Batman vs. Superman: What Comic Stories Will Inspire the Movie?

Before the release of Man of Steel to theaters, fans could already pick out bits of All-Star Superman and Superman: Birthright from the trailers. Along with those, star Henry Cavill admitted to having studied The Death and Return of Superman, Red Son and other comics to prep for the role, saying frequently that he didn’t want to look to Christopher Reeve, George Reeves or other performers because he felt those were filmmakers’ interpretations of the comic book source material. Cavill said he preferred to interpret the source material itself, directly, without middlemen.In other words, Henry Cavill reads comics to see what Superman should be like, rather than looking to TV shows and movies that feature guys who read comics on their own.After the film was released, there were more things to be picked out; he got aspects of his look from the Jurgens/Ordway era; Krypton clearly drew inspiration from John Byrne.So, with all of that in mind, what stories might impact the way Batman and Superman interact in the upcoming sequel to Man of Steel? We’ve got some ideas.Unfortunately, none of them involves a cruise ship…but that would be pretty great, too.