Superman encounters brainiac in this clip from the upcoming animated feature superman unbound, available may 2, 20 on dvd, bluray. A new, and more current version of the whos who is currently being worked on and can be accessed by clicking here. His most wellknown crime was the shrinking of the city of kandor prior to kryptons. Unbound is only an hour fifteen minutes, but within the first eight, its well lived up to its pg rating for sequences of violence and action, and a rude gesture.
Superman comics index 19381986 introduction ultimately we would like to be able to list for you the entire run of superman comics from 1938 through to 1986, an era of comics encompassing the golden age, through the silver age and up to the 1986 revamp. Determined to liberate the captured metropolis and protect his home planet from brainiacs increasing power, superman takes on his most menacing enemy yet in this dc universe animated. Unbound, the latest offering from dc entertainment and warner bros. Superman and brainiac vs doomsday and bizarro battles. Personally i believe he can take out superman prime as brainiac is an amazing character and so whether he catches superman off guard or not he. Unbound is an animated movie based on the 5part story arc called superman. Supergirl is also caught at this point and brought to brainiac s ship just as metropolis is encased in a bottle and a solaraggressor missile is fired towards the sun. Power wise doomsday is stronger than brainiac doomsday is stronger than superman bizarro is stronger than brainiac bizarro is the opposite of superman brainiac may be smarter, but what does he. This time, all involved turned a simple prologue for a johnsian event the new krypton arc into a selfcontained story with a beginning, middle, end, and a point to make.
This is a fine collection that surely will be appreciated by superman andor brainiac fans. Most of the old stories are very difficult to find, and are likely expensive. Lex luthor always provides entertainment but with superman facing an intergalactic threat and, one that was present on krypton before its. This channel contains various things such as new and funny games and movies for kidstoodlerschildrens and babies, almost every day on this channel.
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. This is the dude who was busting solar systems and creating anti matter creatures that could bust multiple planets at once with. The story is notable for several major plot developments regarding superman. Unbound cbr news spoke with actor john noble about his role as brainiac for the dc animated film superman. Brainiac and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. They get right to it in the credits, as brainiac has his eyeball ripped out on camera by a robotic tentacle. Unbound serves as a vehicle for superman and supergirl as well as.
Unbound just proves that brainiac would be a fantastic antagonist for a man of steel sequel, offering both a worthy storyline and threat for superman. How is brainiac even remotely going to lose with 2 years of prep. Pauley perrette voiced lois lane in the animated feature film superman vs. He discovers the noise is a brainiac drone, sent to locate superman. Brainiac has crossed the universe, collecting cities from interesting planets kandor, included and now the allknowing, everevolving android has his sights fixed on metropolis. As superman and zorel talk, brainiac attacks superman from behind. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. Unbound, moving on from fringe and his love of science, music and teaching. Unbound is a 20 animated direct to video superhero film based on the 2008 comic book story arc superman. 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. Brainiac shows up looking to do some knowledgeworld collecting, superman steps up to the plate to punch him in the face, loses for awhile, finds his hidden strength in his humanity to defeat brainiac s cold, emotionless logic, recovers the bottle city of kandor and a whole world full of miniature kryptonians. The gritty adventure begins as superman learns about the ruthless force known as brainiac, who has seized and miniaturized kryptons capital city of kandor. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Brainiac is gonna catch hell against superman prime i know he better be thinking of a master plan during his 1 year prep.
The next story to receive this treatment is superman unbound, due out later this year. Brainiac was seemingly destroyed, but later episodes revealed that the data that brainiac had downloaded into lexcorps computers were not alien knowledge, but a copy of brainiac s programming. Apocalypse, which introduced supergirl, superman unbound nevertheless picks up the thread of supergirl adjusting to life on earth. 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. Brainiac is supermans seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Unbound featuring the voices of matt bomer, stana katic and molly c. Last time, one issue became an effective, seventyfive minute film i like more every time i watch it. Superman unbound trailer pits superman against brainiac. Contentsshow cast matt bomer superman clark kent kalel stana katic lois lane molly quinn supergirl john noble brainiac images superman in superman. However, when he took kandor, the capital of superman s old home planet of krypton, superman came and beat the living crap. Finally back in print after years of demand, superman. Brainiac gets one glorious frame of panic before he gets hit in the face with an ibeam. Released on june 20, 2006, the film features superman battling the forces of lex luthor and brainiac, and his relationship with lois lane. Before he came to earth, the people of supermans homes planet krypton had battled brainiac, a cold and callous alien obsessed with the control of knowledge.
Unbound finds the horrific force responsible for the destruction of krypton brainiac descending upon earth. Brainiac was a threat but by the end he didnt seem that much of a threat as he should have been superman unbound is a good dc animated movie that is enjoyable and actually makes superman likeable even for non superman fans. Based on the geoff johnsgary frank comics, with matt bomer as superman. Superman discovered brainiac s true intentions, and with the help of lex luthor defeated him. Superman comic books available this week april 20, 2020. Superman brainiac viewcomic reading comics online for.
Quinn, superman voice of matt bomer goes up against extraterrestrial villain brainiac john noble, who has been wreaking havoc across the universe, stealing cities and destroying planets, including the heros home krypton. Unbound finds the man of steel aptly handling daytoday crime while helping acclimate supergirl to earths. Unbound finds the man of steel aptly handling daytoday crime while helping acclimate. Supermans greatest battles against brainiac are collected in this volume. The man of steel joins forces with his cousin, supergirl, to battle brainiac after the super villain shrinks down metropolis and adds it to his collection of cities from different planets hes destroyed. Unbound supergirl and lois lane supergirl lois lane superman superman in action superman and supergirl. Superman fighting a robot before using xray vision to see a transmitter inside it. When hes escaping brainiac s ship, superman attacks the villain to make sure hes out cold for a while. Also while ultron is a threat to earth brainiac has already destroyed and collected several planets more. However, when he took kandor, the capital of superman s old home planet of krypton, superman came and beat the living.
In this followup to the awardwinning allstar superman, the man of steel goes toetotoe with bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character. Supergirl just terrified superman s most powerful enemy. A great book, if a little short, seeing superman face off against brainiac. Whos who in the superman comics introduction this is a listing of many of the notable characters and a few places that have appeared in the superman comics from the 1986 revamp up until around 2008. A recently released trailer reveals that the movie will adapt the geoff johnspenned brainiac arc originally published in action comics.
May 27, 20 though not intended as a sequel to the animated supermanbatman. The animated series, but thankfully the remaining team including timms longtime partner alan burnett dont miss a beat. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about the man of steel. Superman battles brainiac in order to save his home planets city of kandor, which has been miniaturized on brainiac s ship. Art by al plastino, curt swan, george klein, frank chiaramonte, gil kane, jerry ordway, john beatty, george perez, kerry gammill, brett breeding, steve kim, tommy yune, german garcia, kano and marlo alquiza.
Based on the geoff johnsgary frank 2008 release superman. 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. It displays fairly well the evolution of the brainiac character, who has been through nearly as many retcons as superman. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Diamond comic distributors is indefinitely suspending new comic book orders from being shipped to its warehouse. 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. The computerized collector from colu has had varying levels of mechanization throughout his history, but he is almost always portrayed as fittingly cold, heartless, and utterly emotionless. Sep 27, 2016 this channel contains various things such as new and funny games and movies for kidstoodlerschildrens and babies, almost every day on this channel, feel free to subscribe to see more games. Unbound is based on the 2008 comic book miniseries brainiac by dc entertainment creative head geoff johns and artist gary frank.
The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Brainiac is a worthy adversary and geoff johns and gary frank are worthy storytellers. 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. Brainiac, when superman discovers one of brainiacs drones. Its just another day for the heroic man of steel only this time, for better or for worse, he has his unpredictable cousin, supergirl, by his side. Animated feature following the caped hero adapted from geoff johns superman. Recently, dc has released a good number of straighttodvd featurelength movies adapted from comic book storylines including superman vs. Brainiac begins with some very comical scenes and proceeds to a scary, nailbiting tale.
Diamond is the comic book direct markets largest distributor, responsible for shipping books from dc and other major publishers. Superman is unconscious and hooked up to all the bottled cities, which allow him to hear their cries for help. Superman comic strip superman vs covid19 superman homepage. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 directtovideo animated film with production designs based on superman. Brainiac character brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. May 23, 20 superman unbound serves as a tasty appetizer for the main meal coming up. This volume includes the classic tale in which superman discov. Brainiac is superman s seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Allstar superman or gary frank the book this is based on ill never know. It is the 16th film in the dc universe animated original movies series.
None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Brainiac is brought to you by geoff johns and gary frank, the award winning, bestselling creative team behind the blockbuster hits doomsday clock and batman. Shes really a costar in this story, and her own reactions to events drive much of the movies emotions. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Limited edition box set includes an exclusive brainiac figure. He does this by collecting numerous amounts of data from a planet, then destroys it by blowing it up sky high. Exciting and actionpacked, superman unbound is an impressive animated feature from dc universe. Brainiac is a fiveissue comic book story arc written by geoff johns and illustrated by gary. Superman comic books available this week april 20, 2020 superman homepage home. This channel contains various things such as new and funny games and movies for kidstoodlerschildrens and babies, almost every day on this channel, feel free to subscribe to see more games. Stana katic voiced lois lane in the animated feature film superman.
It was directed by james tucker and scripted by bob goodman. His most wellknown crime was the shrinking of the city of kandor prior to kryptons destruction, and preserving it amongst a host of other cities from various planets aboard his spaceship. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Superman unbound 2disc special edition dvd midtown comics. May 08, 20 superman unbound is the first dcu feature made without the leadership of dc animation guru bruce timm who has had a hand in literally ever dc cartoon project since the 90s batman. A weakened superman attempts a daring escape from brainiac s microscopic kandor.
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