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Superman Is Returning to His Golden Age Roots With New Miniseries

The past year has changed Superman’s cultural footprint in some monumental ways, with David Corenswet’s portrayal in the DC Universe becoming beloved by many. Fans are viewing everything from his most modern comics to his original debut in the Golden Age in a new lens… and now, those two touchstones…

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Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre

The gesture may lack the explosive drama of a rooftop fight or the tension of a car chase, but on May 11, 2026, a street sign honoring a legendary comics creator will be unveiled in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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10 Greatest and Most Undervalued Key Comics You Should Snatch Up Now

Some of the most underrated and undervalued key comics are not #1 issues. They don’t always feature the first appearances of major characters. Some key comics fall under the radar and are not seen for having the value they should really have. These are key comics you should snatch up…

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86 Years Later, 'Peacemaker' Just Rebooted A Forgotten Superman Villain

Here's why one detail about the Ultra-Humanite, a villain from before the dawn of Luthor, might be a big deal.

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85 Years Later, 'Superman' Reboots Lex Luthor's Very First Scheme

The new 'Superman' movie is really giving 1940s Luthor, before he was Lex. Here's why the twist of the new movie is straight from Action Comics #23.

Inverse

Here's how to start reading Superman comics once you've seen the new movie

What's the difference between Superman and Action Comics? And what the heck is Absolute Superman? Read on to find out...

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Superman wasn’t always so squeaky clean – in early comics he was a radical vigilante

Superman was the very first superhero. He debuted in Action Comics issue #1 which was released in June 1938. Over time, the character has been assigned multiple nicknames: “The Man of Steel”, “The Man of Tomorrow” and “The Big Blue Boy Scout”. However, in his first appearance in ravaged Depression-era…

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See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America

Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas. Inside was an infant – the sole survivor of a planet destroyed by old age. Discovering he possessed superhuman strength and abilities, the boy committed to channeling his power to benefit humankind and champion the oppressed.

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DC's reveals packed plans for a "Summer of Superman" including a new one-shot, a globetrotting anthology, and an eight-year-old Clark Kent

It's a busy summer for fans of the Man of Steel

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"If I'm making Superman for the first time today in 2024, what does he look like?" Jason Aaron on reinventing the Man of Steel

Interview | Absolute Superman writer Jason Aaron reveals more about one of the year's biggest launches

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5 ways the new Superman movie costume blends details from over 80 years of comic book history, all the way back to 1938's Action Comics #1

From Superman's first appearance to his rebooted modern era, the new Superman movie suit draws on decades of comic book designs

Total Film

Superman and Lobo's uneasy alliance is put to the test in a massive House of Braniac art preview

The event continues throughout May

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Gail Simone and Rainbow Rowell are the next Superman Superstars to work on Action Comics in 2024

Simone returns to the Man of Steel alongside Eddy Barrows, Rowell, and Cian Tormey

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Superman and the Joker team up in an issue of Action Comics that feels like the world's most unlikely superhero buddy movie

Action Comics #1063 puts a new spin on the Clown Prince of Crime

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Mark Waid gives Darkseid his most badass moment in years in Batman/Superman: World's Finest #24

"He's not just the guy who sits on the throne and shoots Omega Beams"

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The latest Superman story makes Bizarro both tragic and terrifying

Action Comics #1061 is a blockbuster start to the Superman Superstars initiative

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Jason Aaron compares his Action Comics story to his iconic run on Thor: "I needed to, in my mind, make a similar statement with Superman"

Writer Jason Aaron opens up about his lifelong love of Superman and his goals for his Action Comics run

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Superman faces an alien attack as DC teases a new Suicide Squad and Batman and the Joker's "most brutal battle yet"

2024 is getting off to an explosive start thanks to a Trinity of Evil

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Superman: Why 2023 Has Been An Outstanding Year For Fans Of DC's Man Of Steel

2023 isn’t giving us a new Superman movie, but it’s nonetheless been an outstanding year for fans of DC’s Man of Steel.

Daily Mirror

Old rubbish stashed in your loft could really be hidden treasure worth thousands

Some of the items you've stashed in your attic could now be worth a lot of cash - even if it wasn't worth much when you put it up there, according to one antiques expert

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