I'm one of those people who thought Superman was a stupid

>>83478184
All-Star Superman was great until the ending.

>another ASS pleb

The Johns and Busiek runs after Infinite Crisis are good. Start with Up, Up, and Away.

Superman Red Son

>>83478184
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel is great.

There's a story in the Superman suffering, it's not all about punching giant robots and soap opera tier dramas.

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The greatest single issue of an ongoing superhero series ever published, at least talent-wise.

>>83478184
Up, up and away

He was a dick for not taking Zibarro with him.

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I've basically had your same experience

Birthright
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
Byrne's Man of Steel run, but I haven't read all of it so I couldn't point you the highlights
Kinda the same for Morrison's Action Comics run
For the man who has everything
What's so funny about truth, justice and the American way?
Johns' Superman is kinda nice, but I can personally recommend only his Brainiac storyline
Superman: Peace on Earth
For the man who has everything

Once you're more familiar with the character and his mythos you should read the "bad end" stories, I guess they're more effective that way

Kingdom Come
Whatever happened to the Man of tomorrow

>>83478184
Superman: Secret Identity.

Not a mainline Superman story but the spirit is there and the art is beautiful.

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PRESENTING GARTH ENNIS' SUPERMAN

THIS IS HITMAN 34, OF THEE I SING

>>83478184
>I'm one of those people who thought Superman was a stupid character

why

Superman for all seasons. You will believe a man can fly.

>>83478184
When will Bronze Age superman be collected ? I see DC doing Bronze Age batman
I want Eliot S maggin and Cary bates and swanderson together in a high quality collection

>>83478184
For All Seasons, definitely. It's got the same sort of emotional impact of ASS, but set at the beginning of his career, rather than the end.
Secret Identity's also great, but it's not REALLY a Superman story, it's a story that uses the concept of Superman as the main plot element.

>tfw I purchased the entire Death of Superman reprints for the matching spines only
>tfw five books I haven't read before
>tfw I blind bought £73 worth of books

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THANKS FOR READING

HOPE YOU ENJOYED

>>83479819
Death is just a big fight scene, so it depends on if you're into that.
Funeral for a Friend is sad as fuck.
Reign of the Supermen is interesting, Superboy is fun as hell.
Return is alright.

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>>83478184
Secret Identity.
>>83479827
Always.

>>83479827
Thanks for the story anon.
I feel a bit conflicted about it but I'm glad I finally read it, after seeing it mentionned so often around here.

>>83479884

What about 'Doomsday'

>>83479827
Been meaning to read this for some time now. Thanks for the dump, anon.

>>83480131
It's lumped in with Death in my mind, I wasn't aware it was a separate book.

>>83479774
So did Supes let him get away with it because he appreciated the convo?

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Superman's Return to Krypton captures the melancholy of Silver Age Superman perfectly, while also having Siegel's own neurosis of returning to a character that was ripped from him bleed onto the page. One of the finest comics ever produced.

Wayne Boring delivers his master stroke hear. The agony is his Superman's faces at Kal-El fighting the inevitable destruction of his homeworld, and the soft anguish at hearing his father's voice for the first time while being unable to express their familial bond.