“‘Spider-Man’ starts to emerge from secrecy”: Now The New York Times takes a turn peeking behind the curtain of the Spider-Man musical.
“‘Superman: Earth One’ is a disappointment”: This Scripps Howard News Service wire review of the much ballyhooed original graphic novel isn’t necessarily great comics criticism or anything—I didn’t know anyone actually used the term “epic fail” in a non-ironic, un-sarcastic way—but it’s well worth a read for the author’s dismantling of Superman’s practice of journalism. One of things that always charmed me about the Silver Age Superman stories, especially after working in a newspaper, was how incredibly unprofessional the staff of The Daily Planet was. Those reporters—all three of them, and their one editor—were constantly making the news about themselves, and putting big, huge, 80-point font headlines with their names above those stories about themselves right there on the front page.
Great headline, guys: “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Comic Book Artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez”
“Weisman…promises over 150 characters in the first 18 episodes alone”: This TV Guide article about the upcoming Young Justice show sure makes it sound like a big show. Producer Greg Weisman goes on to say that about 98-percent of those 150 are based on existing DC characters. I’m not sure how the math works out against Justice League Unlimited or Batman: The Brave and The Bold, but that sure sounds like a lot of DC characters.
“Hathaway rumoured for Superman”: But she’s make a terrible Superman, why, she’s not even a man! I can’t–Oh, for Lois Lane, huh? Okay, I can see that then.
“Christian Bale says the next Batman film may be his last”: Oh no! Laughing at Bale’s goofy, growly Batman voice is my favorite part of watching Nolan’s Batman movies!
November 26th, 2010 at 9:36 am
I still don’t understand the criticism of Bale’s Bat-voice. What’s he supposed to do, use his regular Bruce Wayne voice the same way Tobey never bothered to disguise his Spidey voice? For that matter, I don’t think use a regular, everyday voice when you’re trying to scare criminals is going to cut it either.
Kevin Conroy was pretty much perfect in voicing Batman, but I don’t know how many other people can do what he’s done. Even so, in some of the earliest Batman: TAS Conroy used a much more gravelly voice than he finally settled on, and Bale’s Bat-voice isn’t too far off from that. It’s more extreme, sure, but I think it works.
I certainly prefer Bale over Michael Keaton, who was NEVER believable as Bruce Wayne and seemed like he was sleepwalking though the role. Val Kilmer and George Clooney as Batman aren’t even worth mentioning.
Anyhow, if Nolan and Bale are done with Batman after the next movie that’ll make me sad but I’ll also understand. Go out on your terms and don’t overstay the welcome.
November 26th, 2010 at 11:01 am
“Seriously batman, you and me, we’re f—ing done professionally.”
(sorry, but somebody had to)
November 26th, 2010 at 11:37 am
I agree with everything that was written inn the Superman Earth One review. I finally read it myself and found it self indulgent, dire, and pointless. Maybe it’s my age, but I can’t get behind a selfish version of Superman who has to be forced into action.
November 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am
I agree with everything said in the superman earth one review. Nonetheless, “And, in my humble opinion, it’s an epic fail” removes almost all credibility the author could claim, especially when critiquing the lesson in sentence structure given by Perry White.