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pos: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) manipulates Batman (Affleck) into a preemptive battle with Superman (Cavill), who Luthor is obsessed with defeating. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of "Man of Steel". Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the "Batman" comic book series "The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller, but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal in "The Dark Knight

neg: The Batman vs. Dracula universe." A second movie of "The Batman" titled "The Batman vs. Hush" that featured Hush as the main villain along with the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman and Clayface was planned for a long time. However, the film ended up being scrapped. Before its cancellation, producer Alan Burnett had hopes of making one or two more DTV movies based on "The Batman". The Batman vs. Dracula The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 animated movie based on "The Batman" television series. It premiered on television and was later released on home video. It has a much darker tone than

neg: Hush (character) the new villain Nemesis, and were said to be recuperating in a Gotham hospital at the story's end. Then, in the one-shot "Batman: Prelude To The Wedding: Nightwing vs. Hush #1", Hush is 'tipped off' to Batman's upcoming wedding by the Joker. Hush attempts to attack Batman's bachelor party, causing a disaster to distract Superman and then attacking Batman and Nightwing. In the course of the confrontation, Hush's attack disrupts a dimensional gate Superman had provided that was intended to take Batman to a peaceful pocket universe, resulting in Hush and Nightwing being trapped in an in-between place for individuals

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Riddler were supposed to appear in the film, but Snyder ultimately decided to cut them from the final script. The film's official title, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", was revealed in May 2014. Snyder stated that having the "v" in the title instead of "vs." was a way "to keep it from being a straight 'versus' movie, even in the most subtle way". Henry Cavill later stated, "I wouldn't call this a Superman sequel [...] This is Batman versus Superman. It's a separate entity altogether. It's introducing the Batman character and expanding upon the universe, which was kicked off

neg: Superman in film Superman and Batman projects after Abrams submitted another draft for "Superman: Flyby". Christopher Nolan would later cast Bale as Batman the following year in "Batman Begins". In the opening scene of "I Am Legend", a large banner displays the Superman symbol within the Batman symbol in Times Square. It is meant as an in-joke by writer Akiva Goldsman, who wrote scripts for "Batman vs. Superman" and "I Am Legend". Turning in his script in July 2002, J. J. Abrams' "Superman: Flyby" was an origin story that included Krypton besieged by a civil war between Jor-El and his corrupt brother Kata-Zor.

neg: Superman/Batman the heroes free themselves using their science skills as Superman breaks his time travel device, sending the villain randomly through time back to the 853rd century, where he is finally arrested by the Superman and Batman from that time. Cullen Bunn wrote "Sorcerer Kings" (#81–84). Phantom Stranger warns the Shadowpact about an upcoming magical threat. When they get to the appointed location, dozens of demons arise, followed by a silver-armored knight who fights them; after he is killed, the knight is revealed to be Superman. When the real Superman is informed, an alternative Batman appears and abducts him; meanwhile, the

neg: Superman vs. Predator paperback: Superman vs. Predator Superman vs. Predator is an intercompany crossover pitting DC Comics icon Superman against the Predator creature first seen in the 1987 John McTiernan film "Predator" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. A previous storyline had already featured the other DC Comics icon Batman fighting the Predator, while Superman had also been shown battling the Aliens from the Alien film series. Most recently Batman and Superman have been shown battling both the Predators and the Aliens side by side. A S.T.A.R. Labs expedition uncovers an ancient derelict spacecraft in the jungles of Central America. Superman investigates the ship and is

neg: Superman vs. Predator Superman vs. Predator Superman vs. Predator is an intercompany crossover pitting DC Comics icon Superman against the Predator creature first seen in the 1987 John McTiernan film "Predator" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. A previous storyline had already featured the other DC Comics icon Batman fighting the Predator, while Superman had also been shown battling the Aliens from the Alien film series. Most recently Batman and Superman have been shown battling both the Predators and the Aliens side by side. A S.T.A.R. Labs expedition uncovers an ancient derelict spacecraft in the jungles of Central America. Superman investigates the ship and is afflicted

neg: DC Extended Universe of development. In 2002, Wolfgang Petersen was set to direct a "Batman vs. Superman" film from a script by Akiva Goldsman. Warner Bros. canceled development to focus on individual Superman and Batman projects after J. J. Abrams submitted another draft for "Superman: Flyby". In February 2007, Warner Bros. hired husband and wife duo Michele and Kieran Mulroney to write a script for a "Justice League" film. Christian Bale, who starred as Batman in "Batman Begins" (2005), was not approached to reprise the role, nor was Brandon Routh, who starred as Superman in "Superman Returns" (2006). George Miller was hired to

neg: How It Should Have Ended have Ended", altered or added scenes are shown from the superhero film, followed by the superheroes that appear in the movie interacting with Batman and Superman (both voiced by Daniel Baxter) in the Super Cafe; it also always appears at the end of each episode. The Super Cafe segment is featured in every superhero film the series has covered so far. Superman and Batman also make a brief appearance in a cafe in the "How Pulp Fiction Should Have Ended". The segment was also used in the Nostalgia Critic's review of "Man of Steel". A companion segment called the "Villain

neg: Holy Musical B@man! and doom the citizens of Gotham ("The American Way"). Batman breaks through Sweet Tooth's barricade around Gotham Square and confronts the supervillain, who flees with Robin. Batman's pursuit is interrupted by Superman, and the two heroes fight each other ("To Be A Man"). Superman dominates the fight until Batman brings out a chunk of Kryptonite, weakening Superman and leaving him lying powerless in the street. Batman corners Sweet Tooth, but the villain attempts to throw Robin into a vat of boiling hot chocolate. Batman saves Robin and lets Sweet Tooth fall into the vat instead, but not before Sweet Tooth

neg: Man of Steel (film) It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. Now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all." Paul Levitz stated in an interview that Batman holds the key to the Superman reboot. He elaborated, "Everyone is waiting for Nolan to sign on for another Batman, once that happens, the release date for Superman and all other future projects will follow." In February 2009, McG, who previously planned to direct

neg: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League Woman, Superman and Green Lantern Corps member Guy Gardner continue battling Giganta. Although he joined the Justice League, Batman still considers Superman mistrustworthy. Victorious, the League returns to the Hall of Justice where Batman and Wonder Woman notice news footage of Superman breaking into LexCorp Tower. Superman, however, was in the kitchen making sandwiches at the time. But when he sees the footage, he realizes who it is, and tells the League he'll handle it himself. However, Batman takes Wonder Woman, Guy Gardner and Cyborg to investigate. They soon discover it was Bizarro who broke in and it was for

neg: Batman in film McG dropped out in favor of "", Warner Bros. approached Wolfgang Petersen to direct "Superman: Flyby", however, in August 2001, Andrew Kevin Walker pitched Warner Bros. an idea titled "Batman vs Superman", attaching Petersen as director. "Superman: Flyby" was put on hold, and Akiva Goldsman was hired to rewrite Walker's "Batman vs. Superman". Goldsman's draft, dated June 21, 2002, had Bruce Wayne going through a mental breakdown after his five-year retirement from crime fighting. Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon are all dead, but Bruce finds some solace in his fiancée, Elizabeth Miller. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is struggling because

neg: Superman Adventures few characters who only appeared in the comic, such as General Zod, Brad Wilson (from "Superman III"), Bizarro Lois Lane, Krypto, and Sandman (from "The Sandman Saga"). "Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest" (December 1997) is an adaptation of the 3-part episode of the same name. The adaptation is mostly faithful to the animated version. An additional scene shows Batman discussing with Alfred his problem with Superman (his tendency to rush in without thinking). The story was written by Paul Dini, with penciling by Joe Staton, and inks by Terry Beatty. In "Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs Lobo: Misery in

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice the chance to win tickets to the premiere of the film, as well as fly on a helicopter with Cavill or ride in the Batmobile with Affleck. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drove cars based on Superman and Batman respectively, at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016. A tie-in endless runner video game to the film, entitled "Batman vs Superman – Who Will Win?", debuted March 16, 2016, released by Warner Bros. International Enterprises. In November 2013, Warner Bros. announced that "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" would be released on July 17, 2015. In

neg: Superman/Batman abilities to control the minds of every remaining inhabitant of the planet except Batman, who resists using his mental discipline. This is broken when Alfred Pennyworth dies enabling Grodd to capture him. At Batman's execution Superman returns, now immune to the artificial Kryptonite released by Grodd thanks to Batman, and defeats the villain. However, this entire scenario is revealad to be a simulation created in the Batcomputer. So far, Joe Kelly's work on the series has been exclusive to two "Annual"s. Both released stories have been reinterpretations of stories originally published during the Silver Age. In "Stop Me If You've

neg: Superman/Batman vein. "Sweet Dreams" (#65) is a special Halloween issue showing what scares Superman and Batman, and also exposing the inner fears of Joker and Lex Luthor. This is revealed as an induced dream created by Scarecrow who had captured them, but Batman is able to free himself and defeat the villain. Scott Kolins wrote "Night of the Cure" (issues #66–67) as a special "Blackest Night" tie-in starring Bizarro and Man-Bat. "Worship" (#72–74) Paul Levitz wrote the lead story in #75, the anniversary issue, guest-starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. In addition, this issue featured an all-star lineup, including Steven T. Seagle,

neg: Batman: Knightfall readers would prefer a Batman who was willing to kill his opponents. During "DC vs. Marvel", Bane attempts to break Captain America's back in a fight in a similar maneuver, but is caught off-guard when Captain America's shield returns to its owner to strike Bane in the back of the head and knock him out. In the climax to Year One of "", Superman confronts Batman in the Batcave as Batman is downloading the formula to a pill that can grant the user superhuman strength and durability, stolen from the Fortress of Solitude. While Superman does not want to kill

neg: Lex Luthor rapid defeats of his plans, used a variant combination of the "super-steroid" Venom (a chemical associated with the Batman villain Bane), liquid synthetic kryptonite, and an Apokoliptian battlesuit to fight Superman directly. The madness that is a side effect of Venom takes hold, and during the ensuing fight with Superman and Batman, Luthor admits he had traded the creature Doomsday to Darkseid in return for weapons during the "Our Worlds at War" crisis; in doing so, he inadvertently provides a confession which is captured on video by Batman. Returning to the LexCorp building to regroup after Superman damaged his battlesuit,

neg: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies In addition to Jennifer Hale's uncredited reprisal of Killer Frost, actors that reprise their roles from the DC Animated Universe include Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, and CCH Pounder, who reprise their roles as Lex Luthor, Batman, Superman, and Amanda Waller, respectively. Rotten Tomatoes has only logged three reviews of the movie, one rating it as "fresh" and the other two giving a "rotten" rating. IGN reviewed both the standard and Blu-ray versions of the movie positively, awarding an 8.0 rating. This surpassed IGN's review of "", "", and "". The review score matched that of "". "Superman/Batman: Public

neg: Superman in film are "Superman Vs Batman" and "Batman Vs Superman". On August 22, 2013, it was announced that Ben Affleck was cast as Batman. On December 4, 2013, it was reported that Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman. On January 17, 2014, it was announced that the film had been delayed from its original July 17, 2015 release date to March 25, 2016, in order to give the filmmakers "time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story". On January 31, 2014, Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons were cast as Lex Luthor and Alfred Pennyworth, respectively.

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice blockbuster in years". Cynthia Fuchs of "PopMatters" said, "As you're watching this movie, you might also contemplate your own part, in being swayed into consuming so much of what you've consumed before." Adding, "Wonder Woman's remains "Batman v Superman" most compelling story, precisely because it's untold." Matt Patches of "Thrillist" wrote "what "Batman v Superman" can do, it does, at the cost of coherency and thrills. The movie is bat-shit crazy. A dour, disdainful demeanor, plus a gluttony of complex plot twists, dissipates most of the contact high." Michael Philips of "Chicago Tribune" wrote, "A near-total drag, "Batman v Superman:

neg: The Batman vs. Dracula The Batman vs. Dracula The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 animated movie based on "The Batman" television series. It premiered on television and was later released on home video. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale (in her first animated appearance, voiced by Tara Strong, who voiced Barbara Gordon / Batgirl on "The New Batman Adventures"). The movie was released to DVD on October 18, 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on October 22, 2005. It was released on DVD as a tie-in with the live action "Batman

neg: Icicle (comics) free in the world created by the Ultra-Humanite. He was later offered a position in the JSA by Sand but turned him down saying that he only fought with him for his reasons. Cameron does not care about his father's Golden age villainous legacy. He became a villain, not because of legacy, but because he's not a nice guy. He is a far more ruthless foe than his predecessor. He has begun a relationship with his teammate, the Tigress. As part of the "Superman/Batman" "Public Enemies" arc, the Icicle is part of a multi-villain attack on Superman and Batman in

neg: The Lego Batman Movie being footage from a live-action shot of Adam West's depiction of Batman in the 1960s "Batman" series and a picture of Batman's suit from "Batman and Robin". Climactic events from past Batman films including the Joker have been mentioned, including "that time with the parade and the Prince music" (1989's "Batman") and "the two boats" ("The Dark Knight"). Alongside Joker, the main antagonist of the film's story, and Superman, who features heavily and has notable links to the Christopher Reeve films "Superman" (1978) and its sequel "Superman II" (1980), many other DC characters, both villains associated with Batman and other

neg: Superman/Batman #142 (June 1964) where Superman, Batman and Robin must battle a new villain with all the powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes. In "Prelude to the Big Noise" (#64), Batman discovers information on Superman's Kryptonian origins that place the two in danger unless Superman is willing to sacrifice himself. "The Big Noise" (#68–71)(#68–70 was illustrated by Ardian Syaff) Originally, "The Big Noise" was intended to relaunch the book as a flashback series dealing with the aftermath of various DC crossovers. However, Casey's original scripts were devoid of references to the crossovers, scrapping the plan for future stories in the intended

neg: Doctor Double X off against Batman and Superman. This time, it took both Batman and Superman to overcome him. Doctor Double X once traded opponents with Flash villain Rainbow Raider after meeting a motivational therapist named Professor Andrea Wye. Both of them are defeated by Batman and Flash. Doctor Double X was later seen as a guest at the San Francisco sci-fi convention. He was sitting next to Beast Boy who learned that Doctor Double X was washed up and forgotten. In "The New 52," a reboot of the DC Comics universe, Batwing encounters Dr. Simon Ecks in the tunnels beneath Arkham Asylum.

neg: Batman of Superman" starting in 1945 on occasions when Superman voice actor Bud Collyer needed time off. A second movie serial, "Batman and Robin", followed in 1949, with Robert Lowery taking over the role of Batman. The exposure provided by these adaptations during the 1940s "helped make [Batman] a household name for millions who never bought a comic book". In the 1964 publication of Donald Barthelme's collection of short stories "Come Back, Dr. Caligari", Barthelme wrote "The Joker's Greatest Triumph". Batman is portrayed for purposes of spoof as a pretentious French-speaking rich man. The "Batman" television series, starring Adam West, premiered

neg: Desaad the "Superman/Batman" story "Torment," DeSaad is tasked by Darkseid to retrieve Highfather's staff from the Source Wall, and use it to restore Darkseid's waning powers. Working with the Batman villain Scarecrow he brainwashes Superman. However, when the time came to recharge Darkseid's powers, using the staff as a conduit to the Omega Realm, DeSaad betrays Darkseid and tried to take the power for himself. The Omega Effect, however, possessed a horror within it that DeSaad could not stand, and Darkseid simply siphoned the energy off him. At the end of issue #25 of "Countdown to Final Crisis" DeSaad, who had

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to the film, telling a tie-in story set before the events of the movie, was published by Scholastic Corporation. A five-issue comic-book prelude exploring what happened in the weeks and months leading up to the events of the film was released as a tie-in with Dr Pepper's character-branded bottles. Also, there are a series of four minicomics found in "Batman v Superman"-branded General Mills cereals. Additionally, those who purchased "Batman v Superman"-themed Doritos Family Fun Mix at Walmart received the comic book prequel "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Upstairs/Downstairs". Rocksteady Studios released a downloadable content for the video

neg: Batman in film were "Superman vs Batman" or "Batman vs Superman". On August 22, 2013, "The Hollywood Reporter" announced the casting of Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman. On January 17, 2014, it was announced that the film had been delayed from its original July 17, 2015 release date to May 6, 2016, in order to give the filmmakers "time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story". The film's release was moved again to March 25, 2016, "avoiding a high-profile showdown with "" on May 6, 2016". At some point prior to the events of the film, Wayne

neg: Kirk Alyn girl and ran up that flight of stairs like it was nothing." Alyn played Superman for the first live-action "Superman" movie serial, released in 1948. The serial consisted of 15 episodes which recounted Superman’s arrival on Earth, getting a job as a reporter at the "Daily Planet" newspaper, and meeting Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. The main plot consisted of Superman’s battle against the arch criminal the Spider Lady. Two years later, "Atom Man vs. Superman" was released, featuring Lyle Talbot as Superman’s arch-villain Lex Luthor. This serial also included a sequence involving an eerie alternate dimension, not unlike the

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Superman." In February 2016, Warner Bros. and Doritos formed a partnership, creating a website offering fans the opportunity to enter codes found on Doritos purchases branded with the film's logo, and enter to win movie tickets, tech toys, and a trip the premiere in New York City. Warner Bros also partnered with Omaze to give fans who donated a chance to win "The Ultimate "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Experience", while benefiting three nonprofit organizations nominated by Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg. "The Ultimate "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Experience" offered a fan and their friend

neg: Batman in film Times Square. It is meant as an in-joke by the film's writer, Akiva Goldsman, who also wrote the script for "Batman vs. Superman". The "Batman OnStar commercials" were a series of six television commercials featuring Batman, created by ad-agency Campbell-Ewald and aired from 2000 to the beginning of 2002. The ads were based on the film series and were basically an amalgamation of both directors' visuals. For example, the Batmobile was the one used in "Batman" and "Batman Returns", while the Batsuit was a combination of what was worn by Val Kilmer in "Batman Forever" and George Clooney in "Batman

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that approaches a functional movie. In the process, it only makes the original cut even more inexplicable and terrible." The film debuted in first place on the home video sales chart for the week ending July 24, 2016. , it has made $21.2million in DVD sales and $54.8million in Blu-ray sales, totaling nearly $76million. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is the second installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), following 2013's "Man of

neg: Joker (character) Superman, and Spider-Man. Indeed, when DC Comics released the original series of "Greatest Stories Ever Told" (1987–1988) featuring collections of stories about heroes like Batman and Superman, the Joker was the only villain included alongside them. The character has been the focus of ethical discussion on the desirability of Batman (who adheres to an unbreakable code forbidding killing) saving lives by murdering the Joker (a relentless dealer of death). These debates weigh the positive (stopping the Joker permanently) against its effect on Batman's character and the possibility that he might begin killing all criminals. In 2006, the Joker was number

neg: The Death of Superman device" rather than a true villain. Penciler Curt Swan disliked the story because he thought it "came out of the blue. There was no build-up, no suspense developed. Superman had no foreboding of some force out there that would conquer him. It all occurred too quickly." "The Death of Superman" had an immediate effect on DC's comics. DC timed a similar event featuring Batman, "", to happen shortly after "The Death of Superman", followed by the deaths of Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and the Flash. Green Lantern's event, "Emerald Twilight", in which he turned into the villain Parallax,

neg: Flash in other media Dark". Barry Allen appears in "The Lego Batman Movie" voiced by Adam DeVine. He asks Batman to take a photo of himself and the other Justice League members. Wally West appears in "", voiced by Jason Spisak, as Kid Flash in a flashback of how the Teen Titans first met Starfire. Barry Allen appears in "DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon", voiced by Daisuke Namikawa. Barry Allen appears as the main protagonist in the film "", again voiced by James Arnold Taylor. The Flash appears in "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies", voiced by Wil Wheaton. In 1967, "The Superman/Aquaman

neg: Vs. System also were published to coincide with an associated film also released that year ("Batman Begins", "Fantastic Four", and "", respectively). UDE had originally planned to release a 7th starter set, for Superman (to coincide with the 2006 "Superman Returns" movie), but that set ended up being cancelled and never released. Additionally, UDE planned an Essential Collections line geared towards introducing characters from outside the Marvel and DC Universes. However, only one such set ever ended up being released, the "Hellboy Essential Collection". It contained two pre-constructed 60-card decks, a comprehensive rule book, and a number of other extras. Like the

neg: Dick Giordano martial arts feature "Sons of the Tiger" in Marvel's black-and-white comics magazine "The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu". He was a frequent artist on "Batman" and "Detective Comics" and he and writer Denny O'Neil created the Batman supporting character Leslie Thompkins in the story "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley" in "Detective Comics" #457 (March 1976). Giordano inked the large-format, first DC/Marvel intercompany crossover, "Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man" (1976), over the pencils of Ross Andru. Giordano inked Adams on the one-shot "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali" in 1978. Throughout the late 1970s and the 1980s, Ross Andru and Giordano

neg: Batman Confidential and is targeting people who have survived it. Batman realizes a link with a blind woman that lost her sight in a similar event but, even after defeating the creature, he is unable to save the woman's life. Written by Kevin Vanhook with art by Tom Mandrake. A sequel to "Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves". Professor Herbert Combs is early released from Arkham Asylum, which prompts Batman to follow him into a museum. This leads the Caped Crusader again to cross paths with Marius Dimeter, as the duo fight an undead army summoned by Combs. It is revealed

neg: Superman and the Mole Men to) the "Red Scare" of post-World War II era. Grossman also cites the later film "The Mole People" (1956). "Superman and the Mole Men" is the first theatrical feature film based on any DC Comics character. Previously, two live-action, multiple chapter movie serials from Columbia Pictures Inc., based on the Superman comics feature and radio program, featuring Kirk Alyn as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane, had been shown in weekly installments in movie theaters. Two additional serials based on DC's Batman, the first featuring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin/Dick Grayson, and the second featuring

neg: Superman/Batman Okamura, assists with the asteroid's destruction. Captain Atom is seemingly killed. The danger averted and Luthor's plans in jeopardy, Luthor injects himself with a mixture of Venom and synthetic Kryptonite, dons a battle suit from the planet Apokolips, and confronts Batman and Superman. Luthor is defeated and appears to die in the battle, although he is shown to survive. In the course of the fight, Luthor is irrevocably exposed to the world as a villain for the first time in Post-"Crisis" continuity. Losing the presidency, Luthor is succeeded in office by Pete Ross. In "Protégé" (issue #7, illustrated by Pat

neg: Superman character and cast having died early in Superman's life (about the time of Clark Kent's graduation from high school). The 1990s saw Superman apparently killed by the villain Doomsday, although the character was soon resurrected. Superman married Lois Lane in 1996. In the 2000s, Superman becomes a vegetarian, and his origin is again revisited in 2004. In 2006, Superman is stripped of his powers, although these are restored within a fictional year. In the Golden Age stories, Superman's personality is rough and destructive. Although nowhere near as cold-blooded as the early Batman, the Superman featured in the comics of the 1930s and 1940s

neg: Holy Musical B@man! battle with his nemesis, The Joker, in which the villain falls to his death, Batman partakes in a ceremony to receive the Key To The City from Commissioner Gordon, but clashes with Superman, a smug and all-powerful superhero from Metropolis who constantly upstages Batman (but is secretly jealous of his popularity). After leaving the ceremony in a huff and arriving home, Batman comes to the realization that he doesn't have any real friends, and fires his loyal butler Alfred after he discovers that he was pretending to be Lucius Fox. Alfred immediately returns disguised as "O'Malley, the Irish butler" and

neg: Jonah Hex in that story arc, the only way for Superman and Batman to be transported to another timeline is for them to die. Jonah Hex has, in many timelines, met and fought Batman. In "Superman/Batman" #16, Hex overpowered Batman in hand-to-hand combat (albeit Batman had been heavily wounded). In "", Hex and Batman face off in a showdown. Even though being skilled in throwing batarangs and disarming gunmen, Batman was still outdrawn by Hex, and Hex shoots him in the stomach. However Batman at the time was suffering from amnesia and lacked most of his skills. In the live-action movie, due

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Turkish Airlines to put together a pair of "Batman v Superman"-themed airline commercials. McMillan of "The Hollywood Reporter" stated that the spots "inform interested parties about the culture, geography and history of Batman and Superman's individual stomping grounds, each one filled with Easter eggs for the comic book faithful and newcomer alike." Jesse Eisenberg's part as Lex Luthor in these commercials was praised, as Dirk Libbey of "CinemaBlend" noted that "he matches up well with Bruce Wayne by playing the welcoming billionaire business man. It's a far cry from the somewhat cartoonish villain we've seen in the clips from

neg: Batman originally in Son of the Demon, Bruce's coupling with Talia was implied to be consensual, this arc ret-conned it into Talia forcing herself on Bruce. Batman, along with Superman and Wonder Woman, reforms the Justice League in the new "Justice League of America" series, and is leading the newest incarnation of the Outsiders. Grant Morrison's 2008 storyline, "Batman R.I.P." featured Batman being physically and mentally broken by the enigmatic villain Doctor Hurt and attracted news coverage in advance of its highly promoted conclusion, which would speculated to feature the death of Bruce Wayne. However, though Batman is shown to possibly

neg: Andrew Kevin Walker Surfer, a version of "X-Men" (2000; his script was written in 1994), and a film tentatively titled "Batman vs. Superman". The latter film was set to go into production, but Warner Bros. opted to revive their franchises separately, and so the script was shelved. After the announcement and subsequent successes of "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns", the film seemed to be shelved permanently, though Wolfgang Petersen, who was due to direct the feature, had continued to express his interest in the project. That script and version of the project was permanently shelved in favor of the Zack Snyder helmed "".

neg: Krypto a multiverse influence tower that Superboy-Prime helped build. Krypto makes a brief appearance in "JLA" #87. The entity known as "Fernus" took over the mind and body of Martian Manhunter. Krypto is telepathically influenced and uses the Atom as a chew toy. Ray and the League are saved by John Stewart and his injuries are healed by the Flash. Later, he is mentally influenced by an alien armada being led by the space-faring villain Despero. This is seen in "Superman/Batman" #32 (March 2007). Along with other earth-based heroes influenced by alien origins, Krypto attacks Superman and Batman after a gathering

neg: Composite Superman failed due to Composite Superman's ability to read their minds. Just before Meach could reveal the heroes' secret identities, the powers he gained from the statues faded away. Meach tried to write down the secret of his powers in the Superman Museum, but his memory faded before he could finish (though he managed to write down about the lightning striking the statues, but nothing more). A few years later an alien villain named Xan came to Earth to avenge his dead father, a criminal who had been imprisoned by Superman and Batman. Xan restored Joseph Meach's powers by recreating the

neg: Superman/Batman Lee), Superboy and Robin investigate the new Toyman for their mentors. In "The Supergirl from Krypton" (issues #8–13, illustrated by Michael Turner), the Kryptonite asteroid is revealed to hold a pod that contains Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El. Batman says her arrival is too coincidental. Wonder Woman abducts Kara to Themyscira to train her for combat. Darkseid kidnaps Kara, intending her to be the new leader of the Female Furies. She is rescued from Darkseid and taken back to Earth. The villain follows, seemingly killing Kara at the home of Jonathan and Martha Kent. An enraged Superman throws Darkseid into the

neg: Justice League vs. Teen Titans Titans' records, but finds no useful information. Starfire tells Damian that the team isn't just for fighting crime, but also a surrogate family, as they are all lost souls in a world with no place for them. Superman finds and brutally beats down Atomic Skull, alerting Wonder Woman and Batman to his possession. The latter uses kryptonite to drive Superman back. Cyborg tries to locate Superman and a "female with supernatural powers", whom Trigon is searching for, and he and Batman conclude that if the host is damaged or overwhelmed, they will be freed from it. In the meantime, in

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice character traits associated with another DC Comics villain, the Joker. Even before the film was released, Affleck compared Eisenberg's performance to that of Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight". Once the film came out, critics lambasted Eisenberg's take on Luthor. Sonny Bunch of "The Washington Post" lamented that "As the film progresses, Lex degenerates into a gibbering mad man, some strange mix of the Riddler and the Joker with a little bit of Mark Zuckerberg added for flair." Charlie Jane Anders of "Gizmodo" wrote that "Someone clearly told Jesse Eisenberg that this movie is the Dark Knight to Man of

neg: Justice League in other media James Gordon in both upcoming films. That same month, Amber Heard was confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that she will be portraying Mera. The film would reportedly have a lighter tone than "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". The Justice League appears in "The Lego Movie", with Superman voiced by Channing Tatum, Batman voiced by Will Arnett, Wonder Woman by Cobie Smulders, and Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) by Jonah Hill. Flash (Barry Allen) and Aquaman also appear in the movie, although they have no lines. The Justice League also appeared in "The Lego Batman Movie". The Justice League appears in "Teen

neg: Batman vs. Robin rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews. It earned $3,787,536 in domestic home video sales. In 2016, a sequel to "Batman vs. Robin" was released under the title of "". Batman vs. Robin Batman vs. Robin is a direct-to-video animated superhero film which is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and DC Animated Movie Universe. The film is partially based on the "Batman: The Court of Owls" story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion, and serves as a sequel to 2014's "Son of Batman". The film was shown during WonderCon

neg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice an article published by "The Wall Street Journal" that the movie would draw inspiration from Nolan's Batman trilogy, Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's 1972 essay ""The Myth of Superman"", and the W.H. Auden poem ""Musée des Beaux Arts"" which contrasts the quotidian details of normal people's lives with the epic struggles of mythological figures. According to him, "In superhero stories, Batman is Pluto, god of the underworld, and Superman is Apollo, god of the sky. That began to be really interesting to me — that their conflict is not just due to manipulation, but their very existence." The Joker and the

neg: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 animated superhero film based on the "Superman/Batman" comic book storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton" and is a sequel to "". The art style is partly based on that of the late Michael Turner, who penciled the "Superman/Batman" comic book arc. Released on September 28, 2010 by Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation, it is the ninth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. The film stars Andre Braugher, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and Summer Glau. Despite the title, the film focuses primarily on Supergirl and Superman, with Batman playing a supporting role.

neg: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse a complete journey but unfortunately the other characters are not given much to do. Released direct-to-video, "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" took in $2,622,752 in its first week and has earned $7,892,515. The Blu-ray presentation received an overall score of 8 out of 10 from IGN. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 animated superhero film based on the "Superman/Batman" comic book storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton" and is a sequel to "". The art style is partly based on that of the late Michael Turner, who penciled the "Superman/Batman" comic book arc. Released on September 28, 2010 by Warner Premiere and Warner

neg: Enigma (DC Comics) name is unknown, but he takes the moniker "Enigma", from what Le Fey initially called him. Along with Morgaine, he plans to conquer the "Keystone Universe", a.k.a. New Earth, the current mainstream DC Universe, by forcibly integrating the personality of the Trinity, the group formed by Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, and collecting artifacts related to their personal origins. The costume and theme are suggestive of the Riddler, who often goes by the alias Edward Nigma/Edward Nygma (although the half mask is also suggestive of another Batman villain, Two-Face, as it appears Enigma's face is scarred in the same way

neg: Ultra the Multi-Alien highly destructive rampage through the American town of Dalesville, he leaves (causing more destruction upon his exit) with Supergirl, also affected. In "Superman/Batman" #33, he and other influenced aliens try to destroy the titular heroes. Fortunately his mind is soon cleared of all influence and the villain behind it all, Despero, is defeated. The planet Larroo appeared in "Action Comics" #867. Brainiac attacked the planet while searching the universe for Superman. Superman arrived but could do nothing. A city containing all four races which created Ultra was contained within a forcefield, shrunk and captured. Their star was detonated and Superman

neg: Lex Luthor in other media aware of Superman's secrets for some time, and that he has kidnapped Martha Kent in order to blackmail Superman into fighting Batman. When this plan fails, Luthor unleashes his Kryptonian deformity, which he names Superman's "Doomsday", against Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, who kill it with Batman's Kryptonite spear. Luthor is arrested for his crimes, and his head is shaved upon being admitted into prison. In the Ultimate Edition of the movie, Lex is seen communicating with Steppenwolf through Kryptonian holographic technology and is told Steppenwolf will come to Earth. Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as Lex Luthor in the

neg: Mister Mxyzptlk Joker prepares to end existence, Superman realizes that, for all his power, the Joker still cannot erase Batman, as the Joker defines himself by his constant opposition to the Dark Knight, allowing Superman to shatter the Joker's control of reality. However, Mxyzptlk saves some of the Joker's creations and transfers them into the 'real' world, including Scorch, Gorgeous Gilly, the new Bizarro and "Ignition", a black-armored villain who first appeared in the "Emperor Joker" story but was created by someone else (exactly who has never been revealed). It has also been implied that Mxyzptlk sees himself as serving an important

neg: World's Finest (film) World's Finest (film) World's Finest is a fan film directed by Sandy Collora. It works as a trailer to a movie that does not exist: the long-awaited cinematic team-up of Superman and Batman. While Superman and Batman had appeared together often in comic books and in animation (notably "Super Friends"), there would not be an official live-action pairing until "", which was released twelve years later. The title refers to a famous comic series that featured Batman and Superman working together in every issue. The trailer features common themes from the comics, such as Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent meeting

neg: Superman Returns Robinov reflected, ""Superman Returns" didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had "Superman" worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. Now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all." A reboot of the "Superman film series" titled "Man of Steel" was ultimately released on June 14, 2013, directed by Zack Snyder and with Henry Cavill starring as Superman. This would become the first

neg: Batman Confidential that the professor seeks the help of a voodoo witch in order to learn how to control death. With help from Superman and Doctor Fate, their plans are thwarted and Combs is again arrested. Written by James Patrick with art by Steve Scott. Written by Marc Guggenheim with art by Jerry Bingham. While chasing a mutant, and supposedly alien, villain Batman infiltrates the Watchtower to get information. There he meets the Justice League and he reminisces about the first meeting he had with a super-powered team before becoming a hero. This series has been collected as follows: Batman Confidential Batman

neg: Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite by Superman. The next day, election day, Superman and Batman visit the LexCorp building, and are attacked by Luthor in a giant Kryptonite-powered Joker robot. The villains describe their plan to the heroes as they defeat them, and then leave. However, Batman and Superman had switched costumes to learn Luthor and the Joker's plan. The two then switch back costumes and chase down the robot, but fail; since the Kryptonite drained Superman's powers and Batman doesn't have a vehicle, the two are forced to take a bus to City Hall. Later, outside City Hall, Luthor makes a speech in front

neg: Superman (serial) was a popular success that made Kirk Alyn famous and launched Noel Neill's career. A sequel serial, "Atom Man vs. Superman", also directed by Bennet, was released in 1950. Superman (serial) Superman (1948) is a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed only by his character name, Superman; but credited on the promotional posters) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Like "Batman", it is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution. The serial was directed by Thomas Carr,

neg: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali the book shows Ali and Superman in a private moment. Ali reveals that he figured out Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent, but implicitly vows to keep it secret. The book ends with the two champions embracing and Ali proclaiming, "Superman, WE are the greatest!" "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali"'s wraparound cover shows a host of late 1970s celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Tony Orlando, Johnny Carson, the cast of "Welcome Back, Kotter", and The Jackson 5; sharing close-up seating with Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, and other DC superheroes; as well as Warner and DC employees. Joe Kubert was

neg: Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite the robot. The Joker and Luthor are arrested and Commissioner Gordon congratulates the Justice League for their victory. Robin asks Wonder Woman where the Kryptonite is and she tells him it is in a safe place if Superman goes rogue. Cyborg offers help rebuilding the Batcave. Batman at first refuses, but Robin convinces him to admit they need 'a little' help. As Superman starts to get excited at the thought that Batman is asking him for help, Batman corrects him and says he was asking Green Lantern for help. Green Lantern then fires a bright green light into space to

neg: Chris Kent (comics) Following "Flashpoint", DC revisited the concept of Zod's heroic son. On Earth-16, he succeeds Clark Kent as Superman and is best friends with the new Batman, Damian Wayne. On Earth-2, in the comic "Earth 2", Zod's son Val-Zod succeeds Kal-El as the pacifist Superman of his universe. A new version of Lor-Zod was introduced in 2017 during DC Rebirth in the "Action Comics" series during the Revenge storyline, this time as a villain. When a spacecraft fell towards Metropolis, it was diverted to a relatively safe landing by Superman. After its landing, Superman was very surprised to discover a young

neg: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse engages Darkseid in a lengthy battle and manages to hold her own, having received Amazonian and Apokoliptan training, but he eventually gains the upper hand and tortures her into unconsciousness. Before Darkseid can leave, Superman returns to Earth and reengages him. He pummels the villain with all his strength, but Darkseid regains his hold and tortures Superman with his Omega Beams. Kara recovers and uses Darkseid's Mother Box to activate a Boom Tube behind him, and Superman blasts Darkseid through with his heat vision. While Superman anticipates Darkseid's eventual return from Apokolips, Kara informs him that she changed the coordinates

neg: Kirk Alyn company's 50th anniversary publication "Fifty Who Made DC Great". Kirk Alyn Kirk Alyn (born John Feggo Jr., October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial "Superman" and its 1950 sequel "Atom Man vs. Superman", as well as Blackhawk from the "Blackhawk" movie serial in 1952, and General Sam Lane in 1978's "Superman: The Movie". Kirk Alyn was born as John Feggo Jr. on October 8, 1910 in Oxford, New Jersey, to Hungarian immigrant parents. In his

neg: Superman budget of $55 million (AFI $). It is the most successful Superman feature film to date in terms of box office revenue adjusted for inflation. The soundtrack was composed by John Williams and was nominated for an Academy Award; the title theme has become iconic. "Superman" (1978) was the first big-budget superhero movie, and its success arguably paved the way for later superhero movies like "Batman" (1989) and "Spider-Man" (2002). The 1978 movie spawned four sequels: "Superman II" (1980), "Superman III" (1983), "" (1987) and "Superman Returns" (2006); the last of which replaced Reeve with Brandon Routh. In 2013, "Man

neg: Slayer (film) the Underworld series respectively. Van Dien portrayed Van Helsing in his movie, while Grevioux played the Lycan Raze in the first Underworld film. Kevin VanHook also worked in DC Comics' vampire-themed comics, "Superman and Batman vs Vampires and Werewolves". Slayer (film) Slayer is a 2006 vampire themed television film written and directed by Kevin VanHook and starring Casper Van Dien and Kevin Grevioux. The film's plot involves an elite commando squad dealing with a deadly and bloodthirsty vampire clan living in the South American rain forest. It was produced for the Sci Fi Channel There's something strange going on in

neg: Bane (DC Comics) tricked by his fellow squad members, and sent to the prison planet. In "Salvation Run" #3, Bane remains with Lex Luthor's faction after the Joker's faction rebels against Luthor's leadership. He attacks Thunder and Lightning when they were attempting to feed Martian Manhunter. "Superman/Batman" #53-#56 reveals Bane is trading his Venom supplies with drug lords around the globe. One of his shipments includes a trip to Gotham. Batman, who was temporarily endowed with Superman's powers, responded by attacking Bane at his home. Not only was the Dark Knight able to easily defeat the villain, the hero nearly killed him with

neg: Power Girl I haven’t." A similar treatment of the character can be seen in "Superman/Batman" #4 (written by Jeph Loeb), in which the heroes need to distract the Toyman while Batman and Superman battle Captain Marvel and Hawkman. Batman suggests that Power Girl's endowments would be likely to distract Toyman, a thirteen-year-old boy. Toyman later attempts to make a reference to the size of her chest before being cut off by Batman. A variant of this joke is included in the "" movie. Power Girl's costume design has varied greatly over the years. Her classic costume design from "All-Star Comics" #58 is

neg: Zaha Hadid sloping pleated stainless steel facades would reflect the surrounding neighbourhood from different angles; the building continually changes colour depending upon the weather, the time of day and the angle of the sun. As Hadid commented, the building "awakens curiosity without ever truly revealing its contents". Elaine Glusac of "The New York Times" wrote that the architecture of the new museum "radicalizes the streetscape". The Museum was used in a scene of the 2016 Batman vs. Superman movie. Many of Hadid's later major works are found in Asia. The Galaxy SOHO in Beijing, China (2008–2012) is a combination of offices and

neg: The Adventures of Batman notable for his voice over and radio work, was the voice of Robin. Batman and Robin would next appear in two "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" crossovers, various versions of "Super Friends" (featuring Soule and Kasem reprising their Batman and Robin roles, respectively) and "The New Adventures of Batman" in 1977. The Batman segment of "The Batman/Superman Hour" consisted of one story presented in two 6 1/2 minute segments and one story in a single 6 1/2 minute segment. 34 stories were produced: The original villain Simon the Pieman makes a cameo appearance alongside with Sweet Tooth in the "" episode

neg: Clark Kent the scientist on the roof. However, Lex reveals he knows all about Clark's true identity and blackmails Superman into fighting Batman by holding Martha hostage. Superman tries to reason with Batman, revealing that he knows his secrets, but this leads to a fight in which Batman nearly kills Superman with a kryptonite spear. Superman pleads for Batman to "save Martha", which was also the latter's late mother's name, causing him to come to his senses and realize Superman is not a threat. Upon learning of Luthor's plan, Batman leaves to rescue Martha while Superman confronts Luthor, who unleashes a monstrous

neg: Batcave video game "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe," the Batcave is one of the fighting arenas. In the video game "", the Batcave is a level in the game, where the fighters can use Batman's various weapons and vehicles to damage their opponent; Green Arrow faces a villainous Wonder Woman and Black Adam in the Batcave when attempting to acquire a Kryptonite weapon to defeat the corrupted Superman of an alternate reality, and the 'true' Batman faces the alternate Batman in a fight in the Batcave to convince him to go along with the plan of summoning the Superman of their

neg: Alternative versions of Captain America gets angry at Superman, who (likewise affected) sees the Avengers as heroes who don't do enough and let their world down. After Cap and Batman battle to a standstill, the two decide to team up to solve the mystery of the game. Using an inter-dimensional vehicle that allows them to reach the Grandmaster's headquarters, they discover that the Avengers are fighting for Krona. Their intervention in the last battle, where Cap makes sure Batman can get the cube so the JLA wins the game, causes the villain Krona to go mad and attack the Grandmaster. The Grandmaster causes the two

neg: Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite Lego stop-motion animation and episodes of "" and "Teen Titans" that focus on Batman and Robin teaming up with the members of the Justice League featured in this film ("Triumvirate of Terror!" featuring Superman and Wonder Woman, "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!" featuring Green Lantern and Wonder Woman and "Overdrive" featuring Cyborg). Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite is a direct-to-video animated superhero action comedy film based on the video game "". Though the film has cutscenes from the video game, the gameplay is replaced by new scenes

neg: Mark Twight and trainers. Through Gym Jones, Twight continues to prepare actors for movie roles. His credits include, "Man of Steel", "300: Rise of an Empire", "Batman vs. Superman", "Wonder Woman" and "Justice League". The name "Gym Jones" was chosen by Twight's former-wife, Lisa. It is a reference to People's Temple leader Jim Jones. On the Gym Jones website, Mark Twight claims his favorite drink is Flavor Aid, the same product that Jones' followers mixed with cyanide in one of the largest murder-suicides in recent history in 1978. Additionally, one of the few Gym Jones shirts available for public purchase comes with

neg: Batman and Robin (comic book) issues #7-9 of Batman & Robin (2010).The fourth arc, "Batman vs. Robin," is penciled by Andy Clarke and contains issues #10-12. The fifth arc,penciled by Frazer Irving, is titled, "Batman and Robin Must Die!," it is the start of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne and the end of the arc started by Batman: Reborn. After Paul Cornell's run on issues 17-19, the next arc, was written by Peter Tomasi and pencilled by Patrick Gleason, and was entitled "Dark Knight, White Knight". The new Batman and Robin take down a villain named Mr. Toad and deliver him to the police.

neg: Legion of Super-Villains the last incarnation they conquered the low-tech planet of Orando, the homeworld of Princess Projectra, and slipped it into another dimension as a base of operations. Each villain was sworn to kill one Legionnaire, but only Nemesis Kid succeeded, fatally wounding Karate Kid. In Post-"Crisis" continuity, some of the members of the Legion of Super-Villains attempted to remake the universe by tampering with the origins of Superman and Batman and adopting them as their own "children", eventually transforming them into the dictators of Earth, and eliminating other members of the JLA to stop them from interfering. Superman and Batman managed

neg: Batman in film hooded villain whose identity remains a mystery throughout the serial until the end. "Batman" (also known as "Batman: The Movie") is a 1966 film adaptation of the popular "Batman" television series, and was the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character. The 20th Century Fox release starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, as well as Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, Cesar Romero as the Joker, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin and Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, who also directed a pair of "Batman" episodes: "The Penguin Goes

neg: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies It was released on September 28, 2010. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is a 2009 animated superhero film based on the DC Comics story arc '"Public Enemies" in the "Superman/Batman" comic book series, which focus on Superman and Batman teaming up to prevent a meteorite from striking Earth, and taking down Lex Luthor, who has been elected President of the United States. Directed by Sam Liu and released by Warner Bros. Animation on September 29, 2009. It is the sixth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. The film received generally mixed to positive reviews upon release, with

neg: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is a 2009 animated superhero film based on the DC Comics story arc '"Public Enemies" in the "Superman/Batman" comic book series, which focus on Superman and Batman teaming up to prevent a meteorite from striking Earth, and taking down Lex Luthor, who has been elected President of the United States. Directed by Sam Liu and released by Warner Bros. Animation on September 29, 2009. It is the sixth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. The film received generally mixed to positive reviews upon release, with IGN giving it a score of 8/10.

neg: Alternative versions of Robin and is totally disintegrated, thereby leaving nothing left of Grayson for him to grow back, while Batman is rescued by Superman. As Grayson's remains disappear, Batman acknowledges his ward's demise with a sad ""So long, Boy Wonder"". In "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns," Jason Todd is referred to have died in the line of duty, although the exact details are not given. It is revealed in the prestige format one-shot "Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade," co-written by Miller and Brian Azzarello, release on June 15, 2016. It is revealed that after Jason defeats and captures the Joker; the villain

neg: Outsiders (comics) of the metahuman arms race in light of "The Superman Theory" and assembled Markovia's version of the Outsiders. The group consists of Baroness Bedlam, Eradicator, Knightfall, Terra, and Wylde. The "Detective Comics" arc "On the Outside" (July 2018) had Batman and Black Lightning come together to defeat a villain known as Karma. In the aftermath of the battle, Batman told Black Lightning that he wanted him to lead a new team of Outsiders consisting of himself, Cassandra Cain, Duke Thomas, and Katana, who had fought as their allies in the fight against Karma. An ongoing comic book featuring this team,

neg: Darkseid began establishing characters that would lay the foundation for his newly conceived Fourth World epic. The chief antagonist would be the villain Darkseid who had a cameo in "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen" #134 (November 1970) with a full first appearance in "Forever People" #1 (February 1971) . The character was originally designed to be the chief antagonist of the titles "Forever People", "Mister Miracle" and "New Gods", but after the cancellation of these titles, he continued to appear as a major villain in many DC Universe comic books, fighting both Superman and Batman. According to writer Mark Evanier, Jack Kirby

neg: Batman vs. Robin Batman vs. Robin Batman vs. Robin is a direct-to-video animated superhero film which is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and DC Animated Movie Universe. The film is partially based on the "Batman: The Court of Owls" story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion, and serves as a sequel to 2014's "Son of Batman". The film was shown during WonderCon on April 3, 2015. The film was released for downloading on April 7, 2015, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD formats on April 14, 2015. Stuart Allan, Jason O'Mara, David

neg: Lara (comics) rejects the former option and reconciles with Batman. In Art Baltazar's "Superman Family Adventures", Lara survived Krypton's destruction by escaping into the Phantom Zone. She is eventually freed by her son and accepted into the Superman family. Though Jor-El didn't make it out, Superman uses a specific crystal that allows him to resurrect Jor-El for 24 hours that would allow the two to spend more time with each other. When the family tries to stop Brainiac, the villain stops his assault and moves Kandor when he discovers that Lara is pregnant, telling the group that their family isn't complete yet.

neg: Vs. System debuted a card face layout redesign. The game was also periodically supplemented by the release of starter deck sets, of which there were a total of 6. The starter deck sets each contained two playable 40 card mini-decks. They pitted two teams against each other, typically a "hero" team versus a "villain" team. The first 3 ("X-Men vs. the Brotherhood", "Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock", and "Batman vs. the Joker") drew all their cards from other expansion sets. However, the last 3 ("Batman", "Fantastic Four", and "X-Men") contained new cards not in expansions sets. Each of the last 3 starter sets

neg: Brett Breeding full artwork (pencils, inks, digital coloring and animations) for a series of Classic Superman interactive storybook apps for the iPad. Breeding has commissioned Ron Frenz to provide the storytelling breakdowns for all the apps. The first two stories, "Superman: Toppling Titano" and "Superman and Bizarro Save the Planet", were released as E-books in June 2013, to be released as fully interactive apps in the near future. Breeding is currently working on the third and fourth installments; "Superman and Supergirl vs. Chemo" and a Superman/Batman team-up. In late 2013, he will be producing storybooks highlighting The New 52 versions of the

neg: Supergirl (Cir-El) his daughter, but that Lois is not her mother. Regardless of her identity, Superman comes to regard Cir-El as family. Cir-El helps Superman fight off a diseased Bizarro. Later, she fights off a vengeance-crazed superhuman ninja who is trying to kill Superman with the aid of Natasha Irons and Girl 13, . When Superman and Batman are said to be "captured" by President Lex Luthor in "Superman/Batman" "Public Enemies", Cir-El teams up with Superboy, Krypto, Natasha Irons, and the Batman Family to rescue them. Batman, not actually having been captured, is the one to save Cir-El and Superboy from a

neg: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel "realizes what you are" then it was worth it. Luthor turns away from the window, asking him to "Please, just fly away." Superman complies, soaring off with a sad expression, leaving Lex with the thought "I am a man. I hope." "Man of Steel" received mostly positive reviews upon release and garnered attention to the team of Azzarello and Bermejo, who had previously worked together on "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire". The team would reunite in 2008 for the hardcover graphic novel simply entitled "Joker", sparking fan speculation about a possible "villain spotlight" trend due to their works with Superman and

neg: Batman (1989 film) producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber joined the project. Melniker and Uslan became executive producers. The four felt it was best to pattern the film's development after that of "Superman" (1978). Uslan, Melniker and Guber pitched "Batman" to Universal Pictures, but the studio turned it down. Though no movie studios were yet involved, the project was publicly announced with a budget of $15 million in July 1980 at the Comic Art Convention in New York. Warner Bros., the studio behind the successful Superman film franchise, decided to also accept and produce "Batman". Tom Mankiewicz completed a script titled "The Batman"

neg: The Wachowskis' unrealized projects and Lilly stated that "Conan the Barbarian" was their favorite movie based on comics. Around 2001, Warner Bros. commissioned The Wachowskis the rewrite of the Darren Aronofsky's planned film adaptation of Frank Miller's "". However, The Wachowskis' script didn't convince Warner and the project was finally cancelled in June 2002 in favor of the also cancelled "Batman vs. Superman". In 2008, The Wachowskis were reported of being working with Madhouse to make an animated film adaptation of the "Shaolin Cowboy" comic book series. The film's title was eventually revealed as "Shaolin Cowboy and the Tomb of Doom". Darrow and Japanese