SUPERMAN Book Reveals Story Behind Fortress' Abominable Snowman; Featurette Introduces Superman Robot #4

SUPERMAN Book Reveals Story Behind Fortress' Abominable Snowman; Featurette Introduces Superman Robot #4

A new Superman book explains why there's an Abominable Snowman in the vicinity of the Fortress of Solitude, while a featurette for the movie reveals Alan Tudyk's surprisingly practical Superman Robot #4.

By JoshWilding - Jun 04, 2025 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Toys for Superman recently revealed that the Man of Steel battles an Abominable Snowman-like creature in the Fortress of Solitude. Not every toy is representative of what we'll see on screen, of course, and many fans argued that it wasn't worth paying too much attention to.

However, a tie-in book has confirmed the creature is going to appear in Superman...and that it won't be alone! In fact, filmmaker James Gunn has created a world that leans so heavily into sci-fi that the arctic is inhabited by many of these Abominable Snowmen.

"Abominable Snowmen live in the cold region around Superman's home, the Fortress of Solitude," the book reveals. "Despite their difference in size, Krypto loves to chase these big creatures!"

In the comics, Superman maintained an elaborate game preserve in the Fortress filled with various interplanetary animals. Many of the animals found in the zoo were either representative of an endangered species or the last surviving specimens of destroyed worlds. 

It's possible a couple escaped and have bred, and seeing Krypto chase these hulking beasts promises to make for a fun sight. 

DC Studios has also released another brief featurette for Superman, this time introducing Superman Robot #4. Revealing that the character, voiced by Creature Commandos star Alan Tudyk, was a mostly practical creation, the promo also features new footage from the movie. 

Like any superhero movie, CGI will have a role to play in Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan reflected on the experience of dealing with that in a recent interview with S Magazine. "I’ve never felt like a worse actor in my life!" she joked before talking about spending her first couple of days on set with David Corenswet for VFX-free scenes with Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

"I was like, 'Fun! Turns out superhero movies are just like all the other ones!' And then we started hanging from wires, shooting with fake animals that weren’t actually there, and doing all sorts of other jazz that’ll get added in post. But it was great. You learn really quickly what you are and aren’t good at."

Brosnahan added, "If we do another one, I’m going to have to go to mime school and learn a thing or two about acting with invisible stuff—because that was a first for me."

Superman, DC Studios' first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.  

The movie stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Also appearing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.

Superman arrives in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 6/4/2025, 2:54 PM
cool beans
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 3:36 PM
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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 6/4/2025, 2:55 PM
wait...josh, does she use instagram like Sweeney? use your journalistic integrity to find out MORE for us
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RockReigns
RockReigns - 6/4/2025, 2:57 PM
The only thing I don’t care that James Gunn has done so far is call Superman a meta-human. That makes no sense to me.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/4/2025, 3:10 PM
@RockReigns - I hear you but I think it's in reference to how he's perceived amongst a world filled with heroes. Many of which are human and thus, the name just kind of sticks. I could be wrong, and it may not be a term utilized within the film and is solely for purposes of Gunn articulating within interviews but my guess is, especially because he certainly appears as a human individual, that this is simply a catch all for superheroes on earth within the DCU, particularly those who appear much like everyone else.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 6/4/2025, 3:54 PM
@RockReigns -

Oh really?

Is that just from people in the movie who assume he's human or is it common knowledge that he's an alien and they call him that anyway?

I saw Hawkgirl being called metahuman in some writeup and that did confuse me for a sec. I thought maybe it was mistaken...but I could be that she's just a woman with some sort of mutation in this film version?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/4/2025, 5:55 PM
@RockReigns - Humans aren't exclusive to Earth. Neither are dogs.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/4/2025, 5:58 PM
A metahuman is really just a human or humanoid (from whatever planet) that has mutated/evolved to a degree of having superpowers of some sort. So for example Batman and Green Lantern aren't technically metahumans, but Superman and Hawkgirl are.

And they evolve because of the metagene which is like Marvel's x-gene. But like Marvel that gene can be activated by various methods including natural evolution.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/4/2025, 6:02 PM
In fact according to DC lore Earth humans should be evolving naturally at this stage in their cycle but their metagene was retarded by the White Martians who feared that humans would become a threat to their planet when they naturally evolved into a metahuman race.

Some humans have indeed already evolved into metahuman sub-species such as Atlanteans and Amazons.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 6/4/2025, 3:09 PM
Sounds like pretty stupid kids stuff to me. I'm passing
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/4/2025, 3:11 PM
@ProfessorWhy - we know
ZaphodDent42
ZaphodDent42 - 6/5/2025, 12:00 AM
@ProfessorWhy - kids stuff in a kids movie! Whatever next!
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 6/5/2025, 2:12 AM
@ZaphodDent42 - Key word - Stupid
Pictilli
Pictilli - 6/4/2025, 3:14 PM
Superman having an actual personality in live action again is so refreshing. Thank you, James Gunn!!!
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/4/2025, 3:19 PM
Man...With all these monsters...I wonder if the next Director will feel any pressure adding monster for a sequel.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/4/2025, 3:21 PM
@BlackStar25 - unless it’s Gunn , I don’t necessarily think so since he may have to whatever they want in the tonal range he would have set with this.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 3:41 PM
Step 1.
Fire James Gunn and his minion.

Step 2.
Reboot the DCCU a second time.

Step 3.
Get Metallo, Parasite, and Brainiac in Superman movies with a Superman who isn't cockeyed and doesn't look like he had FAS.

Step 4.
Hire a beautiful actress as Kara.

Step 5.
Hire a White man as Perry.

Step 6.
Hire a short hair non mutt as Krypto.

Step 7.
???

Step 8.
Profit!
Repian
Repian - 6/4/2025, 6:28 PM
@BlackStar25 - If the live-action "How to Train Your Dragon" is a success, Dean DeBlois will direct the Superman sequel.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 6:45 PM
@Repian -

Let's all hope that is isn't.

Astrid is a blue eyed blonde.

Ruffnutt doesn't look like she swallowed a dragon whole.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/4/2025, 10:06 PM
@Repian - Then he is for sure next up. Heard that movie is great! Should make a good amount of money too!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/4/2025, 3:26 PM
Idk if I love the idea of Abominable Snowmen actually existing in the DCU but it’s a fantastical universe so it could very well be filled with many things like that so it’s not a big deal…

However I would prefer the idea that these are aliens that escaped & such that happen to look like that mythic creature who have since reproduced and made more but I doubt we go into a detailed explanation within the film.

Anyway , cool to see just how much they built #4 practically since I always feel that & VFX combined is the best way to go…

Also I love me some Alan Tudyk so glad to hear him in this!!.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 6/4/2025, 3:51 PM
One day we'll get a hot lois lane, one day.😮‍💨
mountainman
mountainman - 6/4/2025, 3:58 PM
@JurassicClunge - I was never a Lois and Clark fan, but please do not disrespect Terry Hatcher like that.

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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/4/2025, 6:06 PM
@JurassicClunge - Brosnahan is a 24 carat baddie!

I hope that when DC reboots again in a couple of years (or sooner if they Batgirl Supergirl) they keep her as Lois.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 6/4/2025, 6:31 PM
@mountainman - actually teri was decent, I forgot about her 😅
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 6/4/2025, 6:32 PM
@ObserverIO - 😅 she's a plain jane sir, ain't nothing hot about her.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 6:47 PM
@ObserverIO -

Rachel Brosnahan is for the streets.

People wouldn't like her as much if she had small breasts and wasn't always getting her kit off.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 6/4/2025, 3:51 PM
Tie in book is a little bit of a stretch. This book looks like a child’s Golden Book.
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 6/4/2025, 4:03 PM
This cool. Gunn does know how to expand characters & places that keep things fresh. I like this. Can’t wait til we get these Batman side stories.
Repian
Repian - 6/4/2025, 6:42 PM
@TheJester187 - We can expect a subplot in which Damian integrates into the family and Dick becomes his older brother.
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grif
grif - 6/5/2025, 10:31 AM
pretty cool

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