The movie might not have the immense crossover appeal of dark knight returns, but it just might be the finest dcu superman movie yet and is a perfect. Superman takes on his most menacing enemy yet in this dc animated original movie based on the gripping comic book miniseries. Superman brainiac viewcomic reading comics online for. Unbound, the next entry in the ongoing series of dc universe animated original movies based on the geoff johnsgary frank 2008 release superman. Unbound animated movie a destructive force is devastating planets across the galaxy with earth next in its sights and even superman may not be capable of halting the destruction alone in superman. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain in dc comics, most often appearing as an opponent of superman. He is also known for transforming green lantern into one of. Superman unbound is a 20 direct to video dc animated movie, the story follows superman fighting brainiac once again, but this time teamed up with his cousin supergirl. This is a fine collection that surely will be appreciated by superman andor brainiac fans. His most wellknown crime was the shrinking of the city of kandor prior to kryptons. Unbound featuring the voices of matt bomer, stana katic and molly c. Unbound tells the story of brainiac, a planet absorbing entity who strives to gain all the knowledge in.
Also while ultron is a threat to earth brainiac has already destroyed and collected several planets more. Johns is the author of the new york times bestselling graphic novels aquaman. See the other thread on brainiac s design for more about both. Brainiac, which many fans consider to be the definitive take on supes iconic alien foe. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Unbound serves as a vehicle for superman and supergirl as well as. Justice league vs brainiac lex luthor justice league unlimited. Brainiac is an interesting foe for the man of steel, its always good to see supes have to fight back from a disadvantage, in this case that the baddie is just so powerful at times. Superman encounters brainiac in this clip from the upcoming animated feature superman unbound, available may 2, 20 on dvd, bluray combo pack, ondemand and digital download. Bunny superman and batman versus aliens and predator superman vs. Brainiac, a control freak and genocidal psychopath on a galactic scale, seeks knowledge and feels the best to do that is to shrink and then steal a major city from a planet and then destroy the planet. From there, superman disables brainiac s ship and spirits kandor to earth. Ok i love brainiac, hes really the best villian superman has, and this collection is really nice but has one glaring problem, the story collected in the middle from about 1985 is great with story by marv wolfman and art by gil kane, only problem is it ends on a cliffhanger, i mean i know they used the story because its showing brainiac changing over the years but if you are going to put the. Superman formulates a plan and escapes kandor using the subjugator robots.
Contentsshow cast matt bomer superman clark kent kalel stana katic lois lane molly quinn supergirl john noble brainiac images superman in superman. Released on june 20, 2006, the film features superman battling the forces of lex luthor and brainiac, and his relationship with lois lane. Superman vs braniac a trade paperback graphic novel to fill us in on the story inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Limited edition box set includes an exclusive brainiac figure. Unbound just proves that brainiac would be a fantastic antagonist. The fact his, i really enjoyed his run on action comics, including the brainiac story on which superman unbound is based. However, when he took kandor, the capital of superman s old home planet of krypton, superman came and beat the living. Brainiac, sometimes also known as milton fine or as the brain interactive construct to kryptonians, is a roboticcomputerized supervillain, who is one of superman s main nemeses aside from lex luthor. It was directed by james tucker and scripted by bob goodman. Superman unbound directed by andrea romano starring matt bomer, stana katic, molly quinn, john noble rated pg grade. Allstar superman or gary frank the book this is based on ill never know. A great book, if a little short, seeing superman face off against brainiac. The first story i read that gave a fleshed out version of brainiac was the imaginary story in superman 200.
Most of the old stories are very difficult to find, and are likely expensive. The next story to receive this treatment is superman unbound, due out later this year. Brainiac is supermans seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Superman unbound trailer pits superman against brainiac. The story is notable for several major plot developments regarding superman. This channel contains various things such as new and funny games and movies for kidstoodlerschildrens and babies, almost every day on. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 directtovideo animated film with production designs based on superman. Dc universe original movie based on the gripping comic book miniseries. The only thing i didnt like was how the comic story ended, but fortunately the movie creators didnt feel bound to finish the film the same way. Weve seen many stories adapted in different styles.
Unbound is an animated movie based on the 5part story arc called superman. Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of. There has been several superman animated movies so far. After the last superman madefordvd movie, superman vs. Unbound, the company has turned their attention to geoff johns 2008 arc superman. Hush at san diego comiccon 2019, dc announced that the first dc universe movie of 2020 will be superman. Bgenerally, the dc universe animated adaptations are strong except one. Superman is looking for brainiac and isnt going to let an army of deadly robots get in his way. Brainiacs assault on the kryptonian city of kandora deeply traumatic event for. Brainiac vaporizes worlds once hes done with them, or destroys the local star. Unbound, the latest offering from dc entertainment and warner bros.
Unbound is based on the 2008 comic book miniseries. It displays fairly well the evolution of the brainiac character, who has been through nearly as many retcons as superman. It is the 16th film in the dc universe animated original movies series. Brainiac is a trade paperback collection featuring some of the most memorable battles between superman and brainiac. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users.
Based on the geoff johnsgary frank comics, with matt bomer as superman. He didnt bother with krypton because it was going to go up by. The first edition is originally advance solicited in september 2008 and book released in october 2008. Recently, dc has released a good number of straighttodvd featurelength movies adapted from comic book storylines including superman vs. From geoff johns and gary frank, the brainiac storyline that served as the basis for the animated movie superman unbound seems to be the story most directly influencing at least the look of. He does this by collecting numerous amounts of data from a planet, then destroys it by blowing it up sky high. I was happy to see that unbound improved upon the last outing, albeit with only slightly better animation. Maybe im spoiled for superman movies after last years the death of superman, but this was pretty mediocre i really did not like most of the animation on our characters this time around, with them being very sharp and angular. Superman unbound, based on geoff johns 2008 action comics story arc. Brainiac is a fiveissue comic book story arc written by geoff johns and illustrated by gary.
Brainiac character brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. Well unless cyborg superman rearranges him and his plan i see braniac winning. Feb 1, 2020 brainiac the brainy maniac himself and the 2nd enemy of superman, with 12th level intelligence wants to gain all the knowledge in the universe. He discovers the noise is a brainiac drone, sent to locate superman. This volume includes the classic tale in which superman discov. He stole kandor from krypton, not bothering to blow up krypton because he knew that krypton would soon be destroyed by natural causes. This is supermans first encounter with brainiac though his cousin. Unbound is a 20 animated direct to video superhero film based on the 2008 comic book story arc superman.
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