I think one particularly unusual Superman movie story is still the closest we've gotten to Brainiac's live-action movie debut ...

Superman had been around for 20 years when Brainiac first appeared on the scene, showing up in Action Comics #242 in 1958. Writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino created him. This was at the ...

While the DCU has already teased many classic Superman villains, some of his mightiest foes never appeared in movies.

Brainiac also worked with Superman’s Kryptonian parents, Jor-El and Lara, but his vision for the New Kryptonian Empire wouldn’t have aligned with their ideals, to put it mildly.

Brainiac is speaking to him as if he were a confidant, and then reveals he’s also operated on his own brain over time, trying to cut certain things out. The Origin.

Brainiac in 1993, from left: John Schmersal, Tim Taylor, Juan Monasterio and Tyler Trent. Taylor died in a car accident four years later, and the band went dark for nearly three decades.

But just as consistently, the alien android Brainiac has been his second most popular villain for decades. And yet, he’s never appeared in a live-action film, even after seven Superman films.

But just as consistently, the alien android Brainiac has been his second most popular villain for decades. And yet, he’s never appeared in a live-action film, even after seven Superman films.

The Silver Age Brainiac, Superman’s Alien Enemy Superman had been around for 20 years when Brainiac first appeared on the scene, showing up in Action Comics #242 in 1958. Writer Otto Binder and ...