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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
He hits his physical peak the over the same period a human does, but he retains his physical peak a lot longer than humans do, and constantly gets stronger as long as he absorbs solar energy. The best examples of this are in 'Dark Knight Returns' and 'Kingdom Come'.

Also the Batman Beyond episode "The Call".


Does that mean he would have aged more slowly on Krypton as well, or is it all just because of our yellow sun?
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Though human-esque, he IS still an alien though so perhaps Kryptonians have longer life cycles than Earth humans!
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Originally posted by: greencapt
Though human-esque, he IS still an alien though so perhaps Kryptonians have longer life cycles than Earth humans!
That's what I was thinking. Factor in the 'improving' effect that the Earth's yellow sun has on him, and I would expect him to live longer than the average Earthling AND the average Kryptonian.

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Hey did anyone watch the A&E special last night about the history of Superman? It was pretty awesome. Mark Hamill gave an interview, too! Sweeeeet.

I'm not even a Superman fan, but now I'm looking forward to the movie.

I'm more of a Batman fan. I wonder if A&E did a similar special with Batman when "Batman Begins" was out in theaters.
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Hey did anyone watch the A&E special last night about the history of Superman? It was pretty awesome. Mark Hamill gave an interview, too! Sweeeeet.

I'm not even a Superman fan, but now I'm looking forward to the movie.

I'm more of a Batman fan. I wonder if A&E did a similar special with Batman when "Batman Begins" was out in theaters.

Apparently everyone is more of a Batman fan or an X-Men fan or a Spider-Man fan. Everyone seems to be a fan of every character EXCEPT Superman.

What was Mark Hamill doing in a special about Superman?

Speaking of Superman, has anyone seen the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons? I hear there's going to be a big gift box released of them soon. Ironically, the post Max Fleischer Superman costume looks exactly the Kingdom Come Superman costume.

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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
What was Mark Hamill doing in a special about Superman?
He's a big comic fan.

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Yeah, basically. Mark's pretty geeked out about comic books. Who better to ask than him? ^_^

I think that the reason most people like other comic book characters over Superman, is because he's too much of a boy scout. He has not inner turmoil that makes him cool. Plus, unlike the other superheroes, we can't achive his status. He's an alien. At least with Spider-Man or the X-Men we could have a chance, and with Batman we could be just like him too, but Superman? No. We really can't be him.
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I have a theory about the DC Cartoons.

Okay, when did the last episode of Superfriends air? 1985.

What ELSE major in the world of DC happened in 1985? Well, the CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, of course. After that DC didn't get a new animated universe until 1993 with the premiere of Batman TAS. It was also established in the new Scooby Doo movies that Scooby Doo took place in a DC Universe because Scooby Doo met Batman and Robin on two occasions.

After CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, Scooby Doo was rebooted to a puppy in the late eighties in "A Pup Named Scooby Doo", sliding the old adventures forward into the 90s and What's New Scooby Doo into the 21st century. In other words, CRISIS is the reason Scooby Doo seems to the same age for all these years.

And, just hypothetically, the Max Fliecher Superman cartoons were part of the old DC Animated Multiverse, and the Superman of those old cartoons served the same purpose as Earth-2 Superman, eventually destroying whatever animated equivalent of the Anti-Monitor might have existed.

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I hated Superfriends and the later 90's version. To me, all the Superheros exist in their own universe. Crossovers are a fan fiction and cheepen the franchise.

I simply could not stand to see Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman all sitting at some confrence table in space trying to figure out how best to save the world. To me, that was totally stupid. In my brain there are no cross overs. To each his own universe.

EDIT: Also, when the hell are they going to make a Wonder Woman movie? I swear, it better not suck ass. I'll be pissed if it does.
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I agree with Jenny about Superman not really having any inner turmoild and not beeing accessible to the readers, but that's because I'm only really familiar with the TV shows, etc. What I have read in this thread about the Superman of the comics interests me immensely, and I am on the verge of going to a comic store to pick up some back issues (I'm especially digging the idea of an aging, grey haired supes). The only trouble is I hate trying to get into a series when there's loads going on and I don't know who's who or what's what. Maybe someone can recommend some key trade paperbacks I should read?

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"Superman For All Seasons" by Loeb and Sale is excellent for Superman beginners.

"Superman: Secret Identity" is another really good book. It's not in-continuity, but it shows how someone with Superpowers might work in the real world.

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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Yeah, basically. Mark's pretty geeked out about comic books. Who better to ask than him? ^_^

I think that the reason most people like other comic book characters over Superman, is because he's too much of a boy scout. He has not inner turmoil that makes him cool. Plus, unlike the other superheroes, we can't achive his status. He's an alien. At least with Spider-Man or the X-Men we could have a chance, and with Batman we could be just like him too, but Superman? No. We really can't be him.

So the only way for Superman to be cool is to have him act like a pretentious prick?
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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That's the kind of thinking that nearly killed the industry in the 90s.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
That's the kind of thinking that nearly killed the industry in the 90s.

Verily.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
I hated Superfriends and the later 90's version. To me, all the Superheros exist in their own universe. Crossovers are a fan fiction and cheepen the franchise.

I simply could not stand to see Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman all sitting at some confrence table in space trying to figure out how best to save the world. To me, that was totally stupid. In my brain there are no cross overs. To each his own universe.

EDIT: Also, when the hell are they going to make a Wonder Woman movie? I swear, it better not suck ass. I'll be pissed if it does.


Superfriends wasn't very good, but cross-overs have been a part of Superman since the beginning. In fact, on the Superman radio show during the 1940's, Batman appeared frequently as a guest star. It was his first apperance outside the comics, and introduced them as friends. The strange thing was that the Batman guest apperances were frequently used to give the stars of the Superman show time off. But as long as the cross-overs aren't too over the top (Superfriends) they are fine.

As for a Wonder Woman movie, I'd like to see one too, but I'd be afraid that it would be another Catwoman.
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Originally posted by: Number20
As for a Wonder Woman movie, I'd like to see one too, but I'd be afraid that it would be another Catwoman.
I think the problem is that for many people (i.e the general public) it would be a big screen movie of an old 70s TV show rather than a comic adaptation. The same with X-Men - for a lot of people it was a movie of a TV show (hence Wolverine's popularity and top billing). If they had made a true X-Men origin movie, the general public would have said 'huh? Iceman? Wasn't he one of Spiderman's friends from that cartoon? And isn't Beast supposed to be blue? Where's Wolverine?' etc.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Originally posted by: Number20
As for a Wonder Woman movie, I'd like to see one too, but I'd be afraid that it would be another Catwoman.
I think the problem is that for many people (i.e the general public) it would be a big screen movie of an old 70s TV show rather than a comic adaptation. The same with X-Men - for a lot of people it was a movie of a TV show (hence Wolverine's popularity and top billing). If they had made a true X-Men origin movie, the general public would have said 'huh? Iceman? Wasn't he one of Spiderman's friends from that cartoon? And isn't Beast supposed to be blue? Where's Wolverine?' etc.

Yeah. That may be the truth, but it bites.

A well done Wonder Woman movie would be nice, so long as they remember to let Wonder Woman fly naturally as she flies in the modern comic books. There is no way to make the Invisible Jet work in this day and age. If they put the Invisible Jet into a Wonder Woman film, it's gonna turn into a camp fest.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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Wonder Woman is in development with Joss Whedon writing and directing, and Joel Silver producing.

So there is potential for it to be good, or potential for it to be sheer campy lunacy.

Edit: Some links:
IMDB
Cinescape's Development Heck section
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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Originally posted by: Number20
As for a Wonder Woman movie, I'd like to see one too, but I'd be afraid that it would be another Catwoman.
I think the problem is that for many people (i.e the general public) it would be a big screen movie of an old 70s TV show rather than a comic adaptation. The same with X-Men - for a lot of people it was a movie of a TV show (hence Wolverine's popularity and top billing). If they had made a true X-Men origin movie, the general public would have said 'huh? Iceman? Wasn't he one of Spiderman's friends from that cartoon? And isn't Beast supposed to be blue? Where's Wolverine?' etc.

Yeah. That may be the truth, but it bites.

A well done Wonder Woman movie would be nice, so long as they remember to let Wonder Woman fly naturally as she flies in the modern comic books. There is no way to make the Invisible Jet work in this day and age. If they put the Invisible Jet into a Wonder Woman film, it's gonna turn into a camp fest.


Slight derailment. I couldn't resist. Has anyone seen that episode of Family Guy where they have the cutaway to Wonder Woman in her Invisible Jet? Then Superman flies up beside her. "Um. Wow. This is awkward. Actually, I'm on the invisible toilet right now."

There is no lingerie in space…

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My head is saying in typical South Park mockery "You think that's bad, remember the time Superman flew up to Wonder Woman on her Invisible Jet on Family Guy ... ?"

Anyway, I understand the entire opening with Kal-El's return to Krypton has been cut from the Theatrical Cut of the film, though Singer hopes it'll be on the DVD.
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Hopefully only as a deleted scene.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Err...excuse me for asking, but how does Superman return to Krypton? Does he fly there? If so, how does he breath? And once he gets there, he'll be like a normal man right?

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So how does he get back?

And didn't Krypton get destroyed?

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Flew there cramped up in his ship, which in many different parts of the Superman mythology survived the crash landing on Earth.

He probably survived in the same manner he survived in the 2.5 year journey when he was in his infant/toddler years. In a word: Inexplicably. We never saw food, water, toilet facilities ... nothing but Jor-El's voice to nurture him.

When he returned, the planet was wreckage. This was seen in the first teaser trailer.

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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan

He probably survived in the same manner he survived in the 2.5 year journey when he was in his infant/toddler years. In a word: Inexplicably. We never saw food, water, toilet facilities ... nothing but Jor-El's voice to nurture him.


Now THAT'S a creepy thought....

Jor-El (voiceover): I worry that my son might not understand what I've tried to be. And if I were to be killed, Lara, I would want someone to go to my home and tell my son everything. Everything I did, everything you saw, because there's nothing that I detest more than the stench of lies. And if you understand me Lara, you will do this for me.

I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight... razor... and surviving. Oh and Kryptonite... that stuff sting like a mutha.

(baby Kal-El is nourished, but has terrible dreams about Bryan Singer)