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During the 250th Anniversary celebrations of Metropolis,
a plane has a mid-air collision and is helped to land by a
mysterious flying man. While Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane
stages an accident to get an interview with Superman, unscrupulous
businessman Lex Luthor sets up a number of 'emergencies' to
test the superhero in an attempt to make him his own. This
includes terrorists aboard a yacht, and a battle suit rampaging
through the city. The capsule he arrived in as a baby is stolen,
and Lex has a scientist produce a clone from cell data found
within. However, something goes wrong and Superman is obliged
to protect his identity from a simpleton Bizarro double. Lex
fashions a ring from Kryptonite against Superman, but is forced
to let him go to save a nuclear reactor exploding...
The
Adventures of Superman was originally broadcast as two
separate serials in 1990 and 1991. They were repeated together
in 1993, and released on cassette the following year. This
is it's first outing on CD, and follows the recent remastered
releases of Dirk
Maggs' Batman:
Knightfall and Superman:
Doomsday and Beyond. The stories in this one
are updated versions of the original comic tales, so give
the impression of being lighter and more family-orientated,
as opposed to the two aforementioned audio movies which are
darker and harder-hitting.
As
I explain in the review on my
own website, I'm not a fan of the Superman character
because I feel he lacks depth. The story here is fast-moving,
and the sound effects and atmospherics are great, but it is
curiously lacking in humour. There are also no outtakes at
the end.
In
my opinion, this isn't one of maestro Dirk's better adaptations,
but it's welcome all the same. The remastering is crisp and
clean, and the eye-catching packaging contains notes from
the man himself. Let's hope that this will pave the way for
more remastered versions of Dirk's work, and maybe even a
first release of Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome and The
Gemini Apes.
Ty
Power
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