It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s Episode 438: Pre MCU Superhero Movies. 

This week Chris and Joe deviate a bit from the usual banter and, instead, focus on a specific theme. This week’s theme, as you can probably guess from the title of the episode, is Pre MCU Superhero Movies. So, anything before the current MCU lineup, which pretty much began with 2008’s Iron Man, is fair game.

What are some of the movies they picked? Well, you’re just have to listen to the episode to find out. No spoilers here, at least this time.

In addition to the episode’s theme, you can also probably expect the usual “more.” They do seem to go on and on a bit, don’t they? Tangents are a way of life for these guys. 

Still, tangents can can be fun sometimes . . . and even informative. So they’re gonna keep going on them. Was there really any doubt?

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Lists are fun. Lists are, at least in some cases, easy to create. In this case, the list in question for today is The Five Best Movies Adapted From Comics.

I know what you’re thinking. Why five? Well, it sorta works with the word “Flickcast” and we’re fans of alliteration around here, so that’s one reason. Of course, it also means I only need to come up with five items to fill the list, so that might have something to do with it too. I’ll never tell.

I’m also in the process of preparing a list of the worst movies adapted from comics as well because what’s a “best” list without a “worst” list, right? Right.

However, in this case, we’re talking best. And do we have a lot of great “best” ones to choose from. That’s not a question, we do.

The ones I’ve chosen are not only great examples of comic book adaptations done right, they’re also great movies too. From a clever screenplay to expert direction, exciting visuals, to compelling characters and performances, these five films deliver on many levels and also manage to demonstrate a real love for their source material.

Okay, enough setup. On with the listing of the things.

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s…a definitive blu-ray collection of Superman movies?

2011 is a year filled to the brim with superhero cinema and the folks over at Warner Home Video think that now is the perfect time to roll out the most comprehensive high-definition collection of Superman films of all time. Combining all four movies with Christopher Reeve and 2006’s reboot-ish Superman Returns, this set promises to be the ultimate collection of Superman’s first cinematic era.

Boasting both Donner extended cuts of the first two films and over 20 hours of special features, this release is as stacked as could possibly be. There is a lot of similarity in this Blu-Ray’s feature list and the Ultimate Collector’s DVD set that came out in 2006, however, several of the key features have been converted to HD, including the Donner cuts and the wonderful Look, Up in the Sky! documentary.

A full list of features and the Blu-Ray anthology’s trailer can be found after the jump.