One of the two pics below is the first "official" shot of the "NEW SUPERMAN", Brandon Routh...I could get past the fact that he's a dead ringer for Ken Wahl from "Wiseguy", but look at the costume!!
I took the liberty of photoshoping the thing to correct what I saw to be greivous errors...but I bet you can't guess which one the studio is slathering with 200 million BUX though....
yup, you guessed it, the travesty on the left is the final look, as of now. I've been a fan my whole life, and it just makes me sick...I HATE that tiny 'S'(both of them, actually)...and why BURGUNDY?
Am I crazy (wait don't answer that) or is this just total garbage?
Whaddaya think?
[ April 24, 2005, 05:42 PM: Message edited by: Barry Branscum ]
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I understand where your coming from Barry, but I like the new colors, side by side, the richer colors have a more serious look to them. the old colors in that scene make him look a bit comical.
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Well, snce we're all Letterheads, you can check out the evolution of the one of the most famous letters around here
I once read an article where John Byrne (I think it was him), the artist on Superman during the 80's, described the two large yellow areas in the design as "the two fish".
There have been a few more radical versions as well,but throughout all the years and changes is the Superman saga, one thing has always been a constant...
The word "Superman" has looked the same on nearly every cover since the first one...over 60 years ago. Rapid
PS: My favorite issue was #400, which featured the work of several great comic artists of the day... Howard Chaykin on the cover, Frank Miller (Daredevil, Electra), Steve Ditko (co-creator of Spiderman), Will Eisner (The Spirit), Mobius (Heavy Metal), Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd)...and a great page written by science fiction author Ray Bradbury.
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Yes Superman started out as a comic but in movies he is to be real like his suroundings. If the main character is to look comical then so are his suroundings like the Movie Dick Tracy.
Hey Bruce you got a problem with purple?
Look I was the one of the first to get twisted when they messed with Bugs Bunny, so I understand, but in my eyes its not a bad change for superman.
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Yes, Barry, it is true. It wasn't by choice, for me anyways... Honest.
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I dont believe I am Posting this but .... you do know that Supermans Costume is his Black Suit and Glasses....The Blue Lycra is his everyday wear...
1.) They are making the "Superman" too whimpy (Christopher Reeves and this guy are "fit" but look too lean...kinda like jazzercise queens----they need someone built like Dhalf Lundgren (?sp) was back in that horrible Rocky movie.
Now that dude was built like a superhero.
2.) Reeves and this guy look waaaaay too sensitive for a Superman.....Superman was always the brooding sort....these guys look like they could as easily be 'ping-pong' champions.
Barry - I like the large "S" better....as for the colors? Well, your's is more comic book traditional for sure....
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Seems to me, Barry, if you went to all that trouble of Photoshopping the guy that you could have at least made his package a little more "super"... Stevo is my hero! Love....Jill
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To tone down this conversation a bit, I seem to remember that in one of the movies (I don't know which one) when Superman went evil, his cloak and other red parts turned a shade of burgandy. I think the red is much better and more in keeping with comic colouring. The red is EVIL!!!! Love Barb (Letterheads are my heroes creep creep)
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John Byrne was a huge influence when I was learning to draw and his works on Xmen, Fantastic Four, and Superman were some of my all time favorites. I guess I still have some of his style mixed into mine.
I had a race car cancel for tomorrow, so i guess I'll have a fun day instead. Rapid
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Now here's another one.... I'll do a panel for anyone who can name how many varieties of Kryptonite there were BEFORE the john Byrne revamp (he was a HUGE influence on me too, along with Gary Kawpiz(sp) and Ernie Chan). How many and what were they?...cue the Jeopardy music....
OR name Seven Superman Villians from his "rogues gallery".
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Here's what I've found with a google search.....
Green Kryptonite: weakens and eventually kills super-powered Kryptonians. Usually harmless to other races, but one story in Brave and the Bold had a device used which resulted in Terrans being affected similar to Kryptonians.
Anti-Kryptonite: similar to Green K, but affects non-super-powered Kryptonians. This was a retcon used to explain why the non-powered Argo City residents could be killed by what seemed to be Green K.
X-Kryptonite: Only one chunk, it was created by Supergirl trying to find a cure for Green K. It gives Terrans, or at least Terran cats, Kryptonian style powers for a limited time.
Red Kryptonite: Causes a specific, odd, effect. Often involved physical transformations or mental changes. Each chunk had a different effect, and could only affect a given Kryptonian once. Effects usually wore off in 24-48 hours. Created when Green K passed through a space cloud.
Gold Kryptonite: Removes a Kryptonian's super-powers permanently. Created when Green K passed through a different space cloud.
White Kryptonite: Kills any plant life from any world. Yep, another space cloud.
Blue Kryptonite: Has the same effect on Bizarro Kryptonians as Green K does on real Kryptonians. Created by the same imperfect duplicator ray that created the Bizarros.
Jewel Kryptonite: Remnents of Krypton's Jewel Mountains, it allows Phantom Zone residents to focus their mental energy and cause explosions in the outside world.
Two notable fake varieties are Silver and Yellow K. Silver was used to keep Superman from closely investigating what turned out to be a 25th (silver) anniversary gift for him from his friends, and Yellow was used by Luthor to fake out what he thought was Superman. It turned out it was a Superman robot ordered to react to Kryptonite like the real thing. When Luthor found this out, he returned all the gold from Fort Knox which he'd stolen.
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I HATE what they did to Bugs & pals too (and Emily (age 10) hates the new WB crew too)
I like the comic book image of SUPERMAN just fine...and the true-life form should match it . . .I believe in consistency in advertising and on-going 'toons'. . .
On the other hand...
we ARE talkin' about a guy who wears tights . . . .
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Heres one for you. It was in the comic book many years ago. How is it that Superman is able to keep his identity hidden with just a pair of glasses and a business suit? He does something else to help him change his looks.
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THAT is a pretty good 'un very obscure and referenced in only one issue that I know of....Maybe you are MY LONG LOST RELATIVE!!
HERE'S YER ANSWER: Super Hypnotism John! Something he did unknowingly....helped along by the kryptonian material used for the lenses of his glasses...he was able to unconciously "hypnotize" anyone who observed him to see him differently, older, poor posture, more slightly built than superman.
Do I get a JOHN DEATON III panel tooo?!?
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