You only “think” you’re ready to see Man of Steel. You’re not fully prepped until you’ve seen every episode of Cinema of Steel, the new daily series from CraveOnline that highlights one of the theatrical Superman movies a day until the release of Man of Steel on June 14, 2013.
Yesterday, Willam “Bibbs” Bibbiani and Professor Witney Seibold of The B-Movies Podcast took an x-ray look at the Max Fleischer cartoons. Today, the man of steel comes to the screen in live-action for the very first time in the Superman serials starring Kirk Alyn as the Man of Steel, fighting the villainous Spider Lady, Atom Man, and Lex Luthor in his first on-screen appearance.
The Superman serials also feature one of the most original visual effects of the golden age of cinema. What was it? You’ll just have to watch Cinema of Steel to find out. Bibbs and Witney will close out the episode with their individual rankings of how the Superman serials stand up against Superman’s other motion picture adventures.
Come back tomorrow when Bibbs and Witney will decide if they believe a man can fly on Cinema of Steel!
Other Cinema of Steel Episodes:
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Cinema of Steel I: Max Fleischer’s Superman
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Cinema of Steel II: The Superman Serials
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Cinema of Steel III: Superman: The Movie
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Cinema of Steel IV: Superman II (Theatrical Cut)
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Cinema of Steel V: Superman III
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Cinema of Steel VI: Supergirl
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Cinema of Steel VII: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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Cinema of Steel VIII: Superman Returns
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Cinema of Steel IX: Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut)
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Cinema of Steel X: Man of Steel
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REVIEW: Man of Steel
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SECOND OPINION: Man of Steel
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INTERVIEW: Producer Deborah Snyder on Man of Steel Easter Eggs
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SUPERMAN’S 75TH: 75 Reasons to Love Superman
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THE SERIES PROJECT: Superman, Pt. 1
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THE SERIES PROJECT: Superman, Pt. 2
William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are the co-hosts of CraveOnline‘s B-Movies Podcast. Follow them on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold.
