Adam Hughes pays homage to Neal Adams in his variant cover for Action Comics #900.

Far and away the most buzzed-about Superman-related news item over the weekend was the casting of three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams to play Lois Lane in the new Superman film.

Zack Snyder spoke to the LA Times' Geoff Boucher about the casting choice:

"There was a big, giant search for Lois," Snyder said. "For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it."

Read the full, exclusive interview over on the LA Times' Hero Complex blog.

Friday's episode of BATMAN: BRAVE AND THE BOLD was full of appearances from Superman's rich supporting cast of characters, including Toyman,  Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Lois and Jimmy Olsen. And speaking of Jimmy Olsen...

In other publishing news, writer Paul Cornell has taken the spotlight with his work in this week's new SUPERMAN:THE BLACK RING hardcover featuring the first part of his outstanding Lex Luthor story from Action Comics, as well as his 50-page denouement to that storyline in the historic ACTION COMICS #900, coming up next month. Check out the recent feature interviews that Paul did with MTV GEEK, IGN and NEWSARAMA at C2E2.

They’re fought Superman separately. They’ve teamed up and fought him together. Now Lex Luthor and Brainiac set their sights on a new enemy – each other! Two of the Man of Steel’s greatest foes duke it out the cover of ACTION COMICS #899 by David Finch and Ryan Winn.

You might have noticed it's Valentine's Day. Maybe you have big plans for tonight or maybe you're avoiding the holiday and wish I hadn't brought it up.

The DC Universe is full of interesting couples: Clark Kent and Lois Lane, Aquaman and Mera, Barry Allen and Iris West, the Hawks. Hey, Catman and Huntress have a big date coming up, so we'll see where that leads...

But what about the world's smartest man? I e-mailed Paul Cornell to ask him how Lex Luthor might me spending the day. Here's what he had to say:

"Lex Luthor isn’t one for Valentine’s Day treats, but he built Robot Lois Lane to surprise and challenge him, so when she asked to go out and see a Broadway show, he was interested enough to agree. The show was Wicked, which Lex impatiently sat through. At dinner afterwards, he asked her why she’d wept at the spectacle of someone who took so long to realize they were surrounded by fools who would never accept them. If he’d been involved, he’d have conquered gravity rather than defied it. Also he was quite surprised she could weep. Lois told him she enjoyed dramas about betrayal. That she learned from them. That made Lex laugh: now he saw what she meant, that his Lois was so like him, was literally made for him, to seek to understand his own experience! Which made her turn her face away to hide her expression. And as soon as her face was turned, Lex’s own smile vanished. They had a big day coming up, a flight into space to retrieve the black spheres that would lead Lex to ultimate power. So they got an early night."

At the end of the epic DC Universe Online cinematic trailer, we see Lex Luthor giving what's left of the Justice League the lay of the land in a world where Brainiac is quickly taking over.

This storyline rolls out in DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS, where Lex Luthor must join forces with a few unexpected allies to take the fight back to Brainiac. But - The Atom? And Black Canary?!

Find out who else has Lex'sback as the series continues with issue #6 (shown below), on sale in April.