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An article about what Superman was like in 1938-1939….
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250703-how-superman-started-out-as-a-radical-rebel
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Meanwhile, in an alternative reality (in a more conformist, capitalist age)…..
And of course #LooneyTunes had its collective say:
This had me at the doggy :)…….
…..and that #JamesGunn has proven he would take (atmospherically, I see) from the masterwork below. #Supermanmovie #Krypto #KryptotheSuperDog #AllStarSuperman
Verdict: Much better than Joss Whedon (and I’m not by a long shot Snyder’s biggest fan; he thinks every superhero film is his Watchmen in disguise), but you should watch the chaptered film as a six-part mini-series. (Steppenwolf was actually a great villain! Who would’vethunk?!?) What was fascinating to me was how much the Black characters–Cyborg and his father–were the center of the story; Ray Fisher and Joe Morton are probably celebrating, and should! Worth the wait, and I hope this very dark universe will continue in episodic TV form on HBO Max. Superfriends overload? Never!
UPDATE: So it was supposed to be episodic TV, a mini-series, from the beginning of the HBO Max deal, but…..
Drums in the Global Village 