'Superman: The Art and Making of the Film' Coming in November
- The Artbook Collector
- Jul 2
- 2 min read
July 2nd 2025
Superman is headed to the big screen this summer and will be the big screen debut of the new DC Universe from James Gunn. Although DC Studios is starting fresh, it now looks like their approach to artbooks has remained the same, with another coming later this year.
The upcoming book, Superman: The Art and Making of the Film will give fans a look behind-the-scenes at the movie, providing insights into its production, with set photos and concept art. It comes from publisher Abrams Books and will be released on November 18th 2025 as a 176-page hardcover.
The book is authored by James Field, who also also worked on The Art of Batman, and will give the history of the creation for the movie, from early ideas to its post-production. Superman actor David Corenswet provides the foreword, with James Gunn giving the book introduction. Interviews with the creative team will also be featured throughout.
The concept art is confirmed to focus on the characters and locations, though you can likely expect a look at key frames, weapons, technology, and possibly storyboards too. The movie has a large cast of characters, so there's a good chance there will be a lot of space dedicated to the costumes of Superman, Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific, and more.
Set photography is likely to be featured heavily as mentioned in the description of the book. For movie buffs this is never a bad thing, but it's worth mentioning as 'Art and Making of' for movie artbooks can mean different things. Some are the written 'Making of' and have a heavy focus on concept art, like a typical 'Art of' book. However, others are closer to a 50/50 split between the two, like the previous DC movie releases. They of course feature a lot of art, but there will be those that want this and those that don't. Based on the previous books from the studio, I'd expect it to be an even split.
Releasing on July 11th, Superman establishes a new on-screen direction for the character and his world, delivering a much lighter tone with comedy too. David Corenswet dons the red cape this time as the Man of Steel, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Holt as the iconic villain Lex Luthor. It features a large cast of more comic book characters, including Krypto the Superdog, quickly establishing a large universe for fans to enjoy.
Those that want more from the upcoming movie can order Superman: The Art and Making of the Film here;
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