My personal favorite Superman storyĪll Star Superman by Grant Morrison: Superman gets what is essentially a version of cancer and has one year to prepare the world for his death.Read The Death Of Superman Comic Online FreeScript Writer Dan Jurgens Publisher DC Comics Publication Date Cover Price $1. Superman: Up in the Sky by Tom King - Superman leaves the entire planet behind to save one girl who has been abducted by aliens. It does suffer when read on its own from not including info from other runs going at the time (Action Comics and Supersons), but it still has some fantastic Superman arcs Superman by Tomasi and Gleason Omnibus - A lot of really great contemporary stories. Genuinely crazy looking back on it how grand it is The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus - The most epic saga of the Man of Steel. Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus - A bunch of fun stories featuring 80’s Superman.

Unfortunately it’s only available in paperback. Superman: Brainiac is great for a modern cinematic type story, and doesnt require any background knowledge besides the basics that you would already know from the movies.

Its interpretation of Superman is more similar to the live-action Superman. Unchained takes place during “The New 52” which was a reboot of DC Comics. When people say “Superman isnt relatable” this is the story I recommend because it’s so human and beautiful.Īll Star Superman and Secret Identity are elseworlds stories, so they’re standalone and require no background knowledge, but they dont take place in the main DC Universe. I highly recommend that one and it requires zero background knowledge.įor All Seasons is a beautiful standalone story set between his high school days and his first year in Metropolis. Birthright is his origin story and it’s an overall great story.

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