SUPERMANIA is pleased to report that at very long last the art and text for the Superman IV Trading Card set is complete! Barring last-minute changes, the set is now in the capable hands of Alexei who is currently in the process of selecting the ideal machine and sourcing the most accurate card stock for the era before going to print…
More updates and printed samples to follow..!
Enjoy these latest fantastic retro-style wallpapers celebrating the release of Superman III. As usual, Jayce76 has done an awesome reproducing posters and lobby cards in with a convincing vintage sheen . Visit his website for more..!
Enjoy these fabulous retro-style Superman II lobby card/poster wallpapers courtesy of Jayce76. Head over to his all-new Wallpaper Factory for more…
As anticipation and excitement starts to gather momentum for the return of The Man Of Steel to the silver screen, SUPERMANIA responds in typically retro-fashion. Please enjoy this latest collaboration with the talented Alexei Lambley-Steel (editor of A Tribute To Christopher Reeve) to authentically mirror the latest cover of bestselling UK film magazine EMPIRE not only with its 1978 counterpart but also special editions dedicated to the sequels. In a similar wish-fulfillment endeavor to our Superman IV trading card project, the idea was to produce passable facsimiles of genuine covers had Empire existed during the original series run (the magazine was first published in 1989!). Besides the horrifying onset on inflation its interesting to note the evolution of graphic styles over a decade (I used real publications of the era such as Films Illustrated for reference) and how the images selected are still as striking today. In an age of artifice where we love our heroes dark, the experiment above proves there is much still to be said for reality and the light…
SUPERMANIA extends its thanks to Capedwonder Jim Bowers for use of his imagery and Alexei for tireless dedication to the Real Man of Steel..!
Enjoy this fascinating gallery of Super-Diagnostics amassed over the ten year period of the Superman motion picture series. Mainly culled from Japanese movie magazines, (with the exception of the Superman III Laserdisc insert, third pic down) these fun diagrams (presumably) list Superman’s great powers in seemingly exhaustive detail while still finding space for cast & crew credits and even a rogues gallery. (bottom pic) Should anybody wish to translate the copy I would be more than happy to host it here…