Tag: Superman

Guest post by T Campbell. Can the soul of Western civilization be found in a pair of red briefs? Was our first great superhero at his strongest, his noblest, his superest, before modern interpretations stripped him of his underwear? Is there a connection? A generation ago, when those red briefs were an inseparable part of Superman’s design, he was the most familiar superhero by a wide margin, leading the field in film adaptations,[1] headlining cartoon shows,[2] and even winning over famous media critics who were fiction writers in their own right. Even now, if you believe superheroes have anything to say to American culture or the human experience, you sort of have to start with him, because he’s the prototype. Umberto Eco called him “the representative of all his similars” [3] and Harlan Ellison described him as one of “only five fictional creations known to every man, woman, and child on the planet.”[4] Born in the early hours of a visual, easily reproduced medium, he was popular enough to codify most of what being a superhero meant. The Oxford English Dictionary even mentions him by name in its definition of “superhero”:

Here's a scene you might not see in the upcoming Superman vs. Batman film. Amy Adams and Henry Cavill accepted the ALS Ice Bucket challenge in...

Keeping up with comics is ridiculously expensive if you want to keep up with a number of titles that come out every month. Not...

This week Jorn Romita's first Superman comic debuts, a fairly notable event in that Romita has been known all his career for his Marvel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fEkba8B5gwA Via their DC ALl Access video series DC has confirmed that the new team on Superman will be writer Geoff Johns and artist John...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling giving WB the copyright to Superman and setting aside a 1998 copyright...

Week four wraps up the review copies, with another slightly-uninspiring collection of comics. The first two weeks definitely felt a little stronger, or perhaps...

We head into week two of Villains Month, with thirteen more titles out this week. Ranging from Harley Quinn and The Riddler through to...

DC sent along a lovely pack of review copies for Villains Week, and I feel like it's only fair that I read through all...

Lego have been making quite the splash at SDCC so far, as you may have seen from some of the various photos people have...

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed reports that DC's next film project will feature Batman and Superman, and return Zack Snyder, David Goyer, and Henry...

DC's digital comics have been receiving a lot of praise recently, and their new announcements at SDCC have shown an increased focus in digital-first...