Writer clarifies 'Steel' details

Writer Steve Lyons has confirmed that Metallo will not feature as a villain in his upcoming Steel #1 as previously solicited.

DC originally announced that the Superman villain would appear in the one-shot, before confirming that the title marks the return of the alien monstrosity Doomsday.

Speaking to Newsarama, the scribe explained that the armour-clad hero will only battle Doomsday in the book. "No Metallo anymore, I'm afraid. I think Doomsday's quite enough for Steel to be dealing with," he said.

Lyons went on to say that Ed Benes has replaced Sean Chen on interior art duties as scheduling conflicts forced the latter to withdraw from the project.

"Unfortunately, Sean isn't drawing the book anymore," he added. "The revised schedule interfered with his other work. However, we have Ed Benes on board instead. I've just seen a few pages so far, but I'm really excited about them."

Steel #1 will kick off a crossover event, running across Outsiders #37, Justice League of America #55 and Superboy #6.

The comic arrives in stores next month.