'Max Fleischer's Superman', a collection of theatrical shorts released from 1941 till 1943, has set a date for its digital and Blu-ray release.
2023 marks Warner Brothers' 100th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion the famous studio will be debuting newly remastered digital and Blu-ray releases of some of their biggest films, TV shows, and franchises. This of course includes DC with their most iconic superhero Superman getting a lot of love this year. Now WB will be releasing the newly remastered original Max Fleischer's Superman animated shorts on digital and Blu-ray for the first time this Spring.
The Influence of Fleischer’s Superman Fleischer’s Superman was a theatrical series of 17 shorts that ran from September 1941 to July 1943 that played before the big movies of the day. Still in the infancy of both the character and animation, the shorts tested the limits of the medium of the time while also being most people's first exposure to Superman. The Man of Steel made his debut in Action Comics #1 in April 1938.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The Fleischer cartoons also added many things to the Superman canon like flight and classic catchphrases like Superman being “able to leap tall buildings in a single bound”. However, the most memorable thing about this version of Superman is the art-style. Even by today's standards it’s breathtaking with eye-popping colors and a fluidity that will make you believe a man could fly.
DC fans owe a lot of thanks to Fleischer as we wouldn’t have Christopher Reeves or Henry Cavill’s Superman without his historic work. On top of the new featurette, the remaster will come with two more previously released featurettes, First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series – The Origins and Influence of This Groundbreaking Cartoon Series and The Man, the Myth and Superman: Exploring the Tradition of Superman Heroes on the Page and Screen.
When Does Fleischer’s Superman Release? All 17 Fleischer's Superman shorts will be released on digital and Blu-ray May 16, 2023. The digital version will cost $14.99 while the Blu-ray will cost $33.99. Fleischer’s Superman is joining WB’s 100 birthday with Reeves’ Superman whose films are coming to 4K for the first time in April. You can preview Fleischer’s Superman Blu-ray cover down below.
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