Every Superman Run - Reading Order & Starting Points
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Superman is not only the first superhero, but has remained an iconic character for over 80 years. Through the decades, he heralded the golden age, kept superheroes going through the lean 50s, got lost in the campy silver age along with the rest of DC Comics, and enjoyed a successful revival and revamp after the reboot of Crisis on Infinite Earths. He has been at the center of every major companywide event, and working on him has been the ultimate goal of every major comic writer or artist in the business. In good times and bad times, the Man of Steel is a trend-setter and as iconic as ever. These are every Superman run, phase, and monthly series. Limited series will be the subject of the next video.
The essential reading order goes as follows:
Outdated and directed at younger audiences, the Golden and Silver Ages should only be read as curiosities.
Denny O'Neil's Run
Cary Bates/Elliot S. Maggin's Run
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
John Byrne's Run
Wolfman/Ordway's Run
Stern/Ordway/Jurgens' Run
Death of Superman
Jeff Loeb's Run
Joe Kelly's Run
Joe Casey's Run
Greg Rucka's Run
Geoff Johns's Run
Kurt Busiek's Run
James Robinson's Run
Grant Morrison's New 52 Run
Greg Pak's Run
Gene Luen Yang's Run
Peter Tomasi's Run
Philip Kennedy Johnson's Run
Joshua Williamson's Run
Top Ten ranks as follows:
10 - Jeff Loeb's Run
9 - Grant Morrison's New 52 Run
8 - Kurt Busiek's Run
7 - Philip Kennedy Johnson's Run
6 - Joe Kelly's Run
5 - Peter Tomasi's Run
4 - Geoff John's Run
3 - John Byrne's Run
2 - Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow
1 - John Byrne's Man of Steel
Like and subscribe for more content.
We publish new content every week.
Finally the greatest list is here
Well now! How DID you know I wanted to collect some Superman comics………….. 🤔oh right the new movie… 😅
Do you not like the Triangle era much? I'm reading through the first volume of the omnibus that is coming next month, and I am having a pretty good time. I was thinking of hopping off at Death of Superman which is coming up pretty quick. Do you think I should leave at Death, or continue through Return, or should I just bail and read something more modern?
@@motorcycledude101 I do. That’s when I myself started reading Superman comics, so I have some nostalgia for the era. I just don’t feel that it aged very well, and I see the first signs of the truly bad years that come later.
If you are enjoying yourself, by all means go on reading at least through Return of Superman. Possibly up to the Fall of Metropolis, although that might be pushing it. I have my problems with the death/return saga but it can be enjoyable in a Hollywood action movie kind of way. You should consider following the Return with Green Lantern:Emerald Twilight, which has long term repercussions.
But I would definitely avoid the next Superman events all the way until after the electric Superman fiasco. That should just be forgotten by everyone.
SWEET! I LOVE SUPERMAN!
Genious
Can I read web gifs without prior knowledge?
Are there any good Golden age Superman or Batman comics? i want to read the stories that made them what they are
@@MrHeavymetalharry It’s not that they aren’t good, it’s that they are very outdated and written for a much younger audience than comics today. Golden age comics are read more as curiosities or objects of study than for actual reading pleasure. The silver age of the 50s and 60s had a campy tone that also makes it hard for a modern reader to enjoy them. As for “the stories that made them what they are”, that’s a very difficult question because what they are is a relative term. I would say that the modern, darker Batman of today first appeared in the Denny O’Neil comics of the early 1970s, which were later perfected by Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns and Year One. Superman also has some 1970s stories that can be enjoyed today, but modern Superman really only showed up in 1986, after Crisis and the John Byrne revamp of the character. If you really are interested in the golden or silver ages, there are paperbacks available. Both characters have “greatest stories ever told” collections that provide a sample of those eras. Though I don’t know if they are still in print. Just keep in mind that there’s a very big difference in both writing and art style compared to modern comics.
@@Jackfromshack The dark tone of the Golden Age lasted from 1939 to 1940, and is hardly representative of the era. Stop pretending to know what you are talking about. 😉
Can you make the best 100 deadpool stories i remember seeing it in your channel but i can't find it so i guess it's just bad memory
@@Sidahmed-v8w ruclips.net/video/Y0QTKT2pntg/видео.htmlsi=LJcoxX8l9OYG1abN
This was not a proper “best stories” video because I referenced the monthly series as a whole without highlighting specific stories, but 90% of the Deadpool content actually consists of limited series, and the video do list them all. I might do a “best stories” at some point, but it runs the risk of being very similar to this one.
@@comicbelief i mean you listed all of them but not the best if there is not so many deadpool stories you can't make a 100 best stories
@@Sidahmed-v8w I’m sure there’s material for a 100 Best video. I’d rather just put some space between the two videos.
If you are looking for a place to start, read the Joe Kelly run from the late 90s, the Dugan/Posehn run and Deadpool MAX. These three are the holy trinity of Deadpool series.
In my opinion, Byrne screwed up Supergirl. What a huge missed oportunity. Matrix ? Are you kidding me ?
@@ervingarcia874 I don’t disagree but I understand where he was coming from. Crisis had reestablished Superman as the only survivor of Krypton and Byrne was adhering to that rule. But at the same time, they wanted to use the classic characters, so Zod came from another dimension, Supergirl was Matrix, Superboy was now a clone… It got weird, but at least the intentions were good
Superman #125 (1958) @3:26, how is this not an icon of gay pride today?
@@grahamfloyd3451 Have you seen Action Comics #457, showing Superman as a catholic priest?