Smallville ran for a total of 10 seasons, making it the longest running comic book show to date on the cw. Brian peterson and kelly souders interview smallville series. Smallville season 10 finale chloe reads comic book. Clark kents old friend and teammate bart allen, aka the lightningfast hero impulse. Smallville comics 16 penzance street, new redruth, 1449 alberton, gauteng rated 4. The episodes are the 21st and 22nd of the 10th season, and the 216th and 217th episodes overall. Season 11 is a comic book series published by dc comics that maintains the continuity of the smallville television series and details clark kents adventures as the costumed hero superman after the events of the season 10 finale. May 14, 2011 after ten years, its finally time for clark kent to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. Tom welling refused to do the original smallville finale cbr. Smallville is the popular liveaction comic book series that follows the adventures of a young clark kent during the years before he becomes superman.
Smallville season 11 comic book features impulse and. As a bookend to the finale, chloe was reading a smallville comic book which clearly and publicly disclosed the backstories and identities of all main characters, at least from the first four seasons of the show. Dc entertainment announced on thursday that smallville, which ran for 10 years and aired its cw series finale last may, will live on as a digital comic. But if smallville is prepared for strange beings, washington, dc, certainly is not. The comic book continuation introduces a version of batmans archenemy the joker, who in this continuity is an evil version of bruce wayne from another reality, which makes him similar to batmans crime. Smallville season 11 is a comic book series that picks up after the events of the series finale and follows clark kent tom welling and his adventures as superman. The episode started out perfectly, with tom welling introducing the episode and now. All ten seasons are available on dvd in regions 1, 2 and 4. Gotham is bringing batman to the small screen in its series finale this spring, which is exciting news, unless youre a fan of smallville. Tom welling refused to do the original series finale for smallville smallville burst on to the scene in 2001 as a bold reimagining of the origins of superman, showing the adventures of young clark kent as he slowly transitions from being a young man with superpowers until he becomes, well, you know, superman. On march 4, 2010, the cw announced that smallville will be back for the tenth season, consiting of 22 episodes.
Season 11 published in april by trevor kimball, february 9, 2012 as we discussed back in december, dc comics is publishing a comic. Whatever its network calls itself, smallville has always been about rethinking the superman mythology in a way. Finale episode commentaries smallville series finale steve younis, jeffrey taylor and neal bailey provide a running commentary that can be listened to while watching the 2part finale 90 minute 42. Producers frequently tried to get the dark knight or at least his alter ego, bruce wayne to. The neurotoxin she uses on lex in this episode is revealed to have caused a psychic link between lex and tess. The smallville cast are reuniting to raise money for charity, and the winner of the omaze campaign will get to pose their questions to cast members tom welling, michael rosenbaum, and kristin kreuk. Death looms on smallville season finale comic book. While shes seemingly killed by lex in this episode, the season 11 comic book revealed tess to still be alive. Tess1 is kidnapped by lionel2 in the hopes to revive lex1, oliver1 battles the prophets, and jonathan1 helps clark. The cws fivepart crisis on infinite earths crossover event finally came to a close tonight with a pretty stellar finale, as oliver queen and the paragons found a way to rebirth the multiverse.
With tom welling, michael rosenbaum, kristin kreuk, allison mack. Finale smallville comic 2018 discussion as a bookend to the finale, chloe was reading a smallville comic book which clearly and publicly disclosed the backstories and identities of all main characters, at least from the first four seasons of the show. This was the show that paved the way for the many comic book shows that exist today, especially the arrowverse. Finale which aired on may, 2011 followed by a reairing on may 19. Season 11 published in april by trevor kimball, february 9, 2012 as we discussed back in december, dc comics is publishing a comic book that will pick up the smallville tv series in. The beloved superman prequel wrapped its long and storied. In the smallville series finale, lex luthor came back to life using a clone body. Smallville season 11 picks up only a few months after the tv series finale and drops you right. It is also the second half of the fulllength movie smallville.
The finale originally aired on the cw in the united states on may, 2011. Dc comics, not surprisingly, published about a dozen issues of its own smallville comic book. Smallville season 11 comic book features impulse and expands. Smallville has been around so long that its twice as old as the network that broadcasts it. Do they honestly think we dont know what superman looks like in the comic books. Smallville finale 126 chloe reads a smallville comic.
Jun 14, 2012 for years smallville fans clamored for a guest appearance by batman. Smallville season 10 finale chloe reads comic book youtube. Smallville is coming to an end this week, but after ten seasons, the series has to qualify as one of the most successful comic book adaptations ever. Tess1 is kidnapped by lionel2 in the hopes to revive lex1, oliver1 battles the prophets, and jonathan1 helps clark to embrace. With lionel luthor sacrificing himself to save lex luthor, the return that smallville fans have been waiting for arrived. Dec, 2012 as the smallville season 11 comic book begins its third arc the story is about to speed up literally.
Smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 skip navigation. The tenth and final season is somewhat uneven, but still offers a satisfying finale. It is with a great sadness that as a result of the extended precautions in place throughout our nation, the events of smallville con scheduled for june 2021, 2020 must unfortunately be cancelled. Far be it for me to assume that chloe doesnt have special abilities, given that every character in smallville has any talent or skill they need at any time as is necessary. When clark took to the skies in the smallville series finale, fans wondered whether or not the 10year long journey would find some way of continuing.
After smallville ended, the story continued in comic book form. Smallville season 11 comic book welcomes batman and. Now that smallville has ended, the storylines are continuing in comic book form smallville. Twenty years ago, a young boy washed up on a mysterious island and met a princess. The town is the setting of many superboy comics where superboy defends smallville from various threats. The finale deals with the wedding of lois and clark, the return of lex luthor and darkseids. The story of clark kent tom welling culminates in a twohour finale this week, as the shy teenager from smallville, that viewers met 10 seasons ago, finally takes the last steps to becoming the. I just finished watching the smallville series finale.
Jun 23, 2017 smallville is the popular liveaction comic book series that follows the adventures of a young clark kent during the years before he becomes superman. Not that im sensitive to the difficulties of creating a comic, being a comic book creator myself, but i know you dont just fall off the turnip truck knowing how to do it. May 10, 2011 smallville is coming to an end this week, but after ten seasons, the series has to qualify as one of the most successful comic book adaptations ever. A comic and pop culture convention in smallville, ks smallville con is in no way authorized by or affiliated with dc comics, dc entertainment, or. Now, that princess has come to look for the mother who disappeared when she took the boy back.
The finale deals with the wedding of lois and clark, the. Jul 20, 2017 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 skip navigation. Brian peterson and kelly souders interview smallville. Instead, they were replaced with the everglowing color of red. Seven years in the future, chloe sullivan allison mack reads a comic book titled smallville, detailing the rise of superman, to her son. Chances of that happening are just slightly less than spiderman 3 winning an award as the best comic book film ever made. Why i found the series finale of smallville to be so disappointing. What happened to tom wellings superman after smallville ended. Finale, part 2 is the twentysecond episode in the tenth season of smallville, and the two hundredeighteenth and final episode. Smallville to continue with season 11 digital comic book.
Im a huge smallville fan, its what got me into comic books and. For years smallville fans clamored for a guest appearance by batman. The childhood hometown of superman, smallville was first named in superboy vol. Most of the scheduled guests have agreed to attend our next smallville con june 1920, 2021. Rounding out this issue is an indepth interview with series star tom welling, a visit to the smallville set, and the first part of an episode guide to the first season.
Smallville to continue with season 11 digital comic book tvline. Smallville season 11 comic is canon in crisis on infinite. Finale is the title of the twoepisode series finale of the superhero television series smallville. May 11, 2011 the story of clark kent tom welling culminates in a twohour finale this week, as the shy teenager from smallville, that viewers met 10 seasons ago, finally takes the last steps to becoming the. Smallville is a fictional town in comic books published by dc comics. However, after the lead actress, rachel davenport takes off in stunt car with cut brakes, clark must step in to stop the runaway car.
As the smallville series finale made its turn to the final hour, so did the themes. After a decade in which viewers followed clark kents presuperman adventures, the tenth and final season of the cws smallville comes to an explosive end this friday night the longest running comic bookbased series in television history, smallville debuted on the thennew wb network in 2001 with the goal of retelling supermans origin, from the rocket. Still, its nice we get a good resemblance of their comic book counterparts for the final minutes of the series. Smallville season 10 smallville season 10 is coming fall 2010. Miller, who wrote all 119 chapters of the series which equals 40 issues worth of the comic book stories, started his run on smallville in 2004. After ten years, its finally time for clark kent to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. But theyre unaware of a mysterious watcher in the woods who follows them home. As the smallville season 11 comic book begins its third arc the story is about to speed up literally. May 14, 2011 why i found the series finale of smallville to be so disappointing. According to an insider, one of those characters will be a series veteran.
Jun 27, 2019 starting on the wb for its first five seasons, smallvilles remaining years were spent on the cw. After the series finale in 2011, the story resumed in comic book form starting in april 2012. Smallville was a live action tv series, which lasted for 10 seasons with an 11issue tieins, a magazine, and even a comic book one being a oneshot and the. This week, dc entertainment revealed that the adventures of clark kent now superman will be continuing as a digital and printed comic book series. Unfortunately, because the loss of lionel was needed to bring back lex, the father and. Please continue to follow us on facebook and our website.
The only way they will ever redeem this mess is if they let welling come into the jla movie as superman. Speed by cherie bennett, flight by cherie bennett, see no evil by cherie bennett, buried secrets by suzan colon, and smallvi. Smallville con is a two day convention being held saturday, june 19th and sunday, june 20th, 2021. Smallville was a live action tv series, which lasted for 10 seasons with an 11issue tieins, a magazine, and even a comic book one being a oneshot and the other being a small comic book series. The event is a celebration of all things pop culture and comic books. Why i found the series finale of smallville to be so. Smallville spawned a series of youngadult novels, a dc comics bimonthly comic book, soundtrack recordings and seriesrelated merchandise. The series features a unique publishing model, split between traditional print publication and digital release online and through mobile apps. In 2001, the show premiered on the wb, which collided with its less successful rival upn in 2006 and morphed into the neverending pimple cream commercial we call the cw. Oct 04, 2019 smallville season 11 is a comic book series that picks up after the events of the series finale and follows clark kent tom welling and his adventures as superman. The flashforward isnt a device im fond of its usually used so poorly, yet it was done well here. The tenth and final season is somewhat uneven, but still offers a satisfying finale to one of the longest running television series. Smallville season 11 to premiere this april in comic. May 11, 2011 the longest running comic book based series in television history, smallville debuted on the thennew wb network in 2001 with the goal of retelling supermans origin, from the rocket crash all the way to his decision to don the cape and tights.
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