Welcome to SupermanLand.com The Official Site of the Siegel & Shuster
Society as well as all Superman Events in Cleveland, OH. (The Birthplace of
Superman).
Be sure to check back often as we will be bringing you updates and
coverage of all Superman related events going on in "Superman's Birthplace". Feel
free to check out our photo albums for photos of previous events.
Mission Statement:
The Siegel & Shuster Society is a non-profit organization dedicated
to commemorating and celebrating the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The Society will, in a manner consistent with
the rights of DC Comics, create events and activities which celebrate Cleveland
as the "Birthplace of Superman" and the importance of Superman to
our community today and in the future. The Society will also work with other
organizations that are celebrating Superman in a manner consistent with the
goals of the Society.
Thank You!
There is soo many people who need to be thanked for making this happen, there is just no way we can list them all.
But you know who you are, and what you did, and how you helped....and just know how thankful we are for YOUR help! This video is for YOU!
Jim Bowers of CapedWonder.com, our Official Photographer of the 2009 Screaming Tiki Cleveland SuperCon and Siegel & Shuster Celebration weekend, has updated his photos from the weekend long events.
For those of you who could not come out an be part of the Screaming Tiki Super Con and the Siegel & Shuster Celebration this past weekend, you sure did miss a great time! We have a limited number of the NEW Siegel & Shuster Society Official T-Shirts left over from the show. You can get your orders in by clicking HERE.
Stay tuned as we will be updating links and photo albums of the weekends events soon!
MeeksMixedMedia has a video online of the entire Siegel House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
WolfePack Entertainment kicked off the Con with a Tribute Video to Jerry and Joe that you can veiw on their site.
CapedWonder.com, our Official Photographer of the events, has started posting some photos on his site as well.
And make sure you watch the EpicDuel.com video of getting the 300 lbs., 6 Foot Superman Birthday cake in the building for the Joe Shuster Birthday Party!
Check them all out! If you have a news post or report on the Cleverland events we have not mentioned, feel free to contact us to get it posted! Thanks again to EVERYONE who helped make this events a SUPER great time!
Newsarama.com has a story on the saving of Jerry Siegel's House and Best Selling Author, Brad Meltzer, calling on 'Ordinary People' to help out. And the Ordinary People came thru! Clik the link to read the story.
Helen Slater: Supergirl, Kara on Smallville, Talia on Batman Ray Park: X-Men's Toad, Star Wars' Darth Maul, and G.I. Joe's Snakeeyes Daniel Logan: Star Wars' young Boba-Fett Edward James Olmos: Bladerunner, Battlestar Galactica, Batman Sam Witwer: Smallville's Doomsday, Battlestar Galactica Michael Rosenbaum: Smallville's Lex Luthor, Justice League's Flash Erin Gray: Superboy, Buck Rodgers, Baywatch
A special screening of the Superman documentary "Last Son" by Cleveland filmmaker Brad Ricca (also a member of the Siegel & Shuster Society)will be shown at 10pm this Friday, April 3rd during the Akron, Ohio Film Festival.
"Last Son" is a Depression-era, coming-of-age story that explains Superman's historical, social and cultural significance by tracing his beginnings and the society in which he was created.
"Think about it: Why does the hero wear a skin-tight costume with underwear on the outside?" Ricca poses. "With boots? And a spit curl? And an 'S' on the chest?"
Ricca said his documentary answers those questions and the deeper one: Why was Superman created at all? Did that creation come from a single flash of inspiration as generally reported or was the creation more subtle?
For details or to sign up for the workshops, go to HERE.
Cincinnati Playhouse to Premier Jerry Siegel Play next year!
By David Bar Katz
April 3 – May 2, 2010
Superman - the man of steeI – is invulnerable. Jerry Siegel - the creator of Superman – was far more vulnerable. Siegel was one of a number of Jews who created the cartoon superheroes of the 1930s and 40s in response to the rise of Nazi Germany. Siegel’s own tumultuous story intertwines with the tragic events of a world on the edge, a place where even Superman has his limits. A remarkable new play about fantasy and the reality of the 20th century.
In a race against time and the bitter Cleveland winter, contractors have been able to replace the chimney, roof, windows and wood siding of the Siegel House.
Here are 2 photos snapped today of the house during its restoration phaze. About 70% of the new wood siding is now done as well as the roof which has been completely replaced along with most of the windows. Work will continue as the weather here allows.
