DC shared a preview of Superman '78 #1, written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Wilfredo Torres.
The preview sees Clark Kent, in the likeness of Christopher Reeve, catching up with a Margot Kidder-esque Lois Lane on the streets of Metropolis. Even in public, the Big Blue Boy Scout doesn't hesitate to subtly stop a crook by discreetly using his heat vision. However, soon after Clark arrives at the Daily Planet, something from space crash lands outside, much to the chagrin of Perry White.
"There’s no fictional character that I love more than Superman, and of all the many interpretations of the big guy in Comics, Animation, TV and Film, the Christopher Reeve/Richard Donner version is the one I love the most. Working on this project is very literally a childhood dream come true," Torres said.
"My earliest memory interacting with the DC universe is seeing Christopher Reeve fly across the screen," Venditti added. "While others might say that the John Byrne era is their Superman, or the Dan Jurgens era is their Superman, Reeve is mine. Superman is and has always been my favorite superhero, but Superman '78 is a project I never dreamed of working on because it didn’t seem possible it could ever exist. This is the gig of a lifetime."
SUPERMAN ’78 #1
- story by ROBERT VENDITTI
- art by WILFREDO TORRES
- Cover by WILFREDO TORRES
- ON SALE 8/24/21
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- Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac?
Superman '78 #1, by Robert Venditti and Wilfredo Torres, goes on sale Aug. 24 from DC.
Source: DC