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superhero stories: 23 news summaries

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 Downey's 'Sherlock': 
 Less Gent, More Hero 

Movie depicts brilliant but troubled brawler

Nov 2, 09 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The new Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr, is no tweed-clad gentleman. In the latest movie remake, which opens Christmas Day, the detective is reimagined as a ripped martial arts expert "with a mind that whizzes along like a Ferrari and a penchant for falling into a disheveled... More »

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entertainment • superhero • Robert Downey Jr. • movie industry • Sherlock Holmes • Arthur Conan Doyle

(Newser) - Bam! Biff! Pow! President Obama might be struggling over health care reform, but he's going gangbusters in comic books, reports the New York Daily News. No longer content to play second fiddle to Spidey, the comic version of Barack Obama is now grabbing top billing in a new series of... More »

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Barack Obama • Marvel Comics • superhero • publishing • Sarah Palin • President Obama • comic books • Spiderman • Devil's Due Publishing

(Newser) - Warner Bros. has finally found someone to wear its power ring. The studio has picked comic book movie veteran Ryan Reynolds to play Green Lantern, says the Hollywood Reporter. Reynolds beat out Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, and Justin Timberlake for the part. He’ll be the first actor to don... More »

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superhero • Ryan Reynolds • movies • comic books • Warner Bros • Green Lantern

 Batman Tougher 
 Than John 
 Connor: 
 Bale 

Using guns much easier than using fists, actor says

May 21, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who would win in a battle between Batman and John Connor? Christian Bale’s money seems to be on the Dark Knight, the Mirror reports. “Batman’s a hell of a lot tougher to do because he’s all physical,” Bale told E! “He doesn’t use... More »

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entertainment • film • superhero • celebrity • Batman • Christian Bale • Terminator Salvation • role

OPINION

 A Tough Guy for Everyone 

Why Wolverine has had such lasting appeal

May 3, 09 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wolverine has endured. The character has two comic-book series, a new blockbuster movie, and his own exhibit at New York’s comic museum 35 years after being introduced as a sidekick. Why has Wolverine had such long lasting appeal? With a dark, mysterious past, and a “penchant for berserker... More »

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superhero • racism • comics • minorities • Wolverine • action movie • X-Men

MOVIE REVIEW

 Wolverine Lacks Claws 

Sharp performance from Jackman saves stale X-Men spinoff from total mediocrity

May 1, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A charismatic Hugh Jackman gamely slashes his way through X:Men Origins: Wolverine, say critics, but he's let down by a stale script and effects that fail to lift the movie above generic superhero fare.
  • Hollywood.com: The "action-filled spinoff delivers on the brawn but not the soul
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entertainment • superhero • movie review • science fiction • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman

NEW RELEASE


 Watchmen Just Watchable 

Film 'bites off more than it can chew'

Mar 5, 09 10:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The task of putting graphic-novel classic Watchmen onscreen may be more than any filmmaker can handle, critics say—though director Zack Snyder did win over Roger Ebert. Some impressions:
  • "Stumbles and sometimes falls on its top-heavy ambitions. But there are also flashes of visual brilliance and performances that
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film • superhero • movie review • graphic novel • movies • Watchmen

(Newser) - Patrick Wilson has had many brushes with fame, but it’s fairly certain his role in the hotly anticipated Watchmen will finally make walking down the street a chore, New York reports. He’s done studio films before (remember The Alamo?), won praise for his role in Little Children, even... More »

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film • superhero • actor • movies • Watchmen • Patrick Wilson • fame

Lesbian Batwoman Busts Comic Book Barriers

DC Comics' first openly gay crime-fighter to take starring role in Batman's absence

Feb 11, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - With Batman presumed dead, keeping the streets of Gotham City safe will be left to comics' only gay hero, reports the Daily Telegraph. Batwoman—described as a "lesbian socialite by night and a crime-fighter by later in the night"—will star in a 12-issue run of  Detective Comics... More »

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lesbians • superhero • Batman • DC Comics • comic books

MOVIE REVIEW

 Push All Style, No Coherence 


Feb 6, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Push, the latest would-be superhero franchise, “has vibrant cinematography and decent acting,” writes Roger Ebert, “but I’m blasted if I know what it’s about.” Oh, he gets the basics: Movers are telekinetic, Watchers are psychic, and Pushers control minds. There are also Stitchers, Wipers,... More »

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superhero • movie review • action movie • Dakota Fanning • Push • Chris Evans

 Studios Call Off Watchmen War 

Long-awaited comic adaptation to hit theaters after Fox, Warners settle

Jan 16, 09 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Audiences will be able to watch Watchmen as scheduled now that Warner Bros and Fox smoothed out a super hero dispute, E! Online reports. Fox, which sued Warners for copyright infringement over the DC Comics film adaptation, has agreed to relinquish distribution rights for a cash payment and a... More »

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superhero • Fox • DC Comics • Warner Brothers • movie rights • movies • 20th Century Fox • Watchmen

Comics Legend Stan Lee Creates Gay Superhero

Character will debut in a 1-hour Showtime special

Jan 14, 09 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Is the world ready for the first homosexual superhero? Comic legend Stan Lee has created the character Thom Creed, a high-school basketball player who must deal with his sexual orientation as well as untrained superpowers, the Telegraph reports. The character, adapted by Lee from the novel Hero by Perry Moore,... More »

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Marvel Comics • superhero • comics • homosexual • gays • Stan Lee • comic books

 Batman (Apparently) Killed Off 

As killed off as anyone gets in comics, anyway

Nov 29, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Bruce Wayne appears to have fought his last crime. This week’s Batman #681, the conclusion of the ominously titled Batman RIP story, sees Batman (spoiler alert) apparently blown up on a crashing helicopter, in a confrontation with a villain who may or may not be his father. But... More »

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superhero • Batman • DC Comics • comics

Beyoncé Wants to Be Wonder Woman

Aspiring superhero ready to try on Amazon's outfit for size

Nov 8, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - There’s no film in the works yet, but Beyoncé has made her intentions clear: She wants to be the first big-screen Wonder Woman. The star shared her ambitions with DC Comics and Warner Bros. after being wowed by Linda Carter’s original costume at superhero-themed museum exhibition earlier this... More »

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superhero • DC Comics • comics • Beyonce • action movie • Wonder Woman

 How to Become Batman 

It's possible—but don't expect to keep it up

Jul 17, 08 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - We all want to be Batman. But how do we make it happen? An interview with neuroscience professor and martial artist E. Paul Zehr in Scientific American provides some tips: Three to 5 years of strength and conditioning training, 10 to 12 years of learning self-defense skills, and up to... More »

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science • superhero • Batman • The Dark Knight

MOVIE REVIEW

 Dark Knight Dazzles 

Heath Ledger's final performance burns in the dark

Jul 17, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dark Knight swoops into cinemas tomorrow and critics say the hype is more than justified. "This is not merely a Batman movie," Amy Biancolli writes in the Houston Chronicle. It is one of the year's best films "and far and away the most hypnotic chiller." The... More »

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superhero • movie review • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • the Joker • action movie

movie review

 People Don't Like You, Hancock 

They all want to, though

Jul 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone wants to like Hancock. The idea of a slovenly, booze-swilling superhero screwup is undeniably priceless. But “the finished product is so poorly conceived and misguided that even Will Smith… can't save it,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today. The movie starts out irreverent and fun, then veers... More »

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superhero • movie review • Peter Berg • Will Smith • action movie

Superhero Dads Protest on Lawmaker's Roof

Fathers' group demonstrates for paternal access rights

Jun 8, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two dads in superhero getups climbed on a British lawmaker's roof today to demand their rights, the AP reports. A fathers' group staged the protest to promote paternal access rights, after talks with 10 Downing St. broke down. “We are now resuming a full-scale campaign of direct action,”... More »

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protests • superhero • civil rights • father • Britain • British officials • Harriet Harman • costume

OPINION

 Superheroes: Ruining the Day 

Summer's been hijacked by the spandex crowd, complains one curmudgeon

Jun 4, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once upon a time, summer movies appealed to everyone, not just 14-year-old nerds. They especially appealed to Chris Nashawaty, who outlines his love of big dumb action flicks in Entertainment Weekly. But now, our summers have been hijacked by an endless stream of lousy spandex-wearers, and Nashawaty is willing to... More »

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Spider-Man • superhero • summer • Superman • movies • blockbusters • Iron Man • The Incredible Hulk

movie review

 Iron Man Solid Gold 

Critics love Downey as avenger in superhero turn

May 1, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iron Man rockets into theaters tomorrow, and it’s so good it “practically dares the competition to measure up,” Peter Travers writes in Rolling Stone. Critics are nearly unanimous in praising the latest superhero flick, admiring its “raw vitality” and “pitch-perfect casting.” Robert Downey Jr.... More »

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film • Marvel Comics • superhero • movie review • Robert Downey Jr. • movies • John Favreau

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