Looking Back at the “Man of Steel”

What Went Wrong

The truth is the truth:

In their mutation from the printed/digital comic book world into the live-action feature film universe, the superheroes of the Marvel Universe are overwhelmingly the victors while to DC’s camp go the spoils, the clunkers and the position of a distant second best.

From the get-go, Marvel has thrown all the right the heroic punches, as much as it consistently enters the ring with sheer, unadulterated courage and innovative product.

To put it simply, Marvel has guts — they deliver their superior human flicks in the right manner. They stick to the mythology of their selected comic book origins and hold back on the edgy innovation. It’s still there — but they don’t make such a big deal out of the alterations — as does DC.

It Took Too Long

For what seemed like eons, DC, and its Warner Bros. studio partner, dragged their collective butt in spotty attempts to, for one, get their Justice League (as a group or individually) up on the big screen. Although their Christopher Nolan-directed Batman/Dark Knight trilogy was a massive hit, and the Nolan-produced Man of Steel, directed by Zach Snyder, had intended to grant a potent shot in the arm to the Superman franchise. But the success of Marvel’s multi-guided Captain…