As an older superman, he is also based on kall, the earth2 superman in the original comic book. Superman was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. The film that set the standard for all bigscreen comicbook adaptations, superman stars christopher reeve as the heroic man of steel. Show as slideshow annie ross christopher reeve comic book lois lane margot kidder richard pryor superman iii post navigation. Superman iii comic book adaptation a tribute to christopher reeve.
However, with their subsequent entries in the series, superman iii 1983 and supergirl 1984, the salkinds pushed the series in a disastrously campy direction. Why superman is the most important comic book movie. And considering he wasnt even an xmen fan before he took on that franchise, imagine what he could do with a comic book property he holds dear. Actress helen slater will be personally attending a double feature screening of supergirl and superman. The movie on july 26 at the egyptian theatre hollywood. Cary bates and curt swan had been handling the man of steels adventures on and off since the 1960s, and when it came time to condense the twohour movie into a 48page special. The superpowered kryptonian known as superman is one of dc comics most integral characters and, arguably, the most wellknown superhero in popular culture. That means the stories and narrative all have a threeact structure. Neither superman the movie or superman ii had novelizations. Gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, ned beatty.
Like many comic book films in the 1980s, supergirl was a critical and commercial failure. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows superman was born on the planet krypton and was given. Movie special vol 1 no 1 dc comics condition vfnear mint shipped usps media mail please ask if you have any questions and check out our other collectibles on sale. This, the third superman movie to star christopher reeve, is not, however the first big problem is that the producers hired comedian richard pryor as the bad guy a computer geek who teams up with multimillionaire robert vaughan to do vaguely bad stuff and he wasnt a good. A comic book film adaptation is taking source material and tailoring it to the medium of film for a true cinematic experience. Superman comics have been published for decades and have featured the beloved hero in many spectacles and situations, fighting incredible villains and.
All liveaction comicbook superhero adaptations imdb. Bob reyer of talking comics tackles the top 20 worst comic book adaptations in movies and tv for your viewing pleasure. Same thing with comic book adaptations, none for the first two. The dark knight returns directtovideo dc comics twopart adaption of the graphic novel featuring mark. How to choose the best comic book publisher for me. The american comic book character superman has appeared in many types of media. Movie adaptation are comic books that are based, or directly tiein to a movie. The salkinds also made supergirl 1984 from the comicstrip featuring supermans cousin and the tv series superboy 198891. Both superman iii and supergirl were boxoffice flops. In presenting the character of jonn its important to stress that despite an overlap of powers with superman he is in so many ways a different character.
The revenge of the secondtier superhero film the atlantic. The film was followed by three sequels superman ii 1980, superman iii 1983 and superman iv. The comic is an oddly truncated summation of the major events of superman iii, leaving out significant bits of the plot such as it was and making simple changes that are jarring when you learned something by heart as a kid. His stories have dominated comics for decades, leading to numerous film, tv, video game, and book adaptations. Having failed to put out adaptations of the first two superman films although they did issue a magazine special for each, dc published a full adaptation of superman iii in 1983. The 10 worst comic book adaptations of alltime every superhero has their nemesis, every positive has its negative and you can be sure that for. Comic adaptations and novelizations where very common in the late 70s and early 80s. Here are 12 key differences between comic and liveaction adaptations of superman. Clark and lois lane christopher reeve, superman movies. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise. Talk to anyone about the man of steel, and they know who he is. Alternate trilogy conclusion only to superman and superman ii. Top 20 worst comic book adaptations comic book talking.
The superhero contest at least at the box office is upping the ante with new installments of comicbook adaptations for the big screen, as. In 20, hong kong toy based company hot toys launched a superman iii action figure of the evil man of steel with le likeness of christopher reeve. Ii is fine, but quality of the series plummeted drastically with iii and supergirl. Watermarked superman iii opening remastered 1080p by. George reeves, phyllis coates, jeff corey, walter reed. This is a very rare superman iii movie adaptation 7up giveaway comic book. Dc comicslegendary picturesbad hat harry productions. Loosely based on the hellblazer comic batman begins.
Other superhero movies have attempted to recapture the feel and intent of. The ccf twelve days of classic comics christmas 2017. Superman is arguably the biggest superhero ever made. The superman iii adaptation was written by bronze age dc stalwart cary bates, but perhaps more notably, featured art by the legendary curt swan. In honor of its anniversary, we explain why it remains the single most important comic book movie of all time. When underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertantly cause a panic, only superman can prevent a tragedy. It should not catalog licensed properties characters from movies who now star in their own comic series, but the comic in question should be an adaptation of the movie itself. 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. Superman iii is a 1983 superhero film directed by richard lester, based on the dc comics. Superman story superman movies my superman superman photos comic book characters comic character christopher reeve superman dc comics george reeves.
Superman was raised by humans in the american culture. Superman not only birthed the comic book superhero as we know it, he was the first superhero to appear in a liveaction feature film, and eventually gave rise. Great adaptation of the classic film with lively old fashioned art. Superboy was a 1988 series that told the story of superman s earliest years. But with their subsequent entries in the series, superman iii 1983 and supergirl 1984, the salkinds. The ccf twelve days of classic comics christmas 2018. Another comic book film released this year was the perils of gwendoline in the land of the yikyak. For one, while many point to superman as an example of the immigrants story of coming to a new land jonn does so as a fully formed adult. Superman iii comic book adaptation of the movie 1983. Only the third and fourth films did and where more aimed at young readers. Story of ricky lik wong starring siuwong fan as the titular character, riki oh, based on. Superman 3 official movie adaptation dc comics youtube. As he already proved by creating and then improving the first two xmen films, bryan singer knows from comic book adaptations.
List of films based on dc comics publications wikipedia. Even topps had a series of trading cards with stills from the movie. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with lois lane, unaware that three kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering earth. Classic comic film adaptations the classic comics forum. The first seven comicbased superhero movies to reach movie theaters were built around dcs two biggest icons. Liveaction superhero and comic book adaptations 19201999 that i have seen by alberto7 created 20 jun 2018 updated 26 jun 2018 public a list of all the superhero and comic book live action films and tv series produced from 19201999, that i have. July 14, 2011 comic book, superman iii post a comment. Superman iii is the comic book adaptation of the original motion picture of the same name. Allinall, this is the essential version of the film and one of my favourite comicbook adaptations. Dc comics launched a comic book adaptation written by cary bates and illustrated by curt swan.
Superman iii comic book adaptation published by dc comics 1983. The first two teenage mutant ninja turtles films were memorable for their fun fight scenes, silly jokes and astounding use of animatronics. Developed by godfather scribe mario puzo with reverence for the venerable superhero, superman pays homage to the legends mythology without losing sight of the characters essential humanity. Were going to focus mainly on the seven movies starring christopher reeve, brandon routh, and henry cavill, as well as the television versions of the character, as played by george reeves, dean cain, tom welling, and tyler hoechlins guest appearances on supergirl. Liveaction superhero and comic book adaptations 19201999. Superman comic book adaptations of the movies 19781987 dc comics lot of 7. Superman ii came soon after, followed in the the next few years by comic book film adaptations like swamp thing, supergirl, superman iii, and. A for marvel, dc is a very popular comic book publisher that has been around forever and has seen its share of adaptations on screen. In the meantime, here are the 10 worst comic book movie adaptations. All in all, supermans history in the comic book world is far more extensive than any of his other adaptations. Founded in 1935 as national allied publications, dc comics is definitely one of the leading american comic book publishers.
Superman returns tends to attract pure venom from many comic book fans who talk about it. Producers alexander and ilya salkind had had great success with their lavishly produced adaptations of the comicbook legend, superman 1978 and superman ii 1980. Its even flatter than the movie itself, an alltoo common inherent fault with adaptations. All supermen have this with the destruction of krypton in their infancy, but this one has gone through it twice with the joker s attack on metropolis in his. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who enslaved the people of planet apokolips. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each. Here is every adaptation of superman, ranked from worst to best. To date, the 1978 theatrical version of superman remains the only motion picture based on a comic book to have a lush, epic feel. In 20, hong kong toy based company hot toys launched a superman iii action figure of the evil man of steel with the likeness of christopher reeve. It wasnt until 1983, however, that we first saw a comics adaptation of a film that was itself based on a comic book superhero.
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