After Zack Snyder released Man of Steel, reintroducing the world to a new, hairy-chested Superman, he went straight into the very ambitious Superman Vs. Batman project. And now Snyder has revealed how this idea evolved into something much larger than any of us anticipated.
reddit user hitokirivader made a series of tributes to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, once again drawing attention to the utter insanity that is the dearth of Wonder Woman movies.
Gravity is so gripping because, damn, in space nobody can save your ass. It's Sandra Bullock vs the universe. But what if she had some help?
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Crossovers are an everyday occurrence in the comics industry, where Spider-Man hangs with Wolverine, Batman stops by Teen Titans HQ, and Aliens battle Predators. But not all crossovers make as much sense as these do. Here are a dozen of them that aren't necessarily bad, but they're all definitely weird.
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Movie-making is a bizarre and chaotic process. Sometimes, the flurry of rewrites and added footage can result in an unlikely masterpiece. But sometimes, test audiences randomly dislike a film, and this leads to ill-advised reshoots. Here are 10 science fiction and fantasy movies that had new footage added, which made…
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Does the Man of Steel do more good as a savior swooping down from the sky or as a reporter exposing the evils of the world?
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Ever wonder what it would look like to fly faster than a speeding bullet? Well, the folks at CorridorDigital got their hands on a UAV with a camera and decided to use it to envision what it might look like if Superman spent a day wearing a camera on his head.
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The Hulk is Incredible, Indestructible, Rampaging, the Strongest one there is, and a noted smashing enthusiastic. What he is not, however, is undefeated. Before his current insane level of strength, where he can basically punch other dimensions, a variety of heroes and even a villain or two have managed to beat the…
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Not every superhero has the powers of Dr. Manhattan or Deadpool, so they get old and worn out eventually. A charming series by DeviantART artist Lelpel plays with the idea, imagining what they would look like 30 or 40 years from now.
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Remember the Superman game on the Atari 2600? That slightly obtuse piece of superhero wish fulfillment is part of a chain of careers and events that resulted in the formation of the ESRB. What does the big, red S have to do with the folks who put the letters E, T and M on video game boxes? Watch and see.
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Hollywood is a very specific weird, but there's nothing quite as weird as watching a man brazenly mock heroes and villains while he robs a cop car.
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People talk all the time about how much of dick Superman is — but he's nothing compared to his father. Jor-El sent people to the Phantom Zone, invented terrible weapons, seduced the wives of random humans, and generally caused more harm than good. Here are 12 reasons why Jor-El was a worse dick than his son.
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A legendary artist with killer runs on Spider-Man, Punisher and X-Men will reportedly be drawing the Man of Steel this year.
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Modern DC Comics give us such memorable moments as an evil Superman snorting Kryptonite or Batman and Catwoman having sex. The publisher's New 52 line has also just brought us a three-part story in which the super-villain Mongul has attempted to dominate the Earth by harnessing the rage of gamers. What a plan!
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Part of the appeal of Superman as a concept is the tension between wanting to save people from suffering and knowing that he can't just solve all the world's problems. Sooner or later, though, he's just gonna say 'screw this' and fly millions of lightyears away. For good.
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We've been hearing rumors that a couple of Superman villains will fight Supes, Wonder Woman and Batman in the Man of Steel sequel. But not all Superman villains are really up to the task of fighting Superman, let alone the Trinity. Here are 10 Superman villains who really should have picked on a lesser hero.
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Superheroes gain power from their origins, which explain how they perform their awesome feats, but also why. And most superhero movies are still origin stories. But sometimes Hollywood takes liberties and loses the souls of these characters. Here are eight superhero origins Hollywood captured, and eight they ruined.
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You would think that having the powers of a radioactive spider, or wearing a cape to a fight, would qualify as crazy enough for comic books. Not so. Comics delve into alternate worlds that show different sides of their superheroes - nutbag, wacko-smacko sides. Take a look at the looniest alternate reality versions of…
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They say given enough time and resources, Batman can defeat anybody. But let's be clear — Batman doesn't always have the time to plan or the resources he needs, and thus Batman is hardly undefeated in his crime-fighting career. Here are 15 different DC characters, heroes and villains, who have handed the Dark Knight a…
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A few years ago, a Singaporean man named Batman bin Suparman, which means "Batman, Son of Superman" in Malay, became an internet sensation. Well, the named crusader is back. He's not fighting crime. This time, he's committing it.
