A copy of Action Comics #1, found inside of a wall during the remodel of a recently-purchased home in Minnesota, is already fetching $113,000 at auction site ComicConnect. Here’s how the auction describes the circumstances surrounding the book’s recovery: “[The homeowner] has spent years tearing down old walls and putting...
How old is Superman? Technically, Superman is 75 years old, as the character first appeared in Action Comics #1, which was published on April 18, 1938. However, Superman wears his age well in the comic books, always looking to be somewhere between his late twenties and mid-thirties. Which means Henry...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Superman’s first published appearance, the city of Cleveland, Ohio (from where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster hailed when they created the character) declared today to be Superman Day, and is flying a Superman flag (which we assume is like a cape, except with the...
Seventy-five years ago today, Action Comics #1 was released, marking the first published appearance of Superman and Lois Lane. The issue, which kicked off the concept of superhero comics and has been widely regarded as the single most important comic book in American history, recently sold at auction for more...
The annual Stars of Hollywood Prop and Art Auction is kicking off this week in Los Angeles and, along with dozens of items from James Bond, Iron Man, Red and Batman Forever, fans can bid on the screen-used hand that popped off Luke Skywalker and went flying during the climactic...
Yeah, they called it a “floating Jor-El head.” This is old news by now, but forgive us for just now getting caught up on our DVRs. CBS’s hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which stars Joss Whedon alumni Cobie Smulders (Avengers), Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) and...
“The Court could go on, but to no productive end,” wrote Judge Otis Wright II in a decision on Friday, arguably one of the great understatements of the long-standing, ongoing litigation between the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and DC Comics. That wasn’t to hand either side a definitive...
Back in January, Comicbook.com reported on a Kickstarter campaign by Director/Producer Jon Schnepp to raise money to do a documentary about exactly why the Superman Lives movie never got made. Superman Lives was a movie announced in the nineties that was going to star Nicolas Cage and be directed by...
Warner Home Video has announced more details about Superman Unbound, the upcoming DC Universe animated feature adapting Geoff Johns’s best-selling Brainiac story. Starring Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Molly Quinn and John Noble, the film will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and for digital download in May. Fans who buy a...
Earlier today, Comicbook.com reported on how Action Comics #17 reveals the death story for Superman’s adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent in the New 52. Except then a reader reminded us that the way Jonathan Kent dies in the New 52 universe has already been revealed. Back in Justice League...
Warning, this article contains spoilers for Action Comics #17, which is due to be released in comic book stores on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. However, the spoilers come from preview pages released by DC Comics to IO9.com, so they are officially released spoilers that fans are likely to encounter anyway...
A new infographic released by the Superman Homepage traces the many faces of Superman, beginning with his creation in 1938 and continuing through to the forthcoming Superman Unbound direct-to-video animated feature film. Segregated by comics, film, animation, variations like Elseworlds and marketing merchandise, the image is a variation on a...
Anyone who has even a passing interest in the failed ’90s Superman reboot titled Superman Lives knows about the scene, added at the insistence of producer Jon Peter, in which Superman finds himself squaring off against a giant, robotic spider. Kevin Smith, who wrote the original script for Superman Lives,...
Warner Bros. today announced details for the Best Of Warner Brothers Superman TV Collection, a 30-disc box set being released as part of the studio’s 90th anniversary celebrations. The product had previously been announced, but no further information was available for it at the time. Now, we see that it...
Warner Animation and DC Entertainment have provided The Nerdist with the first trailer for Superman Unbound, the next DC Universe animated feature film. Starring White Collar‘s Matt Bomer as Superman, Fringe‘s John Noble as Brainiac, Castle‘s Stana Katic as Lois Lane and Molly Quinn as Supergirl, the film is based on...
