I did this wishlist thingy on lj a few years ago and it's good to see people are still having fun with it year after year. :o) Many on my friendslist have posted their own wishlists for the holidays so here's mine!

( First, how the wishlist works )

Since this is a Superman related journal, quite a few of my wishes are Superman and fandom related. Oh, how predictable of me. :) I didn't include any big wishes like "I want a bigger tv! Here's the link to the online store!" :D because those are too grand and too expensive and I can't imagine anyone actually picking anything like that on the list. Those are better reserved for real-life (or more like fantasy land, haha).



MY 10 WISHES:

1) Snail mail/postcards of your city or country/Xmas cards.
I love getting mail from all over the world and I always keep all the things I receive in a special box. :) My family isn't huge and Xmas cards don't exactly arrive in droves. To me holiday snail mail from people living in other countries is the most fun and special. I can imagine myself holding on to it forever and ever. I'll probably be looking over them as an old grandma LOLZ, still enjoying them after so many years. They're just lovely things to keep, you know? Good memories.

2) Superman/Clark Kent related fanfic, especially set in the Superman Returns universe. Yay!
For the holidays something sweet and fluffy would be really nice (Clark Kent wearing a winter coat, yes, me likey ♥) but I'm not picky.

3) Clark Kent related fanart.
Draw me some Clark Kent and I'll love you forever! It doesn't have to be X-masy, anything with Clark would be great.

4) Superman Returns and Brandon Routh magazine pics, bookmarks, stickers, pins, etc. Anything SR related.
It's very hard to find merchandise over here, sadly. ;_; We mostly get plastic action figures for kids and since it's long past the movie, all the stuff's sold out by now.

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Btw, please comment with a link to your own wishlist so I don't lose them! Thank you. Better start writing those cards any day now, snail mail to other countries can be pretty slow during the holiday season and can take take up to 2 weeks to arrive! Eeep. *rushes to email people for addresses*

Edit: Wow, there's even a community holiday_wishes to organize these. And the wishlist thingy started in 2004! Awesome. Over 3000 members.

More caps today from SR behind the scenes extras! Superman costume development, Singer checking out the test suits and the costume design sketches for Luthor and Kitty, prototype Superman belts that weren't chosen in the end, S shields, etc.

I love this part on the documentary.



( More caps below! A costume in the making... )

I'm posting pictures of 2 of my fave Superman t-shirts that I own, a parka and a pair of Superman Returns-like boots. :) ♥ It's not easy finding anything Superman related in women's sizes and merchandise like t-shirts has always been a real pain to shop for. I remember when I was a huge X-files fan in my teens and the smallest t-shirt I could find was like a men's L or XL. It looked like a one-piece dress on me but I loved it because it had Scully and Mulder on it and the cool X-files logo with a lightning effect in the background. Sweet. I ended up wearing it to bed mostly because it was long enough to be a nightshirt. *laugh*

Luckily nowadays us girls don't have as much problems finding superhero t-shirts in small sizes but it can still be hard. Sometimes it can be infuriating! We're also wearing tighter and shorter clothes in general than a decade ago. Fashion is changing. When it comes to Superman, lots of stuff you find on eBay isn't authentic but cheap transfers on cheap cotton. You get what you pay for. I'd rather have one good Superman t-shirt than five cheapo knock-offs with transfers peeling off after four washes.

The following authentic white t-shirt below is from SR and in size women's M/OS that I actually got from a Japanese auction. It's soft and form-fitting unlike the wide t-shirts in men's sizes (*phew!*). Not too short but not too long either. Just perfect. That's another problem with lots of official t-shirts, they're just too long!
It has the SR movie logo in the front, the S shield is 8'' (20.5 cm) wide, and at the bottom of the t-shirt it says 'Superman Returns, DC and Warner Bros', yadda yadda.



( Close-up of shield and text )

The other t-shirt I adore is in blue and has a comics style S shield, official merchandise by DC Comics.

( My blue Superman t-shirt pics )

Oh, I also have a blue SR movie parka that I got on another Japanese auction, it's in men's size M though but still a good fit, especially after it shrunk a bit. It was available via the Kellogg's SR campaign (300 pieces, I think they were either giveaways or part of a contest). I don't know if you can get it anywhere else but I'm sure there are other SR parkas available.

( SR movie parka )

And now to the promised pics of the boots! Oh, my bootses, how I love you. Got them after over a year-long search on eBay. In a darker red and midcalf length just like Routh's, they're wonderfully comfortable (I'm shocked how much, actually) and easy to wear with skinny jeans, leggings or skirts. They have that sporty look that is hard to get in this color. Well, any red boots are hard to get unless you're looking for slouchy style, stiletto, pointy toe, snakeskin, go-go style, super high heels, rain boots... Lots of red boots are sexy but none come in a simple, classic style Reeve's Superman or Slater's Supergirl would wear. So hard to find a pair in Supergirl style or just a style that doesn't scream "indecent". Honestly. *sigh* And Returns-style boots are just as difficult to get.

They're tight and I can barely tuck my black skinny jeans inside. They look best on either bare legs or with leggings, so definitely "Supergirl Returns" style. Or should I say "Supergirl Begins"? The boots will look nice with my "Supergirl Begins" costume (sort of a redesign, a mix between Returns and the original Slater movies, I'm not sure yet) but for now I'm wearing them with my everyday clothes and they're just the coolest pair of boots ever! I feel very super wearing them. :)

( Superman Returns boots pics! )

Man, I need to get myself BlueTights and SupermanHomepage t-shirts next! Routh knows of both websites and besides, it's good to embrace your inner geek and support the sites by wearing their t-shirts proudly. Whohoo!

I get little knee jerk reactions whenever people are making jokes about Superman wearing "underwear on the outside".

It's not underwear!

And it's a bad joke that needs to go away and die a painful death.



He's wearing the shorts/trunks on the outside because that's what they are. There just happens to be another layer (the tights) underneath because that's how Superman's outfit looks like.

They're like a gymnast's or swimmer's trunks. They also break the blue of the suit nicely, right in the middle, and are very functional in the movie version. It's easier to put the "protective cup" there instead of attaching it into some full-body, one-piece blue suit. I know in comics there's a version of Superman without the trunks but that's not the classic suit, I can't imagine Singer or anyone else changing the style of the outfit style-wise THAT much anytime soon. Superman is not The X-MEN. That futuristic version doesn't even look like his suit. It works fine on paper. The truth is, many people want the look of the classic suit (left as it is or updated, upgraded, whatever), all the moaning about Singer's version has proven that.

And with the classic suit come the red shorts Which Should Not Be Named Underwear.

They never looked like underwear to me but like sporty shorts. Besides, since he's wearing them over the tights and not underneath, they're technically not underwear.

Though I wouldn't say the same about someone wearing a bra over their t-shirt because it's not the same. *laugh* It's technically still a bra. The bra was intended to be worn under one's clothes all along. It's always been underwear.

In fact, in cold weather runners sometimes wear their comfy shorts over the simple cotton tracking suit pants. Those shorts sometimes look like boxers. Are you saying those are underwear, too?

It's called layering. Superman knows fashion, yo. LOL

Superman's stuff? So not underwear. What a stupid and by now very OLD joke. I get the feeling some folks use it to appear all cool and "grown-up" and "old enough to forget about Superman and comics". You don't sound cool, you sound boring and silly!

PLUS, I BET Superman's underwear TOTALLY OWNS yours! I'm sure he has like 70 Super pieces in varying shades of blue.

I hated the joke even more when my fave show Heroes used it. Peter Petrelli jokes about it with Claire in Season 1. I kind of squirmed when it happened. Ugh.

About the SR trunks specifically. I think the trunks are a GOOD and cool upgrade. They look more like something a superhero would wear today than decades ago. I love the new belt and its shape. I like the small S in there, it's awesome and I want one for myself.

( Some folks have been saying the trunks sit too low on the waist... )

( The trunks in comics )

( Supergirl's belt and similarities )

Okay, I'm babbling now and this wasn't supposed to be a rant about the suit. I love the SR suit. I just hate the UNDERWEAR joke. Make it stop.

I feel much better today (tummy ache, go away), so here's the newest batch of caps from the SR dvd extras. We've got more concept art, studio offices plastered with said art and photos, and a miniature model in connection with the cut Return to Krypton scene. Will be posting more of that later.



( More concept art, etc! )

The following caps are of the New Krypton set and of shooting some of the scenes like Lex stabbing Superman and generally being evil. Kevin Spacey's all "SUPERMAN MUST DIE!" and much fun is had by all.



( 'Grab him by the FACE.' )

Yes, this whole post was Spacey-ed. :D

I'll be capping the Requiem for Krypton documentary part of the Superman Returns dvd extra features and posting it here in my journal. It includes everything from behind the scenes, screen tests, production process, building of sets, costume design, to the director and writers discussing the movie, chatting with actors and much more. I thought with all the negative rumours regarding JLA and the casting choices we've been hearing about, I'd post something pretty and fun. ;)

Most of the caps with Routh will be posted at routh_daily. There's lots and lots of great stuff in this doc that isn't Routh related at all, hence why I'll be posting those parts here. If you like the behind the camera work and how movies are made, feel free to take a look-see.

I'll try to post at least a few each week, in-between my usual entries. This is a very long doc, longer than the movie itself! :)

The cap size is 1024 x 576, so be patient while they're loading.

I'll also be making a series of posts about all my fave Superman Returns scenes, moments, lines, etc, complete with caps from the movie. But let's start with the documentary now, here are a few caps to get us going! I love the concept art of Clark's room in Smallville especially.

Resized preview as usual:


( FULL SIZE CAPS BATCH no. 1! Mostly concept art. )

Wait for Part 2 and many more to follow...