Random Ramblings: More On 2012 Superman... British Actors... Lex Luthor.... Wrestling Re-Runs.... Work... etc

So there's a new Superman in town and his name is Henry Cavill. A little bit disappointed about Brandon Routh not getting the role again because he was a pretty good Big Blue, but we just have to wait and see about this new hairy-chested, heavily bearded guy has to offer.

Here's a recent Facebook post from my friend regarding Cavill being cast as Supes:

"A Brit actor playing an American hero? pfft."

and a comment from one ComicVine forumer:

"Truth, justice and the British way". 

I understand the sarcasm, but don't forget folks that Christian "Batman" Bale is also British. And you gotta admit, UK has produced some of the finest actors and actresses in recent memory.

By the way a little bit of factoid: Andrew "The New Spiderman" Garfield is also part Brit. You gotta love this little "British invasion" that we got here - if we can call it like that.

----------------

Still on Superman 2012. I just realized that Bryan Singer's 2006 Superman Returns didn't have a single scene where the Man of Steel actually punches something. Don't believe me? Watch the whole movie again. I have seen it multiple times already and there is definitely none.  Probably one of the biggest reasons why the movie wasn't that big of a deal. Hopefully Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder would change that and give us the chance to finally see our hero beat the hell out of something/someone with rapid-fast punching. That would be AWESOME.

----------------

And please, NO LEX LUTHOR.  We have seen the bald guy as the villain since 1978 and aren't we tired already? I know I am. I really think that this is the time for them to pick a different character in Superman's rogues gallery. It could be a robot, one of the Fourth World Gods, or even an alien. Doesn't matter as long as its not Luthor. Trust me, it will work wonders.

Its one of  the main reasons why the most recent Superman: Earth One comic book clicked. It had an all original alien villain that looked like The Crow/Sting (the wrestler) flying all over the place destroying Earth as our hesitant Man of Steel watches in horror. And it was just a refreshing thing to see! It may not have been the best villain in Superman lore, but trust me, that helped the comic book sell to the new audience in more ways than one. Team Nolan can take a thing or two from that.

------------------

Been watching wrestling (mainly WWF and WCW) re runs on Youtube since last year. Why? Because all the stuff that I see on TV now are all crap. Crappy storylines and horrible promos. Boring shows. Hell, it had fallen into disgrace already in my opinion. 

I miss the good ol days of pro wrestling during the early 90's to the beginning of the 2000s. It was a great time to be a wrestling fan. Everything was worth your every dime. Now, you pay for crap. 

Thank God that we have the internet and YT to relieve all the great memories.

------------------

Batman XXX: A Porn Parody is fantastic! Cool costumes, good production values and great sex. Lexi Belle and Tori Black had amazing performances as always and man, I won't tell you any of the tawdry details but you should definitely pick this one up and watch it with your girlfriend (or boyfriend if you are a girl)! Woohoo!!!

-------------------

The month of January is closing, February is quickly dawning on us, and it was a very very slow start for the computer business. In turn, I've got nothing to do at the office except to watch videos, surf the internet and update my blog. Yep, that's right. I'm being paid to do almost nothing at work. Hah, how do you like that?

Latest Action Comics #900 Cover!

Superman will be back next April on the issue of Action Comics #900 and will finally replace Lex Luthor as its main protagonist. Yep, Lex has been in the pages of Action Comics for over a year now and truth be told, it was an amazing run for The Man Of Steel's greatest adversary. Got to thank Pete Woods and Paul Cornell for that.

And of course, a much anticipated return needs a spectacular cover. Here is the amazing variant cover art for AC #900 courtesy of superstar painter Alex Ross:

Now how sweet is that?

For those of you who don't know why this cover is such a big deal for Superman fans (including me), it is because of the fact that this variant is a throwback to the classic Action Comics # 1 cover by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster (the other was writer Jerry Siegel) - which a by the way costs between $1 - $1.5 million USD, depending on the quality - making it the most desired comic book for collectors.

Comic Book Review: Lex Luthor - Man of Steel

 Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel

Writer: Brian Azzarello

Artist: Lee Bermejo

Issues: 5

Published by DC Comics

Just like Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke, the story of Lex Luthor: Man of Steel is narrated by non-other than Lex Luthor himself, who we know as Superman's greatest adversary. We know him as the evil billionaire and intelligent business man who stops at nothing to get rid of the Last Son of Krypton.

But the striking difference of this comic book title is that Luthor isn't depicted here as a ruthless individual, but rather a charitable one - which is very different from what we have read through the years. Nonetheless, he still dreams of a "World Without a Superman" and wonders why people have embraced an alien who shoots fire from his eyes just because he looks human. He despises everything that Superman is and believes that one day he will stop at helping people to finally conquer the world. So he takes matters in to his own hands and creates a plan to stop and discredit Superman to the entire world. 

We get to see Batman here as well and his alter-ego Bruce Wayne, who does some sort of business together with Lex Luthor to defeat Superman. What now? Luthor + Batman > Superman? I honestly never saw that coming, but they did team up here for a while which was surprising. Oh, and Lex gets to make love... with a robot. Seriously. You always have to admire it when writers try to mix up new concoctions in a comic book and the team of Azzarello and Bermejo did a heck of a job in that department.

The narratives and dialogues are fantastic and partnered with an dirty and sketchy art, I would have to say that this is a great read and would make you see Lex Luthor and Superman in a different light. Had real fun reading it.