Reign of the Supermen Trailer, My Thoughts

Back in May, I gave my thoughts on the trailer for the animated adaptation of The Death of Superman, the 1990s storyline in which Superman...well, died saving the world from the monstrous Doomsday. And considering Superman's death was adapted, it makes sense they would adapt aspects of his return to animation. So, let's take a look at the trailer for Reign of the Supermen!

Well, this is a unique way to start a trailer.

Was Death of Superman really the best-selling graphic novel of all time? And who is that guy doing the intro?

Heh heh, just like the comics. Four mysterious replacements for the Man of Steel in the wake of his death. It does make sense that with the Man of Tomorrow down for the count (He'll be back), someone would try to step up. Superboy is funny. Spoiler Alert: The one in the lower right? He's Steel.

Lois Lane cleans up nicely.

Who is this guy?

And who is this gray-haired guy?

So, the glasses guy is named Tim Sheridan, who I presume wrote this adaptation. Okay. Hope he did a good job.

I get the feeling this and the previous animated movie handled Supes's death a lot better than Batman v Superman did.

Jimmy Olsen looks like Tintin.

It is an interesting question. With the moral center gone, who steps up? Who will lead the heroes now? Who will be the guiding voice?

Ah, it's a two parter, like they did with Dark Knight Returns. Sweet. Gives more room for better fitting everything in.

Ah, so the guy with the cap is Sam Liu, the director. I wonder how one directs an animated movie. I am genuinely curious.

Return of Superman did introduce a new Superboy to DC canon in the comics, as Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped Clark Kent's adventures as Superboy out of canon...only for Infinite Crisis to restore that part of Superman's history to canon. And yes, the future Conner Kent/Kon-El was a bit bratty when he started out.

Mike Carlin? That name is familiar. The same guy who edited for DC back in the day?

In the comic story, it was suggested Steel was the one who had Superman's soul, as he was arguably the one "replacement" that acted the most like Superman.

The Eradicator to me represented Superman's being an alien, if that makes sense. He lacked Superman's inherent humanity.

The Cyborg Superman is supposed to represent Superman's power, huh? Okay. And Jerry O'Connell is voicing him? Sweet. I hope he captures the Cyborg Superman's hatred of the real Superman. Seriously. The Cyborg despised the Man of Steel. Claimed Superman ruined his life.

Hey, the Eradicator's Superman logo? Is that a nod to the classic Earth-2 Superman's chest symbol?

Because if that is, that's clever. Kudos to the designers.

Ah, Bibbo. Always nice to see him, especially when he's fanboying over his "fav'rit" superhero.

I have to admit, this trailer is awesome. I love the presentation. The quotes from the people involved in the making, and little teases of the four "Supermen", they really stand out. I have yet to see Death of Superman, but when I see that, I'll give this a shot. I just wonder where the rest of the Justice League is and how they're dealing with this?