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  • DC Comics makes the most of Superman's 75th year: SUPERMAN UNCHAINED & BATMAN/SUPERMAN



    Sleepless nights crafting the adventures of Batman have been commonplace for writer Scott Snyder.

    He can expect more insomnia penning that other favorite character of his: Superman.

    This year, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, will celebrate the granddaddy of all superheroes in a number of ways. A new movie, Man of Steel, stars Henry Cavill as the cape-clad hero and arrives in theaters June 14. And DC Comics is putting some fresh eyes on the big, spit-curled guy standing for truth, justice and the American way.

    Snyder teams with artist (and DC co-publisher) Jim Lee for an all-new Superman Unchained series beginning June 12, and that same month sees the debut of Batman/Superman by writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee that will show the earliest meeting between the company's two iconic heroes.

    "We're all fans and we've all known this character for a long time," Jim Lee says. "You have to fight your natural tendency to do what you know or what you've always thought the character to be.

    "We've been pushing the creators to not be beholden to the past conceits and understandings" of Superman, he adds. "So we will speak to a new generation of readers."

    The newbies will get their first glimpse at Unchained in a special Superman-centric offering on Free Comic Book Day, May 4, with an adrenaline-filled, epic sequence featuring Superman busting loose and saving the day.

    Lee says they'll pull back "the camera" sometimes, "showing really how this small little figure, this human-shaped character, can literally move mountains," and Snyder aims to focus on this superhero who has the power to shape the world however he wants it yet looks at humanity to be inspired himself.

    "If I think for a second, 'I'm working on Superman,' you get chills and it becomes very, very intimidating when you think of all the amazing stories that have come before," says Snyder, who also is doing backup stories in Unchained with artist Dustin Nguyen.

    "The way to approach a character as iconic as him is you just come at it from a standpoint of what you love the most about the character, and then write a story that explores that, tear it down and build it back up."

    Like Snyder has done with his popular Batman book, Unchained also will explore the Man of Steel's supporting characters and how they occupy his thoughts as he goes about the business of being Superman.

    "I know conceptually why he admires Lois Lane, but then when you're writing them and you feel the chemistry between them and it comes to life on the page, it's always these little bursts of surprises that have been a joy to discover with him," Snyder says.

    "The energy we're bringing to the story and that 'Hey, we can add new stuff to the canon' kind of attitude will serve us well," Lee says.

    Batman/Superman goes back to the beginning of their long relationship, with a young crime-fighting Dark Knight new on the Gotham City scene and the Man of Steel fresh off the Smallville farm and making a name for himself as a budding journalist — Clark Kent, of course — and fledgling working-class hero of the people.

    Pak feels that Superman's appeal as a cultural mainstay since 1938 is the same as what's behind the popularity of Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the X-Men.

    "They're all about outsiders," the writer says. "As you grow up, you try to find your place in the world and you don't belong and you struggle, and that's the story of our lives, at least our adolescence.

    "When you combine that with somebody who chooses to help, that becomes very powerful."

    That he always sticks up for the underdog is another attractive quality to Pak.

    "We want to be that strong and do the right thing and rise to the occasion. Superman gives us that kind of hope," he says. "And then also he can smash whatever he wants to smash and he can set things on fire with his eyes. That's pretty cool."

    Jae Lee takes issue with anybody who deems Superman "the ultimate boy scout" or, even worse, boring.

    "When you're young and you have a character like that you can aspire to," he says, "if you're ever in a position where you end up having any kind of power but you live up to those ideals, what a wonderful world this place would be."

    W.West
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    Last edited by W.West; 03-04-2013, 10:09 PM.

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    • Interview: Greg Pak Talks Batman/Superman, Man of Steel & More

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      • It is ridiculous the amount of good artists Snyder gets...Lee AND Nguyen...

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        • 1. Should have just been Man of Steel

          2. I fear the backstory will be far better than the feature because Lee doesn't want to do anything that's not straight action.

          3. Still interested to see who follows Lee.

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          • I'm guessing that the reason that they didn't call it Man of Steel is because with it launching 2 days before the movie they would run the risk of people writing it off as just a tie-in book. Superman Unchained is a pretty horrible title though.

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            • Also, if the movie ends up bombing or sucking outright then they'd want to avoid that connection as well.

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              • Action Comics #19 Preview






                • Welcome the new creative team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Tony S. Daniel!

                • Inside the nefarious mind of Lex Luthor, who bares his scars—but how did he get them?

                • Luthor’s plan to eradicate Superman may make Kal an alien pariah!

                • The Oracle awaits at the edge of the Solar System to pass judgment on Superman—and he is not alone.

                • You won’t believe who comes calling on the final page!

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                • Superman Family June 2013 Solicitations


                  SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1

                  Written by SCOTT SNYDER
                  Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
                  Backup story art by DUSTIN NGUYEN
                  1:300 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
                  On sale JUNE 12 • 32 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
                  Combo pack edition: $5.99 US
                  When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor—even though he’s still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn’t stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There’s a mystery hidden where even Superman can’t see it—Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? Don’t miss the debut of this red-hot new series from two of comics’ brightest superstars: SCOTT SNYDER and JIM LEE!
                  This debut issue also includes a bonus two-sided, tipped-in poster measuring 11.6875” x 18.875” that is part of the reading experience and can be easily removed for display!
                  This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

                  BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1

                  Written by GREG PAK
                  Art and cover by JAE LEE
                  1:100 B&W variant cover by JAE LEE
                  1:25 BATMAN variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
                  1:25 SUPERMAN variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
                  “We Can Be Heroes” blank variant cover available

                  On sale JUNE 5 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
                  Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
                  A new epic begins with the debut of this new, ongoing series! Don’t miss the first fateful meeting of Batman and Superman in The New 52!
                  This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
                  ACTION COMICS #21

                  Written by ANDY DIGGLE
                  Backup story written by SCOTT LOBDELL
                  Art by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
                  Backup story art by PHILIP TAN
                  Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
                  1:25 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL

                  On sale JUNE 5 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
                  Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
                  Superman is betrayed by his own DNA! And in the backup story, learn The New 52 origin of The Parasite!
                  This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

                  SUPERMAN #21

                  Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
                  Art by AARON KUDER
                  Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
                  1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM

                  On sale JUNE 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
                  Witness the horror of Hector Hammond as Metropolis burns! What happens when a city is taken over by a nightmare?

                  SUPERBOY #21

                  Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
                  Art by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEAN
                  Cover by KEN LASHLEY

                  On sale JUNE 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
                  Krypto comes to the rescue as Superboy is on the trail of Dr. Psycho and the new, mysterious H.I.V.E that has infested Metropolis.
                  SUPERGIRL #21

                  Written by MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
                  Art and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR

                  On sale JUNE 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
                  It’s Supergirl vs. the mysterious Mekka—but what is the secret of this new menace? And what is Lex Luthor’s envoy Alphina planning against Kara?

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                  • SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #14

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                    • Woah. That Action Comics preview was really good.. Actually had me wonder if I'd pick it up. Budget will probably dictate that more so than my feelings towards it, cause right now I would absolutely pick it up.

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                      • I like that Kenneth Rocafort is doing a Batman variant and Guillem March is doing a Superman variant for Batman/Superman.

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                        • I like that Jae Lee cover.

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                          • Originally posted by Hypo View Post
                            I like that Jae Lee cover.
                            He's been rocking covers lately. I'd liked to display Animal Man 18, the cover is so good.

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                            • All his covers look the same to me. Though I'm really excited to see how does with Superman. It'll obviously be a dark story or he probably wouldn't have joined. Not many artists like stepping out of their comfort zone.

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                              • Originally posted by W.West View Post
                                All his covers look the same to me. Though I'm really excited to see how does with Superman. It'll obviously be a dark story or he probably wouldn't have joined. Not many artists like stepping out of their comfort zone.
                                I agree.

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