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Jun 6, 2017 · Metropolis: Within the DC Universe, Metropolis is portrayed as one of the largest and wealthiest cities on Earth. Since then, Metropolis has become a city inspired by New York City, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. Most of the notable landmarks in Metropolis are based on real-life landmarks in New York City.
Jun 4, 2016 · There's a detailed review of the novel and how it compares to the film here, one part suggests that the location is never really specified: "there’s something of the New World about Metropolis, something recalling Lang’s vision of New York, even if it’s implied that it’s actually physically located somewhere in Europe, with an ancient ...
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Geography. In Superman #2 (Fall 1939), Metropolis was actually placed in the U.S. state of New York, making it the earliest specific reference to the location of Metropolis. [5] .
- Action Comics #16, (September 1939)
It's a coastal city with a bunch of international shipping. It's got a giant rectangular park right in the central part of the city (which is an island in the middle of a river). It's got a giant statue out in the harbor. The organized crime is run by a small group of families.
Metropolis is supposedly in Delaware just a few miles from Gotham which is in New Jersey. New York exists on it’s own in the DC universe separate from Gotham City
Aug 20, 2023 · A Shifting Location. Interestingly, the location of Metropolis has shifted multiple times throughout the history of Superman’s adaptations. In some versions, it is even suggested that Metropolis is located on the East Coast of the United States, somewhere between New York and Boston.
Snyder once suggested that Metropolis was in the Chesapeake Bay area. That would put Gotham there too. Judging from the map, it's hard to say. Looks like they're both on the coast. Metropolis is supposed to be in the District of Metropolis, which contains more than just one city.
