As part of the ongoing celebration of the 75th anniversary of Superman, Warner Bros. Animation’s Bruce Timm and Man of Steel director Zack Snyder collaborated on a two-minute film that observes some of Superman’s more memorable adventures. The animation includes homages to original creators Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster to contemporary artists like Jim Lee, with stops along the way that give props to Curt Swan, Dan Jurgens, Neal Adams, Andy Warhol, Fleisher Studios, Alex Ross, the Smallville television series, Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, Henry Cavil and Timm’s own work on Superman: The Animated Series.
You can follow this link to see a frame by frame breakdown of all the sources that made up this terrific animated short. I was happy to learn that I know all of this stuff already and can recognize the era and artists that were responsible for the Man of Steel during their time with the character.
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5 comments:
I like the Dan Jurgens one. Nice mullet!
That's just great. This whole thing is fantastic, and the breakdown really helps me appreciate it. (It makes me feel old, though...since the moment when I "got on board" with Superman is already halfway back along his history.)
The pedantic jerk caged within my brain forces me to point out that you mean "shot by shot," not "frame by frame."
Grew up on George Reeves Superman. It was such a cool show back then.
They're missing one.
All of them are great. Excellent pictures.
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