All Things Superman: An Open Discussion - Part 2

[Kal-El.9859]

That was BS!!! I didn't hear any great revelation! And they didn't even take questions!

 

[Sabaoth]

That's it???? No big announcement!
WTF?
What happened?
I can't believe Johns and Lee did not reveal anything new!
What a letdown.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

So another BIG announcement announcing nothing. Sweet.

pretty much a waste of my time...

 

[Sabaoth]

Maybe after Superman II is done, there will be more?
something revealed?

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I'm officially not a fan of these guys...they work you up and then let you down. I'll be glad to see them leave...that was horse****

 

[HighFivingMF]

I'm officially not a fan of these guys...they work you up and then let you down. I'll be glad to see them leave...that was horse****

Geoff Johns and Jim Lee weren't the ones that promoted their appearance. I believe that was Hero Complex, the site hosting the event.

 

[Sabaoth]

So the "bombshell" was a video of Grant Morrison not saying much?

 

[Kal-El.9859]

it says the panel is sandwiched between Superman 1 & 2...that was everything

 

[roach]

i thought they said there wasnt gonna be an announcement since it was already announced

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Geoff Johns and Jim Lee weren't the ones that promoted their appearance. I believe that was Hero Complex, the site hosting the event.

So who was saying there would be a major announcement??

 

[HighFivingMF]

i thought they said there wasnt gonna be an announcement since it was already announced

BleedingCool said that. They weren't positive if they were right or not. I guess they were.

 

[Showtime]

I never actually thought there was going to be one, I'm not sure who even started it...

 

[Kal-El.9859]

oh well...all this HYPE for nothing

 

[Showtime]

Ok...back to what I asked before. Any word on a new Superman game coming out, I have some are that looks like it is from a new game?

 

[HighFivingMF]

Ok...back to what I asked before. Any word on a new Superman game coming out, I have some are that looks like it is from a new game?

None that have been announced that I can find.

There was a game being developed in 2008 (that looked badass! I think there's a clip on Youtube) but the company went out of business.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I hope we get a new game, but maybe I'm really sleepy but I don't understand the last part of your statement

 

[HighFivingMF]

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[GreenKToo]

Much ado about nothing, can't say i'm surprised.

 

[Showtime]

None that have been announced that I can find.

There was a game being developed in 2008 (that looked badass! I think there's a clip on Youtube) but the company went out of business.

That looks pretty cool. I Remember that game to be.

I hope we get a new game, but maybe I'm really sleepy but I don't understand the last part of your statement

I was sent a Superman banner from the E3 expo. Looks like from a new Superman game.

http://thinkmcflythink.com/movie-news/2011/6/11/wb-to-pimp-superheroes-over-the-next-36-months.html

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As we've seen over the past several months, The Brothers Warner & DC Comics have been pushing everything Green Lantern on multiple levels in preparation for "The Green Lantern" which will be glowing on the big screen June 17th.

For Warner Bros. Consumer Products, this is only the beginning. The team has come up with a 36 month plan that will involve Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern flying full force into all of your senses at once.

Here is what Bruno Schwobthaler, SVP sales and business development for WBCP EMEA had to say about the approach courtesy of Licensing.Biz

"Over the next 3 years there will be no escaping from the DC Universe as we deliver on our commitment to produce new content. We will be investing significant resource in further developing the iconic Batman and Superman franchises whilst also strategically introducing some of the other key characters from the huge and largely untapped DC portfolio starting with Green Lantern.”

This push has started with Green Lantern, but will continue into the upcoming International Licensing show in Vegas early next week with a massive presence featuring the "Caped Crusader" himself, Batman. This will only be the beginning for the Batman push, and is the first step in marketing the character on all fronts leading up to the release of "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2012.

The question is, has WB/DC already started the marketing engine for "The Man of Steel" as well? A loyal reader sent TMT some photos from this past weeks E3 Expo. Not sure if they were taken by him/her or they found them via the interwebs, but the photo captures a banner which features Superman flying from the Fortress of Solitude. Looks like early marketing for a new Superman video game to me. Not sure if it will tie in with the new Superman film dropping in late 2012.

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[Kal-El.9859]

That's just to promote the Fortress of Solitude expansion mission on DCU Online

 

[Showtime]

Dammit!

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I know how you feel...as soon as I saw your pics I knew what it was. Such a shame too...

 

[Kal-El.9859]

here's the trailer

http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/06/04/dc-universe-online-the-fortress-of-solitude-trailer

 

[Godzilla2014]

Then this happens.
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They really are though.

Not really, or at least that's not what I read it for. Superheroes live and act in a world much more like ours than the wizard world of Harry Potter or Middle Earth of Lord of the Rings. This is an important difference to me. This means superheroes can deal with real-world issues far more often than escapist fantasy franchises, which interests me much more than, say, the quest to destroy the One Ring.

 

[Wheels]

Not really, or at least that's not what I read it for. Superheroes live and act in a world much more like ours than the wizard world of Harry Potter or Middle Earth of Lord of the Rings. This is an important difference to me. This means superheroes can deal with real-world issues far more often than escapist fantasy franchises, which interests me much more than, say, the quest to destroy the One Ring.

Except Harry Potter does exist in a world like our own circa 1991-1997. The magical world in which wizards and witches live operates under the nose of non-magical people.