"Superman Lives" died with this suit

Before Bryon Singer's "Superman Returns" was a glimmer of a thought, Tim Burton was in the process of bringing Superman back to the big screen in "Superman Lives." Many of Tim Burton's early Superman suit designs have been shared and criticized all over the web, but here, you can actually see the concept suit in full action.



Is it possible this suit was to only be worn on Krypton, for Superman to dawn his traditional red-and-blues when on Earth? I can't imagine Burton having Superman wear this rave-inspired-eye-nauseating suit, considering he at least got Batman's suit right. If this was the suit intended to be worn for Superman, I'm glad it died before it ever lived.

Zack Snyder to direct Superman

If you haven't heard already, Zack Snyder will be directing the next Superman movie. I have this feeling nerds worldwide lost their shit and had a collective heart attack hearing this. I sure did! In addition to Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead) directing, David Goyer will help write the script alongside Christopher Nolan as a "consultant." If this isn't a recipe for superhero movie gold, I don't know what is. If you live under a rock and don't know, David Goyer wrote the story for Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan... well... we all know Christopher Nolan's more than successful film resume. Adding Zack Snyder is like adding solid binding to high quality pages of a book! What I like most about this is that Zod will be the villain in the film (not a total revolutionary concept (cough*RichardDonnerandSmallville*cough), but a villain everyone can get excited for. A Kryptonian that Superman can actually go toe-to-toe with, tossing Bryan Singer's over-emotional and punch-less Superman aside. As much as I enjoyed Singer's tribute-movie to Richard Donner, this generation of superhero fans needs a redefined Superman, relevant to today's issues. Let's face it, Superman is the definitive superhero that started it all. We need a team than can resurrect him to that status. If Snyder, Goyer and Nolan can't do it... than Superman's film career is doomed! Here's to hoping they get it right this time around!

Converse gets a touch of DC Comics

Picked up these awesome chuck's last week! I'm not much of a sneaker-head, but I was absolutely compelled to buy them!

Smallville's final season... who's making an appearance?

Smallville's tenth and final season is due to air on Friday September 4th and their line-up of guest appearances have already been announced. In previous seasons we've seen Doomsday, the Wonder Twins, the Legion of Superheroes and the JLU. What could they possibly have in store for us this season? Here it is: Deadshot, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle and Darkseid! Friggin DARKSEID!

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

September 28, 2010 is the expected release date for WB Entertainment's newest DC animated movie, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Below is the cover art thanks to Supermanhomepage.com. Much like Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse will be based of the comic counterpart put together by Jeph Loeb and the late Michael Turner. I'm really impressed with the cover art, and I'm hoping the film will faithfully follow the original story arc as the image below suggests. More importantly, I'd like to see Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly reprise their roles as Batman and Superman respectively.