Superman is experiencing a creative renaissance the character hasn’t had in ages now. Thanks to writers like Tom Taylor and Philip K. Johnson, both the character and the world of Metropolis feel like the best part of the DC Universe for fans of sci-fi superheroics.
After returning from Warworld, it seems impossible, but Superman is more powerful than ever, and taking on even greater responsibilities. He’s gathered all the members of the Superman Family around him, resulting in an expansion of the Superman line of titles. While it’s still easier to keep up with Superman than Batman, that’s still a lot of comics for fans to read.
Current Superman Comics
Superboy: Man of Tomorrow #5 by Kenny Porter, Jahnoy Lindsay, and Lucas Gattoni
Though he's not as big of a deal as when he was introduced in Reign of the Supermen, Superboy hasn't felt as important as Man of Tomorrow since the 2003 Teen Titans series. In the fifth issue of Man of Tomorrow, Superboy finally comes to terms with the pointlessness of chasing his past glories. However, he's also proven how much good he's done since leaving planet Earth and making the galaxy a better place.
After getting in touch with the Super-Family, Kon-El goes one more round with the Cosmoteers, hoping to save as many people as possible and talk some sense into the team along the way. Man of Tomorrow has gone a long way towards letting Superboy experience the growth necessary to adapt to a new world that had left him behind.
Steelworks #4 by Michael Dorn, Sami Basri, Vicente Cifuentes, Andrew Dalhouse, and Rob Leigh
John Henry has been trying to develop zero-point energy so he can help humanity and end the need for superheroes for good. However, "helping humanity" doesn't always generate profit, so there's already a threat standing in the way of him and every member of the Superman Family. In the latest issue of Steelworks, Walker Industries manages to outsmart Irons by stealing the Genesis Orb with the help of an all-new enemy, the deadly Silver Mist.
Steelworks proves the Superman universe has more to offer than just Big Blue himself. Within this series, Steel feels like an old-school Tony Stark, splitting his time between being a superhero, running a business, and his own scientific adventures.
Superman: Lost #6 by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox, and Willie Schubert
Superman: Lost has been one of DC's best Superman stories in the last decade, portraying how even being one of DC's strongest characters can struggle with feeling lost and out of sync with the rest of the world. After spending years in outer space away from everything he’s ever known, Clark Kent is still gradually adjusting to life on Earth. However, while it’s taking Clark time to adjust, Superman is needed, leading his friends and family to wonder what’s going to be necessary to save him.
In the past, Superman recounts exactly what happened while locked away on another planet. While trying to help a world surprisingly like his own, he discovers instead that some places are too much to handle, even for a Superman. Things get even worse when Superman realizes the one ally he’s found isn’t much of an ally at all, leading him to fight a Green Lantern with his powers dwindled almost to nothing.
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #19 by Mark Waid, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Steve Wands
Superman and Batman’s first team-up is off to a great start, as Batman is yanked into the Phantom Zone. Out of nowhere, Superman is suddenly forced to fight against Jax-Ur, a Kryptonian criminal that Superman thinks is partially responsible for what happened to Krypton. Still, it’s one thing for Superman to fight normal enemies. It’s another thing entirely to fight a Kryptonian with actual fighting prowess.
Though Superman and Batman don’t trust each other, they’re forced to rely on each other’s abilities to stand a chance of saving Earth, and the other Gotham City people trapped in the Phantom Zone. World’s Finest #19 finishes up Batman and Superman’s first meeting, but it also sets up a future storyline for the modern Superman comics. It looks like Superman is meeting a new villain aiming to break everyone out of the Phantom Zone.
Superman #6 By Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Alejandro Sánchez, Ariana Maher
The latest era for Superman has begun in "The Chained." After failing to save Lex Luthor from being attacked in prison, Superman is more intent than ever to learn all about Lex’s "rogues gallery." With that in mind, he works closely with Supercorp to learn about "Project Chained." However, while learning the true purpose behind Project Chained might be easy, trying to make right what Luthor did wrong is a different story. The Man of Steel might be stuck with only one way to save Metropolis before it's too late: Lex Luthor himself.
Superman continues to be one of the strongest DC titles on the stand every month. While it largely focuses on Superman’s solo adventures, it’s developed Metropolis in a way fans haven’t seen since the ‘90s and early 2000s. The city feels like just as important a character as anyone else in Superman's cast, which is a step in the right direction.
Action Comics #1057 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms, Dave Sharpe
After several issues of spotlighting the entire Super-Family, Action Comics finally gets to focus on Clark Kent for an issue. Back at his day job with the Daily Planet, Clark Kent sits down with Norah Stone, the leader of the terrorist organization Blue Earth, for an interview. Though Clark attempts to discover the reasoning behind the people running Blue Earth, instead he finds a hateful mind rivaling his greatest enemy, Lex Luthor. However, that’s not the only problem he finds, as he’s suddenly brought face-to-face with an enemy capable of stealing his powers.
Meanwhile, the back-up continues the story of Superman and Lois’ time raising Jon. Jon’s cleverness allows Superman to track him down, even on an alien planet. Reunited, the two shut down Princess Glyanna’s plan, but they aren’t able to stop her from escaping. A second back-up features Conner Kent and his changing relationship with Smallville, his adopted parents, and his new romantic partner, M’gann M’orzz?
New Superman Comics
November
- Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1 - November 7th, 2023
December
- Action Comics Annual #2 - December 26th. 2023