Spoilers Supergirl - Season 2
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Oh god, now I'm remembering that terrible Wonder Woman pilot
It had a scene with a wonder woman action figure that was exactly what you described. That was a show about a female hero that was completely out of its mind. Supergirl may have problems, some of which really irritate me, but when its not annoying you can tell the people care about what they're making with that show. I shudder to think what would have happened if the Wonder Woman pilot had gotten more episodes. I think the tv people might have stayed away from superhero shows in general if that thing had been allowed to make an impression on a general audience.
It's not a better or worse likeness to the actress than Flash or Arrow figures are, yet I don't recall any controversy that this
wasn't as handsome as Stephen Amell...
Todd McFlarlane makes toys that look like who they are supposed to look like, and that's why his toys might as well be paying the actors from Arrow to come to your 9th birthday party, for all the interest anyones mommy and daddy have in paying 70 dollars for one doll.
Almost every other toy comany trying to make likenesses, with very few exceptions, of even cartoon characters, look almost like who they are supposed to look like if that person/character had third degree burns across their face.
"Cheap. Fast. Good".
Pick two, you can't have three.
Almost every other toy comany trying to make likenesses, with very few exceptions, of even cartoon characters, look almost like who they are supposed to look like if that person/character had third degree burns across their face.
"Cheap. Fast. Good".
Pick two, you can't have three.
I read somewhere that the Parasite was created expressly with the intent to give Superman an enemy to fight on the physical level.
All previous Superman's "classic" enemies used their intelligence to fight him (and the Silver Age Superman rarely resolved a problem only with his fists and brute strength).
But the advent of Marvel Comics, and the readers' passion for fights, led to the creation of enemies that could be a physical threat to Superman.
The late '70s and early '80s saw the creation of many of this type of villain, like for example:
Galactic Golem
Vartox
Faora Hu-Ul
And the favourite of mine...
Mongul!
By the way, this is the same reason why they gave Luthor the Luxorian Armor
And really, if I was Luthor or Braniac, I would be embarassed to be in the same room with the Toyman and the Prankster.
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As far as the armour goes, I just ASSUMED that the Toy came first.
The armour tracks back to Action Comics 544 in 1983, and the toy line started in 1984, as did the new revamp of super friends. The comics win all their bases.
The armour tracks back to Action Comics 544 in 1983, and the toy line started in 1984, as did the new revamp of super friends. The comics win all their bases.
Good write-up - there were various attempts at this besides the creation of new characters - Sand-Superman was one attempt as was the period when Superman had to visualise a Lynx to access his powers...
Although given the close timings - was the armour introduced because they had it planned for the toy series and superpowers mini-series?
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Wikipedia said that the toy company Kenner was awarded the contract in 1984.
Possible collusion before a contractual relationship was cemented is possible, or more likely DC designed the toys, being in command of the design creative side of things, and just wanted to use Kenner or a competitor of Kenner's fabrication (factories) & distribution resources/relationships.
Possible collusion before a contractual relationship was cemented is possible, or more likely DC designed the toys, being in command of the design creative side of things, and just wanted to use Kenner or a competitor of Kenner's fabrication (factories) & distribution resources/relationships.
Well, obviously toys were one important reason for the new armor (I suppose that the "Purple pyjama Lex Luthor" wasn't so easy to sell ). But it wasn't only a cosmetic change. From that moment Luthor and Superman began to engage more and more often in one-to-one fights.
Action 544 introduced new versions of Brainiac and Luthor. Marv Wolfman redesigned Brainiac and Curt Swan redesigned Luthor. I believe that a number of creators submitted ideas for the redesign so both characters would have been redone any way.
You know that the penis is evil, and I know that the penis is evil, so we don't have to always say that the penis is evil come every opportunity.
Floriana Lima cast as Maggie Sawyer - http://tvline.com/2016/07/13/supergirl-season-2-maggie-sawyer-lesbian-cop-floriana-lima/
I didn't realize Maggie Sawyer had been around as long as she has, or that she was associated with Superman. I thought she was speifically introduced as Batwoman's girlfriend.
I'm a big fan of Ian Gomez from Scrubs and Cougar Town, so I'm pretty happy to see cast, but I will be disappointed if he's there because we'll be getting less Cat Grant.
I'm a big fan of Ian Gomez from Scrubs and Cougar Town, so I'm pretty happy to see cast, but I will be disappointed if he's there because we'll be getting less Cat Grant.
Possibly. Since the June, 1983 1st appearance of Luthor's armor was in the works some time in advance of that cover date, its creation could have been part of DC's then-growing reshaping of its long time characters having nothing to do with a toy contract. By '83, the Teen Titans and the Legion were already revamped hits (numerous visual changes), and villains were routinely updated. It is known DC wanted another toy line after the end of MEGO's 10-year run in 1982 (bankruptcy), and with DC's new image succeeding, it makes sense that they wanted their printed success to spearhead another toy line.
Maggie's older than Superman TAS. She was introduced in the comics in the 80s, shortly after John Byrne's reboot.
^Yeah, I know. But S:TAS was the version I was most familiar with. Anyway, she was prominent throughout the Superman stories of the late '80s and '90s as the head of the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit, along with her partner Dan Turpin. S:TAS reflected the status quo of the comics at the time (although it ditched Turpin's bowler hat and redesigned him to look like Jack Kirby).
Maggie Sawyer also appeared in several Smallville episodes from 2003-8, played by Jill Teed. So this will be her second live-action incarnation and her third TV incarnation.
Maggie Sawyer also appeared in several Smallville episodes from 2003-8, played by Jill Teed. So this will be her second live-action incarnation and her third TV incarnation.
I like Superman's reaction to his look.
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