Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman

For other uses, see Man of Steel (disambiguation).

Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman
Author	Dan Wallace
Publisher	Insight Editions
Release date	June 18, 2013
Release order
← Previous	Man of Steel: The Fate of Krypton
Next →	Guide to the Caped Crusader/Guide to the Man of Steel

Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman is a companion book to the 2013 film, Man of Steel, detailing the project's behind-the-scenes creative process. It was released on June 18, 2013.

A Target store-exclusive version of the Man of Steel home release featured a 64-page digibook based on Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman. The title page calls it: A Selection of Imagery from Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman. The digibook is about the size of a standard DVD, which is much smaller than the full book, and contains about a third as many pages.

Appearances

Characters

• Batman (mentioned)
• Jor-El
• Kal-El
• Faora-Ul
• Emil Hamilton
• Nathan Hardy
• Lara Lor-Van
• Jonathan Kent
• Martha Kent
• Lois Lane
• Calvin Swanwick
• Jax-Ur
• Perry White
• Dru-Zod

Locations

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • Metropolis
      • Metropolis courthouse
    • Kansas
      • Smallville
• Krypton
  • Kandor
    • Legislation Chamber
    • Genesis Chamber

Events

• World War II (mentioned)
• Cold War (mentioned)
• Showdown in Smallville
• Battle of Krypton

Sentient Species

• Old Gods (mentioned)
• Humans
• Kryptonians
• Martians (disguised as human)

Vehicles

• Black Zero
• Scout ships
  • Scout Ship 0344

Organizations

• House of El
• Sword of Rao

Items

• Kryptonian battle armor
• Plasma carbine
• Superman's skinsuit