Books in Superman series

The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero, Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home. Then one night, the family awakens to find their house surrounded by the Klan of the Fiery Kross! Superman leaps into action, but his exposure to a mysterious green rock has left him weak. Can Roberta and Tommy help him smash the Klan? Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial "Clan of the Fiery Cross," New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) and artist Gurihiru (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Unstoppable Wasp) bring us a personal retelling of two different immigrants finding ways to belong.

For the Man of Tomorrow, the turn of the century has come to Metropolis and Brainiac has arrived to ring in the New Year.So begins an all-out assault on the City of Tomorrow with the very soul of Metropolis and its protector in the balance. Superman must team up with Green Arrow, Steel, and Red Tornado in order to stop the diabolical machinations of both Brainiac 13 and Lex Luthor. Metropolis will never be the same!This volume also includes the first appearance of Imperiex, the embodiment of entropy that will soon bring war and death to Earth in the cataclysmic event known as Our World at War. An array of creative talent, including Joe Kelly (Action Comics, JLA), Jeph Loeb (Batman: Long Halloween, Superman), Mark Millar (The Authority, Kick-Ass), and others bring the future to the present! Collecting Action Comics #760-763, Adventures of Superman #573-576, Superman #151-154, Superman: The Man of Steel #95-98, and Superman: Y2K.

Batman teams up with the Man of Steel to track down and help those who have been infected by a ravenous, mutated Joker virus. Just one problem: they don't know who they are.A virus is spreading, and it's not just after innocent people but some of our most powerful heroes, as well. The biggest question isn't why or how, but who?The Batman Who Laughs was one of the premier villains crawling his way from the depths of the Dark Multiverse and wreaking havock on the DC Universe. Now he has been infecting some of the biggest heroes across the DC Universe with a mutated version of the Joker virus that is coursing through him. Cue the team-up of two of the greatest superheroes in history: Batman and Superman. They decide to work together to find out who is infected and hopefully cure them before it's too late.

SUPERMAN IS DEAD.But now, four mysterious beings appear--all with the powers and abilities of the Man of Steel! One claims he is a clone from the DNA of Superman. Another--half-man and half-machine--says he is Superman with a cyborg body. Still another, a cold redeemer of justice, states that he alone has the right to wear the "S" shield. And, finally, an armored figure who says he fights with the heart and soul of Superman.Who is the true Superman?DAN JURGENS (SUPERMAN: LOIS & CLARK), KARL KESEL (SUPERBOY), JERRY ORDWAY (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN), LOUISE SIMONSON (SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL) and ROGER STERN (ACTION COMICS) introduce four new Supermen to the DC Universe. The third of four volumes chronicling the epic saga of the Death and Return of Superman, collecting 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!

Superman is reinvented from the ground up in this omnibus collection of stories that defined the Man of Steel for decades!Following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, comic book superstar John Byrne reimagined Superman for a brand-new era--in bold tales collected here in omnibus format! Starting with the six-issue Man of Steel miniseries, Byrne fundamentally changed Superman's origins and propelled him into the present, including iconic encounters with Lex Luthor, Metallo, Darkseid--and The Joker! Collects Action Comics #584-593, Action Comics Annual #1, Adventures of Superman #424-435, Adventures of Superman Annual #1, Legion of Super-Heroes #37-38, Superman #1-11, Superman Annual #1, The Man of Steel #1-6.

Geoff Johns's two most acclaimed stories of his now classic ACTION COMICS run, previously collected separately as SUPERMAN: LAST SON and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, are now collected together for the first time. Along with co-writer Richard Donner (director of the original Superman feature films), Johns will take us on a epic journey that will leave Superman re-examining everything about himself.A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman thinks is from Krypton. Along with figuring out what that means to him, Superman must protect young Christopher Kent, who has become the most valuable child on the planet thanks to his immense power. Will Superman be able to protect him against both Lex Luthor and his new Superman Revenge Squad, as well as the Phantom Zone criminals General Zod, Ursa and Non? This all sets the stage for Superman's showdown with one of his greatest foes: Brainiac!With art by Adam Kubert and Gary Frank, this new collection contains ACTION COMICS #844-846, #851, 866-870, and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11.

Before the legend...Before the icon...Before the Man of Tomorrow......there was Clark Kent, a young man coming to terms with the awesome power that fate had granted him. Experience this majestic tale of his transformation from country boy to the world's greatest superhero.Superman For All Seasons features tales of Superman's earliest adventures told on a mythic scale by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the Eisner Award-winning creative team behind Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory, with spectacular coloring by Bjarne Hansen. Collects Superman for all Seasons #1-4 and stories from Superman/Batman Secret Files #1, Superman/Batman #26 and Solo #1.

Finally back in print after years of demand, Superman: Brainiac is brought to you by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, the award winning, best-selling creative team behind the blockbuster hits Doomsday Clock and Batman: Earth One!An evil from Superman's past has returned. The Man of Steel faces his greatest challenge yet as his adoptive world crumbles down around him.Before arriving on Earth as an infant, the people of Superman's home planet, Krypton, experienced the horrors committed by Brainiac, a cold and callous alien being who is obsessed with acquiring all of the knowledge the universe has to offer--be it by force or by surrender. Now Brainiac has set his sights on destroying Earth and finishing off the Last Son of Krypton once and for all. The Man of Steel has fought Brainiac many times before, but he's utterly unprepared for his old foe this time. And if that weren't enough, thousands of invader probes have been launched with the sole mission of destroying all technology on Earth! Collects Action Comics #866-870.

The "Emperor Joker" storyline crossed through several comics as The Joker obtains the ability to alter reality, becomes Emperor of the Universe, and set the world into a repetitive loop. Every day, he tortures and kills Batman, brings him back to life, and starts over the next day. Superman must face-off against The Joker to save the fate of Batman and the universe. Collects SUPERMAN #160-161, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #582-583, SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL #104-105, ACTION COMICS #769-770 and SUPERMAN: EMPEROR JOKER #1.

In this coming-of-age tale witness the experiences and adventures that transform a simple country boy into the world's greatest hero. Told through the course of four seasons in the Man of Steel's adolescent life, it illustrates that it is the person, not the powers, that makes Superman a hero.The catalyst for the "Smallville" television program, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS is emotional and insightful, humanizing the alien from another planet so that he is not only realistic but also relatable. It also features in-depth characterizations of Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane and the Kents. From the creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, the New York Times team behind BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, comes their take on the early days of the Man of Steel. Collects SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS #1-4.