2006 Movie News Archives

Superman Returns

March 15, 2006: “Superman Returns” Prequel Comics Announced

DC Comics, the largest English language publisher of comic books worldwide, and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and Superman Returns screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris are providing the plots to four comic book prequels to Superman Returns. The four forty-page comic book 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.

About the SUPERMAN RETURNS prequels:

Krypton to Earth SUPERMAN RETURNS: KRYPTON TO EARTH
Story by Bryan Singer & Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
Script by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art by Ariel Olivetti
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 US

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 US

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 US

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



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