The Rundown: “Man of Steel” Soars in Test Screenings, Post-Death Batman Covers Revealed, and more

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email me at david@multiversitycomics.com.

– According to an article over at IGN, someone who saw a test screening claims that the “Man of Steel” is the Best Movie of the Year. Granted, that’s not saying something as today is but the first day of March (unless you’re putting a lot of stock in January and February housing the cream of the crop), but it’s still promising given that they also said it blends Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder’s sensibilities.

I suppose we’ll find out the truth this summer.

– Buzzfeed has an exclusive look at the covers to the Batman books that follow up the events of Batman Incorporated #8, in which Damian Wayne, the current Robin, was killed. Some pretty great covers are found in there, especially Greg Capullo’s Batman #18 cover.

– According to Bleeding Cool, Halle Berry is almost 90% in on reprising her role as Storm in X-Men First Class: Days of Future Past. Hopefully Joss Whedon feeds her lines in this one as well.

– Over at Comic Book Resources, they exclusively reveal Boom! Studios new logo and branding. It’s nice stuff, although I’m a little surprised they went black and white. Overall, it’s a nice look for a company seemingly looking to make a move with people like Mike Carey and Max Bemis coming to work with them.

That’s it for today. Come back later for some exciting things around these parts. You’re not going to want to miss it.