Superman Returns Filmmakers Plot Four Comic Book Prequels
DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that SUPERMAN RETURNS director Bryan Singer and SUPERMAN RETURNS screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris are providing the plots to four comicbook prequels to the upcoming film. The four forty-page prequels will be published by DC Comics throughout the month of June and will bridge the gap between the first SUPERMAN film and SUPERMAN RETURNS, which premieres in theatres on June 30, 2006.
In the film, following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman (Brandon Routh) faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman’s bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.
Prequels details:
SUPERMAN RETURNS: KRYPTON TO EARTH
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Cover by Adam Hughes
In the first of the four prequels, fans will revisit the Man of Steel’s origins and witness how the world has been transformed in Superman’s absence.
On sale June 7 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: MA KENT
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Marc Andreyko
Art by Karl Kerschl
Cover by Adam Hughes
The second special conceived by Bryan Singer and illustrated by Karl Kerschl spotlights the life of the woman who raised the Man of Tomorrow — and explores how she survived a world without Superman.
On sale June 14 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: LEX LUTHOR
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art by Rick Leonardi
Cover by Adam Hughes
Lex Luthor always dreamed of a world without a Superman. How will Superman’s arch-nemesis react when he finally gets what he’s wanted for so many years?
On sale June 21 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: LOIS LANE
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Mark Andreyko
Art by Wellington Dias
Cover by Adam Hughes
Lois Lane has loved… and lost… the Man of Steel. How will this intrepid reporter rebound from Superman’s absence?
On sale June 28 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Ent. company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC superheroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace. DC Comics’ website is located at www.dccomics.com.
In the film, following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman (Brandon Routh) faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman’s bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.
Prequels details:
SUPERMAN RETURNS: KRYPTON TO EARTH
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Cover by Adam Hughes
In the first of the four prequels, fans will revisit the Man of Steel’s origins and witness how the world has been transformed in Superman’s absence.
On sale June 7 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: MA KENT
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Marc Andreyko
Art by Karl Kerschl
Cover by Adam Hughes
The second special conceived by Bryan Singer and illustrated by Karl Kerschl spotlights the life of the woman who raised the Man of Tomorrow — and explores how she survived a world without Superman.
On sale June 14 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: LEX LUTHOR
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art by Rick Leonardi
Cover by Adam Hughes
Lex Luthor always dreamed of a world without a Superman. How will Superman’s arch-nemesis react when he finally gets what he’s wanted for so many years?
On sale June 21 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99
SUPERMAN RETURNS: LOIS LANE
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Mark Andreyko
Art by Wellington Dias
Cover by Adam Hughes
Lois Lane has loved… and lost… the Man of Steel. How will this intrepid reporter rebound from Superman’s absence?
On sale June 28 — 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Ent. company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC superheroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace. DC Comics’ website is located at www.dccomics.com.
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