Superman

Ask just about anyone to name a superhero, and Superman will leap to most people's lips. The alien from another planet is recognized as one who defends those who cannot help themselves. Protection strikes a chord everybody feels.
It's easy to find this larger than life man. All one has to do is go to the nearest bookstore and look in the graphic novel section. Many a tale has been written about various adventures he's had.

Even modern culture has been affected. Some refer to the current President as Superman. Whether this title fits remains to be seen, but there is no question of just how much society emphasizes an advocate for the downtrodden. It reminds people they will not be forgotten. Nor will they be left alone.

Appealing to a wide audience, however, is a matter of skill. Storylines must reflect how things change on almost a daily basis. Market testing helps define where improvements must be made.

All in all, Superman will most likely be around for centuries to come. 

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Superman”

• Bon Jovi Today Show: “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “Superman Tonight” (Video)

  
  TV Crunch — Authority: 609
  Bon Jovi perform on the November 25 Today Show in these video clips – check out the classic “You Give Love a Bad Name” and the new single “Superman Tonight.”
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• Kryptonian At Heart Shirt

  
  FashionablyGeek — Authority: 606
  This shirt gives a view inside your chest cavity to show exactly what kind of heart beats beneath your flesh. It may be news to the Kryptonians that the capital letter “S” is a symbol for their planet. Product Page ($14.99)
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• SUPER ARTICULATE: Hey, remember Superman?

  
  Blog@Newsarama — Authority: 651
  So, you may have noticed that DC’s kept Superman and his cast of heroes, villains and supporting cast pretty busy since they (re)introduced a hundred thousand Kandorians to Earth over a year ago . By all indications, DC has made hits out of the various Man of Steel books, especially since the main man has been ...
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• Justice League – The Complete Series

  
  El Bicho's Hive — Authority: 121
  Following previous DVDs of Cartoon Networks Justice League and Justice League Unlimited that offered a few shows and entire seasons, fans can now revel in all 91 episodes with the release of Justice League – The Complete Series. These arent your daddys Super Friends where congenial heroes dealt with easily resolved ...
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• Super Emo Friends

  
  A Little Bit On The Awesome Side — Authority: 631
  Really? Emo jokes are so 1999, but your favorite super heroes just got a little more, well, emo. JSalvador ’s Super Emo Friends prints are freaking adorable and pretty LOL to boot. Each 6 x 11.5 print is signed, numbered and limited to 20. Gt ‘em while you can for only $20 over at Etsy . [Via Super ...
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• Thanks, Graphic Novel Reporter!

  
  Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources — Authority: 631
  With all the reviews I was linking to at the time, I lost track of mentioning the very nice review that my book, Was Superman a Spy?, received from the Graphic Novel Reporter, but just recently, John Hogan was nice enough to add his positive review to the Amazon.com listing of my book , which was very cool of him. ...
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• Iron Man

  
  47 Movies — Authority: 158
  When Iron Man came out around a year or two ago, it was a surprise hit. Many people thought the movie would be a flop. After-all, Iron Man was not exactly Spiderman, Superman or Batman, the big three … Continue reading here: Iron Man
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• The 2009 Gingerbread Collection

  
  Nothinglikeit - Because most things are funnier when you flatten them! — Authority: 115
  I said I wouldnt do it again this year... but I feel obligated to set the record straight. Its just my way of giving something back to the Gingerbread community. We see them as cute, tasty treats for the Holidays but they have real lives. Families, pets, careers. Heres to you Gingerbread...
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• Kevin Spacey Says Hed Make Superman Returns Sequel If He Ran Warner Bros.

  
  Splash Page — Authority: 721
  " Superman Returns " raised a lot of questions about what kind of sequel might follow the 2006 film and who would come back, as well as whether Warner Brothers would simply start from scratch with the next film about the Man of Steel. "Ninja Assassin" director James McTeigue was once rumored to replace Brian Singer, ...
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• Photo

  
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• thedailywhat:JSalvador: “Super Emo Friends”Limited edition...

  
  The Red Panda — Authority: 139
  thedailywhat : JSalvador: “ Super Emo Friends ” Limited edition prints: Individual characters / Complete set . [ more . via .] They are pretty cool, even if they are incredibly sad.
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• Super Emo Friends Are Cute And Clever Even If The Reference Is Tired

  
  ComicsAlliance.com — Authority: 688
  Filed under: Marvel , DC , Humor , Art I wasted a lot of energy in my rocking and rolling teenage years trying to convince people that "emo" wasnt a thing, but you know what? Im too tired to care anymore, so lets just marginalize a style of rock and roll I enjoyed at 16 and agree that ... Read more   ...
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• James Robinson To Helm Major DC Event

  
  SciFi Pulse — Authority: 147
  Comics writer James Robinson who is best known for his work on Superman and Superman: World Of New Krypton is being considered to head up the next major DC comics event.
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• DVD Review: “Superman: The Complete Animated Series” isn’t the World’s Finest

  
  gaijINside — Authority: 143
  Superman: The Animated Series occupies an odd place in DC history. It came on the heels of the legendary Batman: The Animated Series and set the stylistic and thematic tone for the later Justice League and Justice League Unlimited shows. It laid the foundations for a coherent, integrated DC Animated Universe, and ...
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• LWIC: Spoilers on the Internet? No Way!

  
  SpaceBooger.com — Authority: 421
  Last Week In Comics: A fresh take on 5 day-old comics. Adventure Comics #4 Three issues ago I was loving Adventure Comics because it featured on of my favorite supporting characters from the Superman family – Superboy. Since the cloned boy-of-steel first appeared in 1993 I have been a fan of Conner Kent, or ...
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• New TV on DVD releases this week

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 719
  Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow. Finally, season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents is on DVD. I say finally because this season contains one of my favorite episodes of any TV series ever, "Man with a Problem," with Elizabeth Montgomery, Gary Merrill, and Peter Mark Richman. It has a great twist ending ( ...
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• World’s Finest #2 previewed at DC’s Source blog

  
  Nerdage — Authority: 476
  This Wednesday brings the second issue of the DC Comics miniseries “World’s Finest,” teaming heroes from the Superman and Batman families.  Tulsa-born writer Sterling Gates writes this miniseries, with a rotating cast of artists.   Issue No. 2, drawn by Ramon Bachs and Rodney Ramos, is previewed today on DC ...
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• Get A Peek At ‘Smallville’s’ Justice Society In A New Preview

  
  The Flickcast — Authority: 571
  Smallville is a show that hasn’t really generated that much intense interest with with true fanboys in it’s 9 seasons, yet we are all pretty excited about the upcoming “Ultimate Justice” event, in which the Justice Society of America make an appearance on the show. We already got a brief look at Michael ...
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• What I’m Reading: Adventure Comics #4 (and Superman/Batman #66)

  
  Evertime Realms — Authority: 130
  Superboy-Prime’s journey as a character has been a pretty unique one. He started out in the original Crisis on Infinite Earths as a hero, became a villain in Infinite Crisis , and kept on building himself as a threat throughout Sinestro Corps War, Countdown, and Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds . When ...
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• What I’m Thankful for: My Beautiful Black Dad

  
  Women's Voices For Change — Authority: 512
  I am staggered by my good fortune. God saw fit to give me my very own Hero.My hero doesn’t wear a cape, and he doesn’t fly, but that is his [...]
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