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Originally posted by Zack M
Kenji Kong, the New Superman from China.

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Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
What's going on with NU Clark Kent? I heard pre-boot Clark is getting his own book, and I guess some Chinese dude is now too..?

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Originally posted by Zack M
DCnU is staying, but supposedly Action Comics will feature Pre-Flashpoint Superman. I'm assuming the new Chinese Superman will be from Super League, because Superman discovers a hero in China.

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"DC Chief Creative Officer and the architect of Rebirth Geoff Johns also confirmed that the Legion of Super-Heroes, JSA, New Gods, and Shazam would all have a place in the post-Rebirth universe, but that each of these properties warranted a major story to herald their return, and needed room to breathe and not get lost among today's announcements. As for pre-Rebirth titles, several, including the previously announced Gotham Academy and Earth 2, will simply be continuations of their previous incarnations, and weren't considered Rebirth properties."

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“Beginning with DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, the original universe evolves by mixing traditional values and a modern aesthetic.”

Geoff Johns is telling a story—and it’s got the attention of every-one in the room.

Johns stands in his usual position, in front of a wall-sized dry-erase board, surrounded by a couple dozen DC editorial staffers at the company’s Burbank, CA, HQ Easy-going but confident, Johns—Chief Creative Officer for DC Entertainment, a guiding architect for comics, feature films, TV and video games—laid out his plans for the story that would become DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1.

After Johns had finished his presentation and the meeting had adjourned, one of the editors pulled the writer aside and proclaimed, “I wish I could forget everything you just said and read it as a fan.”

The sentiment was shared by many of the editors; they’d attended creator read-throughs before, but none had generated a buzz like this.

It’s Johns’ hope that he can convince fans to avoid spoilers and pick up DC UNIVERSE- REBIRTH with fresh eyes and open minds. He promises it’ll be well worth the effort for a story that’s going to fundamentally shake everything you know about the DC Universe right down to its very core.

“The themes of [DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH] divide into four chapters,” Johns explains. “The first one is about loss. It focuses on what perhaps has gone missing in our comic books, when it comes to the DC Universe. And historically what the DC Universe really is.

“The second chapter is about legacy. That’s the main thing I feel has been lost from the DC Universe from the New 52 reboot. We’re showing a kind of secret side of the DC Universe, where legacy comes into play again.

“The next chapter is love, and it’s all about the love that’s in the DC Universe…and that which has disappeared from the DC Universe. “The fourth chapter is titled ‘Life,’ which is about both the end and beginning of life.”

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And writer Rob Williams lets out this tease… “One of these characters will be joining the team: Doomsday, Mr. Mxyzptlk or General Zod.”

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Revealed in this week’s DC Previews, five mysteries being set up in DC Rebirth. Anyone want to make some impromptu guesses?

LINE OF FIRE There will be the mysterious death of a character.

HEROES RETURN You’ll see three characters reintroduced to the DC Universe…with the promise of more.

REVELATIONS A secret that dives into the very nature of why the DC Universe is the way it is.

THE DARK KNIGHT Batman will become focused on a mystery that will change every-thing he knows about his greatest villain.

MULTIVERSAL MAYHEM A secret is exposed about the nature of the DC Universe and why it lost what it lost–and will introduce the greatest threat it has ever faced.