DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Deliver a Once-In-A-Lifetime Superman Fan Experience

Hometown Screening of This Summer’s Most Anticipated Film Is Latest Perk to Be Added to We Can Be Heroes Crowdfunding Campaign

Krypton, Smallville and Metropolis. The list of places that can lay claim to being Superman’s home is short. Today, as part of DC Entertainment’s We Can Be Heroes giving campaign, Superman fans will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to add their hometown to the list – for one night only – two days before the highly anticipated Man of Steel film opens in theaters nationwide.

We Can Be Heroes is offering the chance for one generous and lucky fan and 100 of their closest friends to bring Hollywood to their hometown with a private screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ Man of Steel on Wednesday, June 12, prior to the film’s official release on June 14. The screening, available for a $15,000 donation, is the latest “perk” added to the hugely successful We Can Be Heroescrowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman under the direction of Zack Snyder, is easily this summer’s most anticipated film. Details on the private screening can be found at (www.indiegogo.com/at/wecanbeheroes).

We Can Be Heroes isthe biggest philanthropic initiative in the history of DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. and has already raised more than two million dollars to fight the devastating and ongoing hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. The crowdfunding campaign continues to offer Super Hero-themed items and unique fan experiences to engage, excite and empower legions of supporters.

The donation will benefit the campaign’s humanitarian aid partners - Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps - to deliver food, medicine and other resources critical to the survival of people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. For more information on We Can Be Heroes, visitwww.WeCanBeHeroes.org.

About “MAN OF STEEL”

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder.  A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Man of Steel also stars Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe.  The film is produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder.  The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment.  Thomas Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters serve as executive producers.  Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a Zack Snyder Film, Man of Steel.  Opening nationwide on June 14, 2013, the film will be released in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX®, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.  Man of Steel has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.www.manofsteel.com.

It may be going up a bit later than usual, but if you think we’d let this week pass without another patented (as soon as we remember to call the patent office) DC Week-In-Review, you’ve clearly been hanging out with B’dg because that is NUTS!

No, it’s been an unbelievable week for DC Comics fans, and if you don’t know why… Well, then you’re probably in the right place.

But before we get to all the juicy, amazing details, we may as well just get this out of the way now.

Yes, the new Man of Steel trailer came on out Tuesday, and unless you’ve just arrived from another planet yourself, you’ve probably already seen it. But we figured it couldn’t hurt to see it again. And again and again and again.

You get the point.

But that was hardly the only huge item of comic geek awesomeness to drop this week. (Uh… Yeah, that term we WON’T be patenting.) Tuesday also saw the release of Injustice: Gods Among Us, the eagerly anticipated new fighting game from the fine folks at NetherRealm (who know a thing or two about fighting games).

Of course, we’ve been spreading the good word about Injustice for quite a while here at DCComics.com, and we weren’t about to stop now. In addition to posting the game’s official launch trailer, we also added the game’s first music video (featuring the song “THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT” by AWOLNATION) and ran a Q & A feature with several of the bands involved with the game’s soundtrack. After that, we spoke with part of the creative team behind the bestselling Injustice: Gods Among Us comic book, and shared this slick stop-motion video by the DC Collectibles team featuring two of their Injustice action figures…in action! Finally, we wrapped things up today with this exclusive new fight trailer starring Harley Quinn and Catwoman, Arkham Asylum and a pair of costumes that’ll be immediately familiar to fans of DC’s video games.

Oh, and then there was the matter of this week’s Injustice Battle Arena. Originally, the winner was going to be revealed in a live finale that was scheduled for Monday night. But out of respect to the events in Boston that day, the event was recorded, but rescheduled for another day. It went up on the Injustice Facebook page on Wednesday, but if you haven’t yet seen it, you can see all three parts of the Battle Arena finale below.

Meanwhile, fans of DC’s animated movies also had much to celebrate this week, starting with this new clip from the upcoming Superman: Unbound, offering us our first extended look at John Noble’s Brainiac. But that was just the beginning in animated movie news, as we also officially announced Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, which will follow Superman: Unbound later this summer.

Also on the animated front, we continued our roll-out of the DC Nation Season 1 shorts here on DC Comics.com. This week we added Superman of Tokyo, New Teen Titans, Vibe, Sword of the Atom and Thunder & Lightning to the site. This is your chance to watch these awesome and oftentimes experimental DC Comics shorts in full, all in one place, so be sure to check them out!

So let’s see, we’ve discussed movies, video games, animation, TV… What’s missing?

Oh come on, you know we wouldn’t forget comics. Not this week. And man, did we have a lot going on. This week marked the debut of “What’s New in The New 52,” Bob Harras’s new column here in the DC Comics Fan Blog. The DC Comics Editor-in-Chief started things off by discussing Constantine and giving us an early look at Papa Midnight. He followed that up with a sketch of the Joker’s daughter (or is she?) before capping off the week with a peek at the new Green Lantern villain, Relic.

Harras chose to focus on what’s ahead, but have you seen what’s happening this very month in the pages of your favorite DC titles? Wowza! No wonder this whole month is keeping us on edge. Which, consequentially, is the subject of this week’s “5.2 Reasons” column.

Yesterday, we also heard from Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul—aka our fearless Flash creative team—on their upcoming story arc, featuring Reverse-Flash. Even better, they gave us a sneak peek at some gorgeous new art. Have you seen it? Well, you really should wait when it comes to the Flash, so click here to check it all out.

And speaking of the Flash family, Kid Flash played a key role in this week’s JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA’S VIBE #3. But it’s the last page of that comic that plays a key role in this week’s “This Just Happened.” Click here to see it, but only if you’ve already read the new issue…or just love having things spoiled for you.

That’ll do it for this week, and that’s a good thing. We’re not sure we could handle any more DC Comics awesomeness. Well, okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. Who’s up for some Injustice?

We’ll see you again in seven!

This summer, Superman returns to the big screen. But before that, he’s heading to Hot Topic.

Hot Topic will be the exclusive home of the new Man of Steel teaser tee—the first official Man of Steel shirt to hit the market. Featuring the film’s modern take on Superman’s iconic glyph, you can find the new shirt in Hot Topic stores or online at the Hot Topic website on March 25^th.

However, for fans who don’t want to wait, we have five free Man of Steel teaser tees to give away on Twitter. Right now. And all you need to do to win one is tell us what Superman represents to you.

Here’s how it works…

1. First, if you’re not already doing so, be sure to follow DC Comics on Twitter.

2. Before 11 p.m. PST tomorrow (March 20^th), tweet what Superman represents to you using the hashtag #MOSGiveaway. For example, “Superman represents integrity, honesty and bravery. #MOSGiveaway” Or “Superman is the hero we should all aspire to be. #MOSGiveaway” (You get the idea!)

That’s really all there is to it. After the deadline, five winners will be chosen at random and will be direct messaged for their name, address and t-shirt size (S, M, L or XL). Good luck, and thanks for being such super fans!

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This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of their entry. Employees of DC Entertainment and any of DC Entertainment’s affiliates, parents, subsidiary companies, or advertising and promotion agencies and members of their immediate families are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to these Official Rules and DC Entertainment’s Privacy Policy. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

One entry per person. All entries must comply with these Official Rules and meet the submission guidelines detailed herein. Each entrant is solely responsible for any and all uses of his/her registered Twitter account.

By submitting a tweet, entrant warrants, represents and agrees that: (i) entrant is the person responsible for the tweet; (ii) the reproduction, distribution and display of the tweet does not violate the rights of any persons or entities; (iii) the entrant has the right to submit the tweet to Sponsor; and (iv) Sponsor may reproduce and display the tweet on ­­­­­­­­­­­DCComics.com and all DC Comics-operated Twitter and Facebook pages. Sponsor reserves the right to condition the award of prizes upon the execution by the winner(s) of a publicity release. Notwithstanding this reserved right, entry is conclusively deemed to be permission by the entrant for Sponsor to use the entrant's name and picture (without compensation to the entrant) if the entrant is a winner to publicize the Sweepstakes and otherwise, as determined by Sponsor, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to require the winner to execute an affidavit of eligibility as a sworn document and provide other proof of eligibility as a condition of receipt of the prize or award.

The random selection will be held on 12 p.m. PST on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from all eligible entries received. We will then Direct Message the winners on Twitter to get necessary information. If a selected winner does not comply with these rules or respond to the request to claim their prize, an alternative winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries. Prize does not include transportation costs and all entrants are responsible for securing transportation to the event. Total value of prize is $20.50.

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An intriguing new image has been released for “Man of Steel,” next summer’s eagerly anticipated Superman movie. Unlocked by fans in anticipation of tomorrow’s DVD and Blu-Ray release of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the image features Superman as portrayed by Henry Cavill in full costume, but with a surprising accessory… Handcuffs.

Look for “Man of Steel” to soar into theaters on June 14, 2013.