Archive for the ‘Animation’ Category

Superman: DOOMSDAY

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

Behind the scenes of the animated movie

Translating the best selling Death of Superman saga into a 70 minute animated movie is a daunting task. Of course in that time frame not everything will be covered, which might upset purists, but unless you have the money to produce a story on a Peter Jackson scale, that’s inevitable.

The other purist constituency who might quibble over details would be fans of the Superman animated series, disappointed that different voice actors are being used and the look of the characters will be different. However, for the rest of us, this should be a very intense and entertaining movie. (more…)

Superman and Lois heat it up on JLU

Friday, January 20th, 2006

jlu romance

Justice League Unlimited, airing on the Cartoon Network, has introduced a romance between Superman and Lois Lane. That might not seem like earth-shattering news considering the famous couple have had a romance going for nearly 70 years in the comics, not to mention the movies and especially Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman. However a genuine romance is a rare thing on the various animated incarnations of Superman. (more…)