Geoff johns wrote the superman s origin personally ill always love the john byrne the man of steel. Witness a whole new take on the beginnings of lex luthor, the legion of superheroes, lois lane, metallo, jimmy olsen, the parasite and more of your favorite characters from the superman family. Superman secret origin comments select chapter superman secret origin 06 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 05 of 6 2010 reading superman secret origin 04 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 03 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 02 of 6 2009 superman secret origin 01 of 6 2009. When an alien invasion threatens our planet, they must join together as the justice league. Exploring the history and legacy of superman, secret identity. Secret origin, why its important to tell this story now. When the last son of krypton was sent to earth, one of the greatest legends of all time was born. But can they fend off the unstoppable invading armada in time.
For all seasons is one of, if not my favorite superman book of all time. The books are a combination of origin stories similar to the earlier secret origins series produced by dc, profile pages like dcs whos who series from the 1980s, and short stories which sometimes serve. Over the years, superman has come to mean everything to metropolis, but be here to learn why metropolis means everything to superman. The story features what johns and dc executive editor dan didio are calling a definitive telling of the origin story of superman, dealing with his life in smallville. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice. You live alone and only socialize with your parents. Nothing is undone here, just shuffled, tweaked, or highlighted. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. Newsarama talked to frank about the characters hell be drawing in superman. From the supermansaveslois scene from superman the movie to the parasites powers being tied into his personality, a smallville trademark, to his helping to inspire the legion of superheroes to trying to incorporate every single version of krypton into one consolidated version, secret origin certainly tried to be the definitive origin, more. The historic tales that established the man of tomorrow as the worlds premier superhero are collected in a new trade paperback, superman the golden age vol.
With the changes going on it made sense for gary and i to move onto superman. Secret origin kicks off as a young clark kent awkwardly discovers his new abilities while growing. Guides to the world of superman, including profiles of his friends and foes and origins of his. Through animated storytelling and the eyes of two of his biggest fans. Secret origin 20092010 was a sixissue retelling of supermans origin as presented as canonical in the postinfinite crisis dcu written by geoff johns and drawn by gary frank. This explosive story spells out the definitive origin of superman, chronicling clark kents journey from the cornfields of smallville to the skyscrapers of metropolis. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. Secret origins is a look at the mythic past of the man of steel, with an eye toward the future. Superman secret origin comments select chapter superman secret origin 06 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 05 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 04 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 03 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 02 of 6 2009 superman secret origin 01 of 6 2009 reading. Secret origin was told from the perspective of clark kent and no single issue took place on his homeworld of krypton. The origin of superman is the story that relates superman s arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. The new official secret origin of superman is a project that gary and i have been planning since we began working together on action comics.
Supermans secret identity the jewish origins of our comicbook. The story featured the definitive origin of superman for the modern, postinfinite crisis dc universe continuity, starting with clark kent in his preteens as superboy. Secret origin, is the first of the series, and due to that, it has a lot of establishment for the rest of the story. They sold superman to detective comics, the future dc comics, in 1938.
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He stays on a same level as a fitter, more focused, and more muscular superman. Read superman secret files and origins 2004 comic online free and high quality. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Secret origin is a sixissue retelling of clark kents history from smallville to metropolis, told by the allstar team of geoff johns and gary frank. Secret origins is a fresh look in a 6part comic series at supermans early years starting with him as teenager and ending with establishing himself in metropolis in a way that defines the character for today. Geoff johns runs through clark kentkalelsupermans life story from his humble beginnings in smallville, kansas, growing up on the farm of jonathan and martha kent, slowly realising his powers and alien ancestry as he becomes older, and meeting lex luthor for the first time, to. Clark kent wow, your researchers are very thorough. Secret origin new edition by geoff johns, gary the critically acclaimed team behind the smash hit doomsday clock, writer geoff johns and artist gary frank, redefine the origins of superman for a new era.
Secret origin and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This edition collects some of the earliest tales of superman as they were first published. Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Superman secret origin comments select chapter superman secret origin 06 of 6 2010 reading superman secret origin 05 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 04 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 03 of 6 2010 superman secret origin 02 of 6 2009 superman secret origin 01 of 6 2009. Johns puts us alongside the kents as ma and pa reveal the rocket to their son. For every 10 copies of the standard edition with a cover by gary frank, retailers may order one copy of the variant edition with a cover by gary frank. The issues are longer than normal and its given us time to work ahead of schedule. Secret origins, by rich fogel they are the worlds greatest super heroes, fighting endlessly to defend earth. The classic silver age titles are collected in hardcover for the first time. With superman offplanet and out of costume in world of krypton, and with. Luke the geek of steel and tasmin the aspiring kryptonian bloggers from the uk, as they adventure through. The series was written by geoff johns and illustrated by gary frank, featuring the superhero superman. The preeminent creators in comic book history are all jewish men jerry siegel and joe schuster superman.
Writer geoff johns and artist gary frank bring you a startling new look at the beginnings of lex luthor, the legion of superheroes, lois lane, metallo, jimmy olsen, the parasite and more of your favorite characters from the superman family in this new trade paperback collecting the acclaimed sixissue miniseries. Birthright, its only real differences are that secret origin fits in with the johns run of action comics, the new krypton storylines and adventure. Chronicling clark kents journey from the cornfields of smallville to the skyscrapers of metropolis, youll witness a whole new look at. The origin of superman examines the early days of writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. This is the notso secret origin story of the most famous superhero of them all, superman. In the comic, superman initially grew up into a young man completely normally. As far as straight origins go, im partial to john byrnes 1986 the man of steel, because thats the origin i grew up with. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations the original story was written by jerry siegel and illustrated by joe shuster, and published as a part of the characters. Johns manages to do so while paying tribute to the superman movie franchise, smallville, and the comics that have come before. Much like the last origin retelling tale, superman.