Superman Returns: The Shooting Script

By Dougherty, Harris & Singer

Titan Books ISBN 1-84576-332-7

Also available for fans of the movie, the comic character or simply just film in general is this highly instructive volume. As well as the aforementioned script, there are deleted scenes, interviews with the relevant creators and a superb storyboard section for those of an artistic bent. Buy the book and then make your own block-buster.

© 2006 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.

Cheap Jack City

Lots of graphic novels that first come out in hardback eventually reappear in an inexpensive paperback/mass-market edition. When a softie comes in that we’ve already reviewed, I’ll just let you know there’s a cheaper version available. And remember, sometimes my only quibble is format and price.

The Art of Superman Returns

The Art of Superman Returns

By Daniel Wallace
Titan Books ISBN 1-84576-308-4

This impressive coffee-table art-book, released to cash-in on the long-awaited movie features an eye-popping mix of sketches, stills, pre-production designs and paintings gleaned from the various art departments all necessary to produce a major motion picture nowadays.

Tricky shape for your bookshelf though.

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