When it comes to Superman: The Movie, you probably won't find a much bigger fan than yours truly. I am in no way an expert on Superman's long and colorful history, but the 1978 flick? Man oh man do I just love it. Not long ago we shared the news that a virtual explosion of Super-DVDs was on its way, most notably the long-awaited "Donner Cut" of Superman 2. Between that and the 4-disc mega-set for Superman 1, I'll be knee-deep in DVD heaven when those platters hit the shelves.

But if you're like me and you just can't wait, thank YouTube for delivering some sneaky-peek goods. Click here to see some clips from the Donner Cut that recently played on Access Hollywood, and here for all sorts of Super-omissions, sequences generally found in the Deleted Scenes section and/or as part of the movies' network broadcasts. (Thanks to DavisDVD for directing us towards the clippage.)

Anyway, if these Superman DVDs are even half as good as WB's recent Batman collection, we're going to have one Super Christmas. (OK, Super Hannukah, too. Sorry, rabbi.)

First, the news we've all been waiting for, and by "we" I mean "hardcore Superman geeks." The long-awaited "Donner Cut" of the super-sequel will hit DVD on November 28th -- and it'll be surrounded by a ton of sparkly new Special Editions of Superman (1978), Superman 2 (1980), Superman 3 (1983), Supergirl (1984), Superman 4: The Quest for Peace (1987), and Superman Returns (2006).

I'll try to break this down as simply as possible. If you walk into a DVD shoppe on 11/28, you'll be greeted by:

• A 4-disc Special Edition of the original Superman, which contains both the theatrical and the 2001 extended cut, a new commentary with producers Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler, the 2001 commentary with Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, three documentaries, some restored scenes, screen tests, archival materials, nine old-school Superman cartoons, and the 1951 feature Superman and the Mole-Men.

• A 2-disc Special Edition of the Superman 2 we already know and love, only now it comes with Salkind/Spengler commentary, two old TV specials, a Fleischer featurette, and more Super-cartoons.

• The single-disc Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut, which comes with a new featurette entitled Restoring the Vision, a new Donner/Mankiewicz commentary, and (of course) the highly-anticipated retroactive facelift that the fans have been clamoring for.