I saw and quite enjoyed the new Superman movie. I liked how it truly embraced its comic book roots, it felt like reading a Silver or Bronze age issue. I wasn't crazy about the major change to Superman's Kryptonian origin, though. Mr. Terrific was definitely a standout. Edi Gathegi's performance was great and his actions scenes were a blast to watch. Definite spinoff material there!
He's not a mutant sentinel shouldn't attack him
ReplyDelete@Anon623: well, then, maybe it's a mutant sentinel (a la Neo-Sentinel Number Two from Avengers v.1/#104).
DeleteAlso, his one innate power is invisibility to machines: even Brother Eye couldn't detect him, so I'd be EXTREMELY surprised if a Sentinel could do so...
ReplyDeleteThen, on second thought, maybe it's Tanya "Madame Sanctity" Trask! The Askani-raised mutant daughter of Dr. Bolivar Trask. She can teleport through time; generate super-realistic illusions (a la Mastermind) so as to resemble anybody else; and telepathically sense other mutants.*
Delete*And Michael Holt's ability to be literally undetectable by any kind of (presumably even Cerebro) would definitely qualify as a mutant power in the mainstream Marvel multiverse.
P.S.---did I also mention she can telepathically induce amnesia? Why else would I forget to write "...any kind of machine..."?
Delete@Ross: I echo your sentiments regarding the needless retro-vilification of Superman's bio-parents. That, along with several other, more minor disappointments, made me feel obligated to give it no higher than five out of ten stars. Almost making me wish I could imitate Edi Gathegi's ability to NOT feel emotions!
ReplyDeleteMaybe that file was deliberately altered by Brainiac.
DeleteBefore or after Krypton's destruction?
DeleteBrainiac is AI. He’s probably embedded in the file.
DeleteSo, probably after the destruction. Which he probably avoided (a la the 1996 WB animated series pilot) by uploading his entire cybernetic essence into the flight computer of Kal-El's spaceship!
DeleteThere's a fan theory floating around that the adult Madame Sanctity is actually a clone of Tanya Trask. Similar to Stryfe being a clone of Cable!
ReplyDeleteSo, there's a chance Galactus and the Silver Surfette were responsible for Krypton's destruction?
DeleteI looked at the Superman movie as being on a parallel Earth. Gunn knows the multi-verse he could use it with no problem. Also the animated My Adventures with Superman has a similar storyline and direct use of the multi-verse. An extra "bonus".
ReplyDeleteStorm might appreciate Terrific over time. His integrity.
I know I've asked for this before, but it did come up in a conversation tonight:
ReplyDeleteGomer Pyle becomes (the original) Captain Marvel.
While sharing a banana "Split!" with his girlfriend?
DeleteWrong Capt. Marvel (insert eye roll emoji, here).
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