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2013 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

April 1, 2013: April Fools Day Pranks

Each year we trick our (somewhat) unsuspecting readers with a number of April Fools Day prank news items. Here's what we posted this year...

April 1, 2013: Cameo Appearance for Supergirl in "Man of Steel"

According to Variety, Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El (aka Supergirl) will make a post-credits cameo appearance at the end of "Man of Steel", forshadowing the announcement of a new Supergirl movie which will tie into the same universe.

Allegedly set to go into production later this year, the Supergirl movie, tentatively titled "Girl of Steel" will be an origin story for the lost daughter of Krypton, finishing up with her appearance on Earth as seen in the sequence set to be included at the end of "Man of Steel".

"Girl of Steel" will reportedly see Kara start out as a teenager on Krypton, who decides to appear in films of a salacious nature to alleviate her boredom. Zor-El, her father, finds out about her raunchy exploitations and decides to ground his daughter by sending her temporarily into the Phantom Zone. It is during this period that Krypton is destroyed, and Kara, alone in the Phantom Zone with just her trusty robotic-cat Streaky for company, must find her way out of the ghostly prison or be lost forever.

"Girl of Steel" is expected to be released to cinemas in early 2015. Click "Read More" below to see photographs of Kara in one of her home-made films.

April 1, 2013: Cartoon Network Announces "Young Justice" Season 3

Due to overwhelming fan protests, letters of complaint, and online petitions, Cartoon Network and DC Entertainment have decided to renew the "Young Justice" animated series for one more season!

Titled "Young Justice: Resurrection", the third season of the highly acclaimed animated show will follow the team of Superboy, Artemis/Tigress, Miss Martian, Blue Beetle, Wonder Girl, Impulse, Aqualad and Robin as they travel to the After Life in an effort to resurrect Kid Flash from the dead. Zombies, Angels, Demons and Ghosts of all kinds are set to be the obstacles the young heroes will face as they attempt to bring their friend back to life.

Scheduled to debut on Cartoon Network in March 2014, "Young Justice: Resurrection" will initially have a run of 13 episodes, but could be expanded depending on ratings.

Visit the new "Young Justice: Resurrection" website for a teaser trailer.

April 1, 2013: Lana Lang "Smallville" Spin-Off TV Series

The CW has announced today that Kristin Kreuk will be returning to the role of Lana Lang for a new TV series spinning off from where her character left off in the Eighth Season of "Smallville".

"I know what I need to do with my life now. Life is so precious, so beautiful and to be able to protect that, that's an amazing gift." These were the final words spoken by Lana in the episode titled "Requiem", which saw her leave Smallville due to being irradiated by Kryptonite.

The new series, titled "Face it, Lana. You're Amazing!" will see the super-powered Lana Lang roaming the world fighting against beauty pageant criminals, kungfu divas, kryptonite powered vampires, and talent show banshees.

"Face it, Lana. You're Amazing!" will debut on the CW in September 2013, however Tom Welling nor any of the other cast members from "Smallville" will make appearances in the new series due to clauses in their original "Smallville" contracts prohibiting them from appearing in any spin-off TV series.

Click "Read More" below to see what Tom Welling had to say about "Face it, Lana. You're Amazing!".

April 1, 2013: New Name and Focus for Superman Homepage

After 19 years the Superman Homepage is changing its name!

From today the website will now be known as the "Super Heroes United Together Universal Provider" and our website address will be an acronym of that name making our new website address SHUTUP.org.

"Since 1994 the Superman Homepage has been the No. 1 destination for Superman fans all over the world. But Superman isn't enough for us anymore, we're expanding our efforts to encompass ALL superheroes from not just DC Comics, but Marvel, and other comic book companies as well," said Steve Younis, owner of the fan site. "Superman just isn't popular enough anymore. We can no longer just concentrate on what many people consider to be their grandfather's superhero. We need to focus on more edgy and popular comic book properties like Iron Man, Kick Ass, Batman, and Wolverine."

Click "Read More" below to see some proposed designs for the new SHUTUP.org logo and website.

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