In 1938, two teenagers from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created one of the greatest characters in the history of pop culture, Superman. First appearing in Action Comics #1, Superman has captured the imagination of millions of people and generation after generation with hope. Fighting for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow, Superman returns to cinema with writer/director James Gunn’s film, an optimistic, joyful, funny and earnest take on The Man of Steel.
So, if you walk out of the theater with a smile on your face and are wondering what’s next, check out some or all of the titles below.
Superman The Ultimate Guide: New Edition
Discover and explore the world of the original and greatest of all Super Heroes: Superman, the Man of Steel!
He sprang fully formed and unstoppable from the pages of Action Comics #1 in June 1938. Superman has been a jewel in DC’s crown ever since, fueling a plethora of movies and TV shows.
Packed with spectacular art from the original comic books, this definitive volume brings Superman’s story right up-to-date, with full details of his latest exploits in major storylines such as The Final Days of Superman, Superman Reborn, and Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent. With in-depth profiles of Superman’s allies and enemies, a detailed timeline, landmark comics, and much more, Superman: The Ultimate Guide: New Edition is both a superb guide to a timeless cultural icon—who in 2025 hurtles back on movie screens this week in James Gunn’s Superman —and a prize addition to any fan’s bookshelf.
It’s Superman!: A Novel by Tom De Haven
All Star Superman
The Underverse ruled by Bizarros. The time-eating Chronovore. Jimmy Olsen, superhero?
Nothing is impossible in All-Star Superman.
Except for the fact that Superman… is dying.
Now with time running against him, the Man of Steel must tie up loose ends and make sure that he leaves the Earth better than he found it.
The unstoppable creative team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely join forces once more to take Superman back to basics. In an emotionally and visually stunning graphic novel harkening back to a Golden Age of comics, All-Star Superman creates a new, and at the same time familiar, take on the world’s first superhero. This now-classic graphic novel features Superman’s renowned supporting cast, including Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro, Perry White and of course, his greatest foe Lex Luthor.
Superman For All Seasons
Superman Birthright
The Man of Tomorrow re-defined for today! Mark Waid and Leinil Yu reinvent Superman’s origin for the 21st Century in this 12-issue mini series. Follow Clark Kent as he travels and defends his adopted world, forms relationships with future adversaries, and learns to balance his life as mild-mannered reporter and Superman.
Rediscover the story of Clark Kent, a farm boy from Kansas, who’s writing his own destiny as the world’s greatest superhero. How do you manage expectations of yourself when you’re as powerful as The Man of Steel? Follow Clark as he travels the world, learning what it means to be a hero. He’ll navigate his life at the daily planet meeting lifelong friends, and form early bonds with his greatest adversary. Clark will discover his home world of Krypton and learn to balance his heritage with his adopted family in Smallville.
Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1-4
A complete reboot of Superman from 1986, from writer/illustrator John Byrne collects his work from The Man of Steel, Superman, and Action Comics, as well as writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway on Adventures of Superman, and other assorted tie-in issues.
- Volume 1: In 1986, comics history was changed forever when DC Comics recruited the heralded John Byrne to reinvent Superman and the city he calls home. This relaunch reimagine the classic characters Lois Lane and Lex Luthor and introduced new characters Cat Grant and Dr. Emil Hamilton from the prolific writer Marv Wolfman and artists Dick Giordano and Jerry Ordway.The Man of Steel must protect his beloved home from Bizarro and Metallo’s catastrophic attacks, all while keeping his civilian identity a secret from the most powerful man in Metropolis, Lex Luthor. While Superman is the city’s new hero, Clark Kent is still learning how to navigate daily life, especially when he meets the brilliant and beautiful television journalist Cat Grant. Despite the constant chaos in Metropolis, Superman travels to Apokolips to confront the all-powerful villain Darkseid.
- Volume 2: Superman Reborn! Once upon a time, a crisis that raged across infinite Earths rocked the Superman mythos to its core. Out of its ashes rose a bold new reimagining of the life and times of the Man of Steel, crafted by legendary comics writer and artist John Byrne—and the history of the Last Son of Krypton would never be the same! In this incredible volume of classic tales from Byrne and acclaimed collaborators Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, Karl Kesel, and more, Superman battles to stop a gang war on the streets of Metropolis, encounters the time-traveling Legion of Super-Heroes and the extradimensional imp Mr. Mxyzptlk for the “first” time, and matches the Joker and Lex Luthor—and that’s just for starters!
- Volume 3: John Byrne’s bold reinvention of the Superman mythos continues, in stories featuring Green Lantern, Brainiac, Booster Gold, Lex Luthor, and more! In this hardcover collection, Byrne is joined by fellow acclaimed comic book veterans such as Arthur Adams and Jerry Ordway, in stories including the Man of Steel against Toyman, Superman teaming with Green Lantern, and a day at the circus that turns into an encounter with Brainiac! Plus, Byrne teams with legendary Superman artist Curt Swan for the galaxy-faring Superman: The Earth Stealers!
- Volume 4: This final volume of John Byrne’s classic reinvention of Superman chronicles more of the Man of Steel’s greatest adventures, featuring favorites like Wonder Woman, Batman, Supergirl, and the Doom Patrol!
Superman: Year One
From legendary writer Frank Miller comes a groundbreaking, definitive treatment of Superman’s classic origin story, with art by John Romita Jr.
From the collapsing spires of Krypton to the bucolic fields of Kansas, from the submerged splendors of Atlantis to the chaotic energy of the Daily Planet, the story of Clark Kent, last son of the House of El, is the stuff of legend. Now, two of comics’ greatest creators join forces to bring a bold new vision of the Man of Steel’s origin to life.
With Superman: Year One, writer Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Ronin, Sin City), and artist, John Romita Jr. (Iron Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, Kick-Ass) bring their renowned storytelling talents to bear as they reimagine the formative trials that young Clark must undergo to claim his place I our world.
Superman: Red & Blue
DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series presenting fresh new takes on the Man of Steel.
Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it’s not a bird…it’s not a plane…it’s Superman!
Academy Award-winning writer of DC Future State: The Next Batman John Ridley joins artist Clayton Henry (Batman/Superman) to tell a story of Clark Kent as he confronts a villain who still haunts him, in a story that shows what Superman can mean to a whole country.
Brandon Easton (DC Future State’s Mister Miracle) and Steve Lieber (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen) take readers to the streets of Metropolis to show how one hero can mean so much to an individual in pain.
Writer/artist Wes Craig (Deadly Class) tells a tale of Superman’s early days and the man who inspired him to become the hero he is today!
Marguerite Bennett (DC Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman) and artist Jill Thompson (The Sandman, Black Orchid) give us a tale of teenage Clark Kent, while Dan Watters and Dani, the team behind Coffin Bound, bring us an outlandish fable about what happens when all colors are stolen!
From one of the greatest storytellers of our time—a bold reimagining of the Man of Steel!
Rocketed from a dying world. Raised by a kindly couple. Soaring into battle for truth and justice. Everybody knows the legend of Superman—but no one has ever shown you his earliest adventures quite like visionary writer Grant Morrison!
Clad in jeans and a T-shirt, this blue-collar champion takes on evil in every imaginable realm, from parallel Earths to alternate dimensions to the apartment next door—including familiar enemies like Lex Luthor and the Kryptonite Man as well as all-new threats like the Anti-Superman Army and Vyndktvx—all vividly brought to life by Morrison with writer Sholly Fisch and a legion of superartists led by Rags Morales, Andy Kubert, and Brad Walker!
This tremendous tome assembles all of Morrison’s New 52 Superman saga in one hardcover volume for the very first time—encompassing everything from the Last Son of Krypton’s action-packed debut through his climactic denouement in Dimension 5!
Collecting Action Comics #0-18 and Action Comics Annual #1, Superman by Grant Morrison Omnibus is a must-have treasury of tales from one of the most creative minds in comics—starring the greatest superhero of all time!
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition
The Superman Novels of Elliot S! Maggin
Author and former comic book writer, Elliot S! Maggin is considered to be one of the best writers to have ever written The Man of Steel. Through an arrangement that started with DC Comics in the seventies, Maggin has written several Superman novels that continue his association with the character.
DC: Superman (Folio Society)
The last of his race and of a destroyed planet, Superman is, ironically, one of the most human of all superheroes. An ordinary man, with extraordinary powers. Tracing the rise of Superman, from his inception in the early 1930s, through first publication and culminating in the epic Peace on Earth, this edition is an unparallelled collection of the Man of Steel’s most important 20th century comics.
Featuring breathtaking artwork and moving storylines, Superman, Lois Lane and his great enemies are revealed in original scans taken directly from the DC archive. Selected and introduced by former DC president and publisher Jenette Kahn, this new edition also features a foreword by acclaimed comic book writer Marjorie Liu who provides a personal view of just what the Last Son of Krypton means to her.
Superman Secret Origin
The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank redefine the origin of Superman for the 21st century.
This explosive story spells out the definitive origin of Superman, chronicling Clark Kent’s journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis. Witness a whole new look at the beginnings of Lex Luthor, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Lois Lane, Metallo, Jimmy Olsen, The Parasite and more of your favorite characters from the Superman family. It’s a look at the mythic past of the Man of Steel with an eye toward the future.
Superman: American Alien
Max Landis, acclaimed screenwriter of the hit film Chronicle, presents seven stories from the life of the man who will be the Man of Steel, seven pivotal moments that turned a sometimes good, sometimes angry, sometimes funny, always human, all-American alien into the world’s first superhero.
This is not a Superman comic.
This is the story of Clark Kent, a Kansas farm boy who happens to be from another planet. It’s the story of a scared young kid with impossible powers, of a teenage delinquent with a lot to learn, of a reporter with a nose for the truth who’s keeping the biggest secret the world has ever known.
This is not the Superman you know. Not yet.
Illustrated by some of the greatest artists in comics today—including Jock (Batman: The Black Mirror), Francis Manapul (Detective Comics), Jae Lee (Batman/Superman), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Nick Dragotta (East of West) and more with covers by Ryan Sook (Action Comics)—Superman: American Alien tells the very human story of the Last Son of Krypton.
Kingdom Come
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