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Dark New Superman Logo Revealed for Zack Snyder's 'Man of Steel'

by Alex Billington
March 29, 2012
Source: Facebook

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's... the logo! A brand new Superman logo, one with some darker red colors and gritty look, has debuted on Facebook for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Starring Henry Cavill as our new Superman and Russell Crowe as his father Jor-El, as well as a new cast of bright faces. But we don't get to see any of them here, as this is just the logo. We have yet to see any footage or a trailer yet, but I'm sure we can expect one this summer, at least with The Dark Knight Rises. In the meantime, it sounds like we should keep an eye on this Facebook page, as it looks like more will be hitting there soon. Thoughts on the logo?

In Zack Snyder's Superman, Henry Cavill plays the new Clark Kent, who goes toe-to-toe with General Zod, played by Michael Shannon. The main cast also includes Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Diane Lane & Kevin Costner as Martha & Jonathan Kent and even Russell Crowe as Jor-El. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Chris Nolan and Deborah Snyder are producing. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Man of Steel is now scheduled for release on June 14th, 2013, two summers away. We've still got a long wait, and have seen at least one first look at Superman, but not much else. Stay tuned!

Filed under Comics, Cool Stuff, First Look, Hype

From around the web:

bat0u

i like it! but this has no effect on me for the potential quality of the movie. the cast is stellar, the director fairly competant. I hope this will not disappoint.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=710232480 Carl Manson

Quite nice. Although It has a bit of a Batman Begins feel in the way they've treated it - particulary typographically.
Groov

I'm sure this will piss off some of the traditionalist nerds but I think it looks pretty awesome.
http://www.facebook.com/MisterJofSpill Joseph F. Kerr

Snyder's been hit and miss so far at this point..., I'll just wait 'till the movie comes out...
http://www.fusedfilm.com/ Michael Lee

It seems very simple and straight forward, you really can't ask for anything more than that. I mean its a teaser image.
Jericho

well it definitely has a more alien feel than just an 'S' on a shield...i hope the movie will be stellar......
Big Boss

The wavy grooves give it a fresh feel. I'm in.
http://twitter.com/tyrawrrnosaurus Tyler_S

The first thing i saw was the Nike swoosh
Blurb

Meh. I don't like it.
http://www.quanahblogs.com/ Quanah

Swizzle.
JL

I've never been a huge fan of Superman, though I did enjoy the Christopher Reeves movies when I was a kid. I'll say this, though; with Nolan producing and Michael Shannon as Zod, this is definitely worth taking a look at. I'll watch just about anything that Shannon plays a major role in.
Xerxexx

Like.
ur_babys_daddy

I totally forgot about this movie. After one and two, it has not been memorable.
Jezebel

They should have made the orange a little more blue. I'm all for updating, but this looks too different.
http://www.fuckoff.com Jimmy Love

Looks good!...it looks like a superman logo...
Peter

I never was a big fan of 'dark superman', but I guess it will be more commercial, and a good way to differentiate more effectively from the previous movies.
grimjob

Dig it. Can't wait to see what Shannon does as Zod.
http://twitter.com/darktaxidermist Davide Coppola

It's nothing special, but I can see a bit of Zack Snyder in there which I really like!
Alleycat4444

Spot on perfect
Richie G

June 2013?! WTF? Crazy considering that first look was months ago. Since I heard Snider was directing, I've been worried he's gonna mess it up. I don't mind the tweaks in the imagery, like loosing the red undies, so long as the character is nailed. I'd really like a teaser with just a voice-over monologue from Cavill to show how much attention they've given to the important aspects of the film, but that's probably not gonna happen any time soon considering it 2 summers away
- http://www.firstshowing.net Alex Billington
  
  Yea, they delayed the release all the way until 2013, I guess it just didn't fit 2012 and better to let it finish for a while longer. I think they already filmed it though, so it's just in post-production for a while. Looking forward to seeing something...
Manuel

Darker? Superman? I don't wanna bitch around, but, the appeal about Superman is the light-side. I take my Batman dark and gritty. I don't want another Batman.
- http://twitter.com/Alubicz Adam Lubicz
  
  oh please, if it was too light you would say the opposite. people LOVE to complain
  - Manuel
    
    But, it's just an opinion, my friend, not a complain. Bring the Man Of Steel on, I hope it will be a great movie.
- http://twitter.com/Dr_Interesting Snev De la Fontaine
  
  I agree. However (and this is a response to Adam as well) I don't mind a darker turn on Superman if it is still in the spirit of Superman. I'm thinking about Superman: Red Son when I'm saying this. In a way it is a darker take on Superman without losing Superman's essence. He's still a boy-scout and he's still acting with the same intentions but the different context show an unintentionally darker approach.
- http://the72pins.com DaftBot
  
  I don't think you're right about that actually. I'm named after Superman... my parents raised me on Superman and he's been a part of my life as a character since I was a baby. But my favorite stories are seeing him in Red Son, All-Star Superman, Death of Superman... the moments it gets dark and you see the boyscout crack. Like in Superman The Animated Series when he finally gets to let loose on Darkseid and not hold back and is happy that he finally get to let the gloves off and knock him around and be a violent and destructive force... Those are my favorite moments. And I'm a die hard fan.
  - Kev
    
    No...No...I'm a bigger fan...
    - http://the72pins.com DaftBot
      
      douche powers activate! ^^^^
http://twitter.com/Alubicz Adam Lubicz

No complaints, looks good
http://www.facebook.com/objection89 Miguel Angel Portela

Looks kind of...bubbly. I'm trying to be really careful about any enthusiasm of this movie.
Voice of Reason

This will probably be the only and last thing I like about this movie.....I have ZERO faith in Zack Snyder and his ability to execute a good movie, sadly, even one with the big blue boyscout.
- http://the72pins.com DaftBot
  
  I hate your non-registered account name... also I find it hard to believe that anyone really has a complaint with his take on Dawn of the Dead... *Edit* Also I'd say watch Guardians of Ga'Hool (sp?) and see how well the man can work with a simple story (basically Star Wars) and how well he can execute an aerial battle.
  - Voice of Reason
    
    youre a tool, get out of your moms basement and register my middle finger pointed in your direction
    - http://the72pins.com DaftBot
      
      Yep I'm a giant tool yet I don't hide behind an anonymous name and talk down to them with cliche'd sterotypes. Good job guy. Also I've been a home OWNER since I was 23.
      - Voice of Reason
        
        i really couldnt care less. hate my screen name all you want and live in your home, dont start crap just because of a account name that was already taken. and yeah, believe it or not, im REALLY not a fan of Zacks work from a regurgitated zombie movie to flying CGI owls. really, congrats on the house and 72pins, youre a king among men, the world is yours, you know everything about superman and have my respect and apologies. better?
      - http://the72pins.com DaftBot
        
        I didn't start crap. Honestly you brought it on yourself with a name like that. It's condescending. It very nature is argumentative. You're the one who took it to a personal place by furthering negative stereotypes in the geek community but at the same time here you are doing geeky shit like arguing about a SUPERMAN MOVIE. Look at yourself before you judge others and realize how you present yourself, the first impression people have for your anonymous ass is that you're a condescending douche. Get it? There's no context to who you are because you're not accountable for your words because the only thing ANYONE knows about you is "I'm the person who knows what's up and you don't... my screen name says so" ok thanks sweetums <3
      - http://www.facebook.com/danielvutran Daniel Vu Tran
        
        I say Ban this "Voice of Reason"'s IP address, and either get him to leave or at the very least reset his router and inconvenience him hehe.
Maxalnutt

Its a mess. Is that supposed to be steel or spagetti or what? It's Superman, right. Lets not make too complicated.
http://the72pins.com DaftBot

I like it more than I liked the Superman Returns take on it. The colors are fine by me. The only issue I have with the film so far isn't here but it's with the costume. The lack of any kind of red to break up the giant amount of dark blue on the costume. I'm not saying he needs the underoos, but if you look at what they're doing in New 52 with Superman where he has red down the sides of his legs and thighs it's a good look and fits. If they had done something like that I'd be more in love with the costume. I do like the casting too.
Gabe

I think that this logo is actually quite cool. The upper right hand corner I'm not diggin so much, but overall I like it and am looking forward to the film. I do agree with some of the people here that say a darker Superman is a bit odd; Superman is hope and light, the Batman is fear and dark. I just hope the writers of the film have focused on Superman/Clark's internal dialogues. For example, the thoughts in Loeb's Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Superman is very deep in these writings, and very human. This is what I hope for in this movie. Give Man of Steel the Dark Knight treatment, and let us feel that some where there is a Metropolis, and in that city is a Man of Steell; just like when I watch Batman Begins or The Dark Knight, I believe there is a city called Gotham, and I believe there is a Batman.
Toonfed

...or what i like to call: The Fat logo fo superman
Max Renn

As long as Lex Luthor dies in the first 10 minutes.
Uribefilm

This is meant to reflect hot metal, like something in the works. So it's perfect.
Chris

Looks like it should be emblem on a bottle of bad cologne.
Ahmed Hozayen

Looks badass, love it.
Last Son

What's with the black background? This isn't Batman it's beeping Superman. Superman is the light and is not about the dark. Where's the beeping blue Snyder. Frick you. First you take away the red underwear and then you cast a beeping red head as Lois lane and then no Jimmy Olsen. WTF? Seriously.
- Solo_Calrissian
  
  To each his own, but I wasn't a fan of the "underwear-over-tights" look. While it looks fine in the comics, it didnt translate well on the bigscreen. Give it time bud. Snyder did a good job directing heroes and sequences in the watchmen & 300, so with the Nolans steering him in the right direction, it should turn out to be a fairly good product.
- http://leftybegone.wordpress.com/ Chris Graham
  
  It's not black...it's blue. It's muted, as is the red, to make it more realistic, less cartoony. But it's not black.
TRANSFORMERS13

I'm tired of this crap that Superman is light and Batman is dark. Who defined it? Just a bunch of comic book writers. Superman was more badass than Batman in Jerry Siegel's golden age stories. Superman isn't Jesus, or a saint. He is a cartoon character that's created for mass entertainment. Let them make him more dark and badass than Batman if it's for telling a good story. I don't care a bit. In fact nobody in general movie goers will care other than the few psychotic nerds, who think they know it all as long as it's a good movie. These kind of fictional, cartoon characters go through enough changes and evolution all the time to keep up with times. Zack and Nolan are keeping me very excited for this movie. Love this gritty logo. Can't wait!
- http://wrongsirwrong.blogspot.com/ Magic Xylophone
  
  "Just a bunch of comic book writers." I don't even know how to respond to a statement this inane. No shit the characters were defined by a bunch of comic book writers. THEY'RE COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS.
Solo_Calrissian

Sure, why not? I'll always be a fan of the original logo first and foremost but what's cool about this one is that it does have an "organic-ish" look to it. One thing I thought they nailed Snyder's last superhero flick was the updated outfits (minus the blue junk).
Marc Callado

I like the dark tone. I hope I see other ways Superman looks vulnerable. Its crazy what kryptonite can do to him.
Leo_darkheart03

Two summers away? Don't they mean one? 2012 then 2013... Two summers would put this movie coming out at 2014... I've been waiting for this movie since this past summer. But this logo and banner are sick
lando

man, I hope they dont give him a tribal tattoo or anything...
Dave Harvey

Superman Returns was a failure, looks like they are repeating their mistakes with Man of Steel.
http://twitter.com/jinchoung jin choung

certainly not the classic logo. it's ok i suppose. but the loss of the underwear on the outside look makes color accents difficult and a belt ludicrous (as can already be seen in new52... so hope they have some good costume sense.
DannyLopuz

Superman should be lighter for a reason. Take away Batman and Superman dark stories and all of that. I don't know the new story, but we all know and fear they go for a story like the last crappy movie, and the first thing we see about Superman immediately reminds me of Superman Returns: the darker suit.
michael interbartolo

looks like NIKE embedded a swoosh in the middle of the S.
GF

Should be interesting, but I would prefer taking the Smallville version to the big screen with Tom Welling.
http://www.facebook.com/geril.getio Geril Sandoval Getio

haha,, at first I thought this is a mortal kombat logo,,
http://www.facebook.com/albert.davila.35 Albert Davila

Looks like a snake ?,top right corner head snd going down the body . I like it pretty bad ass
annoymous

Man of Steel S symbol almost looks something from the golden age of comics in fact it almost like it came from the 30s or 40s superman
http://www.facebook.com/timothy.wenners Timothy Wenners

I hate the new dark direction they are taking it. Superman fights Evil from the light. Batman from the shadow. What part of that do they not get?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=503049800 Nabeel Chutkae

This is bullshit, the suit looks like shit and so does the movie.