Oh, I think Mary definitely won that one . . . .

Kryptonians, gamma rays, mutants, androids, telepathic gorillas . . . sounds like sci-fi to me.

“Sci-Fi” is a big umbrella that includes everything from “Flash Gordon” to the hardest of hard SF.

Just to be contrary, surely “Marvel vs. DC” predates “Trek vs. Wars” when it comes to sci-fi rivalries.

Or possibly “Buck Rogers vs. Flash Gordon.”

Or “Jules Verne vs. H.G. Wells.” :)

Honestly, did anybody in the world really think that Superman was going to stay dead? Hell, even BATMAN V. SUPERMAN ended with a teaser shot of the earth vibrating over his grave (or so I recall.). And then there’s the fact that Henry Cavill is billed second in the credits in the first opening minutes of the movie.

FYI: a live production of the musical version is airing on TV later this month.

Haven’t read that one yet, but I really liked ANGELS OF MUSIC. (Think a steampunk Charlie’s Angels with the Phantom as Charlie.)

Love Kim Newman’s stuff. I’ll have to track down THE MAN FROM THE DIOGENES CLUB.

When Thawne complained that Nazi Arrow and Overgirl had jumped the gun by attacking the wedding, Nazi Arrow explained that they had seen an opportunity and taken it . . . so I guess they thought Supergirl would be more vulnerable away from her turf?

They used it on SMALLVILLE too, possibly in the very first episode.

And Hayley Atwell, of course!

THE DEEP SPACE NINE COMPANION by Terry Erdmann & Paula Block.

I remember that issue!

The Marvel Comics adaptation actually premiered a few months before the first movie opened in 1977, so I had read the first few issue before I saw the movie. Sorta the perfect situation: I knew enough about the characters and the universe to be excited about finally seeing them onscreen, but I only knew the first part…

For what it’s worth, I got to see STEEL for free. One of the perks of the job! :)

Honestly, that was twenty years ago, so I don’t remember. But if the “Shaft” joke was in the screenplay, it was probably in the book. (Unless it was something they ad-libbed on the set.)

F.X. Nine: I wish!

For what it’s worth, I dimly recall deciding against doing a novelization of BARB WIRE . . . :)

Meanwhile, I will go to my grave insisting that, of the two DC movies that came out that year, STEEL was better than BATMAN & ROBIN. :)

I, as a Tor editor, paid DC Comics for the rights. Then hired Dean to write the book.

Not out of my own pocket, mind you. :)

Somewhere Tank Girl is sitting by the phone.

That I edited the book or that I thought it was a good idea at the time? :)

I swear to God, the answer to both is yes. And I still have a copy of the book (by Dean Wesley Smith) proudly displayed in my office.