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Superman Kryptonite by Darwyn Cooke. Fascinating deconstruction of his greatest weakness. the rest of his Superman: Confidential run is also a great read. Adventures of Superman (2014-2015): Anthology series of superman, varying degrees of quality, but useful to get a grasp on the character.
- Superman Birthright
- The Death of Superman
- Funeral For A Friend
- Reign of The Supermen
- Must There Be A Superman?
- All-Star Superman
- Secret Identity
- What’s So Funny About Truth Justice & The American Way?
- Superman: For All Seasons
- Superman: Red Son
Written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Yu. This is essentially a Superman origin story, although this one takes all of the previous interpretations and combines them in a fascinating manner. not only does it act as an origin story but at the same time as a tribute to the stories of the past. Superman Birthright was told in Superman Birthright #1 ...
Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson and Roger Stern with art by Dan Jurgens, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodierand Rich Burchett. The Death of Superman was a big event storyline that went over all of the Superman titles that where being published all the time. a m...
Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson and Roger Stern with art by Dan Jurgens, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodierand Rich Burchett. Funeral of a Friend is the aftermath story of the Death o superman as the world comes to grips with the Man of Steel’s death. It is a ...
Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson and Roger Stern with art by Dan Jurgens, Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodierand Rich Burchett. Reign of the Supermen, continuing from The Death of Superman and Funeral for a Friend, shows the rise of four new mysterious Supermen....
Written by Elliot S! Maggin and drawn by Curt Swan. Is Superman helping Earth or is he stopping it developing in a way that allows it to fend for itself? That is the question that is raised up in this story by the Guardians of the Universe. The question doesn’t give you an answer, but instead is left up to the reader to decide. This idea has been u...
Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Frank Quitely. This maxiseries, set in its own continuity, tells the story of Superman who knows that he has only one year to live, due to the hands of Lex Luthor. Knowing that he has only one year to live Superman goes off to do as much good as he possibly can. Grant Morrison attempts to reference as many era...
Written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Stuart Immonen. Secret Identity is a very different Superman story in that it focuses more on the Clark Kent aspect of the character. We see how Clark Kent grows up and how he deals with the discovery of his powers and learns the values of the Kents. Secret Identity is told in Secret Identity #1-4 and collected i...
Written by Joe Kelly and drawn by Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo. This single issue story takes on the idea that Superman’s value might be out of date in the 21st century. A new superhero teams known as The Elite is introduced who is more popular but does their “heroics” in a manner which causes death and destruction. Mocking Superman and his values t...
Written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale. Superman For All Seasons shows a very human side of the Man of Steel with telling done through the perspectives of other characters like Lois Lane, Johnathan Kent and Lex Luthor. Each character has drastically different perspectives on the character which all together piece a fascinating character piece, ...
Written Mark Millar and drawn by Dave Johnson. Before Mark Millar made the bigtime with creator-owned series like Kick Ass he was wrote this Elseworldsepic, Superman: Red Son. Essentially premise of the story is what if Superman crashed in the Soviet Union instead of Smallville? How would things be different? Along with this we see a Lex Luthor tha...
Alright, here are a few different introductory reads and starting points for Superman: Superman: Birthright, by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu This is considered more or less the definitive origin story for Superman, as it follows Clark Kent as he moves to Metropolis as a rookie journalist and creates the Superman persona.
Apr 16, 2020 · 1942 – Golden Age. Key: Issues in white text are Superman focused, those highlighted with purple text feature Lois Lane and those highlighted with orange text feature Jimmy Olsen. The text within in brackets are other characters within the Superman Family that are featured in that particular issue.
Next I would go with Zero Hour, then Emerald Twilight, then Hunter/Prey. Death of Superman to Hunter/Prey with those in the middle makes for a really nice and tidy story.
Dec 27, 2020 · Superman Annual #11, by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, is one of the highlights of Superman's pre- Crisis '80s stories. Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin visit the Fortress of Solitude to give Superman birthday presents only to find him entranced, ensnared by an alien plant.
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Sep 1, 2023 · Superman’s history dates way back to his Action Comics #1 debut in 1938, so if you want to read his history, you have over 75 years of comics to choose from! I’ve compiled a full Superman reading order, that will also be navigable for new readers.
