Best Superman Graphic Novel

[Sincnarf]

I'm a Batman fan and very familiar with at least the top 5 Batman graphic novels of all time: Year One, DKR, TLH, DV etc.

Does anyone have a list of top 5 Superman graphic novels? I'm familiar with "Birthright" but didn't quite like it because of the Africa setting and all that; Batman's Hush wasn't good for me as well.

Any input will be appreciated. :)

[gildea]

the african setting in birthright was only for a couple of issues it moved to familiar territory pretty quickly (if you haven't read all of it I recommend it).

but for me in no order

Superman : Secret Identity (just got this today and just read it and its one of the best things i've ever read).
Superman Red Son
Any graphic novel that collects both "For the man who has everything" and "whatever happened to the man of tomorrow" by alan moore
A Superman for all seasons
All star superman (once it's collected)

[Sincnarf]

the african setting in birthright was only for a couple of issues it moved to familiar territory pretty quickly (if you haven't read all of it I recommend it).

but for me in no order

Superman : Secret Identity (just got this today and just read it and its one of the best things i've ever read).
Superman Red Son
Any graphic novel that collects both "For the man who has everything" and "whatever happened to the man of tomorrow" by alan moore
A Superman for all seasons
All star superman (once it's collected)

Thanks for the input! I'm sure to get at least "Superman for All Seasons" and finish off "Birthright". Thanks again.:)

[Dr. Fate]

Shouldn't Kingdom Come be in there as one of the great Superman graphic novels?

[gildea]

yeah i toyed with putting it on my list.

cos he just asked for 5 it got nixed in favour of all star

[newmexneon]

Kingdom Come
Superman: Sacrifice
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
Death of Superman
Red Son

[JTStarkiller]

I just picked up For Tomorrow Vol. 1 because the art is from Jim Lee. I'm now thinking I maybe shouldn't have, since most reviews aren't particularly good.

I'm not an avid comic reader, especially with Superman, but it's Jim Lee. His work is just so fantastic.

[who_is_superman]

The superman/batman series is also great and they are collected in hardcover volumes

[Agentdemon]

I'm a Batman fan and very familiar with at least the top 5 Batman graphic novels of all time: Year One, DKR, TLH, DV etc.

Does anyone have a list of top 5 Superman graphic novels? I'm familiar with "Birthright" but didn't quite like it because of the Africa setting and all that; Batman's Hush wasn't good for me as well.

Any input will be appreciated. :)

What was your problem with the the part he was in africa?

[Spike_x1]

It does kinda drag in that part.

[Nivek]

I liked it, it showed Clark that one man can make a difference.

[The Eradicator]

Kingdom Come
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
Return of Superman
Superman: For All Seasons

[The Joker]

what exactly is Superman For All Seasons about? I know it takes place early on in his career as Superman, and it's by Loeb and Sale...I have it in my pull box at my comic store cause I've heard good things and they just got a bunch of Superman TPBs in for Superman Returns so I decided to pick it up next time I get comics, but I still have no idea what it's about...

[Ben Urich]

what exactly is Superman For All Seasons about? I know it takes place early on in his career as Superman, and it's by Loeb and Sale...I have it in my pull box at my comic store cause I've heard good things and they just got a bunch of Superman TPBs in for Superman Returns so I decided to pick it up next time I get comics, but I still have no idea what it's about...

He moves from Smallville to Metropolis and has some nasty encounters with Luthor.
It's ****ing awesome. :up:

[DavidTyler]

You know, there are some others that haven't really made anyone's list yet. I actually like Superman vs. Alien.

And, if you're counting All Star, then I'd have to include Man Of Steel.

Secret Identity is pretty good.

[Motown Marvel]

cant believe that no ones mentioned the death of superman yet. that was a great one.

[Bruce_Wayne29]

superman for all seasons
superman peace on earth
superman secret identity
superman unconventional warfare
superman godfall

[Frosty81]

I read 'For All Seasons' this past week. Simply amazing. At first I didn't really care for Sale's art. But it matches Loeb's writing perfectly.

- Chris

[Jlandsw]

I read 'For All Seasons' this past week. Simply amazing. At first I didn't really care for Sale's art. But it matches Loeb's writing perfectly.

- Chris

"For All Season's" artwork was TERRIBLE!!! I didn't even wanna read it because of the artwork.:down

[The Joker]

I just got For All Seasons...I dont see how anyone can not love Sale's artwork, it fits the stories Loeb does so perfectly, and shows everything doesnt have to be big complicated splash pages with tons of detail to be beautiful...simplicity at it's greatest

[Hal06]

Where can i get a copy of these graphic novels you speak of???

[The Joker]

comic store, barnes and noble usually has some of them, and of course, amazon.com :o

[gojisan1987]

comic store, barnes and noble usually has some of them, and of course, amazon.com :o

For whatever reason, Amazon only has Superman For All Seasons used from other retailers. I'm just going to try and get it from the library.

Also, I saw Death Of, and Return Of Superman up there but what about World Without A Superman? Complete the trilogy, yay or nay? Also is the novelization any good?

[Chuck_the_bear]

what was the comic where superman's ship lands in Gotham and the Wyans adobt him and he becomes batman rather then Superman...

its a DAMN good comic I forgot them name

[retconned]

Superman for all seasons

[Ben Urich]

what was the comic where superman's ship lands in Gotham and the Wyans adobt him and he becomes batman rather then Superman...

its a DAMN good comic I forgot them name

Speeding Bullets.
Very cool story :up:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/8e/b9/881e224128a0419e20193010.L.jpg

[Chuck_the_bear]

Speeding Bullets.
Very cool story :up:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/8e/b9/881e224128a0419e20193010.L.jpg


damn right it is
ONLY think that pissed me off was lex luthor becoming the joker
that was kind of gay
but everything else was DOPE

[Ben Urich]

Not everyone here has read that, so you might want to put spoiler tags around your post. :o

[BatFitz]

Speeding Bullets.
Very cool story :up:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/8e/b9/881e224128a0419e20193010.L.jpg

Holy crap I remember getting that....it was so cool...

[Spare-Flair]

I never got the name for that though. Speeding Bullets? Come on!

[Spike_x1]

Not everyone here has read that, so you might want to put spoiler tags around your post. :oDammit. :(

[gojisan1987]

Are these titles recommended?

1.) Death Of, World Without A, Return Of Superman
2.) The novelization of above by Roger Stern
3.) All volumes of Byrne's Man of Steel series

[Spike_x1]

1) Yes.
2) Not necessarily, unless you're a diehard fan of those storylines. If you have #1, you don't need #2.
3) Yes, definitely.

[Speedball]

Secret Identity and Sacrafice are my favorites.
Secret Identity is possibly my favorite story ever.

[Ben Urich]

I find Byrne's Man of Steel stuff to be just unreadable. I gave mine away; it seemed wrong to take money from someone for them.
Absolute trash. :down

[The Joker]

I find Byrne's Man of Steel stuff to be just unreadable. I gave mine away; it seemed wrong to take money from someone for them.
Absolute trash. :down

I would have taken them for free :mad:...you're so inconsiderate :(

[Kevin Roegele]

Showcase Presents Superman Vols 1 & 2
Superman: The Man of Steel (quinessential)
The Death of Superman
World Without a Superman
The Return of Superman
Superman Birthright
Supreman/Batman: Supergirl
Kingdom Come

[Liquid Spider]

Kingdome Come

Birthright - (Would have taken something similar to this other than the cinematic film we got..)

The entire Death and Return saga...My favorite to date.

And just for kicks and giggles, the one where he changed into the Blue Electric suit. I dont remember the name, and it's locked up somewhere in my garage but I love how seriously it was taken. Especially on the back.."Forget Everything You Knew About Superman" ...lol...

[boywonder13]

Superman Peace on Earth
Superman Whatever happened to the Man of Tommorow?

Superman Annual 11: For the Man Who has everything (1985)

All Star Superman graphic novel when it coms out, because all the stories so far are stellar.

[boywonder13]

I've made a list out of all the graphic novels posted on this thread:

Superman: Secret Identity
Superman: Red Son
Whatever Happens to the Man of Tommorow?
For the Man Who has everything... (Superman Anuual 11 (1985)
Superman For All Seasons
All Star Superman (once it's collected)
Kingdom Come
Superman: Sacrifice
Death of Superman
Return of Superman
Superman Godfall
Superman Unconvential Warfare
Supemran/Batman collected Issues
Superman: Speeding Bullets
Superman:Man of Steel
Byrne Man of Steel issues

[GNR]

Loved Kingdom Come.

Probably getting For All Seasons next.

[GNR]

Red Son
Kingdom Come
For All Seasons

[DarkKnight85]

Hey everyone I am pretty new to the boards but have been using this site for superhero news for a while. Like the creator of this topic, I am mostly a batman comic fan, but now I want to expand and start reading some superman comics.

I was curious if there were any good Superman Graphic Novels that featured Darkseid as the main villain.

[Kevin Roegele]

Hey everyone I am pretty new to the boards but have been using this site for superhero news for a while. Like the creator of this topic, I am mostly a batman comic fan, but now I want to expand and start reading some superman comics.

I was curious if there were any good Superman Graphic Novels that featured Darkseid as the main villain.

Superman/Batman: Supergirl is pretty good. Not great. Great climactic fight betwixt Supes and Big D.

[GNR]

Red Son
Kingdom Come
For All Seasons

I'm also going to add Birthright.I finished this a while back.Despite the dragged out flashback scenes in the middle,it's great for anyone new to Superman.It touches on what would drive a man to put on a suit and try to make a difference.

As I said,the flashback was the only thing that irked me.

[nipsy]

Red Son (best Elseworlds title)
Birthright (Best origin story)
Death of....
Kingdom Come
Secret Identity

[GNR]

It does kinda drag in that part.

I disagree.What drags is the flashback of him and Lex as kids.

[J. Stooge]

I have Death of Superman and plan to get World Without A Superman and Return of Superman soon.
I've also got Birthright, Sacrifice and For Tomorrow (vol. 1 at the moment with vol. 2 on its way) as well as the first issue of Secret Identity (the other three are in my pull box). I'll be getting For All Seasons and Kingdom Come as well.


Can anyone tell me if Godfall is any good?

[Gaurav Sharma]

Hi, I love to read the Elseworlds' stories and I found Superman's Superstar really good and the Darksied too was brilliant. Unfortunately, it isn't easy to find comics here in my country and therefore I am only able to read what's available through the net. Anyway, I have some confusion that I hope the fellow forummers be able to dispel. Well, Could someone please tell me what are Graphic Novels? I know that the DKR series and Kingdom Come are called Graphic Novels, but why is that, has it got something to do with the number of pages, special editions or is it somthing else. Please help.

[Spike_x1]

I disagree.What drags is the flashback of him and Lex as kids.It drags in that part too. :o :down

[Comic Book Boy]

I liked it, it showed Clark that one man can make a difference.
Yeah, and it showed him being more worldly.