Superhero Shows

10 May 2012

Watch a Clip From Superman Vs. The Elite

The first clip from the upcoming Superman Vs. The Elite movie has been released along with a few new images. The clip introduces The Elite, the movies team of antagonist anti-heroes. Can't say I loved the clip or the movies animation, but I did hear great things from those who saw the whole film at Wondercon, so I am remaining hopeful. Just over a month to go until release.

Although the original Batman live-action series ran in 1966, its influence has been long lasting with pop-culture references to this day. While it was perhaps not seen by anyone since the movie was a flop, the animated opening sequence of the 1994 Blankman movie paid homage to the 60's classic.

Turns out that even factoring in inflation numbers (shown in gray) Marvel's The Avengers still out earned all previous movies based on Marvel or DC properties. Including inflation, The Dark Knight remains in second place with $175 million narrowly edging out Spider-Man 3's adjusted total of $174 million. At this point, a $500+ million total for The Avengers is all but assured - it should be sitting near $375 million by the end of this coming weekend. The question that remains is whether or not it will exceed The Dark Knight's adjusted take of $588 million to become the all time superhero box office champ.

09 May 2012

Crisis of Infinite Episodes - Batman Credits

In the spirit of full disclosure, The Adventures of Batman was not truly the first animated appearance by The Cowled One, Batman nor the pixie-booted Robin. The animated Duo first hit the airwaves during the opening credits sequence of the live-action Batman series beginning in 1966.

Onscreen History of Loki

Appearing as early as 1949 in Marvel's Venus #6, mischief maker Loki made his first official appearance in 1962's Journey into Mystery #85 and has since been a consistent foil to Thor and the Avengers.