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