DC Comics has announced Superman Unchained.

Writer Scott Snyder and artist Jim Lee's previously-announced series has been given a title.

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"The way to approach a character as iconic as him is you just come at it from a standpoint of what you love the most about the character, and then write a story that explores that, tear it down and build it back up," Snyder told USA Today.

"We're all fans and we've all known this character for a long time," added Lee. "You have to fight your natural tendency to do what you know or what you've always thought the character to be.

"We've been pushing the creators to not be beholden to the past conceits and understandings [of Superman]. So we will speak to a new generation of readers."

Dustin Nguyen will illustrate a backup feature also written by Snyder.

The series was largely expected to be titled Man of Steel to bring it in line with Zack Snyder's upcoming movie.

Superman Unchained will debut on June 14, in the same month as Trinity of Sin: Pandora, Constantine and Batman/Superman.

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