The Truth About Lois & Perry!
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Superhero Hype! offered up a preview of an upcoming feature from the October issue of Wizard magazine spotlighting Smallville, where executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar talk about the second season, including their plans for the characters of Lois Lane and Perry White.

You can read Superhero Hype!'s complete article by clicking here. The October issue of Wizard will be hitting newsstands soon. And if you just want to stay around these parts, go to the KryptonSite Spoilers Page and scroll down to the "More Spoilers" section to find out what Al and Miles had to say about Lois and Perry.

Real-Life Pete Ross Runs For Senate
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In the Superman comic books, Pete Ross became a senator and later Vice-President of the United States. Now, someone who happens to share his name is also running for Senate, in Washington D.C. Check out this link:

http://www.peteross2002.com

Thanks to Brian for the tip. What more can we say but good luck, and let's hope this Pete Ross gets to say more than three lines per week. This guy's lobbying for equal representation for Washington D.C. residents doesn't seem to be all that far from our own Pete's quest for better school books. If a real Lex Luthor surfaces, you may want to worry.

Smallville High School "Student Store" Opens!
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Put yourself into the imaginary world where there really is a Smallville, because the Crows have launched their very own Smallville High School Student Store, which you can get to by clicking here.

From there you can find SHS letterman jackets, backpacks, school pens and pencils, Crows pennants, Smallville High Athletic Department t-shirts, and much more.

Give it a look!

Jeph Loeb Interview At The Superman Homepage
New Smallville writer Jeph Loeb was recently interviewed at the Superman Homepage, where he talked about the environment of working on the show and also how it relates to writing the comics. Here's a brief excerpt, where Jeph answers the question of how writing TV-Clark contrasts with writing the comics:

"Clark in the comics is a grown up. If we were to write about ourselves in high school, the cares and concerns compared to an adult are radical to say the least. The joy, however, is that in the character who was reinvented by Executive Producers Al Gough and Miles Millar, Clark is still working on not only being someone with powers; he's still working on being a young man, too. His concerns about what others think of him; his secrets; his loves. All of that is brimming. Later in life, he'll find happiness with Lois and stability with the Daily Planet, so his concerns are more on the Superman side of things."

You can read the rest of the interview at the Superman Homepage by clicking here. While you're there look around -- webmaster Steve Younis (who also conducted the interview) does a tremendous job with the site.

To read KryptonSite's mini-interview with Loeb from early June, click here. For spoiler details on "Red," which is his first episode, click here.

Jeph Loeb image courtesy of Wizard Magazine

Another Smallville Novel Cover!
Here's a look at the cover to the third Smallville novel, which is titled "Hauntings" and written by Nancy Holder. The novel is due for release in January 2003.

Click on this link to pre-order a copy and help support KryptonSite! Thanks to Darron for the tip.

It's Back: Planet Krypton: The KryptonSite Newsletter
Before there was a KryptonSite, there was Planet Krypton, an online newsletter devoted to the television series Lois & Clark. The newsletter evolved and began covering Smallville news, and that then it evolved again into what eventually became this very website.

Over the past year we've fallen behind with newsletter updates, even though many people did sign up at Yahoo! to receive the newsletter.

We still believe that this website is a far more effective tool in getting the word out, much more effective than a newsletter. However, those of you who would like to be kept abreast of new and big things to show up at KryptonSite are encouraged and welcomed to sign up for the new Planet Krypton. It's free, it may smell a little bit like spam, but at least it'd be spam about good stuff, right? While you're there you can read some of the older newsletters, including some that were written when Smallville was only in development!

And of course, even if you're not interested in the newsletter, you can always find the latest Smallville news here at the site. Please let us know how we're doing, and thanks for visiting the site!

Annette O'Toole To Appear On Pyramid
Annette O'Toole (Martha Kent) and her husband, actor Michael McKean, recently taped an episode of the new version of the Pyramid game show starring Donny Osmond.

The new Pyramid premieres in mid-September. We'll let you know when we hear for sure when Ms. O'Toole's episode will be airing.

Smallville Cast Members At The Teen Choice Awards!
Tom Welling received an award for Male Breakout Star at the Teen Choice Awards, which aired on August 19, 2002 on the FOX network.

Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, and Sam Jones III also appeared on the show to give an award to Britney Spears (or a fembot replica).

Tom Welling photo courtesy of James Scott of the fantastic Tom Welling: Superstar website

Jeph Loeb's First Episode Revealed!
KryptonSite has been able to confirm that the fourth episode of Season Two, titled "Red," will be the first to be written by popular comics writer Jeph Loeb.

One of Loeb's most celebrated comics works is "Superman: For All Seasons" which began with a tale of a young Clark Kent and Lana Lang in Smallville. His experience and knowledge with the comics will definitely come into play with an episode like "Red," and it sounds like one that people should look forward to.

To read a mini-interview with Loeb conducted here at KryptonSite in early June, click here. For spoiler details on "Red," click here.

Jeph Loeb image courtesy of Wizard Magazine

Smallville Novel #2: "Dragon" Cover!
The cover to the second Smallville novel, "Dragon" written by Alan Grant, has popped up on Amazon.com! Click on the link and pre-order a copy and help support KryptonSite! The novel will be released in November.

Eric Johnson Interviewed Online!
The excellent Eric Johnson Web caught up with "Whitney" himself to talk about several projects of his, past and present.

He also talks about his funniest fan encounter, and much more. What's "Whitney" up to now? Read the interview and see!

Roger Stern Talks "Strange Visitors" In KryptonSite Interview
Author Roger Stern, who is well liked among comics fans for his great comics featuring Superman, the Will Payton Starman, the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Hobgoblin, and more, also happens to be the writer of the first Smallville novel, which is due out in October. The title of the novel is "Strange Visitors," and Mr. Stern was kind enough to answer several questions here at KryptonSite.

To read the interview, click here.

DC Comics Launches Smallville Comic Site
The Smallville comic book from DC Comics is on the way, and the DCComics.com website has now set up a page promoting it!

Here you can find more information about the comic book which will be hitting comic shops in September, and you can also read the Smallville comic story which appeared in TV Guide in December. Check it out!

Finally Updated: More Smallville Scoops From San Diego!
Thank you so much for your patience in waiting for the long-promised updated details on the Smallville panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California on August 3. The convention's room was packed full of fans wanting to either see "Tempest" again, to talk to executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar, or to get their free posters.

Al and Miles revealed SEVERAL details about what to expect during Season 2 -- so many that we're including a whole separate PAGE for them! Keep in mind they do include spoilers -- including a very big one for fans of Chloe Sullivan. And of course, now, there are a few more details and quotes to share. Again, apologies for the delay!

San Diego Report

Smallville Executive Producer Talks To Zap2it.com
Smallville Executive Producer Alfred Gough was recently interviewed by Zap2it.com, where he began with talking about how Smallville easily filled the void created by the loss of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the WB.

He then revealed some tidbits about the second season (which of course loyal KryptonSite viewers were able to read weeks ago!) and reflected on the first. "I think we were, on the whole, very happy with season one," he said. "What's interesting for us with season two is we find that we still have a lot of stories left to tell, which is always good. There were a lot of things held back from season one that we can start to explore in season two, which will be a lot of fun, certainly for us, and also for fans of the show."

Mr. Gough then spoke high praises for Michael Rosenbaum and his portryal of Lex Luthor, and offered an insight on the characters of Clark and Lex that hasn't been discussed much. "Even if you look through the course of the first season, Clark was lying to Lex much more than Lex ever lied to Clark," Al said. "Lex never did anything unless somebody came at him first. You have to throw the first punch before Lex comes at you."

Finally, Al talked about Eric Johnson and his thankless role as the now-departed Whitney. Those curious about Whitney's fate might want to read the complete article, which you can get to by clicking here.

Chloe Action Figure Petition Sent To DC Direct
Tara from the Girl Friday website has told us that the petition for a Chloe Sullivan action figure has been mailed, and thanks everyone for the great response. Here are her exact words:

"Thank you everyone who signed the Chloe Action Figure Petition at girl friday! The petition, which had over 400 signatures, was sent to DC Direct today, and will be presented to the VP of Licensing and the VP of Design/Retail Development. Regardless of the outcome, Chloe and Allison fans should be thrilled to know their voices are being heard! Good job, guys!"

Smallville Comic Book Promo Ad!
The comic book version of Smallville won't be due out until just around the time Season 2 begins, but DC Comics is already beginning to promote the special comic.

The promotion features the excellent cover image of the book, and tells a little bit about what you can expect from the special issue, which features new stories by Smallville writers Mark Verheiden and Michael Green and apparently a ton of behind the scenes stuff.

A New Cast Shot!
Cue the techno-disco music from "Zero" again... a new cast shot from Smallville has surfaced featuring Michael Rosenbaum, Tom Welling, and Kristin Kreuk.

This image was also handed out to visitors of the Smallville panel at the San Diego Comic Con last week.

For a larger view of the image, click here.

Comics2Film Shows Off The Season 2 Poster
Curious to see what the poster given out at the 2002 Comic-Con International in San Diego looked like? Look no further than the excellent Comics2Film. Click here to see the image, and while you're there, check out the rest of the site.

Tom Welling Wins A Teen Choice Award
Even though the Teen Choice Awards won't air on FOX until Monday, August 19th, we hear that Tom Welling (Clark) received an award for Breakout Male Star award. You can see a photo of Tom at the event to your right. Congratulations, Tom on the win!

We're also hearing that Tom was accompanied by Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, and Sam Jones III in giving an award to Britney Spears (or a fembot replica). Kristin Kreuk may have been in that bunch too, as evidenced by the photo to your left.

And finally, in another shot from the night, to your right is a picture of Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk. Lana better be careful, because Lex looks like he's trying to become a little too chummy.

Smallville Action Figure Packages Revealed!
Figures.com has a gallery of the DC Direct action figures that are due to come out, including some shots of the upcoming Smallville figures in their packages.

To your left you can see a few of them. To see more, of course, visit Figures.com.

You can of course also order them from Amazon.com through KryptonSite and get us some commission. Click here for more on that.

Regular Smallville Comic Book Series On The Way?
While nothing was confirmed at the Superman comics panel at the San Diego Comic Con, we heard rumors that a bimonthly Smallville comic book series from DC Comics may be on the way.

The initial one-shot comic book, of course, will be due out just in time for the season premiere. After that? Who knows. One thing is for sure... if you want more Smallville comics, the best thing to do is to buy the one-shot!

"Pete" and "Chloe" At The Teen Choice Awards
Both Sam Jones III (Pete) and Allison Mack (Chloe) were spotted at the 2002 Teen Choice Awards, held August 3, 2002 at the Universal Ampitheater in Universal City, CA.

WireImage has some photos up -- the thumbnails of which you can see here. WireImage users (and of course we don't have subscriptions or we'd share). Photos are arranged in alphabetical order by first name, so Allison is on page 1, and Sam is on page 4.

Allison Mack (And Her Bathroom!) In ELLE Girl
Tara at Girl Friday has pointed us toward an article in ELLE Girl magazine featuring Allison Mack (Chloe) and her celebrity bathroom. Click here to read the full article.

New Episode SPOILERS: Who Knows Clark's Secret?
KryptonSite now has some details about the third episode of Season 2, titled "Duplicity," which may fuel the speculation fires as to which one of Clark's friends is going to learn the secret. (Of course those of you who have been following the site know we speculated this weeks ago!) Swing by the KryptonSite Spoilers Page for more! But be warned, this is big news!