Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Christopher Nolan (story), David S. Goyer (screenplay & story), Jerry Siegel (character), John Shuster (character)
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff

A reboot of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel takes audiences back to Kal-El’s origins on Krypton that led to his coming to Earth and why the last remnants of Earth have followed him there.

Hit the break for the special audio review of Man of Steel!

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inker: Waldon Wong
Colourist: Laura Martin
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Since the day that the Jean Grey School opened, Kade Kilgore and the new Hellfire Club have been trying to shut it down – or blow it to pieces, whatever works. Having failed with their direct approaches, the kids of the Hellfire Club have turned to more underhanded plots. Their newest scheme has been to create their own villainous school, the Hellfire Academy. Staffed with teachers such as Mystique, Sauron, and intergalactic bounty hunter Starblood, the school trains its students to be the best villains they can be.

Having already lost Glob Herman and Idie to the Hellfire Academy, Wolverine redoubled his efforts to try and find its location to rescue his lost students and shut it down permanently. But a traitor within their midst meant that their efforts were for naught – Toad, the Jean Grey School janitor, has betrayed Wolverine in order to be reunited with his lover Husk who has been working with the Hellfire Academy since quitting her teaching position. Toad, Husk, and Quentin Quire all teleport away from the school, joining the Hellfire Club’s crusade against Wolverine and his students.

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As typical with this time of year, movie studios have been moving up or pushing down film releases, and Robert Rodriguez’ Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the latest victim. 

The Weinstein Company announced today that the film has been pushed back from its original October 2013 release to an August 22nd, 2014, release. 

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Despite the suggestion that Sony should sell Spider-Man’s film rights, Sony has in fact turned around and announced release dates for two more sequels following 2014’s release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. 

Sony has now set preliminary release dates for Amazing Spider-Man 3 & 4, with those dates being June 10th, 2016, and May 4th, 2018, respectively. While production is still underway for number 2, this announcement at least ensures that Sony has plans to retain the franchise for at least two more films. 

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Writers: Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes
Artist: Fabiano Neves
Colourist: Marcelo Maiolo
Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual

Previously, in Constantine: Approached by his psychic friend Chris with a world-destroying threat, John Constantine headed across the world in order to track down the pieces of the fabled Croydon’s Compass. Along the way, Chris was brutally murdered, and Constantine attracted not only the attentions of the Cult of the Cold Flame, but also the Spectre and the hordes of Heaven too. Only some fast talking saved John from the Vengeance of God, and he was able to secure all three pieces of the compass – which he destroyed in order to keep them out of the hands of the Cold Flame.

John returns to his home in New York City, having won the day and saved the world. Again. But there’s always a price to pay. He has lost a friend, toyed with magic that he swore never to touch, and managed to get on the wrong side of the Almighty. Not bad for a day’s work, so he celebrates in the only way he knows how – drinking himself into a stupor.

Writers: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV
Pencillers: Greg Capullo and Rafael Albuquerque
Inkers: Danny Miki and Rafael Albuquerque
Colourists: Fco Plascencia and Dave McCaig
Letterers: Nick Napolitano and Taylor Esposito

A boy and his parents.

Crime Alley.

Gunshots.

Boy grows up.

Batman comes to Gotham City.

Now, let’s fill in the gaps.

Writer: Scott Snyder
Pencillers: Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen
Inker: Scott Williams
Colourists: Alex Sinclair, John Kalisz
Letters: Sal Cipriano

It has been a big week for Superman and DC Comics this week, what with the 75^th anniversary of the Man of Tomorrow to celebrate, the launch of a new ongoing series, and the release of Man of Steel in theaters. With the superstar team of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee handed the reins of Superman Unchained, do the duo give the Man of Steel a new lease of life in the New 52, or does this opening issue fall flat?

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In a recent discussion with Bleeding Cool’s Brendon Connelly, screenwriter David S. Goyer spoke about how his latest film, Man of Steel, was set up in a way that could lead to an eventual Justice League film.

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