Today is Superman’s Day, and to celebrate the occasion, we are here Beat Decided to ask our DC Overview team a simple question: What is your favorite Superman story?
Now, we do set some basic rules. We only stick to comics and we will work hard to avoid choosing the best Superman comics ever, e.g. All-Star Superman, Superman of all seasons, everything that happens to people tomorrow, the kingdom is here, ETC.
These are essential, basic, and obvious, and well worth reading, especially today. But we try to make things beyond the usual, so that’s what we think of… enjoy!
Our Favorite Superman Story
Killer #34
writer: Garth Ennis
artist: John McCrea
Inker: Garry Leach
Colorist: Carla Feeny
letter: The right bed
release: 1998
Why we like it: Stuck inside Garth Ennis and John McCrea‘s Excellent (and underrated) 60s, 90s run Killer The comics are my favorite Superman story: Killer #34 – Super Friend? It has a relatively simple setup: brooding anti-hero Tommy Monaghan (our titular killer) is smoking on Gotham rooftops, reading news magazines about Superman. Then, to his surprise, he turned to find the huge blue scout standing on the same roof behind him. Something bothered Superman, so the two fell into a conversation.
This problem is characterized by the reason why this runs in particular. It makes Ennis’ humor and profound characterised by McCrea’s wonderful performance of superhero art and through Garry Leach And color Carla Feeny. But, for me, the reason it is a memorable Superman story is its thoughtful and sympathetic emotional core. This story takes relatively root in the grand scheme of Superman’s story. To some extent, it plays the superhuman concept in the context of real-life news: the technological failure in conventional American space missions. Superman tried his best to save a group of endangered astronauts, but the situation made it impossible for him to save a captain and eventually perish. With it comes a conversation about realizing your ideals, doing your best, and giving yourself grace when facing failure. It also has the idea of America, immigration and coming to new lands for a new, better start (our friend Matt Ledger wrote all these in-depth articles here).
It’s definitely a superhuman story, it actively gets rid of the idea that he is a perfect God-like figure and pays more attention to him as well as just a man. I love its empathy deep- can we really know what others are dealing with and how hard it is for them? – and timely thoughts about Superman being the ultimate American immigration story, which is especially important for this year. –Zack Classic
Chriss of Climson Claxon Stone
writer: Roger Stern,,,,, Jerry Ordwayand and jurgens
Pencillers: Bob McLeod,,,,, Jerry Ordway,,,,, and jurgens,,,,, Dave Hoover,,,,, Kerry Gammill,,,,, Curt Swanand John Byrne
The man of the Mo: Brett Breeding,,,,, Dennis Janke,,,,, Art Tibert,,,,, Scott Hanna,,,,, John Byrneand Jerry Ordway
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore and Tom McLaugh
letter: John Costanza,,,,, Albert de Guzman,,,,, Bill Oakleyand Bob Pinha
release: 1990
Why we like it: What makes Superman? This is “Krisis of Krimson Kryptonite” Starman) By the end of 1990. This story discovers Iron Man takes away his power by his mystery, adapting to what it feels and means to be an ordinary person, while still protecting the metropolis, only Superman can do it.
This story has it all: a wicked plan by Lex Luthor, who died of cancer caused by kyptonite; Mr. Mxyzptlk’s Red K is the source of Superman’s loss of power; Superman faces the terrible five-man power, the Mammoth, with only a faulty force field belt, ropes and hooks of grabbing hooks, put on a steel-like armor suit to calm the jailbreak on Strick Island. But this is what happened in the costumes in this story, because it is the story of Clark Kent and Lois Lane getting married.
None of these things makes this a great Superman story–it’s a combination of everyone. It’s a story from a silver age, told with modern sensibility and is healthy in the super-titled soap opera-like melodrama of the time. But most importantly, like all great superhero stories, it’s about Superman overcoming impossible odds and still saving the day. Without his power, facing unparalleled enemies and growing challenges, Superman found a way. Nothing is more typical of Superman. –Joe Grunenwald
JLA #6-7
writer: Grant Morrison
artist: Howard Porter
Inker: John Dell & Ken branch
Colorist: Pat Garrahy
letter: Ken Lopez
release: 1997
Why we like it: After months of revitalizing JLA, they are once again the most powerful and well-known heroes in the DC universe, Grant Morrison The curve ball was thrown out by Superman’s office. You will see that to add fun to the Superman book of the time, the decision was to redesign Superman’s costumes and provide him with a brand new, different set of powers related to energy absorption and explosion. Grant rolled in this new status quo and did something even the author of the main Superman line was working hard at the time. They did Electric Blue Superman Coolbut the way this is done depends entirely on what Superman means.
Morrison’s second full arc in the book is about an angel named Zauriel, and his clash with other heavenly forces led by Asmodel. Asmodel is willing to do anything to silence Zauriel, even if it means burning the entire earth. The universe threat, the brand new Superman, how do you deal with this puzzle. Justice League need Superman, but is this new version fitting the mission? Even Superman had questions, he wasn’t sure about these new powers, but what could he do?
His first challenge was to take advantage of Asmodel’s advantage when he launched a war on Earth and to have his minions try to pull the moon out of orbit. Superman uses his new energy generate Electromagnetic field Strong enough moon Back to track. But it was just his warm-up, because after he finished the job, he returned to Earth to relieve an embattled Mars hunter who had been using Archangel Asmodel toes. I’ll make the panel (and Wally) talk like Superman here, with a brand new set of powers, Wrestling Angel Submission.
in the end, JLA #6 and #7 do more than any of his solo books, setting up baselines for this new version of Superman, and they do do it by capturing Superman’s core. This is a person who will do everything to ensure their safety if people are in danger, even if they no longer really know their limits anymore. In this way, Morrison’s Superman proves to be the hero described by his myth. –Cori McCreery
Men and Superman
writer: Groom Wolfman
artist: Claudio Castellini
Colorist: Hi-Fi & Claudio Castellini
letter: Tom Orzechowski
release: 2019
Why we like it: I had to cheer up when I was asked to offer my favorite Superman story. It’s hard to shrink it down. You have your giant All-Star Superman,,,,, Superman of all seasonsetc. They are pillars, I would say the most important thing is, but for me, it always resonates the most Men and Superman, script Groom Wolfman And explain Claudio Castellini.
This story tells the story of a very green Clark Kent just started his life in the Metropolis. He is not Superman yet, but he knows he has huge responsibilities. He was also very scared. Wolfman made it clear that Clark knew when to wear clothes and his life would never be the same, and first, his life didn’t appear the way he wanted it to be. Those early failures almost prevented him from becoming Superman. However, these failures also show that Clark is a very different side of humanity. It is human nature that inspires him and in turn inspires us.
When Clark inevitably adopts the mantle, it was one of the most memorable moments in Superman comics of all time. This comic proves that it is by no means about power. Always about men. I found it a little ironic that on Superman Day, I chose a comic that rarely focuses on Superman, and magnified Clark. But honestly, how great is this? Clark Kent is a hero, Superman is just the way Clark conveys his message. Wolfman claims that it is the greatest Superman story he has ever written, and although some may disagree, it solidifies itself, and it is the Superman story I always recommend to first-time readers. What kind of impact? This is what makes Superman unique. –Diego Higuera
Superman and the Legion of Superheroes
writer: Geoff Johns
artist: Gary Frank
Inker: Jon Sibal
Colorist: Dave McCaig & Hi-Fi
letter: Rob Leigh
release: 2008
Why we like it: The best Superman story is Iron Man shows us the stories he represents: truth, justice and a better tomorrow. exist Superman and the Legion of Superheroesthat better tomorrow is dangerous. The 31st century Earth embraces a perverted, xenophobic story about the origins and beliefs of Superman, which endangers not only the friends of Superman in the Legion of Superheroes, but all aliens on Earth. Thankfully, this man himself travels to the future, keeps the story straight and shows to the 31st century mankind that he is not only suitable for humanity. He is suitable for everyone. This is the core of Superman. This is the sense of justice he embraced. This is Superman’s ability to inspire us to live with his ideal life, hoping to bring us all to a better tomorrow. –Matt Ledger
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