Even if youre not familiar with the lang film, this book. Written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier, and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever. Even if youre not familiar with the lang film, this book is worth it for the stunning and creepy mckeever art, presented in. It was a given wed see this mashup once the elseworlds series got rolling. Read superman s metropolis comic online free and high quality. Fritz langs classic science fiction film metropolis is brought to comics in. For those unfamiliar with the elseworlds titles they all work on the concept of. Found in the fields by a poor, childless farmer couple, he quickly displays unnatural strength and resistance to the diseases that ravages the people of the land. Superman s metropolis elseworlds dc high grade comic book nm mo1194. It is the first part of a trilogy based on german expressionist cinema, succeeded by batman. Ted mckeevers beautiful painted art superbly evokes the powerful imagery of langs film and the classic heroism of the superman comics in the story. This is a strange kind of thing elseworlds were what used to be called. Supermans metropolis by jeanmarc lofficier goodreads.
The comic book is based on the concept of an amalgamation of superman and batman. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. The blue amazon which combines the superman mythos with fritz langs metropolis. Comics elseworlds prestige format oneshot comic book published in 1993. Supermans metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman.
This is a list of elseworlds publications from dc comics, grouped by main character, and in alphabetical order by title. In this elseworlds storyline, baby kal escapes the destruction of krypton to find himself crash landing in medieval england. It was written by jeanmarc lofficier, randy lofficier and roy thomas and illustrated by ted mckeever the story of superman s metropolis is patterned after fritz langs. Forget tim burtons batman, just think about fritz langs superman. Superman s metropolis is one of those rare comic book experiments that works to strengthen the two sources it borrows from. Baby kalel crashes onto earth, where he is discovered by thomas and. Fritz lang in superman s metropolis, a remarkable elseworlds graphic novel setting the man of tomorrow in the city of tomorrow. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Superman s metropolis is a dc comics comic book and a superman elseworlds publication. Lex luthor, a metropolisbased industrialist who survived a lifethreatening. In that dark metropolis, kalel was found by thomas and martha wayne. Supermans metropolis comic read supermans metropolis. Superman s metropolis 1997 the first of a trilogy that includes batman.
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