Film

Superman: Red Son

2009 · 1h 2m · Animation

What if Superman had been raised in the Soviet Union?

IMDb

7.1

In Red Son, Superman's rocket ship lands on a Ukrainian collective farm rather than in Kansas, an implied reason being a small time difference (a handful of hours) from the original timeline, meaning Earth's rotation placed the Ukraine in the ship's path instead of Kansas. Instead of fighting for "...truth, justice, and the American Way", Superman is described in Soviet radio broadcasts "...as the Champion of the common worker who fights a never-ending battle for Stalin, socialism, and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact." His "secret identity" (i.e. the name his adoptive parents gave him) is a state secret.

David Lodge

Superman (Kal-L) / Bizarro

Jim Meskimen

Lex Luthor / Jor-L / Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) / Joseph Stalin / Perry White

Kirk Thornton

Jimmy Olsen / Batman / Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) / Pyotr Roslov

Wendee Lee

Wonder Woman (Diana) / Hippolyta / Lara-L / Lana Lazarenko

Cindy Robinson

Lois Lane / Brainiac (voice)

• Dylan CoburnDirector
• Mark MillarWriter

Release date

July 30, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Animation