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Originally posted by jgiant
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/770/770135p1.html Check it out, its finally going to be solidified in animation for generations to see. Superman getting his ass kicked around by one of the best villians of all time, DOOMSDAY! 72 mins long and comin out in Sept.

i've been waiting on this for a while, its gonna be sweet... bruce timm's boys know how to make good superhero fights, and this is one of the best...

ass kicked? he took down doomsday too if i recall correctly...

Can't wait! I always wanted to see this fight come to alive!

Originally posted by pr1983
i've been waiting on this for a while, its gonna be sweet... bruce timm's boys know how to make good superhero fights, and this is one of the best...

ass kicked? he took down doomsday too if i recall correctly... Yeah but still, superman gets the beating of his life.

Gonna see this

"Several shots clearly showed blood and Superman even coughed up blood at one point. The end of the sequences shown featured Superman's hand bursting from his gravesite." CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS!!11!!!1!!1!!!

is dc trying to be like marvel with the animated dvd now.

what are you an idiot? Bruce Timm is only doing ocasional shows AND they've been doing dvds way before marvel. Remember hmm let me see. Batman: Mask of The Phantasm. Moron

No. Animated movies direct to your television screen has been done for quite some time especially by DC. Take a look at Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, old as hell that movie was and it was directly ported to VHS at the time.

Who did the,"God awful" Braniac vs Superman dvd movie?

Different voice actors? This doesn't look too well for the film. That reason alone will upset a lot of fans, especially if the actors don't get the characters right to some people. Lets hope for the best, since Timm actually on this project this time, rather than that trainwreck that was Superman: Brainiac Attacks.

Superman and doomsday actors from batman animated are involved with the movie

No, the interview stated that Timm is using different actors, to kind of separate it from the general DCAU. Not a bad idea, but it may come back to bite him in the end.

It would've been nice to go with the superman TAS cast

Originally posted by jgiant
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/770/770135p1.html Check it out, its finally going to be solidified in animation for generations to see. Superman getting his ass kicked around by one of the best villians of all time, DOOMSDAY! 72 mins long and comin out in Sept.
I'm because it's going to be awesome.

I'm because I have to wait until September.

Originally posted by Redatom65
It would've been nice to go with the superman TAS cast

The only thing I ever ask out of Bruce timm is to do a JLU dvd movie or 2. Make huge and big and awsome story to conclude the last 15 years of greatness with a bang!

Originally posted by jgiant
Yeah but still, superman gets the beating of his life.

and doomsday gets the same...

Originally posted by doan_m
No. Animated movies direct to your television screen has been done for quite some time especially by DC. Take a look at Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, old as hell that movie was and it was directly ported to VHS at the time. Actually, Mask of the Phantasm was originally a theatrical release.

To possibly get an animated version of the Eradicator?

* Dreams do come true! *

Originally posted by pr1983
and doomsday gets the same... If it wasn't for superman being a so popular he should be dead still...same cannot be said for doomsday.

Originally posted by jgiant
If it wasn't for superman being a so popular he should be dead still...same cannot be said for doomsday.

should be? there's a reason he's so popular...

and doomsday will go down in history for what he did... he's well respected, and well liked by alot of people, even superman fans...

from http://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/movies.php?topic=animated-movies

Superman: Doomsday
In an epic tale of sacrifice, Superman battles an intergalactic serial killer in a superpowered Armageddon - "Superman: Doomsday".
After Superman makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Metropolis by giving his life to defeat the foe, those who loved him the most mourn their fallen hero and friend. But a world without Superman proves to be short-lived when the Man of Steel mysteriously returns. Or does he?

Based on the best-selling graphic novel of all time, The Death of Superman.

Director: Duane Capizzi
Producer: Bruce Timm

Cast:
Superman: Adam Baldwin
Lois Lane: Anne Heche
Lex Luthor: James Marsters

Release Date: September 18, 2007

Official Press Release:

Warner Home Video, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release an all-new original movie Superman: Doomsday on September 18, 2007.

Utilizing the vast history and tradition of DC Comic's classic comic book stories along with a more provocative and action-packed story line for avid comic fans as well as kids and their parents, Superman: Doomsday features the voices of Adam Baldwin ("Independence Day" as Superman, Anne Heche ("Men in Trees" as Lois Lane and James Marsters ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as Lex Luthor, and will be available for US$19.98. Order due date is August 14, 2007.

Produced by Bruce Timm (Justice League Unlimited, Batman: The Animated Series) and written by Duane Capizzi (The Batman, The Batman vs. Dracula), Superman: Doomsday is inspired by the best-selling graphic novel of all time, DC Comics' The Death of Superman. When the intergalactic serial killer Doomsday is unearthed, Superman meets the creature head on in the battle to end all battles. Going punch for punch, Superman finally ends the threat of Doomsday as he throws one last punch and collapses forever - making the ultimate sacrifice to save Metropolis and all those he once loved.

Superman: Doomsday will be available exclusively on DVD with collectable packaging as well as over 70 minutes of incredible DVD extras including:

"The Clash of the Juggernauts" - A retrospective look at the craze which caught the world by storm. What happens when millions of fans are suddenly subjected to the death of their favorite character? Total mayhem! Going on record about the "Death of Superman" will be Paul Levitz and other DC staff as well as comic book artists throughout the industry. News clippings, reports and first-hand archival testimony from fans will be pieced together in a retrospective way. The featurette will also include a closer look at the dark Superman appearing in "The Return of Superman" graphic novel.

The Artists Playground... From Art to Sound Design in Superman Doomsday - Producer Bruce Timm and his creative team of writers, animators and designers will take us on an exciting journey of character evolution. This documentary will focus on early character concept drawings, final character art, various stages of modeling, storyboards, animatics, layering of colors, voice talent and ultimately final animation.

Justice League: The New Frontier - Sneak peak of the next DC Universe Original Movie

Defeat Doomsday: Battle Challenge - Battle as Superman to defeat Doomsday in this fast-action, dexterity challenge which lets the users relive the epic battle with unique gameplay inter-cut with footage from the movie.

Widescreen (1.78:1)

5.1 Dolby Digital

"We are thrilled to be releasing the first of the DC Universe movies that feature extraordinary talent including Adam Baldwin and Anne Heche, as well as the lauded producer/writer team of Bruce Timm and Duane Capizzi," said Dorinda Marticorena, WHV Vice President, Kids and Sports Marketing. "With an authentic animation look and feel and a more emotional as well as action-packed storyline, Superman: Doomsday will certainly appeal to adult comic book fans and older kids."

Superman: Doomsday Marketing Support:
Superman: Doomsday will be supported by a massive media campaign delivering millions of impressions. Marketing support will also include strong promotion support as well as explosive online promotion stunts. Finally, the DVD release of Superman: Doomsday will be supported by a network television premiere.

I really hope this movie will be good. Because if its really bad.... People are going to be like "We lost JLU for this?"

I think I read that WBA are going to be releasing about 3 DVD's a year.

Originally posted by OB1-adobe
I really hope this movie will be good. Because if its really bad.... People are going to be like "We lost JLU for this?"

I think I read that WBA are going to be releasing about 3 DVD's a year.

i don't see how it can fail, bruce timm is overseeing it...

i almost wet myself when i heard he was making this... it'll make the cap v supes fight from jlu look tame...

Finally we get to see an animated Superman get his ass kicked.

Major Bruce Timm Interview:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=105799

"For one thing, we found out that now Superman’s skin is totally invulnerable, at least according to DC Comics."

"You know, Superman’s skin is invulnerable. It can’t break.’ When we said it broke in the comics, they said ‘Well, that was ten years ago." lol

Originally posted by Magee
"For one thing, we found out that now Superman’s skin is totally invulnerable, at least according to DC Comics."

"You know, Superman’s skin is invulnerable. It can’t break.’ When we said it broke in the comics, they said ‘Well, that was ten years ago." lol

lol, it can break, if he's hit hard enough that is... silly timm... they're planning on doing an awful lot in 75 mins, they better not shortchange us on the fight itself...

no typical timm art either... i wonder how it'll look...

I think I had a good thought about this movie: Superman's being voiced by the "Hero of Canton", Jayne Cobb himself (I'm referring to Adam Baldwin for those that don't get the Firefly reference). That puts a smile on my face.

I'm kinda pissed that this movie isn't part of the DCAU now.

After I saw the animation style, I was like, "that Paul Levitz guy said it was going to different, and he said that they had been there done that Bruce Timm's style" but freaking doomsday looks kinda like the doomsday from Justice league.



At any rate I'm watching the DCAU right now from BTAS through JLU (with the exclussion of static shock, and Zeta project, except for maybe the crossover episodes on youtube, but not all of them are there)

I'm planning on posting my own personal review on the entire shebang, and possibly a trivia game if anyones interested. As I've been watching I've been thinking up good (kinda hard) questions like:

1. What voice actor who plays a major Superman villian, also does minor charcters on Batman Beyond?

2. Bat signal first appeared in which episode?

3. How many Batman villians appear in the episode 'Trial'?

If anybody has good questions they would like to throw in PM me. I'd like to get 50 or so questions for the game, possibly 100

I'm on third base right now watching Batman Beyond and then the Justice league series after that.

Unlike the comic book....Supes is the only superhero in the battle.

This fight is gonna be good!

Dude, did anyone catch the comic con screening, I couldn't make it, I had my tickets and everything, but 2 days before I found out my Grandma died and I went to her funeral instead. Did anyone here catch the screening and care to post their reveiw though.

Sorry to hear about your grandma. I was there on Saturday. It was for Thursday only. We'll have to wait till the release.

I think the movie will be good, despite Tim stating there won't be any blood which kind of sucks. I'm still looking forward to this DVD though.

Whats the point of this move, Bruce Tiimm will botch the story just like how he botched the entire DC lore with his JL/JLU series. I will never forgive him for lowering Superman to such a pitfiul jobber state..it was damm right hard to watch Superm in the JL series. He looked so ****ing weak lol.

Originally posted by Mirai Gohan
I think the movie will be good, despite Tim stating there won't be any blood which kind of sucks. I'm still looking forward to this DVD though.

Actually their will be a fair amount of blood, check this trailer out.

http://www.warnervideo.com/supermandoomsdaydvd/?page=

The wondercon trailer.

Well, that's what Tim said, there wouldn't be any blood.

Why would he say that considering Superman was lieing there with blood all over his face...

Well Timm is pretty much known for messing up story arcs and changing things however the way he wants it. Hes had liberties with the DC lore before so whats to stop him from messing up this.

Originally posted by Magee
Why would he say that considering Superman was lieing there with blood all over his face...

I don't know, that's what was said in Wizard. It was listed under one of the five unknown facts about the new "Superman vs Doomsday" DVD.

yeah, wizard said it, thats the problem right there.

I see your point.....

Superman looks old in that movie

I want this DVD....NOW! M-u-s-t have it!

when is it out?

Originally posted by pr1983
when is it out?
18 september in europe i think

September 18, 2007 everywhere....

works for me... i wanna see this... so bad...

I'll probably get it for Christmas....

Some preview........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rYgxM_aPWc&NR=1

Saw the commercial & I think it looks great, I'll definitely be getting it for Christmas.

Lucky.

Why did you say that?

Probably because you're getting it for xmas

Yeah, probably so.

Moving on, I think that everything about this looks great. I especially like the new look for Lois, much better than in the animated series. Hopefully the DVD will have some kickass special features.

Just saw the movie.

It was pretty good, but could have been a lot better.

For once I actually don't want to know anything about the movie. I don't want to ruin the experience for when I watch it for the first time when I get it.

The Superman vs Doomsday fight was damn amazing one of the best fight scenes I have ever seen from DC animation. Good movie I enjoyed every minute of it but Superman seemed to cause far to much damage to Metropolis, was kind of like wtf Superman wouldn't do that at some parts.

In the second fight my guess is the area around the Lexcorp tower was evacuated, seeing as the military intended to use that area a battlefield. In the doomsday fight no idea.

I got my copy today. Gotta get home and watch it.

Anyone want to shed some light into the extras?

One thing I liked in the movie that....That Superman didn't have the strength to beat Doomsday........ so instead he choose to do a suicide bomb dive.

Originally posted by Galvaclaw
In the second fight my guess is the area around the Lexcorp tower was evacuated, seeing as the military intended to use that area a battlefield. In the doomsday fight no idea. They should have had him bring him down in some remote area not in the heart of metropolis, was a bit strange. After it they were like yea no one died although he blew half the city apart. The first thing Superman did to doomsday was cool as fuk I loved that, you know what i mean.

Maybe he didn't have the power left to get him away from the city. Doomsday was fighting back for a bit as they were descending.

Man I just seen this movie earlier today before work and I like it a lot. Didn't expect so many people to be killed though. Though I did like what happened to Toyman for some reason. The fights were awesome also.

I liked it more than any other Superman movie, but it lacked the impact that the comic had.

DOS was insane for it's time, since Superman never got that damaged in a fight.

Matter of fact, since then he's still never been mauled that badly.

For him to be cut, gashed and bleeding profusely, really hammered it home that he isn't a god, only godlike.

They should've tattered the costume much more, and gave him bruises and cuts and just piled on the damage.

DC deciding to leave that out, really makes it a pale imitation of the comic.

And DD being tied to Luthor was just another way of bringing Lex into the picture..........why?

After the failure that was Superman Returns, put lex on the back burner DC.

The best thing about DOS, was that it wasn't some contrived plot or a result of some scheme.

It was entirely random.

A big monster broke out of an ancient prison, and killed Superman.

Just another day....that Superman dies.

I'll give it a B-.

Sounds like the movie is good, I look forward to watching it whenever I pick up a copy.

It was pretty decent, but wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. With only 10 minutes out of the 80 being centered around the Superman/Doomsday fight, it felt like we were ripped off.

Anyway, I actually enjoyed the Superman/Superman fight better than the Superman/DD fight.

It was funny when Lex tried to goad Superman into that red sunlight room, but Superman just tossed it through the building.

Originally posted by batdude123
It was pretty decent, but wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. With only 10 minutes out of the 80 being centered around the Superman/Doomsday fight, it felt like we were ripped off.

Anyway, I actually enjoyed the Superman/Superman fight better than the Superman/DD fight.

It was funny when Lex tried to goad Superman into that red sunlight room, but Superman just tossed it through the building.

That WAS hilarious...and a stupid move on Lex's part.

Superman did seem a lot more powerful at the end even though he only had like 65% of his strength. Lex's Superman seemed like he would have beat the sh*t out of Doomsday without issue. He seemed pretty unstoppable if kryptonite wasn't involved.

He didn't even get mauled!!

This Superman is invulnerable schtick DC is on is silly.

Originally posted by batdude123
It was pretty decent, but wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. With only 10 minutes out of the 80 being centered around the Superman/Doomsday fight, it felt like we were ripped off.

Anyway, I actually enjoyed the Superman/Superman fight better than the Superman/DD fight.

It was funny when Lex tried to goad Superman into that red sunlight room, but Superman just tossed it through the building. it was beyond bad, my buddy is a huge superman fan and hated it to.

Originally posted by batdude123
It was pretty decent, but wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. With only 10 minutes out of the 80 being centered around the Superman/Doomsday fight, it felt like we were ripped off

Co-sign.

Originally posted by Avlon
That WAS hilarious...and a stupid move on Lex's part.

Superman did seem a lot more powerful at the end even though he only had like 65% of his strength. Lex's Superman seemed like he would have beat the sh*t out of Doomsday without issue. He seemed pretty unstoppable if kryptonite wasn't involved.

Superman had the suit on though, so it's like his healing factor got a slight boost

So, did Cyborg Superman make it into this movie?

Nope.

No Henshaw sightings.

"Robot" and "Superclone" took the place of the Eradicator in some ways.

I expected as much.

Originally posted by Avlon
That WAS hilarious...and a stupid move on Lex's part.

Lex actually seemed pretty out of character throughout the entire movie.

"Who's your daddy, Superman?" That's not something Lex would say at all.

Originally posted by batdude123
Lex actually seemed pretty out of character throughout the entire movie.

"Who's your daddy, Superman?" That's not something Lex would say at all.

Lex almost seemed to have a hard on for Supes in a VERY suspect way....

It was a little creepy... shock

Was Lois this bitchin' in the comics?

I'm surprised she didn't kick Doomsday's ass on her own.

Anne Heche as Lois Lane... crylaugh

Plus Adam Baldwin's voice for Superman sucked donkey balls.

I think I'm really going to enjoy this movie.

Whoah! The violence and killing were pretty hike up for this cartoon. I doubt this will ever be put on the WB afternoon cartoons.

Great movie.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Whoah! The violence and killing were pretty hike up for this cartoon. I doubt this will ever be put on the WB afternoon cartoons.

Great movie.

Yeah... for WB... I think the violence was up there considering all the slack they got over the return of the Joker.

But I really liked the movie since I was one who was doubtful.

I wish WB would pick up Gaiman's Sandman and turn it into an ongoing cartoon series. Maybe like Spawn on HBO.

I want the WB to come up with a new Superman series but they could make it a bit darker than the 90s cartoon.

That movie was awesome, the fight scenes were some of the best I've ever seen in an American cartoon. Kevin Smith's cameo was really great

Will this movie be CANNON. Like the fighting and speed

It's cannon to itself and that's it

Thats your excuse incase Supes fights slow

?? I've seen the movie, it's not cannon to the comics or to the JLU or Superman Animated Series. It's a different Supes

It said it was an animated adaptation on the death of superman

Yes it was. But that doesn't mean it's cannon to anything but it's own unique story( it's a little different than DOS)

Lol I bet if Supes fights SuperSonic speed you would be like OMFG its 100% Cannon

Superman: Doomsday is canon until itself. JLU, Comics, Movies, and this movie is all canon unto themselves. You can't use anything from Superman movies for the comics or from JLU for Superman: Doomsday, or anything like that.

Heh, well Superfriends Superman moved the moon like every other episode for no reason, but I don't say that's cannon, because it's only cannon to Superfriends.

If Sarutobi keeps this up, he will be reported for trolling.

Spoilers in the linked page

I just thought I would post this because it's a really cool Superman: Doomsday music vid I found on Youtube

VSPvAiAz1FY

Why is Supes fighting himself, and why does he look old

Spoilers












The one in the black suit is the real supes at about 67% his usual power, the other one is a clone created by Lex Luthor

Lol at Supes tryna look smexy. The fight is pretty cool. Marvel should do what DC is doing and make animated movies out of the 616 universe. i would love to see a Cable vs Silver Surfer

Ya, the fight scenes in the movie are definetly some of the best fights I've seen in American animation.

I really look forward to seeing the movie. From what I hear from most of the Superman fans, the movie was pretty good.

I still don't understand why Pa Kent wasn't in this story. In the original story he played a very important role in bringing Superman back from the dead.

I don't recall, but wasn't Pa Kent already dead in the comics.. he came to Kal El in the afterlife if I remember right.

I liked the movie only a llittle, and thats because i love superman

They should never have said it was based on the graphic novel..i felt ripped off at first and had to force myself to just think of it as another superman with his death as a story, and to hype it as such is a crime

The art was ok for the most part...and horrible for superman, the lines on his face were a distraction i could not ignore

Voice work was good, lex took some getting used to but it was ok

Overall i was dissapointed,but i guess i will take anything now that the JLU cartoon is done

Originally posted by Joseph_Kerr
I don't recall, but wasn't Pa Kent already dead in the comics.. he came to Kal El in the afterlife if I remember right.

Pa Kent was alive...but during the reign arch he suffered a heart attack and met supes in the realm of the afterlife....Pa might have flatlined for a bit, but was back after a while


I think i am right but, memory is not what is once was lol, i hope i am at least close

Originally posted by starlock
Pa Kent was alive...but during the reign arch he suffered a heart attack and met supes in the realm of the afterlife....Pa might have flatlined for a bit, but was back after a while


I think i am right but, memory is not what is once was lol, i hope i am at least close

Actually, I'm thinking that you are right. I haven't read the arch since it originally came out... and right after that I was collectiong all of Knightfall series and had to drop the superman books (I have always been a collector of Bats but couldn't pass up the DOS.. had all the comics leading into Doomsday, DOS and Funeral for a Friend, but then it got real expensive).

movie was ok. i expected a lot more action with the doomsday fight. the way they both died was meh. i was expecting help from a few JLA members. i was expecting it to be like in the comics where when doomsday get punched, rocks would pop out his skin. luthor looked anorexic. this movie could've been done better, but it's good for what it is... a PG13 movie...

I still look forward to watching the movie, I should still be getting it for my birthday or for X-mas.

Originally posted by Kal-El_08
I still look forward to watching the movie, I should still be getting it for my birthday or for X-mas.

The movie's not bad... but really... don't get your hopes up.

I'm not getting my hopes up, I'm just looking forward to the movie.

Well I finally saw Superman: Doomsday last night and i gotta say what happened to Doomsday? The movie seemed mostly about stopping Supes clone..

Anyway, the fights were spectacular but seemed a bit exaggerated but cool none the less.

The story was not as engaging as the action/fights and the way Lois found out Supes was C. Kent seemed to casual and fake.

Had excellent visuals. Except i didn't like Supes checks there. He looked wierd with those lines on his face. I give it a C+. This was Superman's fist animation movie. It should've been much more profound and organized than it was.

The ending to the Superman Doomsday fight was disappointing and it should have lasted longer than it did. I enjoyed it any way but it was far from perfect, maybe the next one will be better, give us Darkseid!

It was a good movie, almost great but a few weaknesses kept it one notch down I thought. I like the direction they went with the clone. Original, and probably a better way to go animated. Lois, who is always underused in Superman stories in recent memory, had a lot of great moments.

Maybe DC could put out more animated movies of their best comic stories. The Killing Joke, Emerald Twilight or some kind of GL story, The Dark Knight returns, Superman Red Son...I hope New Frontier is a success for this to continue.

I got the movie and thought it was pretty good...wish it had the full comic story in it though....but the story they have is pretty good on it's own right.

i bought it recently.. just because i'm a big superman fan i thought it was good, but it could have been better. i think the movie should have deff. been longer.. it felt like, doomsday appeared, seconds later they are fighting, and then another second later they both die**. they should have developed doomsday better. throw some more twists into the story.. it was kind of predictable for those who don't know the story already. the bad ass clone was pretty cool. thats how he should be all the time.. killing the bad guys. haha. j/k

bought this and have watched it twice so far... to be honest i thought they did a really good job... i doubt they'd have had enough time to do the reign of the supermen story properly, it would have meant adding on a lot of time (probably double to get it all in), so i can understand their reluctance...

the fight with doomsday was excellent, really well done, and showed how both men had different styles of fighting...

voices were ok, though lois in the first scene or two seemed a little off, though she got better...

wasnt sure about the clone thing, if they'd used bizarro maybe i'd have liked it more, but it certainly wasnt that bad by any means...

the preview for new frontier looks good imo, and the cast... holy crap...