SupermanYou don't need to be a die-hard fan of the Man of Steel to get excited about today's release of "Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology (1978-2006)."

A massive collection that features the last three decades of big-screen, live-action Superman adventures (everything from "Superman: The Movie" through the recent "Superman Returns"), the new anthology gives the high-def treatment to all five of the films, as well as alternate versions of "Superman: The Movie" and a special cut of "Superman II." The collection also includes a long list of documentaries and bonus features that will make comics and movie fans drool.

In the run-up to the release of the anthology, I spoke to celebrated "Superman: The Movie" director Richard Donner, who made the world believe a man could fly more than 30 years ago. Read More...

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Bruce WillisSay what you will about "Live Free or Die Hard," but you have to give Bruce Willis some credit. At 54 years old, the bald-headed action star is still kicking butt and taking names all over Hollywood, and there's no signs that he's slowing down anytime soon. Quite the opposite, in fact.

According to Risky Business Blog, Willis is being courted to star in "Red," an adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics property of the same name by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. Summit, the same studio that backs the smash-hit "Twilight" films, is behind the production of "Red," and they're negotiating with the occasional John McClane to star in the picture -- though nothing is set in stone. Read More...

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SupermanTo so many comic fans, Richard Donner's "Superman" has been the standard by which all other comic book films are judged. Yet despite the fact that Donner has no intentions of returning to the franchise, he does have someone in mind who he feels could revitalize the hero for today's audience -- acclaimed comic book writer Geoff Johns.

In an interview with the L.A. Times' Hero Complex, Donner -- without hesitation -- pegged Johns as the perfect candidate for Warner Bros.'s proposed revamp of "Superman," and is quoted in the piece as saying, "I think [Johns] would be startling. Did you read his comics? There it is. It's there on paper." Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.
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