Why i found the series finale of smallville to be so. Smallville finale 126 chloe reads a smallville comic. 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 event is a celebration of all things pop culture and comic books. The beloved superman prequel wrapped its long and storied. 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. The episode started out perfectly, with tom welling introducing the episode and now. Tess1 is kidnapped by lionel2 in the hopes to revive lex1, oliver1 battles the prophets, and jonathan1 helps clark. Please continue to follow us on facebook and our website. Smallville has been around so long that its twice as old as the network that broadcasts it. 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. Tess1 is kidnapped by lionel2 in the hopes to revive lex1, oliver1 battles the prophets, and jonathan1 helps clark to embrace.
It is also the second half of the fulllength movie smallville. The episodes are the 21st and 22nd of the 10th season, and the 216th and 217th episodes overall. Smallville ran for a total of 10 seasons, making it the longest running comic book show to date on the cw. 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. Why i found the series finale of smallville to be so disappointing. On march 4, 2010, the cw announced that smallville will be back for the tenth season, consiting of 22 episodes. After smallville ended, the story continued in comic book form. The residents of smallville are thrilled when warrior angel, a movie based on a comic book, begins shooting in town. Tom welling refused to do the original smallville finale cbr. Producers frequently tried to get the dark knight or at least his alter ego, bruce wayne to. Season 11 published in april by trevor kimball, february 9, 2012 as we discussed back in december, dc comics is publishing a comic. The series features a unique publishing model, split between traditional print publication and digital release online and through mobile apps. 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 week, dc entertainment revealed that the adventures of clark kent now superman will be continuing as a digital and printed comic book series. 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. Smallville season 11 comic book features impulse and. Instead, they were replaced with the everglowing color of red. 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. Miller a jorge jimenez ca chris staggs olympus, part 1. 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. All ten seasons are available on dvd in regions 1, 2 and 4. 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.
Jun 27, 2019 starting on the wb for its first five seasons, smallvilles remaining years were spent on the cw. 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. This was the show that paved the way for the many comic book shows that exist today, especially the arrowverse. Smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 skip navigation. Smallville season 10 finale chloe reads comic book. Speed by cherie bennett, flight by cherie bennett, see no evil by cherie bennett, buried secrets by suzan colon, and smallvi. The finale deals with the wedding of lois and clark, the. Smallville season 11 to premiere this april in comic. 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. However, after the lead actress, rachel davenport takes off in stunt car with cut brakes, clark must step in to stop the runaway car. Finale which aired on may, 2011 followed by a reairing on may 19. I just finished watching the smallville series finale.
The only way they will ever redeem this mess is if they let welling come into the jla movie as superman. Smallville to continue with season 11 digital comic book. 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. 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. With lionel luthor sacrificing himself to save lex luthor, the return that smallville fans have been waiting for arrived. After the series finale in 2011, the story resumed in comic book form starting in april 2012. Im a huge smallville fan, its what got me into comic books and. While shes seemingly killed by lex in this episode, the season 11 comic book revealed tess to still be alive. 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. Smallville is the popular liveaction comic book series that follows the adventures of a young clark kent during the years before he becomes superman. With tom welling, michael rosenbaum, kristin kreuk, allison mack. But theyre unaware of a mysterious watcher in the woods who follows them home. Brian peterson and kelly souders interview smallville series. Whatever its network calls itself, smallville has always been about rethinking the superman mythology in a way.
Season 11 is a comic book series published by dc comics that. Dec, 2012 as the smallville season 11 comic book begins its third arc the story is about to speed up literally. Smallville season 11 comic book features impulse and expands. Smallville to continue with season 11 digital comic book tvline. 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 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. Gotham is bringing batman to the small screen in its series finale this spring, which is exciting news, unless youre a fan of smallville. 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. 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. After ten years, its finally time for clark kent to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. The finale originally aired on the cw in the united states on may, 2011. The town is the setting of many superboy comics where superboy defends smallville from various threats. Jun 14, 2012 for years smallville fans clamored for a guest appearance by batman. 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.
What happened to tom wellings superman after smallville ended. 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. 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. Finale, part 2 is the twentysecond episode in the tenth season of smallville, and the two hundredeighteenth and final episode. Clark kents old friend and teammate bart allen, aka the lightningfast hero impulse. Smallville season 11 comic is canon in crisis on infinite. Smallville comics 16 penzance street, new redruth, 1449 alberton, gauteng rated 4. The neurotoxin she uses on lex in this episode is revealed to have caused a psychic link between lex and tess.
May 14, 2011 after ten years, its finally time for clark kent to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. The finale deals with the wedding of lois and clark, the return of lex luthor and darkseids. 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. As the smallville series finale made its turn to the final hour, so did the themes. 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. Jul 20, 2017 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 smallville season 10 episode 21 finale, part 1 skip navigation.
Smallville con is a two day convention being held saturday, june 19th and sunday, june 20th, 2021. Brian peterson and kelly souders interview smallville. Smallville season 11 comic book welcomes batman and. Unfortunately, because the loss of lionel was needed to bring back lex, the father and. The childhood hometown of superman, smallville was first named in superboy vol. For years smallville fans clamored for a guest appearance by batman. Seven years in the future, chloe sullivan allison mack reads a comic book titled smallville, detailing the rise of superman, to her son. 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. As the smallville season 11 comic book begins its third arc the story is about to speed up literally. Chances of that happening are just slightly less than spiderman 3 winning an award as the best comic book film ever made.
The tenth and final season is somewhat uneven, but still offers a satisfying finale to one of the longest running television series. Finale is the title of the twoepisode series finale of the superhero television series smallville. The tenth and final season is somewhat uneven, but still offers a satisfying finale. But if smallville is prepared for strange beings, washington, dc, certainly is not. 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. 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. Smallville is a fictional town in comic books published by dc comics. Death looms on smallville season finale comic book. 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. 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. Dc comics, not surprisingly, published about a dozen issues of its own smallville comic book. Smallville season 10 finale chloe reads comic book youtube. May 14, 2011 why i found the series finale of smallville to be so disappointing.
Still, its nice we get a good resemblance of their comic book counterparts for the final minutes of the series. 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. According to an insider, one of those characters will be a series veteran. 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. The flashforward isnt a device im fond of its usually used so poorly, yet it was done well here. Smallville season 10 smallville season 10 is coming fall 2010.
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