Superman is a comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The second relaunch of the main Superman title, following the cancellation of the second volume in 2011, it began publication as part of DC's The New 52, a company-wide relaunch initiative and reboot following the Flashpoint limited series earlier that year, and the second full-on reboot following the 1986 maxiseries Crisis on Infinite Earths. It ran from 2011 to 2016, before being cancelled and relaunched as part of the DC Rebirth line.[1][2]
Publication history
DC Comics launched Superman volume 3 with issue #1 in September 2011 (cover dated November 2011), as part of The New 52.[3] The first three issues saw George Pérez doing the scripting and breakdowns. Dan Jurgens began to co-write and draw Superman with Keith Giffen. Their first issue was #7 (May 2012).[4] As of September 2012's issue #0, Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort became the creative team.[5] John Romita Jr. drew the Superman series in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns in 2014.[6][7] Romita's Superman pencils were inked by Klaus Janson.[8] Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent was revealed to the world in a storyline by writer Gene Luen Yang in 2015.[9] This series ended its run with the release of issue #52 (July 2016).
Series Issues
Issues
Superman Vol 3
- Superman 1-52 (2012–2016)
Annuals
- Superman Annual #1 (2012)
- Superman Annual #2 (2013)
- Superman Annual #3 (2016)
Specials
- Superman: Future's End #1 (2014)
Collections
References
- 'What if You Miss the New 52' - SUPERMAN' newsarama.com^
- Superman: Rebirth Shows New 52 Man of Steel is Really, Truly Dead screenrant.com, June 2, 2016^
- David Uzumeri. The New Superman Titles Are Here, Grant Morrison on Action Comics ComicsAlliance, June 10, 2011, retrieved April 19, 2012^
- Russ Burlingame. Dan of Steel: Dan Jurgens on Joining Team Superman ComicBook.com, October 16, 2011, retrieved February 26, 2012^
- Conor Kilpatrick. Scott Lobdell & Kenneth Rocafort Take Over Superman iFanboy, June 11, 2012, retrieved July 21, 2012^
- Rich Johnston. Scoop: The New Look For John Romita Jr's Superman – And Confirmation That Geoff Johns Will Be Writing It Bleeding Cool, February 4, 2014^
- Graeme McMillan. John Romita Jr. Signs with DC for Superman with Geoff Johns The Hollywood Reporter, February 4, 2014^
- Andy Khouri. Geoff Johns Returns To Superman In Collaboration With John Romita Jr. ComicsAlliance, February 4, 2014^
- Jesse Schedeen. Superman #43 Reveals Why Lois Lane Leaked Superman's Identity IGN, August 26, 2015^