Man of Steel is out and if you want to get your eyes pummeled with insane fight sequences, I suggest you watch it. But what if Superman actually wanted to pummel your face instead? What would a punch by Superman feel like? A lot worse than even getting punched by Mike Tyson.
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There have been many commemorative cars made to signify the release of movies, but I have to say that it took me a second to realize that this truck had anything to do with Superman. It’s pretty obvious once you look at the front grille. And I guess because Clark Kent grew up on a farm, it kind of makes sense.
The Dodge Ram Man of Steel Truck is a one-of-a-kind wagon in a dark ceramic gray wrapper. It comes with a high-gloss black roof, anodized red grille accents, forged aluminum, satin-black 17-inch off road wheels because this truck is made to go where there are no roads. The whole thing was inspired by Superman’s suit.
Pewter leather seats, with custom mesh inserts, and anodized red accents on the inside continue the theme. There are Superman logos on the grille, tailgate, seats, and console. If you want to make this yours, you’ll have to keep an eye out for the upcoming auction later this year or simply customize your own truck.
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People can do some amazing things with Minecraft. What if you could re-create a movie in Minecraft right down to the expressions on the faces of the actors? Well, it would look a lot like this.
Creative studio Steelehouse has taken the “Ideal of Hope” trailer for the new Man of Steel movie and reproduced it frame by frame as if Superman and all of Metropolis existed in Minecraft. The results are geek gold. The audio from the actual trailer is reproduced here to complete the experience.
It’s well worth a watch, especially if you are a Superman fan. Though it would have been even better if they really created it with the Minecraft engine.
[via Geek]
David Gonzalez is a construction worker and home remodeler. He’s also one lucky guy. He was fixing up his newest home and found an issue of the extremely rare and valuable Action Comics #1 inside a wall. This was Superman’s first appearance, so it is worth big money.
He bought the house for just $10,100, so he’s going to make a pretty decent profit on the whole deal thanks to this comic, once it sells at auction. However, there is a twist to this tale. When he went to show the comic to his aunt, she grabbed it and they fought over it briefly, the comic was torn on the back page.
That tear changed the quality rating from a 3.0 to a 1.5. That took the value down an estimated $75,000(USD). Still, it is currently listed at $137,000(USD). So he’s still doing pretty good. Great find.
[via Laughing Squid via Nerd Approved]
Want to smell like Superman or Batman? Now is your chance. When you’re fighting crime, you want to smell your best. Otherwise, at the end of the day you are just going to smell like Joker sweat from beating up the Clown Prince of Crime.
You wear that tight suit all day and night, you fight bad guys, you fly around or zip from one building to another. You’re bound to work up quite a sweat. That’s why a super hero needs a super cologne.
The Batman cologne smells like Bergamot, Lavender, Black Pepper, with Cardamom, Geranium, Warm Patchouli and a hint of Vanilla Bean and Musk. The Superman version smells like Fresh Ozone, Ginger Zest, Lemon Sorbet, Crushed Greens, Nutmeg, Blood Red Grapefruit, with hints of Warm Amber Egyptian Musk. They each sell for $19.50 over at Hot Topic.
No word on when you’ll be able to smell like the other members of the Justice League.
[via Fashionably Geek]
I’m huge fan of Superman. I grew up watching Superman cartoons Saturday mornings with my brother – and as a child of the 80s, I love all of the Superman movies from that period. For me, Christopher Reeve will always be Superman to me. The most recent Superman film wasn’t good, but I have high hopes for Man of Steel set to hit theaters this summer. And in case you didn’t know it, Superman is currently celebrating his 75th birthday.
Image Credit: LA Times
I never read comic books growing up, so I had no idea that the first time Superman appeared was back in the 1930s. The original Superman turned up in Action Comics issue number one in June of 1938. That puts it exactly 75 years back from the June release of Man of Steel.
Also I find it interesting that when Superman debuted in 1938, he was the only superhero around. The first time Superman hit the big screen came in a serial that was shown in movie theaters starting in 1948. The early big-screen Superman was played by Kirk Alyn. The iconic TV series from the 50s featured George Reeves a Superman. Superman will be played by Henry Cavill in Man of Steel when the film launches on June 14.
Who do you think is the best Superman?
[via LA Times]
When we saw Man of Steel’s first trailer, we thought Superman never looked so badass. Now after seeing this longer trailer, well, OH MY GOD. It’s everything you want in a superhero movie: origin, self doubt, internal conflict, great looking actors, ridiculous action sequences and explosively explosions on explosions on explosions. Oh yeah, and a lot of awesome flying. [Man of Steel] More »
You might remember Evan Bacon. He’s the teenager who built himself a couple of superheroes using thousands of LEGO bricks. Now Evan is back with another amazing LEGO construction – a 6-foot, 6-inch-tall Superman.
This new model was built from 18,000 individual LEGO bricks,weighs 110 pounds, and is based off of the Superman design from the upcoming Man of Steel movie. And yes, he has light-up LED eyes.That seems like something Bizarro would do more than Superman though.
All told, it took Evan about 100 hours to build this awesome sculpture. He plans on showing it off at the upcoming Brick Fiesta this Summer, and it will also be appearing in a new book called Extreme Bricks, by author Sarah Herman.
Here’s Evan standing with two of his proudest creations:
Now all Evan needs to do is build himself some LEGO socks and shoes.
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