<![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> does anyone remember "Last Son of Krypton"? by Elliot S! Maggin...
read it when I was a kid and I think I still have it...

goldfarb

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @DAppammattoxx: I love Kurt Busiek's Superman: Secret Identity. One of the best Superman graphic novels around. I must have read it ten times so far.

Kevin Kelly

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @DAppammattoxx: I got to disagree about Birthright. I liked the Byrne origin and hated the fact that is was retconned.

@Robert Isbell: I 100% agree.

xnendron

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> I rather like the way Byrne recreated Superman and how it all came about, digging up all the pre-crisis crap has turned me off to the books now, I'm holding onto a imaginative and unique retelling of the superman mytho, everything since has been rehashing old crap and not moving forward.

Robert Isbell

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> There's a very similar book from the 90s detailing the various un-made "Doctor Who" movies. The book is called "The Nth Doctor" and sweet fancy Moses, we were spared some horrifying crap in these un-made concepts. Leonard Nimoy and Steven Spielberg both took cracks at it.

SeeingI

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> On the "An Evening With Kevin Smith" DVD, he talks at some length about the process he went through writing his Superman movie. At one point, Big Blue had to fight a giant spider because, in the words of the producer, "The spider is the king of the insect kingdom." That producer's next movie: Wild Wild West. (There's also some great stuff about Tim Burton and Prince.)

andrew60647

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @Imipolex_G-Unit: No, that's not what the speech was in Kill Bill 2.
The gyst of the speech was that most of the superheroes (like Batman) had to put on a costume to become the hero, but Superman was born Superman, and always is, whether he wears the costume or not. The Clark Kent persona is Superman's take on humanity.

On topic, there are other movies out there which thanks to the hacks in the business, never got made.
[www.pointlesswasteoftime.com] is a good place to start.

doctor_cos

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @Gyrus:
ugh...yeah, now I remember...
stupid Tarantino...

goldfarb

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> I LOVE All-Star Superman. And a movie based on it would probably essentially turn out like "Batman & Robin".

CapeMonkey

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> And here I thought the reason was the dreaded Superman Curse.

MercuryPDX

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> I HATE All-Star Superman. It embodies everything I hate about the DC universe in general.

I can see how people would be into it and I'm not saying it sucks, but personally I HATE it and a movie based on it would essentially turn out like "Batman & Robin".

Guitaratomik

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> All-Star superman rocks.

Princess Stacey

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @gyrus
All-star Superman is one of my favorite depictions of Superman along with Waid's Birthright.

They are the two best examples of how to make Superman believable.


D Appammottoxx

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @Gyrus: Watch the Donner cut of Superman II. Not exactly perfect, but pretty good.

aspiringexpatriate

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> Oh wow! I'm going to buy myself a book about movies that ... were never made ... well, I guess it would make something to talk about...

Eac_o_System

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @mgoldfarb: That was David Carradine's speech at the End of Kill Bill. It predates that of course but the sentiment is a valid one. too bad it never comes out in the screen versions. If there was a movie that should have followed the Hero's Journey a little closer, it's a superman movie.

Gyrus

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> @mgoldfarb: "I can't remember who said it..."

Bill said it in Kill Bill II

Imipolex_G-Unit

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> i need a delaware address does anyone have a delaware address?

EncephelanetRepairHelperGuy

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> I like the sad, lonely Superman who knows, had he existed in a different age, that he would be a God. The Superman who knows no matter what he does he will always be different and deep down feared by humans...
I can't remember who said it...about how Batman is Bruce Wayne's 'real identity' but that Clark Kent is Superman's...I don't agree with this...
and what makes me really like the best of the Superman/Batman stories is that Batman is always conscious of Superman's alien origin and that when the shit hits the fan and it comes down to "us vs them" Superman will always be one of 'them'.

goldfarb

]]> <![CDATA[New Book Reveals All the Superman Movies That Never Were]]> Anyone else reading all-Star Superman? That is what a Superman movie should be. What's been on screen? Not so much. Maybe one day...

Gyrus

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