The success of the film helped establish Burton as a profitable director, and it also proved to be a huge influence on future superhero films, which eschewed the bright, all-American heroism of Richard Donner's Superman for a grimmer, more realistic look and characters with more psychological depth.

This documentary ( which was included on the Superman II two-disc special edition DVD ) features interviews with surviving members, relatives and biographers of the animation and production team, also contemporary animators such as Bruce Timm ( Batman: The Animated Series ), Paul Dini and Dan Riba ( Superman: The Animated Series ) who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works.

While the series tracked the character's struggle between good and evil, due to manipulation by supervillainesses Eclipso and Granny Goodness ( promotional material for the series used the catchphrase " Seduction of the Innocent ," a reference to Fredric Wertham's book of the same title ), Mary emerged from the series under the influence of Superman villain Darkseid.

In Superman: The Doomsday War ( 1998 ), Doomsday's mind is under the influence of Brainiac, forcing Superman to fight two of his most powerful enemies at once in order to rescue Lana Lang's newborn child, Doomsday easily defeating the current Justice League before Superman is able to force Brainiac's mind out of Doomsday and trap him in four teleporters locked in a perpetual loop to prevent him being integrated enough to think of a way to escape.

The artistic creators of Batman ( Bob Kane ) and Superman ( Joe Shuster ) credit him ( alongside Milton Caniff, Billy DeBeck and Roy Crane ) as having had a strong influence on their artistic development.

manipulate molecular structures to create the Fortress of Solitude, synthetic kryptonite, and the virus which gave Jimmy Olsen temporary stretching powers ; retrieve Kryptonian technology through space and time ( implied to be through the Phantom Zone ); manipulate vast quantities of energy ; keep the Cleric alive for millennia ; and influence the minds of Superman and Matrix.

The dualism of Henry Barstow-an eminent professor but a rather bumbling man of action-and the virtually superhuman Conway Carruthers seems to prefigure the Clark Kent / Superman dualism which was to profoundly influence American and worldwide popular culture ( the first Superman comics appeared a few years after Ambler's book ).

Although the book's pop culture references clearly date it to the 1970s, its influence on the deconstruction of the superhero genre is still felt through Moore's Watchmen, Marvelman, and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ?.

Brinkley gradually lost his superhuman powers due to the influence of an unknown enemy, and all of the other superheroes ( Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, and Snoopy, among others ) have retired, disappeared, or died.

Unlike Superman, who created an entire new life while he was under the Mercy's influence, Batman's fantasy never leaves from his father beating Chill continuously.

In Adventures of Superman # 595, ( Oct 2001 ) Grayven is under the influence of Brainiac-13, a major force in the Imperiex War.

The biggest influence on the Samaritan character is Superman, which shows in several ways.

In addition to Sergei Prokofiev and Gustav Holst, film composer John Williams cites Respighi as a great influence and his music for the Planet Krypton, early on in Superman, was strongly modeled after the fourth movement of this piece.

The character's similar origins and abilities show the influence of Superman ( albeit parodied so that everything that works for Superman just seems stupid when Ethan does it, such as his utilization of glasses as a disguise failing immediately ), particularly with regards to an alien origin, a sole survivor of a race, and his arrival in the countryside of earth, where he was taken in by an older couple.

Due for release in 2012, the biopic Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie will touch upon Downey's upbringing and formative years in radio and politics before launching into the history of The Morton Downey Jr. Show and Downey's influence on trash TV.

Movie director Guillermo del Toro has cited both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus as " masterpieces " and part of his directorial influence.

" Another such example of Divine's influence on musicians appeared in 2008, when Irish electronic singer Róisín Murphy paid homage to Divine in her music video for her song " Movie Star " by reenacting the attack by Lobstora from his 1970 film Multiple Maniacs and by the appearance of Divine lookalikes.

Through albums such as Monster Movie ( 1969 ), Tago Mago ( 1971 ), Ege Bamyasi ( 1972 ) and Future Days ( 1973 ), the band exerted a considerable influence on avant-garde, experimental, underground, ambient, punk, post-punk, new wave and electronic music.

" Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review of the sixth season DVD: " I think it peters out a bit as it progresses ; the best moments show the influence of the Stonecutters, and the show drags a little toward the end.

I pray to God that he may be spared to us for many years to come for this is an influence the United States and the whole world can ill afford to lose.

To increase faculty influence and decrease tension, many presidents have established a standing advisory committee with which they can discuss problems frankly.

The president has little influence in day-by-day curricular changes, but if he looks ahead two, three, or five years to anticipate issues and throw out challenging ideas, he can open the way for innovation, and he can also have a great deal to say as to what path it will take.

It places the various factors involved in the problem in their correct order in relation to each other so that the influence of factors on each other can be computed.

The way a house is set on its lot can therefore influence how much cooling you're going to need.

While this influence is a complex matter, depending upon personality factors in the individual as well as upon his social-class experience, there probably are some general statements about social-class background and educational policy that can be made with a fair degree of truth.

It is obvious that such an influence can only be expected in the final stage of an image intensifier at rather high output levels.

The construction of the chimney can also greatly influence the construction of the roof supports, creating an extra need for care in choosing the right materials.

It has recently been discovered that the location and extent of a neuron's AIS can be altered by the neuron's level of activity and that these changes are thought to influence the excitability of the neuron.

Soul is believed to be indestructible. None of the five elements can harm or influence it. Hinduism through Garuda Purana also describes in detail various types of " Narkas " or Hells where a person after death is punished for his bad Karmas and dealt with accordingly.

Scholars such as Dierk Lange attribute the decline of ancient Ghana to numerous unrelated factors, only one of which can be likely attributable to internal dynastic struggles that were instigated by Almalvorid influence and Islamic pressures, but devoid of any military conversion and conquest.

Some Afrobeat influence can also be found in the music of Vampire Weekend and Paul Simon.

Its name can be connected to drum and bass or Miami Bass, whose influence can still be heard in Bass music's edgey raw energy.

In biomedical research, this work can assist in finding candidates for gene alleles that can cause or influence predisposition to disease in human genetics

Such influence has caused Aramaic to have many Persian loanwords that can be seen in later historical texts.

Ezekiel's literary influence can be seen in the later apocalyptic writings of Daniel and Zechariah.

Holly's profound influence on Vee's singing style can be heard in such songs as " Rubber Ball " and " Run to Him.

Although the form declined in popularity towards the end of the 18th century its influence can be seen in light operas like that of Gilbert and Sullivan's early works like The Sorcerer as well as in the modern musical.

Their inherent focus on practical implementation of technology has tended to keep them oriented more towards incremental-level redesigns and reconfigurations, as opposed to revolutionary research & development or ideas that would be many years from clinical adoption ; however, there is a growing effort to expand this time-horizon over which clinical engineers can influence the trajectory of biomedical innovation.

At some small angular rate of rotation, however, an element of surface water can achieve lower potential energy by moving outward under the influence of the centrifugal force.

Behavior modification through counselling can have positive influence to help reduce the effects of risky behavior during the manic phase.

Chaplin decided not to re-enter the United States, writing: " Since the end of the last world war, I have been the object of lies and propaganda by powerful reactionary groups who, by their influence and by the aid of America's yellow press, have created an unhealthy atmosphere in which liberal-minded individuals can be singled out and persecuted.