As its name implies, this artificially created black hole is en route to earth to literally consume earths sun. Metropolis is a city in the dc comics universe where many characters live or have spent time in. Comic book mega fan marco zorzin changes his middle name. Earlier comics stories placed smallville in the northeastern united states, somewhere near the eastern seaboard. Elseworlds superman inspired by the film metropolis. This tradition has carried through into subsequent superman comicbook stories, animation and television series. Even if youre not familiar with the lang film, this book is worth it for the stunning and creepy mckeever art, presented in full color on highquality, glossy paper. Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, best known as the home of superman. The boyhood dreams of jerry siegel and joe shuster combine with the vision of renowned filmmaker fritz lang in superman s metropolis, a remarkable elseworlds graphic novel setting the man of tomorrow in the city of tomorrow. Metropolis comics and collectibles metropolis collectibles. Superman s pals pal, script by chris duffy, pencils by neil vokes, inks by terry austin. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who enslaved the people of planet apokolips. Ongoing titles featuring superman in a starring role action comics.
The dc superman archetype and fritz langs metropolis are interspliced beautifully into an amazing story that adds to both myths. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Bearing a cover date of december 1996, the issue was published during the week of october 6, 1996, coinciding with an episode of the. Starring clark kent, lois lane, lex luthor, jimmy olsen, perry white and others, this science fiction parable celebrates the triumph of the human spirit against an. See more ideas about comics, metropolis film and metropolis 1927.
Forget tim burtons batman, just think about fritz langs superman. The metropolis marvel article about the metropolis. Supermans metropolis is a dc comics comic book elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. Superman comics index 19862011 introduction here is a listing of the regular superman titles since the john byrne 1986 miniseries man of steel up until the postflashpoint relaunch in 2011.
The reign of the supermen is one of many storylines or works to have received a comics buyers guide fan award, winning the favorite comic book story category in 1993. The adventures of superman was a monthly comic introduced in 1987 first issue. Aug 08, 1972 superman land, still per haps four years away, had particular appeal because of the steady growth in the na tions leisure time, because of metropolis s relatively central location and because one. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Apr 25, 20 metropolis is a city in the dc comics universe where many characters live or have spent time in.
Dark knight over metropolis, an action packed superman and batman teamup. Microverse superman battle for metropolis micro playset 1996 hasbro kenner rare. In 1923 shusters family moved to cleveland, ohio, where he met jerry siegel, the man who became supermans writer. The late christopher reeve in his first appearance as superman in 1978s superman. This tradition has carried through into subsequent superman comic book stories, animation and television series. It was written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever. Supermans metropolis hey kids comics wiki fandom powered. Lois lane returns to metropolis after having spent some time working outside usa.
Mar, 2017 comic book mega fan marco zorzin changes his middle name to superman. The blue amazon which combines the superman mythos with fritz langs metropolis. Thats right, writers jeanmarc lofficier and roy thomas and edgy expressionist artist ted mckeever present an elseworlds story in which clark kent and superman inhabit the world of langs metropolis. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. The title ran from 1996 to 2003, consisting of eighty issues. Superman tries to learn more about his home planet of krypton, but gets interrupted when metropolis strikes a case of serious bad luckin the form of hundreds of robot black cats attacking the city. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.
Ted mckeevers beautiful painted art superbly evokes the. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. The wedding album is a superman special issue published in 1996, shortly after the crisis crossover final night lois lane returns to metropolis after having spent some time working outside usa. Superman s metropolis is a dc comics comic book elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. Fritz langs classic science fiction film metropolis is brought to comics in riveting, fullypainted images in. A 1996 elseworld oneshot tributing german cinema and exploring aspects of superman not normally seen in the standard dc universe. Supermans metropolis comic read supermans metropolis. A 1996 elseworld oneshot tributing german cinema and exploring aspects of superman. Gcd issue the great superman comic book collection. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. There are two sequels written to this book, batman.
In ghost flowers, a mysterious presence stalks a young woman through the streets of metropolis. Supermans metropolis is a dc comics comic book and a superman elseworlds publication. Weve also expanded our horizons, hoping to create a venue for a pictorial history of the packaging of superhero and comic strip themed video. Metropolis is probably the most wellknown for being the home city to superman and lex luthor. It is the first part of a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. Brazilborn mr zorzin moved to the uk in 1996, aged nine, and now lives with his wife karine and daughters lana and. The movie superman 1978 located smallville in the state of kansas. Superman the dark side of apokolips is a book that is part comic and part chapter book about superman who, in addition being super strong and able to fly, has some interesting powers, like ice breath. The wedding album is a superman special issue published in 1996, shortly after the crisis crossover final night. Classic superman creators dan jurgens, jerry ordway, john byrne, roger stern, art adams, bob mcleod and more present superman.
Supermans metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman. Vincent zurzolo, coo of vintage comic and original art broker, metropolis collectibles, and the. Included in these 6 issues were two special issues. The story of supermans metropolis is patterned after fritz langs film metropolis, which had in fact been the inspiration for the city in superman. Welcome to the metropolis video store, a site dedicated to archiving any and all public domain vhs releases of the early 1940s fleischer bros famous studios animated superman shorts. Superman s metropolis is one of those rare comic book experiments that works to strengthen the two sources it borrows from. Jimmy shows a new intern around the city of metropolis, while superman fights a gun nut. The wedding album is an american comic book published in 1996 by dc comics. Superman adventures is a comic book series by dc comics. Supermans pals pal, script by chris duffy, pencils by neil vokes, inks by terry austin. With tim daly, dana delany, clancy brown, malcolm mcdowell. She finds out that clark still keeps the compromise ring she returned to him, and they rekindle their relationship, going straight to the wedding. Yes, superman had canadian origins, joe shuster, the comic strip artist who created superman, was canadian and his early drawings of metropolis were fashioned after the buildings and skyline of toronto, his hometown.
Final night an alien named dusk has crashlanded in metropolis west river to warn the planet of the coming of an entity known as a suneater. Looking for cover scans and digital video files of said releases. She finds out that clark still keeps the compromise ring she returned to him, and they rekindle their relationship, going straight to the. Superman came at number 2 in vh1s top pop culture icons 2004. Supermans metropolis is one of those rare comic book experiments that works to strengthen the two sources it borrows from. The great superman comic book collection 1981 dc, 1981 series. Sons of the jungle 2001, copublished with dark horse kalel is raised by apes in this amalgamation of the two stories. Dc comics superman microverse metropolis micro playset. Issues add a photo to this gallery annuals add a photo to this gallery. Supermans metropolis by jeanmarc randy lofficier and ted mckeever.
Final night reading order comic book reading orders. The adventures of superman unrelated to the previous the adventures of superman title, this book, which began in 20 and ended in 2014, was a threetimesamonth digital comic anthology of noncanonical superman stories by rotating creative teams. Superman saves cyborg, who captures mope and superman. The print edition collected three digital chapters a month. Supergirl is the title of the third ongoing comic book series starring supergirl. Comic book mega fan marco zorzin changes his middle name to superman. The cocreator and original artist of superman, joe shuster, modeled the metropolis skyline after toronto, where he was born and lived until he was ten. In 1973 comic book artist neal adams was commissioned to illustrate ideas for a proposed amazing world of superman theme park. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name.
This faq gives comic book readers an introduction to superman. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. Every issue in the series was written by peter david. It is the first part of a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema, succeeded by batman. Dc universe batman catman legacy edition with comic book poster. But while the man of steel can handle many threats, he may not see the one posed by the assassinforhire multiface.
The story of supermans metropolis is patterned after fritz langs classic film metropolis, which had, in fact, been the inspiration for the city of the same name in the. The story of superman s metropolis is patterned after fritz langs film metropolis, which had in fact been the inspiration for the city in superman. The metropolis video stores webmaster, anthony wayne conn, is a comic book historian and enthusiast whose geekcred stretches back over three decades. For accuracy almost every entry is based upon actually looking in the issue, and not memory or another source.
The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. Comic books, strips, etc comics graphic works science fiction comics steampunk comics superhero comics comic books adaptation comics graphic novels. Top rated lists for superman s metropolis 100 items every comic series. But when the man of steel tries to protect the woman, he cant.
The man of steel was another regular monthly comic which ran from 19912003, but it was cancelled after 4 issues. It is notable in that it features the longawaited wedding of supermanclark kent and lois lane in dc comics continuity, an event that was nearly 60 years in the making. Comic book mega fan marco zorzin changes his middle name to. In 1923 shusters family moved to cleveland, ohio, where he met jerry siegel, the man who became superman s writer. The last survivor of the dead planet krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world earth. Superman rescues metropolis again the new york times. The character superman and his various comic series have received various awards over the years. Superman s metropolis is a dc comics comic book and a superman elseworlds publication. The boyhood dreams of jerry siegel and joe shuster combine with the vision of renowned filmmaker fritz lang in supermans metropolis, a remarkable elseworlds graphic novel setting the man of tomorrow in the city of tomorrow.
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