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- The Man of Steel and Secret Origin provide the best bang for your buck, the freshest starts, and the most compelling overall narratives, but books like Superman: Birthright (by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu) or Superman: Year One (by Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr.) are strong in their own right.
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People like you are who this list is for! When I started reading Superman for the first time, I had to go to the wikipedia page and cross-reference every superman book and story with the reviews, fan reactions and public opinion so that I could figure out what to read first!
- Classic Superman
- Post Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman
- Death of Superman Reading Order
- From Zero Hour (1994) to The New Millennium
- New Millennium, Pre New 52 Superman
- From Identity Crisis to Infinite Crisis
- From Infinite Crisis to New 52
- New 52 Superman
- DC Rebirth Superman Reading Order
- The Bendis Era
Golden Age Superman – The Very First
Most modern readers will want to jump ahead to Superman’s modernized 1986 origins in John Byrne’s Man of Steel . For Superman’s true creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, you can check out the below collections. Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years If you want the fast-track approach to Golden Age Superman, the above “best of” will get you a wide variety of great Superman stories from 1938 to 2012. There are about six stories that quite distinctly occur after Crisis on Infinite Earths (the...
Crisis on Infinite Earths DC Legends Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1 Following the restructuring of the DC Multiverse during Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superman was reimagined and redefined for the next generation of DC Comics fans. That all begins in John Byrne’s Man of Steel #1 to #6. Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2 Following the Man of Steel...
The Death of Superman Collects: Superman: The Man of Steel #18-19, Justice League America #69, Superman #74-75, Adventures of Superman #497, and Action Comics #684 Reading Order: Superman: The Man of Steel #18 Justice League of America #69 Superman #74 Adventures of Superman #497 Action Comics #684 Superman: The Man of Steel #19 Superman #75 World ...
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time Superman: The Death of Clark Kent Collects: Adventures of Superman #523-525, Action Comics #709-711, Superman #99-102, and Superman: The Man of Steel #43-46 Superman: The Trial of Superman Collects: Superman: The Man of Steel #50-52, Superman #106-108, Adventures of Superman #529-531, Action Comics #716-717, and Superman: ...
Superman: Birthright Birthright (by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu) replaced/supplemented Superman’s origins as told in the 1986 Man of Steel. At least for a time… Personally, I prefer to just enjoy the look back at Superman’s early days as just another story, and a well told one at that. Waid and Yu get to the heart of Clark Kent the journalist i...
Superman: Unconventional Warfare Collects: Superman #625-626 Back-issues and #627-632 Superman: That Healing Touch Collects:Superman #633-638 Superman: For Tomorrow Intriguing story from Brian Azzarello and Jim Lee – takes place one year after millions have vanished from Metropolis without a trace. Collects:Superman #204 to #215 Superman: Sacrifice...
Superman: Up, Up, and Away! Collects: Superman #650-653, Action Comics #837-840 Superman: Back in Action Collects: Action #841-843, DC Presents #4, 17, 24 Superman: Camelot Falls Vol. 1 Superman: Camelot Falls Vol. 2 Collects: Superman #654 to #658, #662-664, #667, Superman Annual #13 Superman: Last Son This collection brings together Geoff John’s ...
For full context of placement in the New 52 DC Universe, I recommend Comic Book Herald’s complete New 52 reading order. Action Comics — Superman and the Men of Steel Collects:Action Comics #1 to #8 Action Comics Vol. 2: Bulletproof Collects:in order: Action Comics Annual #1, Action Comics #9 to #12, Action Comics #0 (could be read prior to Action C...
For comprehensive context of placement in the DC Universe, I recommend Comic Book Herald’s DC Rebirth reading order. Superman Vol. 1: Son Of Superman Collects: Superman: Rebirth #1, Superman #1 to #6 Action Comics Vol. 1: Path Of Doom Collects: Action Comics #957 to #962 New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China Collects: New Superman #1 to #6 I’ve moved...
Brian Bendis came in under a large exclusive contract for DC and he took that opportunity to try to create a tightly connected Superman Saga. The saga focused on making big moves and broke headlines every other month (for better or for worse). However, regardless of what you think of his run, it’s hard to argue it’s an ambitious way to tell a Super...
Jun 4, 2024 · If you’re new to Superman, reading a range of stories featuring the Man of Steel is a great way to discover the character. For this purpose, DC Comics has released two volumes that can serves as a good starting point for new readers, offering stories released from 1938 to 2012. Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years.
Apr 16, 2020 · Different readers may want to focus on different aspects and characters of ‘The Superman Family’, however this reading order will follow the issues and series of the characters mentioned in the key below.
Superman #65-- Superman meets surviving Kryptonian criminals for the first time. Superman #76 -- Superman and Batman learn each other's secret identities. Action Comics #158 -- Superman's origin is finally set.
Aug 17, 2020 · I have put together a selection of 13 Superman stories you should read, many of which achieve that goal, and are seen as some of the very best. Most of these stories are fan favourites and critically acclaimed and explore different interpretations and tones of the Man of Steel while staying true to his core. Enjoy!
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Sep 18, 2024 · This reading order focuses on Superman stories from Man of Steel (1986) to Flashpoint (2011), with some Justice League stories and some Batman team-up thrown in the mix. Here is the list of the Supes-series published during that era: Action Comics: starting with issue #584, it adopted a team-up format for a time.
