Starring tyler hoechlin as superman and elizabeth tulloch as lois lane, the series follows one of the. Written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier, and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever. Miracle and big barda, and inadvertently becomes metropoliss greatest menace. The world developed without a superman, but otherwise closely resembled the main sequence, particularly earth1. Elseworlds are comic stories of the dc universe which are not connected with the main comics continuity, and who examine alternate histories and versions of the dc characters, such as superman. List of elseworlds publications hey kids comics wiki. He is the favorite to reprise the role in metropolis. This sale is for the 1996 one shot comic book superman.
This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an. Sep 06, 2019 the big connection is tyler hoechlin, who plays clark kent and superman on supergirl, and last appeared in the elseworlds crossover. The dark knight strikes again kingdom comethe kingdom. Take an idea that would practically change the entire dcu and have superman s entire life play almost exactly the same. It wasnt long before he had a movie deal under his belt, a deal that would lead to the greatest comic book epic ever made. Having always wanted a son, the couple adopt kalel and name him bruce. 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 dc comics extended universe wiki fandom. Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, best known as the home of superman and his closest allies and some of his foes. It is the first part of a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema, succeeded by batman. After a nuclear holocaust, superman survives to find himself alone and with only the powers of an ordinary human. It was written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever the story of superman s metropolis. Supermans metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman. Ted mckeevers beautiful painted art superbly evokes the powerful imagery of langs film and the classic heroism of the superman comics in the story adapted by frequent.
In the original script for the movie metropolis, the name of the robot was futura. Superman begins to question jorels methods when dealing with the terrans. Shogun of steel is an elseworlds justice league of america comic book oneshot, whose principle character is superman. The three leaders then embarked on the building of a great city in which kent and lutor created metropolis, while paula quarreled on her belief that metropolis was not the answer and instead created her own city a flying city known as heaven. Elseworlds, or imaginary stories are tales where a fresh concept or idea is tried on an existing character or storyline. In this reality, krypton was destroyed approximately a millennia before it was in our universe, resulting in kalel being sent to earth in the middle ages rather than the twentieth century. For other uses of superman, see superman disambiguation. Supermans metropolis is a dc comics comic book elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. Jan 01, 1997 forget tim burtons batman, just think about fritz langs superman. Brandon routh is another potential option but the legends of tomorrow and superman returns star is only a prevalent rumor despite the fact he is leaving. Metropolis is the goldenera classic by german film genius fritz lang about a utopian city made livable by an oppressed underclass of underground workers. It is an elseworlds story from dc with superman in an alternate universe. Lex luthor, a metropolis based industrialist who survived a lifethreatening. 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.
Superman s metropolis is one of those rare comic book experiments that works to strengthen the two sources it borrows from. Comic book movie will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy. Meanwhile, superman s young son jonathan begins manifesting superpowers and rebelling against the heroes he comes across. The 5 worst and 5 best elseworld origin stories with superman. Batman jump by jim ringuet comic book characters, comic.
Elseworlds was the publication imprint for american comic books produced by dc comics for stories that took place outside the dc universe canon. Supermans metropolis is a dc comics comic book and a superman elseworlds publication. The dc superman archetype and fritz langs metropolis are interspliced beautifully into an amazing story that adds to both myths. Superboy is the name of several characters produced by dc comics, most of them youthful incarnations of superman. Superman s metropolis is a dc comics comic book and a superman elseworlds publication. Kenta kuraku was a simple man of simple wants and this reflected his standard of living. Superman uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. A superman named kal performs heroic deeds in a medieval setting. You can help expand this section by adding some information. Mar 20, 2021 nearly drowning at the edge of metropolis, superman manages to remove his heavy armor before he s saved by lois lane, who s attempting to follow up a story on intergang, a group who are currently in possession of weapons from apokolips. The animated series concluded in 2000, while the last liveaction.
Kal becomes a blacksmith, hiding his abilities at the urging of his father. A scifi city named metropolis, located somewhere on earth. On the orders of lex luthor, hope and mercy search metropolis for lois and maybe change their opinion of the value of personal connections. Each title was originally released as a oneshot comic book unless otherwise. Apr 16, 2015 what are the worst superman elseworlds, or at least alternate universe supermen, that you have read. A 1996 elseworld oneshot tributing german cinema and exploring aspects of superman not normally seen in the standard dc universe. I dont know if its bad in the traditional sense, but id put in superman. The series also takes the action from metropolis back to smallville, bringing into the picture various characters from the larger superman story into play including lana lang, played by emmanuelle. Secret identity 2004 a young man named clark kent is teased about being named after the comic book character, and then one day discovers he actually does have the powers of superman.
The blue amazon 2003 sequel to superman s metropolis and batman. This is a list of elseworlds publications from dc comics, grouped by main character, and in alphabetical order by title. Onsale date 20180207 indicia colophon publisher dc comics brand dc circle and serifs isbn 9781401271183. The other members of the justice league in this comic are japanese people who, coincidentally, assume identities similar to the members of the justice. The elseworlds name was trademarked in 1989, the same year as the first elseworlds publication. It is patterned after the film metropolis, which has in fact been the inspiration of the city in superman. 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. Having been taken in by farmers who saw the crash, kal went on to become a blacksmith after his strength was witnessed by a friend of his fathers, resulting in him eventually attracting the attention of lady loissethe daughter of the local villages former protector. Speeding bullets is a dc comics elseworlds prestige format. Person who normally does things better than other people. Kal written by dave gibbons with art by jose luis garcialopez has kal s rocket landing in medieval england. If you are looking for a specific superboy article, see superboy disambiguation.
The comic book is based on the concept of an amalgamation of superman and batman. Sep 27, 2004 while superman doesnt feature in that story, it is well worth your money and could even be set in the same elseworlds universe as superman. Why supermans black suit is so important for the dc hero. The kents raised superman the greatest hero in the dc universe. Superman s metropolis is a dc comics comic book elseworlds publication and the first part in a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. Superman and all related characters belong to dc comics. Arguably the best dc comics elseworlds comic ever made, kingdom come is a story by mark waid and alex ross taking place in the future that focuses on heroes who dont have the morals or scruples of the heroes of yesteryear, which brings the oldtimers out to confront them. 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. Superman soon became one of the most famous and iconic figures of metropolis, despite his strange habit of getting mistaken for a bird or a plane. What would have happened if the infant superman had been found by the wayn. Fritz lang in superman s metropolis, a remarkable elseworlds graphic novel setting the man of tomorrow in the city of tomorrow. When he reveals his powers to his childhood friend svetlana, she tells him he must use them for the state and to help the people. The police attempt to detain kal but he escapes, and bumps into a veteran named bibbo and his young friend jimmy olsen. A modest apartment with a small sofa, a radio sitting on his bookshelf by the window, an arm chair, and his bedroom housing a single bed the door to his bathroom and not much else.
As he grew older, he moved to the city known as metropolis and became the hero known as superman, eventually growing into the best superhero the world has ever seen. In this reality, krypton was destroyed approximately a. Onsale date 20180207 indicia colophon publisher dc comics brand dc circle and serifs isbn 9781401271183 barcode 9781401271183 53499. Feb 23, 2021 given the man of tomorrows prevalence, its odd to recall how long its been since he was the focus of a small screen adventure. I know you said you looked through the wikipedia entry on elseworlds for superman, but perhaps you missed the elseworlds annuals section. While featuring in assorted justice league cartoons and inspiring the likes of smallville, supergirl, krypton, and an abortive metropolis prequel, his last solo costumed feature superman.
Batman and superman give resistance in their fight to free earth. Mar 20, 2021 it is an elseworlds story from dc with superman in an alternate universe. Its hard finding any solid info about the synopsis of this annual but wikipedia gives a synopsis jorel convinces the science council to relocate selected. Elseworlds 20 movies dceu brave new metropolis dcau. Speeding bullets is a dc comics elseworlds prestige format oneshot comic book published in 1993. List of elseworlds publications hey kids comics wiki fandom. Last family of krypton, the survived to help change. This is the only elseworlds title to date published in an oversized 8 x 11 graphic album format rather than standard comic book size.
Earth1927 is a parallel timeline in which the earth was wrecked by pollution. Superman vector by legodecalsmaker961 on deviantart. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written. Supermans metropolis randy lofficier, roy thomas, jeanmarc lofficier elseworlds. Paperback, 64 pages published by dc comics publication date. Writerartist john byrne explores what would have happened if those events had truly occurred in the golden age and how the world would have changed as a result. It set the tone for a lot of great scifi movies that have come about since. Kalel lands in gotham city in stead of kansas, therefor hes found by the waynes in stead of the kents. Because how do they name baby kalel thats right, they call him bruce. The dc superman archetype and fritz lang s metropolis are interspliced beautifully into an amazing story that adds to both myths. There are two sequels written to this book, batman.
This often leads to a new and fresh take on existing characters. Jan 01, 1993 superman speeding bullets turns the origin story of superman and batman on its head. This article is a overview of the characters called superboy. Clark kents parents are brutally murdered, causing a young boy to grow up to becomebatman. He impulsively enters a tournament to impress the lady loisse, who is being held captive the baron luthor. 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. Elseworlds stories took over the 1994 annuals with several stories featuring superman.
It was written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier and roy thomas, and illustrated by ted mckeever. The story of supermans metropolis is patterned after fritz langs film metropolis. Fritz lang in supermans metropolis, a remarkable elseworlds graphic novel setting. Dematteis and features the artwork of eduardo barreto. The book is in very fine to near mint condition, bagged and boarded. It was written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever. Superman s metropolis is a oneshot with a cover date of february, 1997. Please check out the other comic books we are offering on ebay. Readers learned that the suit was designed to help the weakened superman absorb more solar energy. After naming their child bruce, the pair raise him in a loving and wealthy home.
Son of superman 1999 with superman missing, lex luthor takes control of the justice league. This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an elseworlds story. Nosferatu, based loosely on the blue angel and doctor mabuse, and featuring wonder woman. It is the first part in a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema. This means the waynes never have bruce the bruce wayne we now at least. It is patterned after the film metropolis, which has in fact been the inspiration of the city in superman canon.
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