Author mark millar created the comic with the premise what if superman had been raised in the soviet union. Red son superman has all the following powers of regular superman, including. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations the original story was written by jerry siegel and illustrated by joe shuster, and published as a part of the characters first appearance. Superman real name kall is the first of a line of villains in the alternateuniverse dc storyline known as superman. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2004 eisner award for best limited series the series was told across three large prestige format.
In his acclaimed 1985 book, comics and sequential art, eisner exemplifies how comics should be created. Red son is a 2020 american directtovideo animated superhero film focusing on the dc comics character superman, and the 37th installment in the dc universe animated original movies series. Red son has identical powers to those of regular superman. Amy acker voiced lois lane in the animated film superman. Red son arrives on dvd and bluray next month, but does this latest adaptation of a classic comic book story do the source material justice. Red son, just to set the scene, was a superman comic book penned by mark millar, that posited what would have happened were superman to have been raised in the soviet union. Year 100, a neofuturistic take on the vigilante in which batman is. Red son is based on the comic book story of the same name.
Superboy by jorge jiminez dc comics superman comic book characters, comic. Red son is a comic book published by dc comics that was released under their elseworlds imprint in april, 2003. In this reality, superman was not raised in smallville, kansas, but on a collective farm in soviet ukraine and thus becomes a powerful tool for the communist regime and a danger to the democracies of earth although he ultimately redeems himself after being. He is described as a champion of the common worker who fights a neverending battle for stalin comic vine question of the week results.
Red son superman red son, superman comic, superman. Red son superman ps by thuddleston on deviantart superman red son. Some of my favourites include superman ended up on the british side of the american revolution, so the states never came to be and are still a british colony and batman is the fucking green lantern. Public enemies, reign of the supermen from a script by j. What are other comics like supermanred son and old man. The origin of superman is the story that relates superman s arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. Superman in red son alternative versions of superman wikipedia, the free encyclopedia til of superman. The series was initially titled worlds best comics for its first issue. Image should have been the third after marvel and dc but for a while, they have abolished the shared universe concept. Red son has dropped its first clear ahead of its release later this month, batman the animated series is getting a new comic, and more. Red son is a graphic novel from dc comics, and presents an elseworlds story not being set within the standard continuity of superman comics.
Superior man acts as the muscle for the first half of the movie and doesnt have the heroic sacrifice that superman 2. In this tale of cold war paranoia, the spaceship carrying the infant superman lands in the 1950s soviet union, where he grows up to become a symbol of soviet power. Valiant comics and yeah, valiant comics has an interesting shared universe, especially after the reboot. Red son is considered a classic comic book story, and fans have been desperate for years to see some sort of big or small screen. This alternate version of superman sees his spacecraft land in soviet russia, rather than the usa. Though it was announced over the summer during comic con international in san diego, warner bros. The recent batman animation gotham by gaslight was one such. Starting with the idea of how different the world would be if the infant superman s ship arrived on earth just a few hours differently, landing in russian farmland rather than kansas, the consequences spiraled out into tons of different possibilities in the pages of the comic. In 1999 kitchen sink press and dc comics published a hardcover collection of the first years of the daily and sunday superman comic strip after several years of prior negotiations between greg goldstein of idw publishing and dc comics with the goal of getting the reprinting rights to the superman, batman and wonder woman comic strips, a deal was struck in 20 to finally include. Worlds finest comics was an american comic book series published by dc comics from 1941 to 1986. Red son, and he is famous for other works, such as wanted and kickass this three issue comic was republished in feb. That changed today, however, with the release of the first still from the anticipated movie, along with a breakdown of the projects voice cast, both of which you can view below. Well, red son is part of the dc elseworlds collection not sure if thats the right word, so there are plenty to choose from there. Man of tomorrow will be an original story featuring a young clark kent still early in his career as superman.
Red son comic january 1, 2003 by mark millar author 4. Vintage superman dc comic book cover artwork mens red graphic print boxed cotton tshirt. It follows his rise as a very tactical and powerful weapon for. The film is based on the 2003 comic book miniseries of the same name written by mark millar and pencilled by dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong and killian plunkett.
Red son, the upcoming, animated adaptation of the fanfavorite comic book miniseries from writer mark millar and artists dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong, and killian plunkett. Red son, and now the first clip of a soviet man of steel has arrived. Red son an alternate universe where superman landed in the soviet union instead of america. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Red son, a popular text that focuses in on superman, and. In the movie adaptation, he was voiced by roger craig smith, who also voiced a. Hes endowed with the ability to absorb solar energy, move at superspeed, hear. Red son film makes quite a few changes to the comic book from which it adapts the story of a russian superman.
In both mediums, the clone superman is the first attempt made at putting an end to the red son. Her original origin allegorically depicted her as a clay. Here is an excellent behind the scenes featurette that focuses on the history of the story, bringing some truelife stories to the comic book, along with some historical footage and interviews with the creators and history professors. In an alternate reality, batman became a ruthless anarchist after his parents are gunned down by stalins police force, vowing revenge on pyotr roslov and 20 years later became the most wanted man in the soviet union. In both cases, the attempt fails though the movie version plays a far larger role than in the comics.
On earth30, kalls rocket crashed down on a ukrainian farm, and he was raised to be an invincible communist superman who would change the course of. Red son the movies biggest changes from the comics. A trade paperback compiling all three issues of superman. Red son is a threeissue prestige format comic book miniseries published by dc comics that was released under their elseworlds imprint in 2003. Were just days away from the release of the muchanticipated warner bros. Solar battery as a if it was a kryptonian, kall possesses the ability to absorb the solar energy from yellow stars. Red son 2020 based on the comic book miniseries written by mark millar. Red son is produced and directed by sam liu reign of the supermen from a script by j. Red son is a threeissue prestige format comic book miniseries published by dc comics that was released under. Uslan has speculated that this was because dc received a cease and desist letter from better publications, inc. Superman screenshots, images and pictures comic vine. She is often considered an archetype for many noncomicbook heroines. The unofficial dc comics subreddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Superman red son tpb 2014 dc 2nd edition comic books.
This is not a collection of all the comic books in the red sons alternate universe. In the motion comic, he was voiced by kirk thornton, who currently voices shadow the hedgehog. Red son packed quite a lot of story material into a small comic. Dcs classic 3issue epic is back in this new trade paperback. In the extra sized superman red superman blue oneshot, the former man of steel was stretched. Since then superman has won many hearts of comic fans and continued to increase in popularity till what you see today.
Christopher reeves red son superman by philip postma comic book characters, comic character, comic. Superman by jim lee courtesy dc comics superman comic, jim lee superman, superman. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2004 eisner award for best limited series. Red son, and being the only actress in history to be directed by william. Red son is one of my favorite comic books of all time and to fans of the comic, i think they will enjoy this film as. Raised in the soviet union, superman becomes the champion of the people, and is dub by the american media the soviet superman. Red son is being directed by sam liu batman superman.
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