MAX FLEISCHER'S SUPERMAN 1941- 1943 COMING TO DIGITAL & BLU-RAY
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane. It’s Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 meticulously remastered in High Definition. The architect of modern animation Bruce Timm cites Fleischer’s treasured set of 17 animated Superman shorts as an inspiration for Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series and now fans can enjoy these classic stories in glorious HD. Warner Bros. Discovery returned to the original 35mm source elements to recreate the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.37- to-1, the highest quality raw image was then scanned and then entered into the recombining process . The end result is pristine animated shorts that have been restored to the animators’ originally intended production quality.
Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 will be available to purchase Digitally on HD and on Blu-ray May 16, 2023.
From the press release:
“Superman made his comic book debut in 1938, appearing in Action Comics #1 (dated June 1938, but officially published on April 18, 1938), and the Man of Steel’s popularity grew with his subsequent radio program. Max Fleischer gave the world’s first Super Hero his initial animated spotlight, producing 17 theatrical animated shorts from September 1941 to July 1943 that further elevated the character’s profile, and added many significant aspects to his canon – including coining many of Superman’s patented catchphrases and attributes.”
Image courtesy of WB Home Entertainment
