Infinity wars extraordinary, recordbreaking success is a surreal. Death and return of superman movies coming screen rant. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Based on the dc comics character superman created by. Like any movie, there are plenty of fun little bits and bobs that people forget, or possibly never even knew. Superman, is een superheldenfilm uit 1983 gebaseerd op het dc comics personage superman. As to why im here in the main lobby, dont ask, just get here and well do this on the couch. Giving moviegoers the bird more than the plane, superman iii never really takes flight and ultimately proves as uninspired and disengaging as superman and its first sequel prove compelling and vital. Justice society of america will appear in dc comics movie. Superman iii may be a terrible movie, but i admire the way the filmmakers stuck to their guns. Both the front and back covers have images of the one and only christopher reeves as the man of steel.
It is the third film in the superman film series and the last superman film to be produced by alexander salkind and ilya salkind. Aiming to defeat the man of steel, wealthy executive ross webster hires bumbling but brilliant gus gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects in the third installment of the 1980s superman franchise. Nov 25, 20 suggested by the unfilmed 1957 david chantler feature screenplay, and the online comic book adaptation by randy garrett. Jul 20, 2011 superman iv comic book adaptation released by dc comics in 1987. The official dc comics movie adaptation of the 1983 superman movie. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Here is every adaptation of superman, ranked from worst to best. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. This is a very rare superman iii movie adaptation 7up giveaway comic book. Even topps had a series of trading cards with stills from the movie. Superman iii is generally regarded as the least of the original four christopher reeves superman films.
Red son is a brilliant discourse in political theory and humanism. Shoot press release photographs prop richard donner richard pryor sarah douglas storyboard stuart freeborn superman superman ii superman iii superman iv superman the movie terence stamp terry. Ive got a lot of emotional attachment to this story, but weirdly it was the comics adaptation, rather than the actual film. Having failed to put out adaptations of the first two superman films although they did issue a magazine special for each, dc published a full adaptation of superman iii in 1983. Featuring the official adaptation of the movie starring christopher reeve and richard pryor.
Christopher reeve in superman iii 1983 christopher reeve and marc. Superman iii is the kind of movie i feared the original superman would be. Superman iii here was a case in which the progenitors of this successful comic book adaptation figured they had to go in a new directionand chose the wrong one. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero. Lets just say im sorting some things out and leave it at that. Superman iii is a 1983 superhero film directed by richard lester, based on the dc comics. Richard lester was very fond of sight gags and, as you pointed out, he definitely highlights the comic in this comic book to motion picture adaptation. Superman iii is the comic book adaptation of the original motion picture of the same name. Superman iii the movie special adaptation dc comics 1983 7up. The changes made to the killing joke were made to provide more material and fill screentime.
The sound effects used in the video game sequence of ross webster launching missiles at superman, which was created by atari formerly owned by warner communications, come from the atari 2600 pacman game, also created by atari. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer. Here are 10 awesome things you didnt know about superman iii. Superman iv comic book adaptation a tribute to christopher. Superman iii 1983 pg 125 min action, adventure, comedy. Yes both superman iii and superman ii have very different. I love this film to death and it is my second favorite and the last good superman film. Richard pryor adds some comedy to the superman movie franchise with the third movie starring christopher reeve. For starters, they recruited comedian richard pryor, who was the kiss of death for almost every movie he was in except his own concert films.
The worst superman movie of all and the only other super hero movie worse than this is batman and robin. In this humorous take on the cannon, the man of steel must face the ultimate computer and the witty banter of one of the funniest men alive. Atari had also made a superman iii video game, based on the film, for the atari 5200, but it was never released. In 20, hong kong toy based company hot toys launched a superman iii action figure of the evil man of steel with the likeness of christopher reeve. Dc comics launched a comic book adaptation written by cary bates and illustrated by curt swan. Superman iii comic book adaptation of the movie 1983. Superman iii comic adaptation superman anthology wiki fandom.
We carefully package all items with protective shipping material, so it is our general policy not to issue refunds. All liveaction comicbook superhero adaptations imdb. Superman iii comic book adaptation of the movie 1983 sku. Many of us, given the opportunity to make a superman film, would be tempted to include some scenes of thrilling action and heroic derringdo. The film was followed by three sequels superman ii 1980, superman iii 1983 and superman iv. Comic comes bagged and boarded and in vfnm condition. Its the equivalent of the old imaginary stories in golden age dc comics. Superman and all related characters and logos are the properties of dc comics and warner bros. Its a cinematic comic book, shallow, silly, filled with stunts and action, without much human interest. Superman iii comic book adaptation a tribute to christopher reeve. A true comic book film we discuss why the films narrative structure was the main source of its abysmal reaction from audiences. This bronze age comic artwork was penciled by curt swan and inked by sal amendol. The salkinds also made supergirl 1984 from the comicstrip featuring supermans cousin and the tv series superboy 198891. The fictional character superman, an american comic book superhero in dc comics publications, has appeared in various films almost since his inception.
Superman iii movie special vol 1 1 dc database fandom dc wiki. If your product should arrive damaged, please contact us. Characters from superman iii movie other things related to superman iii movie. Mar 25, 2020 1 superman s silver age team did the comic book adaptation to bring superman iii to the comics, dc put two of their biggest superman names at the time on the book. Ii is fine, but quality of the series plummeted drastically with iii and supergirl. Despite its flaws in special effects and editing, superman iv has saving graces in christopher reeves, the rest of the cast, the music, and the timely nature of the story. Cast information crew information company information news box office.
Superman iii 1983 synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits superman in two. A blast from the dc comics past is finally getting the big screen treatment, as the justice society of america will be featured in new lines upcoming black adam, star dwayne johnson said. But as eric said in reference to the frequent lapses in logic, this is, after all, a movie about a. Superman iii official 1983 movie adaptation comic christopher. But because superman iii isnt widely loved, there are a lot of things about the movie that people dont know. The official movie adaptation full comic online free and high quality. Although the cover title is superman iii the official adaptation of the movie, the indicia title for this book is actually the superman movie special, vol. July 14, 2011 comic book, superman iii post a comment. These stories were presented in full arcs across multiple comics, so there wont be a need to add additional material. Watching superman iii in 2018 in the shadow of avengers.
Released in 1987, four years after the poorly received but reasonably profitable superman iii, this film was an unmitigated flop, both critically and financially. Movie adaptation are comic books that are based, or directly tiein to a movie. Adaptation adventure supernatural comic book adaptation superhero. Superman iii comic book adaptation a tribute to christopher. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written. Whats wrong with this film is the fact that the evil genuis is a moron and the idea of sending ships into the same spot in the ocean in order to control oil is retarted. The official movie adaptation comic online free and high quality.
It wasnt until 1983, however, that we first saw a comics adaptation of a film that was itself based on a comic book superhero. Unlike that adaptation, however, the death and return of superman didnt come from a single graphic novel. The quest for peace is the fourth and last official installment of the superman movie series that started in 1978 with superman. Superman iii comic book adaptation published by dc comics 1983.
List of films based on dc comics publications wikipedia. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Superman iv comic book adaptation released by dc comics in 1987. It should not catalog licensed properties characters from movies who now star in their own comic series, but the comic in question should be an adaptation of the movie itself. Wed be lying if we said that every superman adaptation has accomplished that feat, but hey, superman would be a lot less interesting if kryptonite didnt occasionally make an appearance. The comic is an oddly truncated summation of the major events of superman iii, leaving out significant bits of the plot such as it was and making simple changes that are jarring when you learned something by heart as a kid. The video game that ross webster plays was created for the film for the atari corporation. While nowhere near as good as superman the movie or superman ii and while not as bad as superman iii, the film still serves its purpose and is your average superman adventure. Yeah okay, i know superman iii is one of my favourite films ever but like, im just struck how much of an accurate comic book movie it is. Its even flatter than the movie itself, an alltoo common inherent fault with adaptations. Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits superman in two. Jul 14, 2011 superman iii comic book adaptation published by dc comics 1983.
Its full of vivid colours thats why its so good when evil superman ends up in a slightly darker suit, the kind of suit that would just be fucking standard now and grandiose sets hi, welcome to my underground cave with a sentient super computer. This is the original comic art for interior page 42, superman iii, the official adaptation of the movie. He debuted in cinemas in a series of animated shorts beginning in 1941, and then starred in two movie serials in 1948 and 1950. This comic is super rare and very impossible to find especially with a black cover. Comic has tears, chips, creases with ink loss, dimples, scratches, bends, vertical fold crease down front cover but not on back, some tape residue. Movie photo superman iii is a britishamerican 1983 superhero film directed by richard lester. The justice society of america will be featured in the upcoming dc comics black adam movie from newline, thewrap has learned. It is, at times, horribly flawed but i actually think superman iv. Superman iii is a 1983 british superhero film directed by richard lester, based on the dc comics character superman. Show as slideshow annie ross christopher reeve comic book lois lane margot kidder richard pryor superman iii. His fervor and zeal for the american way is transposed completely into communism.