David Goyer has read Superman comic books and has based part of his script on recent adaptations.

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The show was developed by David S. Goyer, who co-wrote The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy and Man of Steel.

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David S. Goyer, a writer for the 2008 movie blockbuster Batman: The Dark Knight, also worked on the script for Black Ops.

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"The phrase 'Renaissance Man' was derived from him, " says David S. Goyer, who has spent a lot of time studying and pondering him, and has created "Da Vinci's Demons, " a sci-fi thriller set in the 1400s.

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