Wizard Works Comic Con, he’ll likely head over to the Tenacious Eats Presents Super-8 Super Snacks event Saturday at 2.
We were going to show the Marvel Super-Heroes cartoon, it turns out there’s a moratorium on all things Marvel at this time (thanks a lot, Avengers!), but the show will go on!
Tenacious Eats “movies for Foodies’ is a one-of-a-kind event where food is prepared and plated in front of you while you watch a film on the big screen. We’ve covered many of the movie-dinners here at We Are Movie Geeks. Now we’ll be teaming up with Tenacious Eats this Saturday at Wizard World Comic Con for an event we’re calling Tenacious Eats Presents Super-8 Super Snacks. It will be from 2pm to 2:45pm in Room 106 at America’s Center
We will be showing a pair...
We were going to show the Marvel Super-Heroes cartoon, it turns out there’s a moratorium on all things Marvel at this time (thanks a lot, Avengers!), but the show will go on!
Tenacious Eats “movies for Foodies’ is a one-of-a-kind event where food is prepared and plated in front of you while you watch a film on the big screen. We’ve covered many of the movie-dinners here at We Are Movie Geeks. Now we’ll be teaming up with Tenacious Eats this Saturday at Wizard World Comic Con for an event we’re calling Tenacious Eats Presents Super-8 Super Snacks. It will be from 2pm to 2:45pm in Room 106 at America’s Center
We will be showing a pair...
- 5/20/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From 1914 to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes in the present, Ryan charts the evolution of animated characters in live-action film...
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Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and this year's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes chart the ascendance of a new, genetically-modified species of intelligent ape. Yet behind the scenes, these films also show us the technical evolution of digital effects, and how seamlessly live-action and computer-generated characters can be blended.
Where 20th Century Fox's earlier Planet Of The Apes films, beginning in 1968, used actors and prosthetic effects to bring their talking simians to life, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes used the latest developments in performance capture to create some extraordinarily realistic characters. With its story told largely from the perspective of a genetically-modified chimpanzee named Caesar, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' success hinged on the quality of its effects...
Feature
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and this year's Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes chart the ascendance of a new, genetically-modified species of intelligent ape. Yet behind the scenes, these films also show us the technical evolution of digital effects, and how seamlessly live-action and computer-generated characters can be blended.
Where 20th Century Fox's earlier Planet Of The Apes films, beginning in 1968, used actors and prosthetic effects to bring their talking simians to life, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes used the latest developments in performance capture to create some extraordinarily realistic characters. With its story told largely from the perspective of a genetically-modified chimpanzee named Caesar, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' success hinged on the quality of its effects...
- 6/17/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Top 10 Ryan Lambie 19 Aug 2013 - 06:31
Flying scenes are a staple of Studio Ghibli's feature films. Ryan provides a run-down of some of the most spectacular...
There are certain themes that are so prevalent in the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, they've almost become trademarks: the tenacious heroine on the cusp of adulthood. A fascination with animals, countryside and nature. Flying is another staple of the studio's animation - and Miyazaki's interest in aviation is unsurprising when you consider his family history.
Both Miyazaki's father and uncle were involved in the aviation industry, and made parts for the Mitsubishi Zero fighter - one of the most capable flying machines in the Second World War. The young Hayao Miyazaki's love of aeroplanes never left him, and along with his other childhood interests and experiences, would go on to inform the films he'd make as an adult.
Although...
Flying scenes are a staple of Studio Ghibli's feature films. Ryan provides a run-down of some of the most spectacular...
There are certain themes that are so prevalent in the films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, they've almost become trademarks: the tenacious heroine on the cusp of adulthood. A fascination with animals, countryside and nature. Flying is another staple of the studio's animation - and Miyazaki's interest in aviation is unsurprising when you consider his family history.
Both Miyazaki's father and uncle were involved in the aviation industry, and made parts for the Mitsubishi Zero fighter - one of the most capable flying machines in the Second World War. The young Hayao Miyazaki's love of aeroplanes never left him, and along with his other childhood interests and experiences, would go on to inform the films he'd make as an adult.
Although...
- 8/16/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Designs & Descriptions by Peter Rubin "My first shots at the shield of the house of El. Suggestions came from all over, but I had my eye on the prize from early on. You'll notice at the upper right, something very much like the one we ended with." - Peter Rubin "Once Zack had honed in on his preferred style, we still kept pushing the boundaries, sometimes in subtle ways. This is good. It gives you confidence, once a direction is chosen but before a final call is made, that you haven't left anything important untried. The version at the upper left though, was still Zack's favorite." "Then we started playing with 3D, and with colors… Here we were trying out a color arrangement inspired by the Max Fleischer Superman Cartoons of the 1940s. This version wasn't yet as graceful or graphically correct as it would come to be later." "The...
- 6/24/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
It’s wild and wooly out there in the world of streaming video. As movies and TV shows become increasingly accessible through a variety of services, it has also become increasingly difficult to keep track of what is available where, what is expiring when, and what is actually worth watching. So every Friday, Vulture will have a list of recommendations of movies and TV shows that are new to Netflix (as well as Hulu, Amazon, On Demand, and other streaming sites), those that are expiring, and those that you should watch just because.Max Fleischer's SupermanSupposedly Zack Synder and Christopher Nolan's Man of Steel is delivering the Superman adaptation that fans have been waiting for all their lives. While I had a ball with the duo's high-impulse blockbuster, a whopping two-and-a-half hours of existentialist gazing and mid-air fisticuffs, a collection of animated Superman short films from the forties...
- 6/14/2013
- by Matt Patches
- Vulture
Not only is he one of the most popular characters in comics, Superman has had his fair share of TV shows. From the cartoons in Superman The Animated Series, to the most recent live action rendition, Smallville. Warner Brothers is celebrating 90 years of being a studio this year, and to commemorate the occasion they have decided to release a best of collection for Superman's efforts on the small screen. Check out the details below. Collections Included: Viva 1: Smallville Season 1 - (6 discs) Superman Serials - (4 discs) Viva 2: Lois & Clark S1 - (6 discs) Superman: The Animated Series V1 - (2 discs) New Adventures of Superman - (2 discs) Viva 3: Adventures of Superman Season 1 - (5 discs) Dcu Superman Doomsday Movie - (1 disc) Max Fleischer’s Superman - (2 discs) Ruby Spears Superman - (2 discs) The box set contains 30 discs with over 30 hours of Superman goodness. It also features a 24 page collector's book.
- 2/1/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
“Flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle, just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes”
Do you like movies about gladiators? Well, you’re out of luck but you won’t have to speak jive to enjoy Super-8 Airplane Movie Madness January 8th at The Way Out Club. For this month’s monthly festival of Super-8 Sound films condensed from features (they average 15 minutes in length), we’re showing all four movies from the beloved Airport series from the 1970′s. Those are Airport (1970), Airport ’75, Airport ’77, and Airport ’79 The Concorde. Then we’ll be topping off those airborne disasters with the 1980 spoof Airplane!……. and don’t call me Shirley!
“There’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane”
The earthbound films...
Do you like movies about gladiators? Well, you’re out of luck but you won’t have to speak jive to enjoy Super-8 Airplane Movie Madness January 8th at The Way Out Club. For this month’s monthly festival of Super-8 Sound films condensed from features (they average 15 minutes in length), we’re showing all four movies from the beloved Airport series from the 1970′s. Those are Airport (1970), Airport ’75, Airport ’77, and Airport ’79 The Concorde. Then we’ll be topping off those airborne disasters with the 1980 spoof Airplane!……. and don’t call me Shirley!
“There’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane”
The earthbound films...
- 1/4/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "Prometheus" What's It About? Ridley Scott returns to the world of "Alien" with an epic prequel about mankind's first contact with a mysterious alien race who may or may not be our makers, and may or may not have sinister purposes. See It Because: "Prometheus" pulled off a rare feat, adding a new layer of intrigue to the rich mythology of the "Alien" series. Not since "Inception" has a summer blockbuster come along with such audacious head-scratching concepts. And despite being filled with plot holes, it was still fun to argue about the film's big questions. Also, the always brilliant Michael Fassbender was terrific as David, an android servant with T.E. Lawrence-sized dreams of exploration. Watch Noomi Rapace's Screen Test for "Prometheus" - (Also Available on Amazon Instant Video | Netflix) Moviefone's Blu-ray Pick of the Week "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" What's It About?...
- 10/8/2012
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
If you weren’t following our Twitter feed or our Facebook page in real time on Saturday night (and good heavens, why weren’t you?) the 2012 Harvey Awards were given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Daredevil was the big winner of the night with four wins for Best Series, Best New Series, Best Inker and Best Writer. Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton won three with Best Online Comics Work, the Special Award for Humor, and Best Cartoonist. Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand by Ramon Perez won two for Best Original Graphic Album and Best Story, tying Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor: Artist’s Edition with wins for Best Domestic Reprint Project and the Special Award for Excellence in Presentation, and J.H. Williams on Batwoman snagging Best Artist and Best Cover Artist.
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
- 9/11/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Pretty much the comic book Oscars, the 2012 nominations for the Eisner awards have been announced. There is quite are large showing from Marvel in the superhero department, not so much from DC. Surprising, considering the company’s high profile New 52 relaunch. Save for Jeff Lemire’s nomination for Best Writer, most of DC’s nomination are pre-relaunch, or from their Vertigo imprint which has been left untouched by the New 52. The nominations are usually as controversial as the Oscars, with books and whole companies being left out, much to fans, sometimes, anger and confusion.
A full list of the nominations are below, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, and the award will take place at this years San Diego Comic Con.
Best Short Story “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #12 (Drawn & Quarterly) “Harvest of Fear,” by Jim Woodring, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo) “The Phototaker,...
A full list of the nominations are below, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, and the award will take place at this years San Diego Comic Con.
Best Short Story “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as Hortisculpture,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #12 (Drawn & Quarterly) “Harvest of Fear,” by Jim Woodring, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 (Bongo) “The Phototaker,...
- 4/7/2012
- by Tom White
- Obsessed with Film
As many of you may already know, each and every year, awards distributed at San Diego Comic Con to a few select (and noteworthy) nominees who are chosen by retailers and professionals in the comic book industry. The ceremony is better known as the Eisner Awards which is now heading into its 24th year with some great talent in the running. One of the most loved titles in this year’s nominee list is Marvel’s Daredevil, picking up 6 nominations that include Best Continuing Series, Best Single Issue, Best Writer (Mark Waid), Best Cover Artist (Marcos Martin), and Best Penciller/Inker Team Marcos Martin, and Paolo Rivera/Joe Rivera). DC also scored some decent recognition with their iZombie Vertigo series, gathering 3 nominations (Cover Art, Coloring, Inker/Penciller) for the creative team.
You can check out the full list of nominees below.
Eisner Award Nominees 2012
Best Short Story
“A Brief History...
You can check out the full list of nominees below.
Eisner Award Nominees 2012
Best Short Story
“A Brief History...
- 4/4/2012
- by GeekRest
- GeekRest
What do the toys for The Avengers look like? When can New Yorkers be extras in The Dark Knight Rises? Will the new DC comics have any link to Christopher Nolan's film? What is Hugh Jackman saying about The Wolverine and the X-Men sequels? How many reasons are there that Spider-Man 3 sucks? Read about all of this and more in today's Superhero Bits. Collider [1] has gotten their hands on images of several pieces of Avengers merchandise including the toy packaging. Pittsburgh resident shad their chance to be extras in The Dark Knight Rises; so did people in Los Angeles. Now New Yorkers can try to be extras in the film, according to Comic Book Movie [2]. The 70th anniversary of Max Fleischer's iconic Superman cartoon just passed and WhatCulture [3] has a great retrospective including the above cartoon, the first in the series. Jumping off the report from this weekend,...
- 9/28/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Dennis Nishi Daniel Clowes
If you’ve read the graphic novels of Dan Clowes, you already know the artist. The characters from such work as “Ghost World” and “Art School Confidential,” which have both been turned into movies, are reflections of the 50-year-old and his close circle of introverted but creative friends. He describes them all, and himself, as having a seething anger that surfaces during some social situations but who are very likable once you get them to relax.
If you’ve read the graphic novels of Dan Clowes, you already know the artist. The characters from such work as “Ghost World” and “Art School Confidential,” which have both been turned into movies, are reflections of the 50-year-old and his close circle of introverted but creative friends. He describes them all, and himself, as having a seething anger that surfaces during some social situations but who are very likable once you get them to relax.
- 5/4/2011
- by Dennis Nishi
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
[1] Cultural icons don't get much more recognizable than Betty Boop. Since her first appearance during the Great Depression, she's become one of the most famous and beloved cartoon characters in the world. To this day, her image appears regularly on t-shirts, lunchboxes, and the like. But what do you know about her really? Did you know, for example, that she was the creation of animator Max Fleischer, who also introduced the world to Popeye? Or that the cartoon was based on a lounge singer whose famously oversized head was the result of a terrible farm accident? Luckily, the folks at Funny or Die have seen fit to tell her little-known tale in a new biopic titled Boop, starring Rose McGowan. Watch the trailer after the jump. Could the casting be more perfect? With her big, gorgeous eyes and pouty lips, McGowan certainly looks the part -- and as soon as she utters "Boop-oop-a-doop,...
- 4/20/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Superman fans, rejoice! Smallville was canceled! Wait ... what? Oh, sorry. Wrong story. No, this is even bigger news. According to Latino Review, David Goyer has been tapped to pen the new script for Superman, which will be called The Man Of Steel. Apparently he's pitched a version of the story that will take Supes back to the days of artist John Byrne, who was responsible for the de-powering of Superman back in the mid-1980s.
"I'm taking Superman back to the basics ... It's basically Siegel and Shuster's Superman meets the Fleischer Superman in 1986." was what Byrne said at the time. In non geek-speak, that means he scaled way, way, way back. No longer could Superman juggle planets and so on, instead he was more like the original creators had envisioned him and closer to the Superman of the Max Fleischer cartoons. He was a tough guy, for sure, but he...
"I'm taking Superman back to the basics ... It's basically Siegel and Shuster's Superman meets the Fleischer Superman in 1986." was what Byrne said at the time. In non geek-speak, that means he scaled way, way, way back. No longer could Superman juggle planets and so on, instead he was more like the original creators had envisioned him and closer to the Superman of the Max Fleischer cartoons. He was a tough guy, for sure, but he...
- 2/24/2010
- by Kevin Kelly
- Cinematical
In this incarnation of our Videolog column (which began in 1982 with VHS and Betamax and later laserdisc), Starlog posts information usually (though not always) on Tuesdays regarding selected genre titles being released (or re-released) now on DVD and Blu-ray. Prices listed are Msrp, while clickable links lead to Amazon where the savings is significant. Here’s what coming out this week:
DVD Releases for August 25, 2009
The Adventures Of Robin Hood: The Complete Fourth Season & The Complete Series (Mill Creek Entertainment, Fourth Season, $14.98; Complete Series, $29.98): The 1955 British TV series is being released on two new DVD sets: The fourth and final season, and the complete series. Richard Greene stars as Robin Hood, who rules Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men in their endless fight against the despicable Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Wheatley).
Batman: The Brave And The Bold: Volume One (Warner, $14.98): In this latest Batman interpretation,...
DVD Releases for August 25, 2009
The Adventures Of Robin Hood: The Complete Fourth Season & The Complete Series (Mill Creek Entertainment, Fourth Season, $14.98; Complete Series, $29.98): The 1955 British TV series is being released on two new DVD sets: The fourth and final season, and the complete series. Richard Greene stars as Robin Hood, who rules Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men in their endless fight against the despicable Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Wheatley).
Batman: The Brave And The Bold: Volume One (Warner, $14.98): In this latest Batman interpretation,...
- 8/25/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Allan Dart)
- Starlog
American actress Joan A. Stanton has died at the age of 94.
The star, best known for voicing Lois Lane in 1940s radio show The Adventures of Superman, passed away on Thursday in New York after suffering an intestinal blockage, according to her daughter Jane Stanton Hitchcock.
Stanton, real name Louise Abrass, began her career as a model and stage actress before finding fame as a radio star, voicing roles on crime drama Perry Mason and the Superman series. She also went by the name of Joan Alexander.
Stanton is survived by her daughter Stanton Hitchcock, her son Tim Stanton, and a grandson, reports the New York Times.
The star, best known for voicing Lois Lane in 1940s radio show The Adventures of Superman, passed away on Thursday in New York after suffering an intestinal blockage, according to her daughter Jane Stanton Hitchcock.
Stanton, real name Louise Abrass, began her career as a model and stage actress before finding fame as a radio star, voicing roles on crime drama Perry Mason and the Superman series. She also went by the name of Joan Alexander.
Stanton is survived by her daughter Stanton Hitchcock, her son Tim Stanton, and a grandson, reports the New York Times.
- 5/25/2009
- WENN
After years of shoddy public domain releases, Max Fleisher.s theatrical Superman cartoons finally get a reverent 2-disc release through Warner Brothers that cleans up the shorts considerably and returns them back to the vibrant, energetic adventure stories they once were. Much like their superior handling of Fleisher.s Popeye cartoons from the Paramount vault (spread over three separate collections), Warner Brothers seemed to have spent a lot of time finding the best sources available to make their official DVD release of the Superman cartoons a successful foray. While not flawless, the depth and detail of these 1941-1942 era cartoons really astound from the restoration . they truly don.t make .em like this anymore. This collection includes the...
- 4/23/2009
- by Frankie Dees
- Monsters and Critics
An Oscar-nominated film, new comedies from Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler, and a mediocre Keanu Reeves sci-fi remake... that pretty much sums up this week's DVD releases. If you ask me, you'll probably want to save your money, although I wouldn't mind seeing I.O.U.S.A. (a pretty timely documentary from the director of Wordplay) and I've heard good things about Donkey Punch. There's also a 3-disc collector's edition release of No Country for Old Men out this week, plus Tango & Cash on Blu-ray. Doubt [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Yes Man [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) The Day The Earth Stood Still [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) Bedtime Stories [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) The Tale of Despereaux [9] (DVD, Blu-ray [10]) Not Easily Broken [11] (DVD, Blu-ray [12]) Bricktown [13] (DVD, Blu-ray [14]) Donkey Punch [15] Shuttle [16] I.O.U.S.A. [17] Cleopatra: 75th Anniversary Edition [18] No Country for Old Men: Collector's Edition [19] (DVD, Blu-ray [20]) Beverly Hills: 90210: Season 7 [21] Max Fleischer's Superman:...
- 4/7/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Superman began his long screen career in 1941 -- just three years after he soared aloft for his comic-book debut -- with a series of elaborate and still-impressive animated shorts. All 17 episodes are included in "Max Fleischer's Superman: 1941-1943," out Tuesday, the first-ever stand-alone DVD release from the original masters owned by Warner Bros.
The title is a slight misnomer, because Fleischer -- most famous for his Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons -- only oversaw the first nine episodes, which his Fleischer Studios produced for its owner, Paramount Pictures.
At first,...
The title is a slight misnomer, because Fleischer -- most famous for his Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons -- only oversaw the first nine episodes, which his Fleischer Studios produced for its owner, Paramount Pictures.
At first,...
- 4/6/2009
- by By LOU LUMENICK
- NYPost.com
Warner Home Video is finally releasing their own version of the Superman cartoons produced by Max & Dave Fleischer. The seventeen classics have been in the public domain and collected repeatedly over the last 20 years. Come April 7, though, the first authorized collection will be released.
In addition to the Paramount cartoons, released in 1941 and 1942, the two-disc set will include two extras: “The Man, The Myth, Superman” and “First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series”. The set will retail for $26.99 and if you have never seen these cartoons, they are well worth it...
In addition to the Paramount cartoons, released in 1941 and 1942, the two-disc set will include two extras: “The Man, The Myth, Superman” and “First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series”. The set will retail for $26.99 and if you have never seen these cartoons, they are well worth it...
- 12/30/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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