The first collection of GRANT MORRISON'S epic run on ACTION COMICS, with art by RAGS MORALES, ANDY KUBERT and more! In these startling tales, the people of METROPOLIS turn on their new champion! Plus, the SUPERMAN of today and the LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES must save the jeans-wearing Superman of five years ago! Collects ACTION COMICS #1-8.
(W) Dan Jurgens & Various (A) Jon Bogdanove & Various (CA) Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Superman is dead. And now, four mysterious beings appear-all with powers and abilities like the Man of Steel's! One claims he is a clone of Superman. Another says he is a Cyborg Superman. The third is a cold redeemer of justice. And finally, an armored figure says he fights with the heart and soul of Superman. This new title collects ACTION COMICS #687-688, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #500-502, SUPERMAN #78-79, SUPERMAN ANNUAL #5, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #22-23 and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL ANNUAL #2!
Legendary writer Alan Moore's seminal Superman issues are collected in this title featuring beautiful art from Curt Swan (ACTION COMICS), Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN), and Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING)! Collects the two-part 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?' from SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS #583 as Superman faces his greatest foes and his final battle! Also featuring the classic story 'For the Man Who Has Everything' from ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11, in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman fight the evil warlord Mongul for the fate of The Man of Steel, and DC COMICS PRESENTS #85, in which Superman meets Swamp Thing.
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Mikel Janin & Various (CA) Mikel Janin
With his final days upon him, the Man of Steel reaches out to his loved ones and allies to say his good-byes. Yet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats: a dangerous being alive with fire, who insists to Lois Lane and anyone else he meets that he is the one true Superman, and a black-clad man whose appearance and powers mirror those of Superman himself! Collects SUPERMAN #51-52, ACTION COMICS #51-52, BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31-32 and SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #28-29.
A new era begins for Superman as a threat from his earliest origins reemerges to destroy the Last Son of Krypton. As Superman struggles to come to grips with what has happened to his wife and son, he must also face a new threat that's determined to burn down Metropolis! The six-issue weekly series written by Brian Michael Bendis is collected, along with the prelude story from DC NATION #0.
(W) Alan Moore (A) Various (CA) Brian Bolland
Legendary writer Alan Moore?s seminal Superman stories are collected in this deluxe edition featuring the two-part ?Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?? from Superman #423 and Action Comics #583 as Superman faces his final battle! Also featuring the classic story ?For the Man Who Has Everything? from Superman Annual #11 in which Superman, Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman battle Mongul. And in DC Comics Presents #85, Superman crosses paths with Swamp Thing!
The epic secrets of Superman continue to unfold! A few months in space with his paternal grandfather, Jor-El, changed Jon Kent forever. With Jon now seeking help from his father, the Man of Steel must learn about the war his son and father fought together and set right the wrongs his father may have unleashed on other worlds. The Unity Saga continues, and truly unites the House of El-as Superman, Jor-El, Supergirl and Superboy face intergalactic attacks from Rogol Zaar, General Zod and an armada of alien warriors and assassins! Collects SUPERMAN issues #7-15.
The 1980s Superman stories by celebrated writer and artist George P?rez are collected in a new hardcover volume! These tales include a face-off with Brainiac, a team-up with O.M.A.C., the start of Superman's New 52 adventures, and much more. Collects DC Comics Presents #61, Action Comics #643-652 and Annual #2, and Superman #1-6 (2011 series).
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Ed McGuinness
In tales that ushered in the new millennium, Superman returns to Smallville and teams up with Superboy! Plus, The Joker and Harley Quinn invade Metropolis! And in ?Critical Condition,? Superman must search for a missing Lois Lane while a mystery illness threatens his life!<p>Collects Superman #155-159, Adventures of Superman #577-581, Action Comics #764-768, and Superman: The Man of Steel #99-103.
Presenting an exciting new way to experience the rich history of the Man of Steel in an affordable trade paperback collection of every Superman adventure, in color, in chronological order! SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 1 reprints the earliest stories of the world's first super-hero, originally published in ACTION COMICS #1-13, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR #1 and SUPERMAN #1 (1938-1939)! These historic tales feature the first adventures of the Man of Steel by Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Future volumes in this series will reprint stories from ACTION, SUPERMAN, WORLD'S FINEST and other titles throughout the character's history, all presented chronologically based on publication date!
The classic collection returns in a newly recolored edition. Can even Superman stop the unstoppable creature called Doomsday? If the assembled might of the JLA can't do it, what hope does he have? Collects SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #18-19, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #69, SUPERMAN #74-75 and ACTION COMICS #684.
The legendary science fiction epic that brought together The Man of Steel and The Greatest is back in two spectacular hardcover editions! In 1978, an alien race called the Scrubb demands that Earth's greatest champion battle their world's own greatest fighter. Both Superman and Muhammad Ali step forward - and to determine who is truly Earth's greatest fighter, Superman temporarily loses his powers and faces Ali in the ring. Ultimately, the duo must work together to defeat the Scrubb, with Ali taking on their champion while Superman battles their space-armada. The deluxe edition hardcover is printed at 7.0625' x 10.875' and features a new cover by Neal Adams, previously unpublished artwork and more!
First time in print! Revisit the story that rocked the world in this thriller that explores what happened before, during and after the battle with Doomsday that cost Superman his life! First, the Man of Steel must save an astronaut when a meteor crashes into a space shuttle, then stand between Major Lane and Metallo! Featuring additional chapters following the path of Jimmy Olsen in those fateful hours, plus the aftermath of the loss of a true hero. Collects the 2018 digital series THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN chapters #1-12.
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Cary Nord (CA) Bryan Hitch
From steel comes salvation! The Eternal Warrior…Gilad Anni-Padda, the Earth's Fist and Steel…is forever charged with guarding the Geomancer and securing the Earth's safety. After completing another brutal mission, the Earth's undying guardian is approached with a cryptic task: find and save a baby - in whose hands might rest the fate of an entire people! But the Eternal Warrior is no nursemaid...and, to complicate matters, a thousand Magyar invaders want the baby dead. At the edge of civilization, can history's most expert killer keep one precious life alive® Start reading here as master storyteller Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O MANOWAR, Conan) chronicle the brutal and bloodied history of Valiant's immortal champion in an all-new tale of swords, savagery, and steel. Collecting ETERNAL WARRIOR: DAYS OF STEEL #1-3.
The late 1980s stories that set the stage for the epic 'Death of Superman' are collected in a new hardcover Omnibus edition for the first time. These tales include appearances by Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Mongul, Mr. Mxyzptlk and more, plus the debut of the Eradicator, a key player in the post 'Death of Superman' era. Collects THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #445-460, SUPERMAN #23-37, ACTION COMICS #643-646 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2.
(W) Jerry Siegel (A) Wayne Boring (CA) Peter Poplaski
A comprehensive series that remedies a gap in comics history, bringing back all the Superman Sunday strips-among the character's rarest collectibles-as co-creator Jerry Siegel returns to writing duties. In these 18 classic adventures from October 18, 1959, to January 20, 1963, the Man of Steel meets "The Kryptonite Girl" and his "Mermaid Sweetheart." Also featured are Superman's "Greatest Feats," "The Super Powers of Perry White," "The Invasion of the Super-Ants," and "The Creature of 1,000 Disguises," among other early '60s tales drawn by Wayne Boring.
Ever wondered what form your favorite TRANSFORMERS would take if they existed in different eras? Wonder no more, as IDW's new Evolutions line debuts with 'Hearts of Steel,' writer Chuck Dixon and artists Guido Guidi transplant the 'bots to the Industrial Revolution, where a charismatic hammer-man named John Henry discovers that a steam drill is really an alien robot named BUMBLEBEE. Before he can process this information, the pair are attacked by DECEPTICONS disguised as tanks, trains and walking engines. Is this all part of a larger scheme by STARSCREAM? And if so, will the other AUTOBOTS arrive in time to stop his nefarious plans?
(W) Jerry Siegel (A) Wayne Boring (CA) Peter Poplaski
In these classic adventures from January 27, 1963 until the series conclusion on May 1, 1966 the impish Mr. Mxyzptlk returns from the Fifth Dimension to exasperate the Man of Steel;; Superman becomes Super-Cop to outwit a master spy when Metropolis's entire police force is disabled; tries to help a planet of blind people regain their sight, but loses his own powers in the process; fights it out with his arch enemy Lex Luthor on an alien planet where Luthor is the hero and Superman a villain; competes in the Interplanetary Olympics against a field in which everyone has super-powers; travels back in time with Loisri Lane; is reunited with the mermaid Lois Lemaris; and more!
The Golden Age of Superman hits its stride in SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7, reprinting SUPERMAN #25-29 (1943-1944)! With World War II heating up, Superman fights subversion and sabotage at home while foiling villains like the Toyman and the Prankster.
Produced in conjunction with Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and his co-screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, this new collection features the astonishing 4-part miniseries bridging the gap between Superman and Superman Returns! Relive the last days of Krypton and then see the first glimmers of what has transpired since the Man of Steel left the Earth. Explore the lives of three of the most important people in Superman's life - Lois Lane, Ma Kent and Lex Luthor - and how they dealt with his long absence in this beautiful collection!
The Man of Steel comes to the Library of American Comics! In partnership with DC Entertainment, the Eisner Award-winning imprint will produce deluxe archival editions of the Superman newspaper strip that ran from 1939-1966. The Dailies will be released in three sub-sets, starting with The Silver Age, then The Atomic Age, and finally, The Golden Age. (Sundays will be released in a separate, concurrent series.) These Silver Age classics have never been reprinted. The first volume boasts art by Curt Swan and Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, as Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel scripts stories by Otto Binder, Robert Bender, Jerry Coleman, and a new version of his own classic 'Superman Returns to Krypton!' The book includes almost 800 strips, the complete episodes from December 15, 1958 - July 1, 1961. This is the series Superman fans have been waiting for!
His truth is revealed! After decades of leading a double life, the Man of Steel makes the monumental decision to reveal his secret identity to the world-leading to major repercussions in Metropolis and beyond. In a story that made international headlines, find out how the DC Universe react to discovering Superman and Clark Kent are one and the same. Plus, the Super Sons are reunited as Jonathan and Damian team for a new adventure-right before Jonathan has to decide if he'll travel a thousand years in the future and join the Legion of Super-Heroes. Collects Superman #16-19, Superman: Heroes #1, and Superman: Villains #1.
(W/A/CA) Harvey Kurtzman
This latest volume collects all of Harvey Kurtzman's rarely seen early EC stories, mainly from the pages of Weird Science and Weird Fantasy, Tales from the Crypt, Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror, and Crime SuspenStories. Kurtzman illustrates stories written by Al Feldstein, including 'Lost in the Microcosm,' 'The Man Who Raced Time,' and 'Atom Bomb Thief' plus stories Kurtzman wrote and drew on his own, such as in 'The Radioactive Child,' 'The Last War on Earth,' and 'Man and Superman.' This volume also features essays and notes by EC experts.
A new power called the Red Cloud has taken over the city's underworld, and it's like nothing Superman has ever faced before. As he chases down the story, his mind is preoccupied by the absence of his wife Lois Lane and their son Jonathan-leaving the Man of Tomorrow vulnerable to the mysterious new villain of today! Even with all his power, can the Man of Steel stop what's coming for his family and his city? Collects ACTION COMICS #1001-#1006-the perfect start to an all-new era of Superman!
(W) Alvin Schwartz (A) Wayne Boring (CA) Peter Poplaski
These never-before-reprinted 1950s Sundays are a special treat for Superman fans and comics historians worldwide. This first book of the Atomic Age Sundays features more than 175 full-color strips, from October 23, 1949 through March 15, 1953. In these tales, the impish Mr. Mxyztplk has returned to drive Superman crazy and the Man of Steel returns to Smallville for "Superboy Week" celebrations and ends up solving a case he never had a chance to as Superboy!
(W) Jeph Loeb & Various (A) Ed McGuinness & Various (CA) Dexter Vines, Ed McGuinness
The fan-favorite series is collected in omnibus format! The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight unite when President Lex Luthor accuses Superman of a crime against humanity, and assembles a team of powerhouse heroes to bring Superman in-dead or alive. Plus, prepare for the arrival of Supergirl! Batman has discovered something strange at the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenage girl bent on destroying Gotham City! Collects issues #1-43, plus Superman/Batman Secret Files #1, and Annual #1 and #2.
(W) Alvin Schwartz, Bill Finger (A) Wayne Boring (CA) Peter Poplaski
Superman's newspaper comic strips are among the most rare of all Superman collectibles. This comprehensive series helps remedy that gap in Superman history by bringing back into print every one of the Sunday newspaper strips. The Man of Steel stars in seven classic adventures as the 1950s 'Atomic Age' comes to a close. Two of the stories are original to the newspaper strip, while five were alternate versions of tales that were simultaneously published in the regular comic books. One of the featured adaptations is 'Superman Versus the Futuremen,' written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger, which retells Superman's origin. This concluding volume of Superman's Atomic Age Sundays reprints all strips from July 1, 1956 to October 11, 1959. Bullet points: * 'This book is a must have for any Superman fan. Loaded with Kryptonian goodness, this serial really focuses on the positive impact that Superman has had on our culture.' -Geeks of Doom * Advance solicited for December release!
Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take on the world's most popular Super Hero. What would happen if the origin of The Man of Tomorrow were introduced today for the very first time? Return to Smallville and experience the journey of Earth's favorite adopted son as he grows from boy to Superman like you've never seen before!
The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE by acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski and superstar artist Shane Davis is now available in trade paperback! Young Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the World's Greatest Super Hero but finds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined! From a ruthless dictator to a new love interest who's NOT Lois Lane, things are never easy for this emerging Man of Steel. And the worst is yet to come, in the form of a man-monster with an insatiable appetite, the Parasite! The only thing that might appease his hunger is The Last Son of Krypton!
(W) Dan Jurgens & Various (A) Chris Batista & Various (CA) Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Superman travels to the nightmare world of Apokolips for a confrontation with Doomsday, the creature who cost the Man of Steel his life. With the help of the mysterious, time-traveling Waverider, Superman at last discovers the shocking truth of his greatest enemy's origin. And just when he thinks the terror is finally over, the murderous juggernaut returns to Earth even more powerful than ever! This new title collects DOOMSDAY ANNUAL #1, SUPERMAN: THE DOOMSDAY WARS #1-3 and SUPERMAN/DOOMSDAY: HUNTER/PREY #1-3!
A stunning hardcover volume collects the classic Golden Age Superman stories from Superman (first series) #17-20. Many of these stories never have been reprinted since their original publication in 1942-43, but their influence is visible in today's Superman animated series on the Kids' WB! and in its inspiration, the 1940s Fleischer Superman cartoons. One unforgettable tale (referred to on its first page as 'our very first imaginary story') in this volume finds Clark Kent and Lois Lane going to a movie where a Fleischer cartoon is playing and Clark has to keep distracting Lois so she doesn't learn his secret identity from the animated film.
(W/A) Frank Miller & Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams
The two most popular superheroes of all time aren't always on the same side! This collection captures some of the most incredible and memorable clashes between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight from the pages of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #4, BATMAN #612, BATMAN #35-36, SUPERMAN/BATMAN #32 and #78, and JUSTICE LEAGUE #2.
(W) Frank Miller (A) John RomitaJr
From legendary team of writer Frank Miller and artist John Romita Jr. comes a groundbreaking, definitive treatment of Superman's classic origin story. This story details new revelations that reframe the Man of Steel's most famous milestones-from Kal-El's frantic exile from Krypton, to Clark Kent's childhood in Kansas, to his rise to become the most powerful and inspiring superhero of all time.
Presenting the second in a series of IDW Premiere hardcover collections featuring John Byrne's Next Men. Presenting the color pages in an oversize format, follow the adventures of the Next Men as they come to grips with their unfathomable past, and the role they have yet to play in preventing the future demise of mankind! Including the M4 backup stories which later merge into the main storyline, Next Men is comic storytelling and illustration pulsing at its best. Volume 2 collects Next Men #11-20.
More classic tales of the weird and otherworldly are gathered for the first time in a handsome hardcover edition. House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2 collects issues #201-226 of the acclaimed series and features scarily sublime work from a horde of comics' greatest artists, including Bernie Wrightson, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Sergio Aragon?s, Alex Ni?o and some of the earliest published work by Jim Starlin, creator of Thanos.
(W) Peter J. Tomasi & Various (A) Patrick Zircher & Various (CA) Patrick Gleason
When Jon Kent is kidnapped and Clark and Lois start to lose their memories of him, Superman must find out who's behind their memory loss! Dan Jurgens, Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason present the first monumental Superman crossover event following DC Rebirth that re-introduces Mr. Mxyzptlk! Collects ACTION COMICS #973-976 and SUPERMAN #18-19 in a hardcover format.
(W) Dave Croatto (A/CA) Tom Richmond
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the worst day ever! It's a 100% UNauthorized children's book parody as only MAD Magazine can do it in SUPERMAN AND THE MISERABLE, ROTTEN, NO FUN, REALLY BAD DAY! It's a day so terrible that only the Man of Steel could possibly hope to survive it! On this miserable, rotten, no fun, very bad day, Superman will face rampaging super-villains, angry editors, boring chores, a cranky Justice League and, worst of all, bad pizza. Superman's home planet, Krypton, exploded - so he's no stranger to bad days-but even so, this is one for the record books! In this all-new story from the Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine (the same crew that brought you GOODNIGHT, BATCAVE) the best-selling children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is parodied with the heroes and villains from the world of DC Comics' Superman!
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Khari Evans, Andres Guinaldo (CA) Diego Lattore
THE FIST & THE STEEL FIGHT ONWARD! Many years from now, Earth's immortal master of war and the world's deadliest intelligence operative fight sideby-side. As was foretold in the BOOK OF DEATH, an aging Ninjak and Eternal Warrior are fated to spend their days as humanity's guardians, protecting it from the myriad threats that loom over the horizon of Earth's future. But when the ultimate menace rises to obliterate all traces of life, can Colin King and Gilad Anni-Padda - Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior - cement their status as the Valiant Universe's greatest heroic duo?or will their legacy go up in flames? Plus: Back in the present, the unthinkable has happened to Ninjak and his fellow MI-6 agents that survived the horrors of the Deadside! Infected with an aggressive and lethal cancer from his exposure to a noxious parallel dimension, Ninjak must race against the clock for a cure before he makes a permanent trip to the realm of the dead! Jump on board the steel-shattering adventures of Valiant's number-one super-spy
(W) V.E Schwab (A) Andrea Olimpieri, Enrica Eren Angiolini (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello
#1 New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab tells a new story in the world of her hit fantasy series, Shades of Magic - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy! The arrogant prince Maxim is banished from Red London to the lawless Blood Coast, where he faces unruly soldiers, rogue magicians, and an intoxicatingly deadly pirate queen… Sumptuously illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000)!
