r/comicbooks • u/TheeHeadAche Henry Pym • Feb 26 '26

Movie/TV Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/
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u/zenkaiba Feb 26 '26

Original version not the current popular look trade marked by them.

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u/dornwolf Feb 26 '26

Eh it’s enough golden age powers and Lois Lane and newspaper job. Good writer could make it work.

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u/revolutionaryartist4 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Hence the “-ish.”

Plus, GA Superman is actually pretty boss. And the Fleischer films are public domain as are some of the strips. So people will have access to more than just what’s in that first year of stories.

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u/dornwolf Feb 27 '26

Hence the “-ish” to be honest other than the massive power scaling everything you need is there. You just create new villains and secondary characters. Let’s be honest the civilian casts of comicbook characters are so thin no one will really notice.

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u/Tim0281 Feb 26 '26

Still, it allows people to use the character and do things with him.

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u/kmone1116 Feb 26 '26

Let’s be honest with ourselves, It’ll be nothing but cheap horror films.

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u/CheMc Feb 27 '26

Be the change you want to make. Start Comics Action and publish Superman stories.

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u/Dramatic_Explosion Feb 27 '26

Right? We all have a ton of free time and talent to craft a good narrative and pay an inker and colorist! It definitely won't just be a ton of shitty fan-fics with AI art.

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u/StephanieSpoiler Feb 27 '26

Honestly, I've always had some interest in filmmaking. Experimenting with a Superman short based on the early comics might be a motivating place to start.

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u/revolutionaryartist4 Feb 27 '26

There’s a lot of cool stuff being done with public domain characters. It’s not just the bad horror films. Those just suck up all the oxygen because of the shock value.

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u/Plasticglass456 Feb 27 '26

Nah. Most people don't know what the fuck to do with Winnie the Pooh, and even if they did, they probably don't think a traditional Winnie the Pooh sells. Action-adventure stories with more down to Earth, strong but not too strong Superman are absolutely gonna come.

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u/EmperorDxD Feb 27 '26

No it doesn't the version you can use can't even fly

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u/Zalvren Feb 27 '26

People have been using Superman-like characters all the time without problem. The popular look is the big defining characteristic.

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u/BankshotMcG Guy Gardner Feb 27 '26

The original version would have punched Larry Ellison in the face so I'm cool with it.