![]() ![]() With this new doc, Schnepp wants to make an omnibus out of a 20-year-old rumor mill. “Fiercest killers in the animal kingdom,” Smith and even Peters reiterate here. Director Kevin Smith somewhat immortalized the fiasco film in his uninhibited stand-up bit about producer Jon Peter’s insistence on adding spiders and polar bears to Superman Lives’ screenplay. Over the years, pictures of Nic Cage in a Superman suit have popped up online and the Superman Lives Wikipedia page is bursting with notes on productions. The film features a cavalcade of talking heads involved with the production, fabulous production art, and almost regret-inducing home videos. The neat documentary The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened? provides ample archival material and funny interviews as director and Supes fanboy Jon Schnepp digs into one of the most popular stories of development hell in Hollywood history. But that’s the thing with comic books: There’s always a demand for more stories. ![]() That fact alone is interesting enough pub trivia. Or was it Superman Reborn? Regardless, Tim Burton and Nicolas Cage’s angst-addled, alienated take on the Man of Steel came very close to being released in the summer of 1998. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life! As the planet mourns the man who symbolized the best humanity had to offer, four mysterious beings appear - all with the powers and abilities of the Man of Steel! When the Earth continues to be threatened by beings of immeasurable power, Metropolis’ one true hero will rise and return hope to those who need it most.Ĭollecting: Action Comics #684-692, Adventures of Superman #495-505, Superman#74-83, Superman: The Man of Steel #18-26, Justice League of America#69-70, Action Comics Annual #5, Adventures of Superman Annual #5, Green Lantern #46, Legacy of Superman #1, Supergirl and Team Luthor #1, Newstime Magazine, Superman Annual #5, and Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #2, plus material from Action Comics #683, Adventures of Superman #496, Superman #73 and Superman: The Man of Steel #17.Expensive development, aesthetic over-compensation, a studio already licking too many financial wounds: That is what happened to Superman Lives. The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus: A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday’s rampage - Superman. ![]() The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (Fan Made) ![]()
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