Batman v Superman Prequel Comics from Dr. Pepper

[The Laughing Fish]

That soda company Dr. Pepper teamed up with DC Comics to release free prequel comics to Batman v Superman. There is a short story per each main character in the film.

Here is this one story involving Batman as he encounters Firefly. You get to read how Batman has become more tough and uncompromising since the Metropolis attacks.

Source: http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/read-batman-dawn-justice-comic-book-dr-pepper#axzz3ydHUQCco

[The Dark Knight]

"This is Gotham. Not here. Never here."

Says a lot. Metropolis has just been banged up and Batman will not allow that to happen in his city, thus his even darker mood.

[The Laughing Fish]

Now you can read all five chapters of the prequel comic by clicking on the link below. Hopefully it doesn't get pulled down.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman_vs_superman/learn-more-about-the-dc-films-universe-by-reading-every-batman-a130699

Lois Lane continues to show off her badass inner self like she did in MOS when she shot Zod's henchmen, by knocking out the corrupt CEO who sold Kryptonian tech to the black market. I'd love to see something similar to this play on screen.

As Superman builds his reputation as a hero, there are lots of constant debating about whether or not he should intervene in wars and territorial disputes in the media and within the government, and the fears of the consequences of what could happen should he get involved. A lack of trust within the government exists because they don't know much about Superman, and some politicians are afraid that analysing him like an outsider and a threat will cost the world an ally.

Lex Luthor looks like he was about to cringe when he was favourably compared to Superman following his publicity stunt, but handles it by emphasizing the human contribution to stopping Zod's Metropolis invasion.

It's quite rich in content for a prequel comic. Let's hope the film continues to explore these themes further.

[The Dark Knight]

Very good.

I'll soon be pre-odering the soundtrack, BvS tech manual and art book. I'm really getting into BvS mode now.

[The Laughing Fish]

More promotional comic tie-ins have been produced, this time from Doritos and some cereal brand I've never heard of.

The Doritos comic preview explores Bruce and Alfred watching a news report of Superman being commemorated with a statue for saving the world from Zod. Despite Alfred feeling envious that Batman never got honoured for his heroics in Gotham City, Bruce doesn't mind and even suggests it's for the best. A far cry from The Dark Knight Rises.

The cereal comics, which you can read in their entirety, focus more on how the kids perceive Superman and Batman. The first comic has a schoolkid realising that Superman uses his powers responsibly and selflessly during his fight against a small group of aliens who attempted world domination, and is inspired to stand up for a new student to a group of bullies afterwards.

The second comic has a group of crooks breaking into Wayne Enterprises to steal Kryptonian technology that the company had collected from the Metropolis incident, and despite being taken hostage, a schoolgirl and Bruce Wayne distract the goons to help Superman disarm and stop the gang.

The third comic I find to be the most curious: a girl has been telling her friends how she saw Batman up close and even took a picture of him, but they don't believe her because they think Batman is a "myth". One of her friends even suggest that Batman was a publicity stunt to make Superman look better. The girl wanted to show her proof, but realized that exposing Batman as a real man would only make Gotham crooks feel less intimidated by him, and decides to tear the photo apart and keep Batman's mysteriousness a secret. This might prove that there's some truth to the rumour that Batman would be an urban legend in the film...but then again, the Firefly goons and the cops in that Dr. Pepper prequel comic clearly knew that he existed for real. Hmmm.

The fourth comic is only a group of kids at a home arguing whether Superman or Batman is better than the other, although the comic actually shows both heroes' good qualities. And of course a little girl interrupts them by saying Wonder Woman would beat both of them.

Source: http://filmjunkee.com/2016/02/27/check-out-more-batman-v-superman-prequel-comicbooks/

[The Dark Knight]

The Doritos comic preview explores Bruce and Alfred watching a news report of Superman being commemorated with a statue for saving the world from Zod. Despite Alfred feeling envious that Batman never got honoured for his heroics in Gotham City, Bruce doesn't mind and even suggests it's for the best. A far cry from The Dark Knight Rises.

Indeed. A city building a statue of some kind works better for Superman.