October 21, 2022

SUPERMAN’S RETURN SPARKS HOPE

Henry Cavill’s return to role eases anxiety

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane! It’s Henry Cavill’s Superman again — fnally

Before reading on, I warn you that there might be some spoilers for the latest DC Comics fick “Black Adam” in this article.

Nearly a decade has passed since the last solo Superman movie and many fans have been losing faith in seeing Henry Cavill return to the role. However recent news of the English actor’s reprisal has been announced and a sequel to “Man of Steel” is offcially in the works at Warner Bros. Discovery, according to an article by The Hollywood Reporter.

The news of a sequel came on the red booted spoiler- f lled heels of Cavill’s mid-credit appearance in “Black Adam,” a new block buster DC epic from Warner Bros. Discovery staring

Dwayne Johnson in the title role.

Johnson has admitted to advocating for Cavill’s return during a red carpet premier of the movie.

“The whole goal and initiative of ‘Black Adam’ was to build out the DC Universe by introducing not only Black Adam, but the entire [Justice Society of America], fve new superhero characters in one movie.” said Johnson to an Entertainment Tonight reporter.

Johnson continued to state that his associated studio Seven Bucks Productions has an “ethos” that they adhere to, and that’s always listening to the audience.

“We’ve established ‘Black Adam’ as an unstoppable force on our planet, but the fans have been so passionate about, as we have been, ‘where’s the most unstoppable force in the universe? Where is he?’ Well, just like I fought hard for ‘Black Adam' for 15 years, Danny [Garcia] has been fghting for six years, Hiram [Garcia] has been fghting for six years… 15 years,”

Johnson continued. “We’ve all been fghting for this moment. So

I will say this: welcome home.”

It seems like an entire lifetime has passed since we saw Henry’s red cape and hope for his return wained faster than a speeding bullet. Even though we saw the Man of Steel in 2021’s “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” little faith was held for one of the favorite portrayals of the character to make another appearance.

Henry was frst cast in the role of Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman in late 2011 and played the character in four DC Comics inspired f lms: “Man of Steel” (2013), “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016), the theatrical fop “Justice League” (2017) and the director’s cut “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” (2021).

Though critics have either loved or hated the previously mentioned flms, there was always one constant — Henry Cavill shinned as Superman.

In an interview with the All Star Superfan Podcast Superman comic legend Dan Jurgens, writer and artist of the landmark “Superman no.75” and an instrumental voice in “The Death of Superman” saga, told podcast cohosts Rob O’Connor and Alan Burke that he loved Cavill’s rendition.

“Christopher Reeve, I thought, absolutely nailed it, I thought he was perfect as Superman,” said Jurgens answering who his favorite Superman is. “I would also say by the same token that Henry Cavill is an absolutely

Walter Hamada exits from Warner Studios

By Sam Kent Daily Planet Writer

On Oct. 18, 2022, DC fans woke up to the news from Deadline that Walter Hamada, a former Warner Bros. Discovery executive who served as the DC Films President from 2018 to 2022, had fnally left the famous studio. Later in the evening, director Zack Snyder shared a charity tshirt fundraiser on Vero, sending the DC fandom speculating and hoping for Zack Snyder’s return to the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to fnish the fve-flm arc of Superman. News of Hamada’s exit was signaled during an in-

vestor call on August 4, in which Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav was asked about his decision to cancel “Batgirl,” a DC flm that had already fnished production and was targeted for a direct-to-streaming release on the HBO Max platform.

Zaslav made the radical and unprecedented decision to sacrifce the fnished flm as a tax write-down, something unheard of in the Hollywood industry, especially from a major studio. In response to this frst question during the investor call, Zaslav

Zack Snyder shares Justice League charity t-shirt after Hamada exit

By Sam Kent Daily Planet Writer

DCEU fans on social media sense that Zack Snyder was making a hint about the possibility of #RestoreTheSnyderVerse being fulflled with the timing of his post on Vero. “Celebrating the amazing work this community has done to raise money and bring attention to suicide prevention and mental health awareness. #afsp” wrote Snyder.

The charity campaign with tshirt titled “The Entire World Became A Justice League” as celebrating the anniversary of the SnyderCut campaign’s biggest day, which was Nov. 17,

2019, when the fan movement reached over a million tweets for #ReleaseTheSnyderCut in a single day, “the day the entire world became a Justice League”, with fans rallying together for artistic integrity, directorial vision, and mental health awareness and suicide prevention. The charity campaign page states that “All funds raised will go towards The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.” The page also states that Snyder fandom has already raised over $750,000 for AFSP and is getting close to hitting one million dollars raised.

responded about his desire to hire a Kevin Feige-like fgure to run DC Films. With AT&T facilitating the looming merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery Inc. fnalizing on April 8, 2022 to form Warner Bros. Discovery, the writing was on the wall for many former WarnerMedia executives such as Jason Kilar, Toby Emmerich, Ann Sarnoff, and Walter Hamada. Deadline reported that Hamada knew his days at the studio were numbered before even meeting Zaslav, as Zaslav had expressed a

desire for bringing in a savvy executive like Kevin Feige, the architect of the wildly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Zaslav seeks to make DC Films a division of its own, with the DC Films president running DC across all mediums, much like how Feige controls Marvel content on both the streaming space as well as the big screen. To add insult to injury, The Hollywood Reporter said that Hamada did not want to take a production

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NASA’s Webb takes star-flled portrait of Pillars of Creation

By Clark Kent Daily Planet Reporter

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool interstellar gas and dust that appear – at times – semitransparent in near-infrared light.

Webb’s new view of the Pillars of Creation, which were f rst made famous when imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, will help researchers revamp their models of star for-

Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum launch new ‘Smallville’ Commentary podcast

Former stars of the decadelong Superman origin story have offcially launched a new podcast series where they will share be hind the scenes commentary. Special guest from the former CW series, and fans of the show, will all guest appear. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts.

mation by identifying far more precise counts of newly formed stars, along with the quantities of gas and dust in the region. Over time, they will begin to build a clearer understanding of how stars form and burst out of these dusty clouds over millions of years.

Newly formed stars are the scene-stealers in this image from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). These are the bright red orbs that typically have diffraction spikes and lie outside one of the dusty pillars. When knots with suffcient mass form

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insanity of “Dragon Ball Z,” with Zack Snyder-infused visuals, and “Mortal Kombat” violence that’s not afraid to up the maturity while also exploring the realistic appeal of “300.” It’s a non-stop thrill ride that holds no punches but leaves enough heart to be touched and raises the question of freedom vs. servitude and solitude.

Collet-Serra utilizes his vibrant imagination and prior chemistry from working alongside Johnson during “Jungle Cruise” to present a darker and more mature narrative to the audience. And it works, even though the prologue did feel exposition-heavy for a time. Seeing the realm and blossoming world of DC Comics come to life was a highlight. Most notably when witnessing the origins of Kahndaq, a location that not many know. The screenplay then magnifes how the nation was destroyed, pillaged, and subjected to broken ideals of enslavement.

The symbolism of oppression and the last plea to the gods begging for a “hero” takes center stage and molds the clay that the narrative will conform and be foundational around. The tragic nightmares of seeing a boy succumb to pain and torment from a shot heard around the alley, or a messiah sent from a doomed planet, aren’t written yet.

Instead, our broken truths, the hubris of our society and the constructive choices we attempt to conceal are on full display.

“Black Adam” works as a premise and whole because the character isn’t trapped or plagued with the curse of his power. Instead, he’s a reminder of what occurs when humanity grows tired of the sins we express.

In addition to the nation of Khandaq taking the center, I admit it was refreshing to see a new region of the DC Universe. In this case, the Middle East was

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Majority of fans want to see Henry Cavill return as Superman

The Daily Planet recently ran an online poll asking whether people would even want to see Henry Cavill return as Superman. A majority of participants stated they would. Over 400 participants partook in the vote, with 94.8% saying yes and 5.2% voting Minneapolis Fire Department receives federal grant for 15 additional frefghters

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Henry Cavill as Superman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane in "Man of Steel." Both actors auditioned for the roles for "Superman Returns" (2006) but were subsequently turned down. They landed the roles in 2011 and portrayed the characters multiple times since. Photo courtesy of Warner Media

The artist behind the art of the charity campaign is Soham Apte (@butterbarr on twitter), who was one of the four fnalists of the Zack Snyder's Justice League Fan Poster Contest.

Continued from last edition

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has to be understood, weather

you’re drawing the character or trying to portray the character,” said Jurgens. “When I draw Su perman, I always want him to have a sense of presence in the room within the panel. In terms of his body language, how other characters look at him and react to him, etc.” that only two live action versions of Superman come to mind when it comes to Superman’s “pres ence.”

was able to capture that on said Jurgens. “And I think Henry Cavill does as well.” beamed about the English actor on the series, pointing out that the feeling if Superman’s pres ence is “integral” to the charac ter’s true portrayal. but that sense of presence, it’s intelligible, but I know it when I see it,” stated Jurgens. been con cape once more, no word on Amy Adams’ Lois Lane has been shared and, with Ezra Miller facing litigious action for crimes and accusations against them, the future of the DC cinematic realm is still a bit turbulent.

There’s still no established Batman, the flm franchise doesn’t have a creative head, and many titles like “Batgirl” are being scrapped or cancelled.

Yes, Cavill’s return to Superman does grant fans a glimmer of hope for the role. But the lengthy time without him and other characters, and with only headless cameos to feed us, DC fans remain starved for their favorites and are found pondering over one concerning, yearning question: would it make more sense to build off of what’s already out there, or would it be better to scrap everything and start anew?

Only time will tell where the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery will take us. Let’s just hope it’s up, up and away from here.

Flash, Wonder Woman, and Faora from “Man Of Steel.” For example, he speeds around, breaks people in half, is bulletproof, and has fight. In simple terms, he’s a one-person army, and we can’t forget his ability to shoot lightning, which is used quite often. I think Johnson was perfectly cast as the anti-hero, and I stand by my claim.

Other notable scene stealers and performances that stood out were Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman and Pierce Bronson’s Doctor Fate, who had great chemistry with the other Justice Society of America (JSA) members while establishing and building a foundation for possible creative avenues to cement the legacy of these icons.

As a comic book fan, seeing Hodge equipped with his patent Nth metal mace and his clash with Black Adam didn’t disappoint, with each landing blow after blow, it didn’t feel just like pure rage. Instead, the consequences of being outmatched

were present. To the point of every fght allowed Black Adam to shed his pain while reacclimating his humanity, peeling away the stoic exterior and revealing the actual man who is the face after the word Shazam is uttered. This version of Carter Hall is the leader of the Justice Society. Again another iconic DC Comics team that has never been given its moment to shine, and when they debuted, every member made their moment shine the brightest. From Pierce Bronson looking plucked from a new 52 installment of DC comics as Doctor Fate, and make no mistake, his power was on full display, and I hope DC or Warner considers branching out with HBO Max or solo flm projects to fesh out these characters further. Noah Centineo was a comedic relief as Atom Smasher and felt like he gave off energy compared

to Tom Holland’s frst appearance as Spider-Man in “Captain America: Civil War.” He looked great, and the signature costume popped well on screen, but as the f lm progressed, his role began to unfold. It just felt like the script was more centered on Bronson and Hodge’s respective arcs. Though I admit that Quintessa Swindell was great as Cyclone, their performance was also a highlight. The chemistry between Swindell and Centineo as younger heroes felt organic and ripe with potential if this franchise progresses. Also, the visual effects for Cyclone, and when the camera would blend into slo-mo, were surreal. In the case of Adrianna, one of the side characters played by Sarah Shahi, it felt she was hiding a major secret that could be integral to the plot and building out the world as this chapter of the DCEU treads forward. I did

From New Line Cinema, Dwayne Johnson stars in the action adventure “Black Adam.”

In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years have passed and Black Adam has gone from man, to myth, to legend. Now released, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone.

Johnson stars alongside Aldis Hodge (“City on a Hill,” “One Night in Miami”) as Hawkman, Noah Centineo (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”) as Atom Smasher, Sarah Shahi (“Sex/Life,” “Rush Hour 3”), Marwan Kenzari (“Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Mummy”), Quintessa Swindell (“Voyagers,” “Trinkets”) as Cyclone, Mo Amer (“Mo,” “Ramy”), Bodhi Sabongui (“A Million Little Things”), and Pierce Brosnan (the “Mamma Mia!” and James Bond franchises) as Dr. Fate. Collet-Serra directed from a screenplay written by Adam Sztykiel and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, based on characters from DC, based on characters created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck. The flm’s producers are Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, with Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Chris Pan, Walter Hamada, Adam Schlagman, Geoff Johns, Eric McLeod and Scott Sheldon executive producing.

enjoy Collet-Serra using her arc to question the humanity that sometimes gets lost within our heroes and wondering where the line between good and evil fades.

Also, a quick reminder, if you listen closely, the flm expands the lore behind the Shazam flms and gives further context that the frst flm left dangling for fans to decipher.

Another element of praise was how the visual effects sequences would blend or dip in and out of slo-mo to exhibit the Mortal Kombat Fatalities that helped rack up and fully display this flm’s body count. I remember sitting in the theater wondering if I was witnessing a real-life version of “Injustice 2” or a classic fghter anime from how quickly a set piece would turn into a battle stage. The dialogue would then ensue similarly akin to a cut scene.

Of course, Black Adam does not hold back on the action and does draw inspiration from the visual prowess displayed in Zack Synder’s “Man Of Steel.” As the flm progresses, the tone begins to descend a tad bit, but once the fnal act arrives, you don’t attempt to leave because it fres on all cylinders and doesn’t disappoint. “Black Adam” is a step in the right direction, and it’s a great popcorn fick that harbors promise behind the guise of character study. DC and Warner Bros. are off to a strong start, and I want to see more. Now that the universe is forever changed, this flm establishes there is no going back. Lorne Balfe needs to compose and score more flms because his Black Adam theme is subtly perfect and feels symbolic of the flm’s narrative while stretching the horizon of how the future of DC and Warner is thriving with

Photo courtesy of WB

Minneapolis establishes new govt. structure

By Clark Kent Daily Planet Reporter

Mayor Jacob Frey’s government structure omnibus ordinance passed through City Council. This is the f years that the City of Minneapolis has been successful in changing its government struc ture. The new structure includes four direct reports to the mayor, an integrated Of Community Safety, and elevates Race Equity, Inclusion & Belonging to a department level – among other changes.

In November 2021, Minneapolis voters approved the new form of government, which explicitly defned the mayor as the City’s chief executive of Council as the City’s legislative and primary policy-making body. Mayor Frey quickly con vened his Government Structure Workgroup and charged them with researching and rec ommending government structure options that would work for Minneapolis. The workgroup researched three options and ultimately recommended two that they thought could work best. Mayor Frey chose the option of having multiple reports to the mayor and worked with City staff to draft the new structural reform. His proposed government structure went to the City Council for their consideration on March 22.

There have been a series of regular updates and presentations to the City Council, two City Council study sessions, a City Council markup session, City Council amendments, and a public hearing. Yesterday, the City Council took its fnal vote on the omnibus ordinance, which passed with a 9-4 vote, offcially creating the new government structure under the form voters chose last November.

Mayor Frey has signed the Council action. The omnibus ordinance formalizes the City’s administrative operating structure under the mayor’s authority, including three executive positions that will serve as a mayoral cabinet to help in organizing and managing the dayto-day work of the City – City Attorney, City Operations Offcer, and Community Safety Commissioner.

“This is a historic moment for our city,” said Frey. “After 100 years and 17 failed attempts, today’s vote has defned our local government’s trajectory for generations to come. Minneapolis voters chose this form of government for our city, and it was up to us to create a responsive structure that is effective, effcient, and equitable in delivering city services to all residents. I’m grateful to the partnership of the City Council and to all City staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make today possible. I’d also like to thank my Government Structure Workgroup for their initial research and recommendations that laid the groundwork for our new structure.”

“After ten months of working together as a Council and with the Mayor, we have carried out the will of the residents of Minneapolis,” said Council President Andrea Jenkins. “Not only have we changed and shifted our entire government structure, but in doing so we’ve built out the kind of community safety and neighborhood safety departments that residents were asking for last year. Many have called this a strong mayor form of government; I see it more as a shared power form of government. We are setting forth a new direction in the city of Minneapolis - it’s a new day and I am proud to be a part of it.”

The four direct reports to the mayor include:

The Chief of Staff will provide policy development and oversight on behalf of the Mayor’s Offce.

The Of fce of the City Attorney (CAO): Led by the City Attorney, the CAO will continue to include civil and criminal divisions, and is responsible for enhancing public safety, serving justice, and vigorously representing the interests of the City. Although housed on the executive side of government, the City Attorney will represent both the mayor and the city council equally.

The Of fce of Public Service (OPS): Led by the City Operations Offcer, seventeen departments will report to OPS, including all operational functions except safety services. Departments and core functions will include internal services; communications and engagement services; and development, health, and livability services. Departments whose functions primarily support the work of the enterprise, address community health and livability, foster racial equity, and administer performance management will comprise OPS. Those departments and divisions include: 311 Service Center, Communications, and Neighborhood & Community Relations; Arts & Cultural Affairs, Regulatory Services, the Minneapolis Convention Center, Community Planning & Economic Development, and Health, The Public Works Department, the Civil Rights Department, the Race Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Department, the Performance Management & Innovation Department.

The Of fce Community Safety (OCS): Led by the Community Safety Commissioner, the OCS integrates the departments responsible for safety to improve communication and align response services. This structure allows a commissioner to set individual department goals, as well as cross-functional goals to enhance the cooperation among all safety departments on a daily basis. The fve departments reporting directly to this position include Minneapolis Emergency Communications Department (911), the Fire Department, the Police Department, the Emergency Management Department, and a Neighborhood Safety Department which includes the Offce of Violence Prevention.

Now that the omnibus ordinance has passed, the mayor and City Council will collaborate on the mayor’s proposed 2023-2024 biennial budget to provide all new or reorganized departments and offces proper funding effective January 1, 2023.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Extended Edition swings onto digital

By Lois Lane Daily Planet Reporter

Do you want more SpiderMan? Well, you know what they say, three is the magic number, and all three Spider-Men — Peter 1, Peter 2 and Peter 3 — are swinging onto digital with the release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home: The Extended Version.”

Featuring eleven minutes of new footage, an intro from all three Spideys (that’s Tom Holland, Andrew Garfeld, and Tobey Maguire), plus extended scenes and a new-mid credit tease, the Extended Version of the latest Spider-Man movie packs in so much more.

In “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” for the frst time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero’s identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into confict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a “Spider-Man in any universe.” Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever

alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse. The flm is directed by Jon Watts, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal are producers and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, JoAnn Perritano, Rachel O’Connor, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are executive producers. The flm stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau with Marisa Tomei.

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deal on the lot, an offer that Toby Emmerich

Before being sacked, the embattered head honcho running DC Films clashed with Todd Phillips over “Joker”, which he only greenlighted with a small budget and divested Warner Bros. stake in the distribution of the commercially successful flm. Snyder called the Warner Bros. executives of the outgoing regime as “aggressively anti-Snyder” in an interview during the promotion circuit for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”, dubbed the Snyder Cut, which released on March 18, Many DCEU followers speculate that the executive who called the Snyderverse a “culde-sac” was Walter Hamada. Hamada’s tenure as DC Films boss was marked with controversy as Cyborg actor Ray Fisher alleged that Hamada tried to cover-up workplace mistreatment and abuse on the set of “Justice League” by offering to throw Joss Whedon under the bus in return for Fisher sparing Geoff Johns.

Dwayne Johnson was recently revealed to have gone to Hamada’s superiors, Michael De Luca and Paula Abdy, to get approval for a last-minute cameo of Henry Cavill’s Superman.

This cameo then became a centerpoint for the marketing of Black Adam, with Dwayne Johnson leaning into the grass-roots hype around Cavill’s much-awaited return to the DCEU. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Dwayne Johnson simply said this about Henry Cavill reprising his role as Superman in the DCEU: "Welcome home.”

In the wake of Walter Hamada’s exit, Zack Snyder shares charity t-shirt fundraiser for AFSP.

After the exit was announced, Snyder to to favored social platform VERO to announce the t-shit campaign (see front page), which featured original art by Soham Apte. Some fans assumed at frst that Adam Forman was the artist behind the t-shirt. Adam Forman designed the “All the Gods” t-shirt, “Associate Producer” t-shirt, and The Stone Quarry logo, as well as tattoos for Zack Snyder. Some Snyder fans may recognize Adam Forman from a video where Zack Snyder and Adam Forman gave instructions for fans to write their name on the “Associate Producer” t-shirts.

Soham Apte revealed on social media that he had no communication with Zack Snyder, although he put his own symbolism into the t-shirt design. The t-shirt art features logos of the Justice League, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern.

The art shows a flm reel around the stem of the Holy Grail, symbolizing the mythical status of the SnyderCut, which many had denied even existed before the offcial announcement of its release.

There are 14 swords pointing towards the Earth, showing the solidarity of fans fghting for the cause. The numbers "214" and "241" refer to the original planned runtime of 214 minutes for the Snyder Cut, which ended up having 241 minutes upon release. On the grail, there is Greek text which translates to Lazarus, referring to a flm metaphorically being brought back from the dead.

The artist teased that there’s a special constellation of stars represented in the art, and confrmed a fellow fan’s answer: “It’s Ara, or the Altar, where the gods vowed allegiance before battling the Titans.”

Zack Snyder is known to be cheeky with the timing of his Vero posts as a way to acknowledge DC flm news without directly commenting on it.

For example, when Ava DuVernay's “New Gods” flm project was canceled, Snyder posted a concept art image of Granny Goodness. When Tatiana Siegel posted a hit-piece for Rolling Stone against the Snyder fandom, Snyder posted an edit of the frst “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” poster with orange text on top that said "If I advance, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, avenge me." Despite the charity t-shirt campaign using fan art, fans still took the timing of Snyder’s post as a sign of hope for seeing Zack Snyder’s sequels to his “Justice League” someday soon.

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new stars. What about those wavy lines that look like lava at the edges of some pillars? These are ejections from stars that are still forming within the gas and dust. Young stars periodically shoot out supersonic jets that collide with clouds of material, like these thick pillars. This sometimes also results in bow shocks, which can form wavy patterns like a boat does as it moves through water. The crimson glow comes from the ener-

getic hydrogen molecules that result from jets and shocks. This is evident in the second and third pillars from the top – the NIRCam image is practically pulsing with their activity. These young stars are estimated to be only a few hundred thousand years old. Although it may appear that near-infrared light has allowed Webb to “pierce through” the clouds to reveal great cosmic distances beyond the pillars, there are no galaxies in this view. Instead, a mix of translucent gas and dust known as the interstellar medium in the densest part of

our Milky Way galaxy’s disk blocks our view of the deeper universe.

This scene was frst imaged by Hubble in 1995 and revisited in 2014, but many other observatories have also stared deeply at this region. Each advanced instrument offers researchers new details about this region, which is practically over f owing with stars. This tightly cropped image is set within the vast Eagle Nebula, which lies 6,500 light-years away.

Tobey McGuire, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfeld as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

Photo by Marvel

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are flled with semi-transparent gas and dust, and ever changing. This is a region where young stars are forming – or have barely burst from their dusty cocoons as they continue to form. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI).

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