Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

TV Movie
1996
TV-PG
1h 4m

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Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)

Superhero Action Adventure Animation Family Sci-Fi

The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.The last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.

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Tim Daly

Superman
(voice)
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Dana Delany

Lois Lane
(voice)

Clancy Brown

Lex Luthor
(voice)

Malcolm McDowell

John Corben
(voice)

Christopher McDonald

Jor-El
(voice)

Finola Hughes

Lara
(voice)

Mike Farrell

Jonathan Kent
(voice)

Shelley Fabares

Martha Kent
(voice)

Tony Jay

Sul-Van
(voice)

Corey Burton

Brainiac
(voice)
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George Dzundza

Perry White
(voice)

David Kaufman

Jimmy Olsen
(voice)

Lauren Tom

Angela Chen
(voice)

Jesse Batten

Baby Kal-El
(voice)

Brad Garrett

Bibbo
(voice)

Brian George

Councilman
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Dorian Harewood

Ron Troupe
(voice)

Charles Howerton

Whirly Pilot
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Trivia
A throwaway line of dialog actually establishes that in this continuity, Bruce Wayne became the Batman before Kent went public as Superman; while Kent ponders adopting a costumed alter ego, Martha Kent actually refers to "that nut in Gotham". In most other continuities, Kent's emergence as Superman predates Bruce Wayne's emergence as the Batman since Action Comics#1 came out before Detective Comics#27 (the respective first appearances of Superman and the Batman). The Earth-1 Kent began his champion career as Superboy well before the Earth-1 Wayne became the Batman. However, two stories indicate that the Earth-2 Batman was active as early as 1937 (Detective Comics#65 and World's Finest Comics#60); since the first Batman story in Detective Comics#27 was not an origin story, this may indicate that the Earth-2 Batman began as an adventurer before the Earth-2 Kent became Superman.

Quotes
Jonathan Kent: No, son. It doesn't matter where you were born or what you can do, you'll always be Clark Kent. Superman just helps out now and then.
Martha Kent: Still, it wouldn't be bad if people knew a little more about Superman. I don't want anyone thinking you're like that nut in Gotham City.

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Edited from Superman: The Animated Series: The Last Son of Krypton: Part I (1996)

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7/10

Great re-styling of an action icon

This feature length video release is actually a re-cutting of the three part pilot for the new superman series produced by Warner Bros. using mostly Japanese animation talent. The pilot re-tells the familiar origin story of the Last Son of Krypton, while introducing two classic DC villains (Brainiac and Lex Luthor) and giving us a feisty new Lois Lane.

The look very 50s comic bookish and kind of sci-fi retro. Metropolis looks like what TV and the movies were predicting for the year 2000: an urban landscape of huge buildings, elevated highways, high speed commuter trains, all very ultra-modern and glossy, and yet clean, efficient and familiar. The color palette is very bright and full of primary colors, giving the cartoon a Sunday supplement feel. My biggest complaint relates to a slightly clumsy look to the character animation, and even this is really minor. It's a big step up from Superfriends.

The show has a good look, great stories and lots of superhero action, and Clark Kent himself (as voiced by Tim Daly) is wryly amusing and stubbornly heroic in the face of occasionally tough choices. I watched this pilot and signed on for the run of the show. Recommended.