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Geoff Johns is one of the most prolific and popular contemporary comic book writers. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Teen Titans, and Justice Society of America. He is the author of The New York Times best-selling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME, SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC and BLACKEST NIGHT. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, film production and film theory at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as an intern and later an assistant for film director Richard Donner, whose credits include Superman: The Movie, Lethal Weapon 4 and Conspiracy Theory. Johns began his comics career writing STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. and creating Stargirl for DC Comics. He received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 through 2005 and 2007 and 2008, and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 through 2005. After acclaimed runs on THE FLASH, TEEN TITANS and the best-selling INFINITE CRISIS miniseries, Johns co-wrote a run on ACTION COMICS with his mentor Donner. In 2006, he co-wrote 52: an ambitious weekly comic book series set in real time, with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Johns has also written for various other media, including the acclaimed "Legion" episode of SMALLVILLE and the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. He is writing the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment LLC and has recently joined DC Entertainment as its Chief Creative Officer. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Clark Kent is new to Metropolis and starting out at the Daily Planet.. He also is starting to be Superman. Meanwhile John Corben a Daily Planet Reporter finds out that his sister died when he was in Afghanistan. He blames Superman for not saving her. So John Corben starts trying to expose Superman as evil. Until he gets run over by a truck, is all bloody, and become Metallo. During all of this, Clark starts growing a relationship with Lois and becomes friends with Jimmy Olsen. He and Lois also go on a few dates. He also grows a rivalry with Lex Luthor in the movie. We see Clark just visiting his parents. Then Superman gets into a fight with Metallo and loses badly. He goes home to his parents and they help him heal his wounds. Then when Metallo finds him in metropolis again, they fight again. This time when it looks like Clark is about to lose he thinks of Lois and he gets his strength back. Finally he beats Metallo and saves the people of metropolis. He flys up in the sky around Metropolis, smiles at Lois, then at the camera, and black screen. This is a loose-ish outline of what the first Superman movie in the new DCU should be. Tell me your thoughts in the comics. Post credits scene: Lois bumps into Clark and drops some pictures. We see Clark get a look at those pictures and see Batman's cape.
