‘Smallville’ Cast New Gods
Written by Ian Cullen on August 20, 2010 – 10:38 am -
Reports indicate that The CW are adding to new cast members for Smallville’s tenth and final season.
According to Comic Vine, Steve Byers and Michael Daingerfield will join the show as two members of the New Gods. Joining them will be an as yet to be named actor, who will take on the role of DC supervillain Darkseid.
Tags: Clark Kent, Smallville, Superman, The CW
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Comix Portal: DC Comics And Beyond
Written by Wayne Hall on August 5, 2010 – 12:35 pm -A good Superman story is out this week, and another classic character makes a comeback.
1. Superman: The Last Family Of Krypton #1 of 3. This is an “Elseworlds” story—what we used to call an “imaginary story,” so it doesn’t fall in the current continuity (which may be a good thing, given Superman’s walking about (meandering) storyline.
Here’s how the official press release describes the book: “Returning to a character he’s long been associated with, legendary writer Cary Bates explores a different side to Superman’s legend in an Elseworlds tale that hinges on the fact that while baby Kal-El has rocketed to the distant planet Earth from his doomed homeworld of Krypton, he was not alone. How does a world handle the emergence of the Last Family of Krypton as Jor-El, Lara and Kal-El make Earth their adopted home?”
We used to think that Krypton was this ideal society, evolved into perfection in every way (except that they had a horrible fashion sense and were completely complacent). John Byrne’s Man Of Steel mini-series began the change in our perception of them, that they were imperfect (and were garbed in a more sci-fi wardrobe). I specifically remember that Lara was revolted at the sight of bare skin, which showed us that they still had somewhere to go.
Tags: Brightest Day, Cary Bates, DC Comics, Gold Key Comics, Jim Shooter, Superman
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Clip From ‘Superman/Batman: Apocalypse’ Released
Written by Wayne Hall on August 2, 2010 – 9:13 am -
Whenever Batman works with Superman, he’s out of his element.
In the upcoming direct-to-DVD movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, he’s really tested as he takes on meta-powered adversaries.
Tags: Apocalypse, Batman, DC Comics, Superman
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