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Superman '78

Superman '78

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  • Author：Robert Venditti
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Summary

DC follows the very successful Batman '66 with the new Superman '78， inspired by the Man of Steel's movie adventures starring Christopher Reeve。

In the late 1970s moviegoers were thrilled by the words "You'll believe a man can fly！，" which introduced actor Christopher Reeve as the silver screen's charming new Man of Steel。 These adventures are set in a world where superheroes are strange， thrilling， and romantic。

These stories， written by comics veteran Robert Venditti （Hawkman， Green Lantern， Justice League） with crisply drawn art by Wilfredo Torres， feature colorful villains like Brainiac and Lex Luthor， as well as the heroism of Superman and the determined grit of reporter Lois Lane。

Collects the first 12 chapters of the Superman '78 digital comics series。

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Reviews

Jamie ，

Pretty fun and enjoyable， but not the best Superman story you'll ever read or anything。 A good legacy for the old movies。 I do have to say， though， that the strange Goonies cameo felt more than just a little out of place， especially because this was supposed to be taking place in 1978 when they all would have been about four or five years old as per the timeline of their own movie。 It was just a little jarring to me is all - Didn't hurt the story， per se， but， like， weird choice。 Pretty fun and enjoyable， but not the best Superman story you'll ever read or anything。 A good legacy for the old movies。 I do have to say， though， that the strange Goonies cameo felt more than just a little out of place， especially because this was supposed to be taking place in 1978 when they all would have been about four or five years old as per the timeline of their own movie。 It was just a little jarring to me is all - Didn't hurt the story， per se， but， like， weird choice。 。。。more

Chris ，

Over the last several years I've found myself less and less interested in DC Comics， which sucks because it was essentially my introduction to the medium twenty five years ago。 I don't know if I'll ever go back to their main superhero continuity， but it's nice to see they still occasionally put out something I'm interested in。Granted this is very specifically designed for people like me who tire of the many crossovers and retcons and crises。 It's entirely driven by nostalgia and it's somewhat ir Over the last several years I've found myself less and less interested in DC Comics， which sucks because it was essentially my introduction to the medium twenty five years ago。 I don't know if I'll ever go back to their main superhero continuity， but it's nice to see they still occasionally put out something I'm interested in。Granted this is very specifically designed for people like me who tire of the many crossovers and retcons and crises。 It's entirely driven by nostalgia and it's somewhat ironic that they've resorted to creating a comicbook sequel to the classic Superman film while Warner Bros still apparently have no idea how to convincingly bring the character back to the big screen。Sorry， this isn't the time or place for my many ranty thoughts about the state of DC in comics or on the screen。It's unclear whether this is a sequel to the first film only， or all four of hte Christopher Reeve led films， and it doesn't really matter。 There are some references to a few of the sequels but they act more like nods than any hard confirmations of canon。It feels very much of the time with Clark Kent's old fashioned farmboy， Lex Luthor's crazed ranting and Lois Lane's fiery determination to get a story at all costs。 While it's clearly set in the same continuity as the films it feels like a comic and not a film， which helps the story as it plays to the right medium。I like the comparison between Braniac and Superman both being the last of their kind， but both approach the situation at opposite ends of the spectrum。The art is really nice， again it feels like a throwback to an earlier time， it all looks very 1970s， and for the most part each character looks like the actors that portrayed them in the film。 I also love that Brainiac is apparently being played by David Bowie in this story。I'm not sure if they're doing more of these but I'd be up for reading more from this universe。 。。。more

Chris Robertson ，

I left this wishing we had gotten this rather than Superman 3 （though there is a guy in one of the panels that looks like Richard Pryor…。is that Gus？）。 I liked how the essence of the characters as they appeared in the Donner movies remains intact。 The introduction to Brainiac is in keeping with that spirit as well， with nods to his 80s robotic form used cleverly。 Reads rapidly。 Art is good， close renderings to the actors， which this series demands。

Bill ，

My wife & I recently went to the Royal Albert Hall in London to see the film Superman （1978） with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing the music live。 It was a briliant night out & the release of this new Superman comic was perfect timing。Long time Superman fan Robert Venditti brings us a brand new adventure featuring the cast of the classic 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve （to me the best ever Clark Kent & Superman） along with Gene Hackman， Margot Kidder & many others。 Brainiac （first s My wife & I recently went to the Royal Albert Hall in London to see the film Superman （1978） with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing the music live。 It was a briliant night out & the release of this new Superman comic was perfect timing。Long time Superman fan Robert Venditti brings us a brand new adventure featuring the cast of the classic 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve （to me the best ever Clark Kent & Superman） along with Gene Hackman， Margot Kidder & many others。 Brainiac （first seen in the Superman comics over 60 years ago） makes a good villian & the story is very strong for a comic。 These days so many comics & films featuring Superman， Batman & other comic book heroes all feel that that have to be very dark & very moody。 Superman '78 is a real breath of fresh air & reminds me why I used to enjoy reading comics so much。。。because it was FUN。 。。。more

Brian Meenan ，

I loved this， Christopher Reeve made me fall in love with superman as a kid and reading this I could hear Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackmans & the rest of the movies cast voices playing it out ， I wish all superman comics were like this since the 80s and I cant wait for the follow up series that is spoken off on the Inside cover flaps。 I know people will disagree but for me personally 5 stars possibly for the nostalgia as I still watch the 1st 2 movies every year。And this is a quick read too。

Khurram ，

Old school nostalgia all the way。 This not my favorite Superman book but it was a trip down memory lane。 The artwork and drawing all the characters to look like the actors from the original movies was a nice touch， in no small part as a tribute to Christopher Reeves。A slight change to the Superman mythos， and having Brainiac appear in 1978 with that times technology was good。 It had all the feeling of the original movies。 A great tribute trip to the past。 The book finishes with a sketch book and Old school nostalgia all the way。 This not my favorite Superman book but it was a trip down memory lane。 The artwork and drawing all the characters to look like the actors from the original movies was a nice touch， in no small part as a tribute to Christopher Reeves。A slight change to the Superman mythos， and having Brainiac appear in 1978 with that times technology was good。 It had all the feeling of the original movies。 A great tribute trip to the past。 The book finishes with a sketch book and full page cover gallery。 。。。more

Ross ，

If you're a fan of the original Superman movies or a fan or Richard Donner's work， you'll like this homage to the classic film。 The art style captures the likenesses of all the actors perfectly。 We've got another Superman story set after the events seen in the blockbuster movie。 All of the famous faces you knew and loved are back for this new adventure。 Brainiac makes his debut as only he can。 Luthor is still scheming and Perry White is still a cranky newspaper editor。Can Superman save Metropoli If you're a fan of the original Superman movies or a fan or Richard Donner's work， you'll like this homage to the classic film。 The art style captures the likenesses of all the actors perfectly。 We've got another Superman story set after the events seen in the blockbuster movie。 All of the famous faces you knew and loved are back for this new adventure。 Brainiac makes his debut as only he can。 Luthor is still scheming and Perry White is still a cranky newspaper editor。Can Superman save Metropolis from the power of science or will he bottle it all up？ 。。。Bonus: Keep an eye out for a special Donner cameo during the final battle。Bonus Bonus: Richard Pryor's character even makes a cameo 。。。more

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Chris Fergo ，

What Superman III could've been。 What Superman III could've been。 。。。more

Ben ，

Story was interesting and art work was incredible， really refreshing to see something different and captured Christopher Reeves iconic portrayal or the character excellently

Subham ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was such a good volume！It takes place in the movie continuity of 70s superman and its so well done like Brainiac is invading Metropolis and well Superman on the scene to save his city and when his drones become too much and his threat high， Superman agrees to go with him to save his city but Lex and his transmitter of Alpha waves hidden and well there he is shrinked and sent to Kandor where he meets his parents and its so well written and its quite different from normal Superman stories whi This was such a good volume！It takes place in the movie continuity of 70s superman and its so well done like Brainiac is invading Metropolis and well Superman on the scene to save his city and when his drones become too much and his threat high， Superman agrees to go with him to save his city but Lex and his transmitter of Alpha waves hidden and well there he is shrinked and sent to Kandor where he meets his parents and its so well written and its quite different from normal Superman stories which makes this even better。Superman seeing that Brainiac will invade Earth anyhow spends last moment with his parents and assures them of stuff， gives them hope and well reverse-minitiaurization and all and its Superman vs Brainiac with Metropolis on the line and can he save the day？Ofcourse he does and this was so well written and makes you love Superman even more and sure this story has been told a lot of times but its this stuff that is a stand out for him， the whole look and aesthetic of the 70s is felt here， Superman is written very well and the villains motivations and all are right on point， Lois the romance plot， Lex the intelligent egomaniac and the big threat of the alien， Metropolis in threat and Superman on the scene to save it all！ Its really well written and just shows how well Venditti knows these characters and he does an excellent job with them and truly makes it feel like an epic movie。 The art is great and reason why this book looks and feels so epic。 。。。more

Jainam ，

If you're a fan of the classic films where's it's just a dumb world and an adventure without worrying about consequences （even the people in the story don't）， this might be the one for you！ If you're a fan of the classic films where's it's just a dumb world and an adventure without worrying about consequences （even the people in the story don't）， this might be the one for you！ 。。。more

Donavon ，

Feels like an 80s Superman film。 Loved it。

William Yates ，

Captures the classic pulp tone of the original film whilst pulling in some familiar comic elements。 A specific panel in issue 6 had my slack jawed， it along with the entire run is a perfect celebration of Richard Donner's work。 Captures the classic pulp tone of the original film whilst pulling in some familiar comic elements。 A specific panel in issue 6 had my slack jawed， it along with the entire run is a perfect celebration of Richard Donner's work。 。。。more

Robert ，

It's。。。。surprising and very much appreciated that Venditti was allowed to so perfectly capture and present the spirit of Richard Donner's films。 It's。。。。surprising and very much appreciated that Venditti was allowed to so perfectly capture and present the spirit of Richard Donner's films。 。。。more

Sheila McCarthy ，

Story is kinda meh but it was a fun concept and fun to see the artist's recreation of the stars of the movie。 Story is kinda meh but it was a fun concept and fun to see the artist's recreation of the stars of the movie。 。。。more

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