2012 Movie News Archives

September 13, 2012: Rumor - "Man of Steel" Artwork Shown at WB Tradeshow

Warner Bros. Consumer Products Warner Bros. Consumer Products have been hosting a number of 2012 Tradeshows in the Asia region. Last month they held one in the Philippines at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Ortigas, where those in attendance were treated to a fashion parade of clothing featuring many DC Comics characters and designs.

Today, someone who claims to have been in attendance at a WBCP Tradeshow held this week, is emailing fan sites telling them that Warner Bros. screened the same "Man of Steel" Jor-El voiceover teaser trailer already released, as well as showing off a number of confidential artwork concepts for "Man of Steel", designed by James Acheson (Raimi's Spider-Man, Daredevil) and Michael Wilkinson (300, Watchmen).

While we don't have images of this concept artwork, we were given descriptions by the person in attendance but Warner Bros. insisted we not post the descriptions online for legal reasons.

A similar Trade Show held in Thailand in August saw the following fashion parade of WBCP clothing.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products Back in June Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced that "Man of Steel" will be supported by a renowned roster of partners, including DC Comics global master toy licensee, Mattel, with a wide range toy line including action figures, playsets and collectible figures, highlighted by the fan-favorite Movie MastersTM line. Also supporting "Man of Steel" will be LEGO, DC Comics global partner for the construction category; Rubie's Costume Company with a wide range of costume products based on the entire DC Comics portfolio, including "Man of Steel"; Noble Collection with a collectible line for true enthusiasts; apparel collections from Kinetics, Junkfood, Bioworld and global partner for DC Comics, Converse, with a graphically unique inspired line for "Man of Steel"; and global licensee Hallmark with party goods and ornaments; among many others. The Superman property will also see additional licensee support for fans of all ages, including Cardinals Industries' games and puzzles based on "Man of Steel" and Superman, and other legendary DC Comics characters; Jakks Pacific with a range of Superman collectible figures and novelty toys; PPW Toys' DC Super Heroes collectible line of Mr. Potato Heads, including classic Superman; Fisher Price's range of DC Super Friends Imaginext® toddler toy line; and Wonder Forge's DC Super Friends games and puzzles.

We haven't been able to confirm if the above description of concept artwork is legitimate or not as yet. So take it as just a rumor at this point in time.



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