During the weekend, I had found out from CBC.ca that Warner Bros. has officially found an actor to play Bruce Wayne/Batman for the upcomin...
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Today marks the release of Man of Steel in theaters, and although I have not yet seen the film (and I plan to see it myself), I thought that for today's topic on The DC and Marvel Heroes Forum, you the readers get to debate over which actor to consider the best actor to play Clark Kent/Superman in an authorized live-action filmed Superman production. Over the years of authorized live-action filmed Superman productions, we have seen a number of male actors playing the amazing DC Universe super-hero himself: Kirk Alyn (who starred in the 1948 serial Superman and its follow-up Atom Man Vs. Superman), George Reeves (who starred in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men and its 1952 T.V. series spin-off The Adventures of Superman), Bob Holiday (who starred in the 1975 musical special It's A Bird... It's A Plane... It's Superman), Christopher Reeve (who starred in 1978's Superman: The Movie, 1980's Superman II, 1983's Superman III, and 1987's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace), John Haymes Newton (first actor to play Clark Kent in the 1988 T.V. series Superboy), Gerard Christopher (2nd actor to play the Man of Steel himself in the 1988 Superboy T.V. series), Dean Cain (who starred in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), Tom Welling (who starred in 2001's Smallville), Brandon Routh (who starred in 2006's Superman: Returns), and lastly, Henry Cavill, the lead actor in Man of Steel.
For those of you who have not yet seen Man of Steel but plan to watch it, you're welcome withhold from participating in this forum discussion until you get the chance to watch, or if you want, you can argue which of the actors I mentioned is or are the best of those portraying the Man of Steel hismelf so far. For me, I the two best actors to play Superman in live-action are probably Christopher Reeve and Dean Cain, and though I find Henry Cavill does fullfil the live-action cartoon effect in terms of looking the part he plays (in watching the trailers of course), I save my judgement on how he acts the part until after watching Man of Steel in theaters.
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Are you new to Superman or are a long-time fan of DC Comics' premier super-hero? Well, say no more as I, staranold, present to you a list of Superman graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and one-shots I recommend you should check out, especially in c...
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Today on The DC and Marvel Heroes Forum, I decided to post a forum topic post where you are invited to share your memories of the Superman category of the DC Universe franchise from over the years, although the 75th anniversary of Superman's official debut is not until 4/18/2013. Yes, DC Comics' premier super-hero has been around for such a long time and still remaining a fresh pop culture icon for western society, even still being one the most popular superheroes from all fiction.
Anyway, here are some questions you may want to consider: What are your favorite Superman adventures/battles? How you first got to know Superman? Any favorite characters from the Superan comics? What are your thougths/feelings about the DC New 52's revamp/reboot of Superman so far? Would you say Superman has gotten better or worse in comics over the years? Any favorite moments in filmed Superman media (examples: the 1996 animated Superman T.V. series and Smallvile)? Any merchandise collected so far (ex: statues)?
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Over the years, there have been conventions to mainly promote comic books in general, but never before was there any convention where the main theme is a specific comic book franchise/subfranchise until this year. On August 17-19 will be the first...
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