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Hundreds Attain Nerdvana as Zach Snyder Announces Batman vs Superman Movie at Comic-Con

The appearance of a Batman-Superman logo at San Diego’s caused waves of hyperventilation and religious ecstacy to sweep through the crowd at San Diego’s Comic-Con.

Hundreds of comic book nerds passed out when Zach Snyder, director of Man of Steel, revealed a logo for a Batman vs Superman movie at Comic-Con in San Diego. Hundreds more reportedly bodily ascended out of the convention center and achieved nerdvana, becoming as one with the nerdiverse. Reports are hazy, but it appears the auditorium was deprived of oxygen by the collective gasps of nerdmazement when the logo appeared in the darkened auditorium. Into the darkness, actor Harry Lennix read a quote from the iconic 1980s comic series, The Dark Knight Returns which concludes with an epic Batman-Superman showdown: Continue reading →

Movie Review: Man of Steel

There few movies that have been as anticipated as Warner Brothers’ reboot of the Superman movie franchise. A lot is riding on “Man of Steel,” especially after the somewhat disappointing 2006 “Superman Returns,” including the future of a “Justice League” movie that could rival Marvel’s “The Avengers.” In short, “Man of Steel” is an exciting, yet thoughtful movie that succeeds both as a summer popcorn movie and a treatment of one of the most venerable figures in American popular culture.

Warning: Some spoilers follow after the jump. Continue reading →

Star Trek vs Superman: A Tale of Two Trailers

Both Man of Steel, the Superman movie franchise reboot, and Star Trek released their third and possibly final full-length trailers. As a die-hard fan of both Superman and Star Trek, I cannot help but notice that these trailers present very divergent understandings of their respective source material. I look at both these trailers and think that both are visual feasts, but only the Man of Steel trailer gets the essence of the source material, while JJ Abrams’s Star Trek Into Darkness trailer highlights action and adventure, but precious little else to distinguish it from any other large-scale space opera. Continue reading →

The “Man of Steel” Trailer is Here!

And it. is. AWESOME. Forgive me, but I have just had a nerdgasm. Many Superman fans were worried that Zack Snyder was going to deliver a “Superman” movie that was all flash, no substance, and would tarnish the memory of the beloved Christopher Reeve Superman movies (well, excluding III and IV). Some were a little worried about the inclusion of Zod and the changes to Superman’s iconic uniform. Continue reading →