![]() ![]() "I have such clear memories of watching the 1978 Superman movie with Christopher Reeve and loving Margot Kidder in the Lois Lane role," Bond recalls. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Entertainment, the author reimagines Lois as a contemporary high school student at the start of both her journalism career and her relationship with a certain mystery man.Ī longtime Lois Lane fan, Bond (whose earlier YA novels include Girl on a Wire and The Woken Gods) was intrigued by the project when her agent, Jennifer Laughran, approached her. In the series, produced through Capstone's licensing partnership with Warner Bros. ![]() Now the heroine steps out from behind Superman's shadow as the star of a new YA series by Gwenda Bond, which launches with Lois Lane: Fallout (Capstone/Switch Press, May). ![]() Since her 1938 debut, Lois Lane has played pivotal roles in an array of comics, movies, and TV shows. ![]()
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