- Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco take on Superman
- Paul Dini and Rags Morales take over Detective
- Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns talk about "Up, Up and Away" their 8-part series that kicks off after Infinite Crisis.
- Kurt Busiek talks about taking over Superman after "Up, Up & Away"
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Batman and Superman: One Year Later
More details about the "One YearL ater plans for DC's two biggest characters are coming to light, including the creative teams. Here's a rundown:
Superman Movies to be Re-Re-Released on DVD
About four years ago, Warner Bros. released new versions of the four Superman movies, including a brand new special edition of Superman: The Movie, adding new footage and other special features. The remaining three movie had little special features.
Now with Superman Returns hitting theatres in June, Warner Brothers is back at it again with plans to re-release (this would make the third release) the four movies, along with the spin-off Supergirl, spearheaded by oneof the producers, Ilya Salkind. The good news about this latest re-release is that we will likely see the long anticipated "Donner cut" of Superman II. The article provides some background on what happened:
I feel vindicated. I bought the new Superman DVD, but held off on buying Superman II because I knew that someday that they would release this alternate verson, probably around the time of the new movie. My patience has paid off. I still won't buy Superman III or IV or Supergirl though.
Now with Superman Returns hitting theatres in June, Warner Brothers is back at it again with plans to re-release (this would make the third release) the four movies, along with the spin-off Supergirl, spearheaded by oneof the producers, Ilya Salkind. The good news about this latest re-release is that we will likely see the long anticipated "Donner cut" of Superman II. The article provides some background on what happened:
The Salkinds originally retained Donner to direct "Superman" and "Superman II" simultaneously. Budget over-runs and personality conflicts eventually led the Producers to replace Donner with Lester..... [who] joined the "Superman" production as an uncredited producer and intermediary. "Lester contributed two gigantic ideas," Salkind explained. "Drop the second part because we had missed summer [19]78 and take the end of the second part for the first part." This permitted Donner to finish the first film without worrying about filming for the second, with the rationale being that, if the first film bombed, there'd be no reason to have a second film ready to go. After the first film's release, work resumed on the sequel with Lester in the director's chair.
The original idea was to end the first film with a cliffhanger - the first of the two nuclear rockets that Superman threw into outer space explodes and frees the three Phantom Zone villains. After the Salkinds decided to hold off finishing "Superman II" till after the first film's release, it was decided that it made more creative sense to present the sequel's story independently of the first film. This necessitated plotting changes such as the addition of the scene where terrorists attempt to hold Paris hostage, which results in the freeing of the Phantom Zone baddies, and the deletion of scenes that referred to events from the first film as being recent.
I feel vindicated. I bought the new Superman DVD, but held off on buying Superman II because I knew that someday that they would release this alternate verson, probably around the time of the new movie. My patience has paid off. I still won't buy Superman III or IV or Supergirl though.
Justice League Unlimited Returns to Cartoon Network
On Saturday, Feb. 11 (two weeks!), “Flash and Substance” the first of nine new episodes of Justice League Unlimited will air at 8:30 pm. This episode spotlights the Flash and his Rogues Gallery. Also featured are Batman and Orion.
This and several other episodes have already aired in the UK and can be found online for those interested. You can read reviews of these episodes here.
Yesterday, descriptions of the rest of the season were released, including one for the two-part finale: “In a knock-down drag out battle on Earth and in space, the power moving behind the scenes of the villains is revealed leading to the most unexpected team-up in Justice League history.”
This and several other episodes have already aired in the UK and can be found online for those interested. You can read reviews of these episodes here.
Yesterday, descriptions of the rest of the season were released, including one for the two-part finale: “In a knock-down drag out battle on Earth and in space, the power moving behind the scenes of the villains is revealed leading to the most unexpected team-up in Justice League history.”
Check out a recent interview with two of th show's producers, Bruce Timm and James Tucker, who talk about how the series has progressed, and gush about what’s coming up.
This article ends with some guessing by the author about what’s next for the animated DC universe, including speculation about a Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes (also featured in one of the nine upcoming episodes)series, a new Superman series (similar to The Batman, and coming in wake of the new movie), a, a Doom Patrol (featured this season on Teen Titans) series and a JLU team-up spin-off, something along the lines of the comics World’s Finest or the Brave and the Bold.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
DC's plan for Flash post-Infinite Crisis -UPDATED
In the wake of Infinite Crisis #4, DC's Dan DiDio, who has been saying that Crisies have tradtionally been bad news for Flashes, sheds a little light on what he means in a new interview with Newsarama.
He notes the the important role the Flash plays in comics history:
New writers Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo were both writers/producers on the 1990s Flash TV series (featuring Barry Allen), which was recently released on DVD.
UPDATED with an interview with the new writers.
He notes the the important role the Flash plays in comics history:
“I’ve always felt that the Flash have marked significant turns and changes in DCU history – the start of the Silver Age is marked by Barry Allen’s first appearance,” DiDio said. “It was the Flashes who brought out the whole Earth-1/Earth-2 concepts for DC. Wally West’s assumption of the mantle as the Flash kicked off the DCU after the original Crisis, with a new approach was taken with the character that was new and fresh. In looking at the magnitude and scope of what we were doing here, I felt that it was important to identify that this was an important turn in DC’s history as well. I look at the changes in Flashes as something that signifies that."
New writers Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo were both writers/producers on the 1990s Flash TV series (featuring Barry Allen), which was recently released on DVD.
UPDATED with an interview with the new writers.
Animated Superman DVD confirmed
Dana Delany and Tim Daly will reprise their roles from Superman: The Animated Series with an all-new DVD movie from Warner Bros. Animation later this year.
In Superman: Brainiac Attacks, the Man of Steel faces a combined threat from his two biggest foes, Lex Luthor and Brainiac. But perhaps even more daunting will be getting in touch with his feelings for Lois.
The latest issue of TV Guide magazine will include a picture and more details.
In Superman: Brainiac Attacks, the Man of Steel faces a combined threat from his two biggest foes, Lex Luthor and Brainiac. But perhaps even more daunting will be getting in touch with his feelings for Lois.
The latest issue of TV Guide magazine will include a picture and more details.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
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