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From CBR, comes a report on the Wizard World Con that was held over the weekend, below is a few excerpts and pics.

Without much fanfare, Berganza asked Greg Rucka to speak about his plans for “Adventures of Superman.” First up, Rucka said, was the unmasking of Ruin, the villain currently making troubles for the Man of Steel. This unmasking would serve to increase complications in Superman’s life, rather than alleviate them. Also mentioned were more big fights, as if anything else could be expected of a Superman title. Lois will finally learn who shot her; the only hint given at this point was that it is a she. That discovery will lead into other plots and plans across the DC Universe. The names of Lex Luthor and the Parasite were also floated, but nothing more than that was said.

Karl Kerschl spoke up at that point, mentioning how glad he was to be returning to the Superman universe. He said he was finally getting his shot at actually drawing Superman in a Superman book for a change, instead of dealing anyone and everyone besides the Man of Tomorrow.

Jeph Loeb chimed in next, talking about “Superman/Batman.” The current plans include the finishing up of the Carlos Pacheco drawn story arc and tying up the “Absolute Power” storyline. In answer to many fans’ questions, this isn’t an imaginary story; “Absolute Power” will create big ripples across the DCU for some time to come. The Ian Churchill one shot, focusing on Supergirl, follows the end of “Absolute Power.” This will set up the launch of the new “Supergirl” book later on this year. Jeph Loeb’s final storyline will feature Superman and Batman coming into conflict with a government sponsored, “Marvel-ous” superteam. Many long-standing questions (like, who was the mysterious Superman in “Superman/Batman” #2, questions about Lex Luthor, and others) will be answered by issue #25, Loeb’s last.

Eddie Berganza introduced Mark Verheiden next as the man who has the pleasure and difficult task of taking over “Superman” when Brian Azzarello and Jim Lee’s run ends. No stranger to Superman because of his work on “Smallville,” Verheiden, along with artist Ed Benes, will explore The Man Of Steel’s powers and his place in the DC Universe. Verheiden hopes to return a sense of wonder and awe to Superman as well as exploring his alienness on planet Earth. On the villain front, a retooled and pumped up Black Rock (an obscure 70s villain who could use television and radio waves to power a handheld black stone which enabled him to perform Green Lantern-esque feats) is coming soon. And fans can look forward to the return of Brainiac as well. Verheiden concluded by praising the art of Ed Benes, saying he draws great looking women, but this book will see him tackling the fellas for a change. Gail Simone chimed in, saying Benes draws hot guys also.

That comment served as a segue for Simone to speak about her run on “Action Comics,” with art from John Byrne. She promised a mix of old and new in terms of villains. Their first issue will feature Dr. Polaris on the run from similarly powered new villainness Repulse. Her other plans include making Lois truly worthy of being with Superman and going back to her reporting roots.

Next up was the mysteriously charming Grant Morrison, speaking on “All Star Superman”, his new book with artist Frank Quitely. According to him, he’s doing an everyman’s Superman, a book that just about anyone can read, so the non fans can get it as well as the long timers. In his story, Clark and Lois aren’t married and Clark was Superboy. The plan is to go back to a Silver Age kind of fun and weirdness Superman used to have. The relationship between Clark and Lois was the classic battle of the sexes blown up to mythic proportions. Early on in “All Star,” Clark will reveal his identity to Lois who will not believe it for a moment and will spend the better part of the issue trying to prove Clark is lying. Grant mentioned Quitely in passing, saying he’s finished three pages so far, but is gearing up to the task (a quiet laughter ran across the room at this comment). In more serious tones, Morrison equated Quitely’s work on “All Star” to Neal Adams. He finally said the fans should treat “All Star” the same way he was, as the folk tales of Superman, the stories told about Superman centuries from now. A final tease was some interplay between Morrison and Berganza concerning “All Star Superman’s” take on the Bizarros. It seems the Bizarros will be more a disease infecting people a la George Romero zombies. The gleaming smile on Grant’s face really said it all at this point.

You can Read the original article, plus more pics at CBR