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One of the most anticipated blockbusters this summer, Man of Steel will begin to hit theaters worldwide next month! Audience will get to take a new look at the origin and rise of an iconic superhero.

We know that fans have been eagerly waiting, and we are very excited and happy to inform you today that the collectible figures of Man of Steel will be coming soon!

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Opening June 14, "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Antje Traue as Faora, Harry Lennix as General Swanwick and Christopher Meloni as Col. Hardy.

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Opening June 14, "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill as Superman, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Antje Traue as Faora, Harry Lennix as General Swanwick and Christopher Meloni as Col. Hardy.

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The prototype design includes 25 points of articulation, an interchangeable heat-vision head, Fortress of Solitude crystal-design base (with lights and a fan to simulate a flowing cape when turned on), and will be made up of more than 80% die-cast material.

We'll let you know when a release date is announced.

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The first is Aardman: Superman Action Figure designed by Rich Webber and sculpted by Phil Ramirez. Created by Aardman, the British brains behind "WALLACE AND GROMIT," is their own unique take on the Man of Steel. He is based on the popular interstitial shorts shown during DC Nation on Cartoon Network. Aardman: Superman is approximately 6.5" tall and is priced at $24.95.

The second is a three-pack of Super Best Friends Forever Action Figures, designed by Lauren Faust and sculpted by Irene Matar. Super Best Friends Forever is also from the popular interstitial shorts aired during DC Nation on Cartoon Network and they are ready to take care of business! Meet Super Best Friends Forever: Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Girl, measuring approximately 6.5", 5.45" and 6.8" tall, respectively. This three-pack is priced at $49.95.

The other two items are a Batman Arkham City: Hugo Strange action figure and a Green Lantern four-pack of action figures.

DC Collectibles' con exclusives will be available for purchase at the Graphitti Designs booth.

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A demonic Superman, corrupted by corporate greed. A ferocious hunter who sees Metropolis' champion as the greatest prize of all. An invader from beyond our world capable of crushing Superman with a simple thought. Krypton's last son has never faced a collection of villains like this and defeating them will push him, and his powers, to their very limits.

In ACTION COMICS, VOL. 2: BULLETPROOF, legendary writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) and a talented roster of collaborators including Rags Morales (NIGHTWING), Brad Walker (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS), Gene Ha (JUSTICE LEAGUE), Ben Oliver (BATWING), Sholly Fisch (BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD), Cully Hamner (BLUE BEETLE) and Max Landis, screenwriter of the hit film Chronicle, put a young and inexperienced Superman to the ultimate test as he faces off against his greatest challenges to date. This hardcover book collects ACTION COMICS #9-12 and #0 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #1.

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Warner Bros Television and the creators of Smallville are not taking their multimillion-dollar legal battle to a jury after all. Lawyers for WBTV and co-creators/writers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough announced in a hearing today that they have reached a settlement in their breach of contract and conflict of interest dispute. No details of the settlement were made public. LA Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson told the parties today that they now have until August 30 to file a formal request for dismissal.

You can read the complete report at Deadline.com.

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Gillette is posing those questions in an unusually playful promotional campaign tied to the June 14 release of the new movie, "Man of Steel." It is part of a renewed effort by the men's grooming company to find new ways of connecting with customers.

Starting on Monday, Gillette will begin soliciting fan theories via HowDoesHeShave.com and rolling out related Web videos from five superhero enthusiasts: the director Kevin Smith; Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, hosts of the TV series "MythBusters"; the comedian Bill Nye ("the Science Guy"); and Mayim Bialik, real-life neuroscientist and "Big Bang Theory" actress.

Does he burn off that beard with his heat vision? Or maybe he just whisks his whiskers away with a puff of superhuman breath.

Fans will be asked to vote for their favorite theory.

"The idea is to bring the brand to life in new ways," said Elliott Wilke, Gillette's North American brand manager. "We are definitely the best a man can get, but the best Superman can get? We wanted to hear from the superfans."

Clark Kent is typically the cleanest of clean-shaven guys, but an early trailer for Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" showed him with various degrees of facial hair, including a bushy lumberjack beard, and then re-emerging with a smooth face. One of Gillette's ad agencies, Concept One, spotted that snippet and alerted Gillette, which in turn got in touch with Warner Brothers, Mr. Wilke said.

Source: NYTimes.com.

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Mild Mannered Reviews - Supergirl #20

Cover date: July 2013

"Home Invasion"

Writer: Michael Alan Nelson
Penciller: Mahmud Asrar
Inker: Mahmud Asrar
Cover: Emanuela Lupacchino and Nei Ruffino

Reviewed by: James Lantz

This is a good start to Michael Alan Nelson's run on the series, and it does raise some interesting questions, which I hope are answered in the issues to come. Yet I have to wonder one thing. What in the samhill took Sanctuary so long to hypothesize that Kara was a clone? Surely there were some genetic traits in its database that would have told it the difference between a clone and a regular Kryptonian right away. Granted, with "H'el on Earth" going on in the past few months, there hasn't been much of a chance to deal with Sanctuary. It's possible Power Girl's presence triggered a glitch. Still, the whole clone thing feels too sudden and pulled out of the air at this point in the comic.

Normally, the transition period with a new writer takes time for me. This happened with X-Men and Marvel's Conan after Chris Claremont and Roy Thomas left their first runs on those series. Yet Nelson's style fits well with what Mike Johnson did for Supergirl. That helps a bunch to enjoy the series more in my opinion.

One of Michael Alan Nelson's strengths in this issue was the relationship between Supergirl and Power Girl. I hope we see more of that as this story progresses. It's one of the things that made this book fun to read. The overall product isn't perfect, but it's a good beginning to what I hope is a long run for this writer.

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Mild Mannered Reviews - Injustice: Gods Among Us - Chapter #18

"Injustice: Gods Among Us" - Chapter Eighteen

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Jheremy Raapack

Reviewed by: Marc Pritchard

Now that I have spent the nearly two hours required to watch all of the game's cut scenes, I can tell you this: that story, though fragmented and formally repetitive in all the wrong ways when removed from the context of the game's actual battles, works in a holistic sense much more effectively than the comic tie-in can now hope to, post game release. But this isn't a review of the game's story, so I won't expand on that here (though requests for such a review might not go unheeded, so find some way to let me know if you'd like that and we'll look into it) beyond making these two associated observations:

The holistic success of the game's story is dependent on the audience being let in on the alternate dimension conceit from the very outset.

The comic's story would have fared much better (in my eyes, all other things considered), had it reached the point where Luthor discovers the alternate dimension before the game was released.

The second of those observations, which I have made before, is most germane to us. The comic's plot is clearly leading up to the discovery of the alternate dimension, a development that would have been reached far more convincingly in a surprise reveal at the appropriate time had we had no good reason to expect it. At this point, that is spoiled - certainly, it's conceivable that some people will have managed to avoid all of the promotion for the game, but that could not have been the marketing strategy, or, if it was, the people responsible should be sacked and fed to the llamas on Monty Python's farm.

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United States of America

Episodes of "Smallville" air on TNT in the U.S. each weekday morning at 6.00am. This week's episodes are "Charade", "Sacrifice", "Hostage", "Salvation" and "Lazarus".

Episodes of "Superman: The Animated Series" series will be shown on The Hub in the U.S. On Tuesday, May 21 "Target" is on at 8.00pm. On Wednesday, May 22 "Little Girl Lost - Part 1" will air at 5.00pm. On Thursday, May 23 "Little Girl Lost - Part 2" will air at 5.00pm. On Friday, May 24 "Where There's Smoke" will air at 5.00pm. On Saturday, May 25 "Legacy - Part 1" will air at 2.00pm.

The "Justice League Unlimited" episode titled "[Unknown]" will air in the U.S. on Saturday, May 25 at 9.30am on The CW's Vortexx programming block.

"Superman: The Movie" will air on 5MAX Movies in the U.S. at 4.45pm on Thursday, May 23.

"Superman II" will air on 5MAX Movies in the U.S. at 6.05am on Tuesday, May 21.

NetFlix.com also has a number of Superman and Justice League TV shows and movies available to watch online.

Australia

In Australia, a "Young Justice" episode will air each weekday at 4.30pm on GO! (99). This week's episodes are: Monday - "Independence Day". Tuesday - "Fireworks". Wednesday - "Welcome to Happy Harbor". Thursday - "Drop Zone". Friday - "Schooled".

In Australia, the "Young Justice: Invasion" episode "Complications" will air at 10.00am on Saturday, May 25 on GO! (99). While the episode "The Hunt" will air at 10.00am on Sunday, May 26 on GO! (99).

In Australia, an episode of "Lois & Clark" will air at 3.30pm each weekday on 111 Hits (111). This week's episodes are: Monday - "The Green, Green Glow of Home". Tuesday - "Man of Steel Bars", Wednesday - "Pheromone, My Lovely". Thursday - "Honeymoon in Metropolis". Friday - "All Shook Up".

In Australia, "Superman: The Movie" will air on Saturday, May 25 at 9.50pm on Channel 9.

If there's anything I've missed please don't hesitate to let me know.

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