Earlier this week, we showed you the first in a series ofprequel comicsthat help set the stage for next month’s highly-anticipatedBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which fans can find in boxes of General Mills cereals. The first prequel comic entitled “Field Day” offered new clues aboutSuperman’s secret weakness. Today,Comic Book Moviehas discovered five more prequel comics, which each focus on one character. These comics offer new details aboutBatman(Ben Affleck), Lois Lane (Amy Adams), Senator Finch (Holly Hunter),Superman(Henry Cavill) and Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg).
All of thesecomicswere written by Christos N. Gage (Legends of the Dark Knight, Thunderbolts) and penciled by Joe Bennett. TheBatmancomic features the villain Firefly, who is trying to break into a building to set it ablaze. This story offers a few subtle clues about this aging crimefighter, with one of Firefly’s thugs mentioning that he has gotten more brutal with age, and he is more inclined to use intimidation tactics. Shortly afterBen Affleckwas cast, we had heard that this version of the Dark Knight would be more “weary” after fighting crime in Gotham for several years.
The Lois Lane comic ties into the Battle of Metropolis in 2013’sMan of Steel, where the Daily Planet reporter confronts the CEO of Hanford Industries about his shady dealings after the battle. It is eventually revealed thatLex Luthorwas buying Hanford Industries, and that he plans to keep the Kryptonian technology they’ve discovered for himself. There have been several rumors that Luthor will use this Kryptonian tech to create the massiveDoomsday, who was revealed in the latest trailer. The Senator Finch comic is set at a meeting of the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, where Finch learns thatSupermancould destroy half the population of Metropolis within a half-hour, if he really wanted to. The meeting ends with a vote to “study” the Man of Steel.
TheSupermancomic centers on a panel discussion where several analysts are breaking down the destruction of Metropolis during the epic final battle inMan of Steel. This comic seems to echo many concerns actual fans had about the ending ofMan of Steel, and how destructive it really was, which helps create the conflict between the title characters inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We discover at the end of the comic that Lex Luthor is, again, watching this unfold, as he’s popped up in all of these comics so far, leading to his own prequel comic. The Luthor comic shows this billionaire speaking at a press event, where he’s being called a hero for leading the efforts to rebuild Metropolis, causing other corporations to stay in Metropolis after initially planning on leaving after the disaster. The comic also shows Lex talking to his assistant, Mercy Graves (Tao Okamoto), revealing he doesn’t know enough aboutSupermanyet, before it’s revealed that he has an entire room filled with monitors, devoted to the Man of Steel.
It doesn’t seem that these comics are related to the General Mills books since our report from this week revealed that there are only three more comics in that series which will be unveiled soon. Regardless, these comics shed plenty of light on these five important characters and what they’re up to before the story unfolds inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. While we wait for more details, take a look at these comic books below, and chime in with your thoughts.
