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Superman standing in the Neuschwanstein Castle

Pater Aletheias — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:51:41 -0800

Superheroes in Old War Photographs. [via]

Scream Dracula Scream

Artw — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:13:26 -0800

Chris Sims of the Invincible Super-Blog has tangled with the undead before, most notably with The Annotated Anita Blake, but now he's taking on the big daddy with the cape and the fangs: It's Dracula Week! Over on Comics Alliance Chris lists Dracula's Greatest Comics Appearances, then back on ISB he's followed up with Batman versus Dracula and Dracula versus Superman. Now he's taking on Dracula in his ultimate, most 70s form. Behold... BLACULA!

Superman's powers explained

slimepuppy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:43:24 -0800

It is our opinion that all of Superman's recognized powers can be unified if his power is the ability to manipulate, from atomic to kilometer length scales, the inertia of his own and any matter with which he is in contact. The Grand Unifying Theory of Superman's powers. ('pdf) (via)

What turns on a Kryptonian?

KokuRyu — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:51:26 -0800

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex But Superman's sex problems are strictly physiological, and quite real. By Larry Niven Here's a panel from the Penthouse comic adaptation (NSFW)

Inaction Comics #1

Atom Eyes — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:09:43 -0800

Cleveland, Ohio, c.1932: A young American writer named Jerry Siegel teamed up with a young Canadian artist named Joe Shuster to create science fiction comic books. Out of this collaboration, a superhero was born. In 1938, the duo sold their creation to Detective Comics, and the rest, as they say, is history. Ten years and several lawsuits later, Siegel and Shuster, after being fired from the company they had helped to build, signed on with a fledgling comics publisher called Magazine Enterprises. Once again, their collaboration yielded fruit. But... would lightning strike twice? Sadly, it would not.

Superman once went back in time and beat up Hitler. I mean, who can compete with that?

ND¢ — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:49:33 -0800

Man Not Superman based on a story by Jonathan Goldstein about a mortal man dealing with the pressures of dating Lois Lane. Found on Post-it Note Stories: Stories illustrated on little yellow Post-It Notes in beautiful black Sharpie. (via).

I guess this post makes it Thursday comics...

Artw — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:25:57 -0800

Wednesday Comics, DC's spectacular new oversize anthology featuring characters from Batman to Adam Strange and Kamandi in one page installments of serialized stories, launched yesterday to much acclaim from the internet. USA Today will be reprinting the Superman story for the duration of the comics 12 week run.

These are imaginary stories... aren't they all?

Artw — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:01:18 -0800

Darkseid tries to join the Legion of Superheroes, Batman wrestles the serpent in the garden of Eden, Clarke Kent shoots Abraham (Brainiac) Lincoln... Hall of Silver Age Elseworlds first pages - from DC Silver Age Elseworld stories that never happened, from the Elseworlds 80-Page Giant collection, which was pulped after controversy surrounding Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter - which later became the only story in the collection to see print again.

Superman Returns to the NES

Effigy2000 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:12:04 -0800

A few years ago an old NES game called Sunman was discovered. Developed by a company called Sunsoft, it was clearly a repurposed Superman game, with the Man of Steel seemingly having been replaced at some point during the games development by a generic new superhero. This was likely done to avoid expensive licensing costs for a game that was due to be released around the end of the active lifespan for the NES (and would probably not sell well as a result) but this was purely speculation. Until now. For now a build of the original Superman game by Sunsoft has been found and you can download it for free here. For those who want to play this but have never before dabbled in the emulator 'scene', you'll need an NES emulator to play this. Here's a good place to find one. Install, load the ROM and then "punch enemies out of existence and zap a helicopter with laser eye power!" Yikes!

Here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere!

shoesfullofdust — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:27:54 -0800

How Science Fiction Found Religion

Jimmy Olsen would be shocked

Artw — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:26:39 -0800

Secret Identity - The fetish art of Superman's co-creator Joe Shuster.

"Saruman's velocity is 69.5 m/s (155.5 mph) as he hits the spike."

not_on_display — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:16:11 -0800

Phriday Physics Phun! What is the force Superman exerts to stop a plane from crashing into the ground, or the speed and mass of Vince Vaughn's winning Dodgeball shot? What's the force exerted by a Dominique Wilkins windmill slam dunk, or the speed of a retired Charles Barkley? What's the frequency of a cat's purr? ...the mass of a snowflake? ...the pressure inside a can of soda? ..the reaction time of the human fingertip? The Physics Factbook, via hypertextbook.com, is "an encyclopedia of scientific essays written by high school students that can be used by anybody," containing over 800 entries and special topics. Also from hypertextbook.com: E-world (which hosts a cool reloadable mosaic of a ton of NYC traffic videocameras), the Physics Hypertextbook and the Chaos Hypertextbook.

Up in the sky!

cthuljew — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:59:52 -0800

The entirety of the Fleischer/Famous Studios Superman Film Series. In the early 1940s, this series raised the bar for theatrical shorts with its fluid animation and action-packed storylines. It remains a classic series thanks to its high production values and historical significance not only as the first comic-to-film adaptation, but also as an occasional vehicle for American propaganda during the war.

Batman always wins

Artw — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:53:15 -0800

The Top 25 Comic Book Battles, as voted on by the readers of Comic Book Resources. #25. Fantastic Four vs. Galactus #24. Batman vs. the Leader of the Mutant Gang #23. Invincible vs. Omni-Man #22. X-Men vs. the Marauders #21. The Ultimates vs. the Chitauri #20. The Avengers (and friends) vs. Korvac #19. The X-Men vs. the Hellfire Club #18. The Avengers vs. Ultron #17. Deathstroke vs. the Justice League of America #16. Batman vs. Guy Gardner #15. The Superheroes of the DC Multiverse vs. the Anti-Monitor #14. Wolverine vs. the Hulk #13. Hulk vs. the Thing #12. X-Men vs. the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard #11. Spider-Man vs. the Green Goblin #10. Elektra vs. Bullseye #9. Avengers vs. the Masters of Evil #8. Spider-Man vs. Juggernaut #7. The Ultimates vs. the Hulk #6. The Sinestro Corps War #5. Practically all of Marvel's Superheroes vs. Thanos #4. Miracleman vs. Kid Miracleman #3. The Final Battle in “Kingdom Come” #2. Superman vs. Doomsday #1. Batman vs. Superman

Man of steel, woman of retcon, kid of non-existence

Artw — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:24:11 -0800

Superman rebooted! - The next Superman movie will be ignoring 2006’s Superman Returns, something that has been suggested by comic book writers when asked how to save the franchise. Mark Millar has his own idea of what Superman needs: Mark Millar.

Previously on Superman...

Artw — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:38:23 -0800

All Star Superman in eleven panels

Superman meets Little Nemo

vronsky — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:25:13 -0800

"I've recently been reading the whole run of I've recently been reading the whole run of Superman comics from the relaunch in 1987 through the end of 1999... There's some very wonderful stuff in there amidst a lot of frustrating and very often muddled and boring storytelling, but I will say that THIS find in particular was just stunning; Artist/writer Stuart Immonen - who is great - composed the lead story for a 1998 "Secret Files" comic - which are usually quite boring - focusing on the origin stories of Superman's 90's-era Rogues Gallery. -- What makes it more than just a flashback or recap is that Immonen told them by way of Lex Luthor telling fairy tales to his infant daughter Lena, and illustrated the origins in one- or two-page comics fashioned after Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland." ~v

Feel like a dork for humming the Superman theme? Now you can SING IT.

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:41:39 -0800

Mario is at bat, man! Just in time to handle your jones for singalong fan bonding, to speak the heretofore unspoken truths of super _jawesome classic film themes. Also he dresses up, like it's, um, Halloween.

"I can’t believe they included Quibble-Man but not The Human Quibble!"

Artw — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:48 -0800

The 50 top comicbook characters, according to Empire.

Super! Super! Super! Superman!

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:51:42 -0800

Indian Superman sings and dances with Indian Spider-Woman. (SLYT) (Previously)

Daily Heroes

brownpau — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:23:55 -0800

The Daily [Batman / Superman / Wolverine] Oh, and Bad Spock.

Biff! Pow! Copyrights Aren't Just For Conglomerates Anymore!

Alvy Ampersand — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:48:48 -0800

"In a possibly historic ruling, a federal judge Wednesday determined that the heirs of Superman co-creator, Jerry Siegel, are now the rightful owners of one-half of the copyright of Superman, and have been since 1999."

What would Darth Joker do?

Kickstart70 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:45:43 -0800

Can a lightsaber cut through Superman? Through him it cuts, hmmmm?

"Is it getting heavy?"

chuckdarwin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:37:51 -0800

Kryptonite! A new mineral has been found in Serbia which 'closely matches' the chemical compound of Superman's least favourite substance (sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide). Too bad it isn't green.

O Superman!

empath — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:59:28 -0800

"Inexplicably, a man in a Superman costume could be seen walking around the car, but he did not stop to help the driver or any of the victims."