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The Death of Superman animated movie voice cast announced, new images released

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This summer will see the release of The Death of Superman, Warner Bros. and the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line’s second attempt at adapting the classic comic book storyline, and thanks to TV Insider we have a couple of new images from the film, along with details of the voice cast.The film – which […]

‘Man Down’ begins in Trinity #20, check out a preview here

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Trinity #20 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, kicking off the new story arc ‘Man Down’. Take a look at a preview of the issue here…“Man Down” part one! As the Trinity deals with the fallout of the battle for Skartaris, each set out to search for the missing Steve Trevor. But looming on the […]

Krypton Season 1 Episode 1 Review – Pilot

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Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Krypton…Throughout several pieces of media, whether its film, comics or animation, the backstory of Superman’s birth planet of Krypton has been explored many times as his father, Jor-El, tried to prevent the planet’s destruction but was disregarded by its leadership, forcing him to launch his son to the […]

Promo and clip for Krypton Season 1 Episode 2 – ‘House of El’

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Following last night’s season premiere, Syfy has released a promo and sneak peek clip for next week’s second episode of the Superman prequel series Krypton, entitled ‘House of El’; take a look here…After suffering a tragedy, Seg is forced to adjust to a new life, a new rank and a new threat.SEE ALSO: Follow all […]

Krypton gets two new promos as Blake Ritson discusses his character Brainiac

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Coinciding with its season premiere tomorrow, Syfy has released two new promos for its upcoming Superman prequel series Krypton; check them out here…Meanwhile, during a set visit with ComicBook.com, star Blake Ritson discussed his character Brainiac and how he differs from previous iterations, both animated and live-action:“There are many, many iterations of Braniac out there, so […]

Preview of Superman #43

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‘BizarroVerse’ continues in Superman #43 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here…“BOYzarro RE-DEATH” part two! What do you get when you try to fit a boy from a square planet into a round one? Boyzarro! Superboy and Kathy try to keep the lid on their Bizarro-sized can […]

Krypton showrunner explains how the show matters to the present-day DC universe

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Unlike Gotham, which is going down the Smallville route of exploring the origin of its young hero-to-be, DC’s latest prequel series Krypton is heading back two generations to focus on Superman’s grandfather Seg-El, long before the birth of Kal-El, and the destruction of his homeworld.Speaking to Comic Book ahead of its premiere this coming week, […]

Smallville and Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight praises Zack Snyder’s Superman

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Before he got to play with giant monsters and machines with the upcoming Pacific Rim Uprising, former Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight spent several years working as a co-executive producer on the fan favourite Superman prequel series Smallville.During an interview with Screen Rant to promote the release of the Pacific Rim sequel, DeKnight has been discussing […]

Krypton showrunner on defining the House of El with the new DC series

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We’re less than a week away from the premiere of the latest DC Comics-themed TV show Krypton, as Syfy takes us back in time to explore Superman’s homeworld two generations prior to Kal-El’s birth and the planet’s destruction. The series will revolve around the character of Seg-El, Superman’s grandfather, as he looks to restore the […]