Superman (Volume 3)

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Superman vol. 3
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Superman vol. 3, #1 (November 2011), art by George Pérez and Brian Buccellato.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre Superhero
Publication dateSeptember 2011 – July 2016
No. of issues52 + #0 and 4 Villains Month
Main character Superman
Creative team
Written by George Pérez
Dan Jurgens
Scott Lobdell
Scott Snyder
Geoff Johns
Gene Luen Yang
Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller(s) Kenneth Rocafort
George Pérez
Howard Porter
John Romita Jr.
Inker Klaus Janson

Superman was a comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The second relaunch of the main Superman title, following the cancellation of the second volume in 2011, it began publication as part of DC's The New 52, a company-wide relaunch initiative and reboot following the Flashpoint limited series earlier that year, and the second full-on reboot following the 1986 maxiseries Crisis on Infinite Earths . It ran from 2011 to 2016, before being cancelled and relaunched as part of the DC Rebirth line. [1] [2]

Contents

Publication history

DC Comics launched Superman volume 3 with issue #1 in September 2011 (cover dated November 2011), as part of The New 52. [3] The first three issues saw George Pérez doing the scripting and breakdowns. Dan Jurgens began to co-write and draw Superman with Keith Giffen. Their first issue was #7 (May 2012). [4] As of September 2012's issue #0, Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort became the creative team. [5] John Romita Jr. drew the Superman series in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns in 2014. [6] [7] Romita's Superman pencils were inked by Klaus Janson. [8] Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent was revealed to the world in a storyline by writer Gene Luen Yang in 2015. [9] This series ended its run with the release of issue #52 (July 2016).

Series Issues

Issues

Superman Vol 3

Annuals

Specials

Collections

#TitleMaterial collectedPagesPublication DateISBN
Paperback
1What Price Tomorrow?Superman (vol. 3) #1–6.144June 26, 2013 978-1401236861
2Secrets and LiesSuperman (vol. 3) #7–12 and Annual #1.176January 8, 2014 978-1401242572
H'El on EarthSuperman (vol. 3) #13–17, Superboy (vol. 6) #14–17 and Annual #1, and Supergirl (vol. 6) #14–17328June 18, 2014 978-1401246129
3Fury at World's EndSuperman (vol. 3) #13–17 and #0.144August 6, 2014 978-1401246228
4Psi WarSuperman (vol. 3) #18–24, Action Comics (vol. 2) #24 and Annual #2.208February 4, 2015 978-1401250942
5Under FireSuperman (vol. 3) #25–31.176August 5, 2015 978-1401255428
Krypton ReturnsSuperman (vol. 3) #0, #25, #23.1: H'El, Action Comics (vol. 2) Annual #2, Superboy (vol. 6) #0 and #25, and Supergirl (vol. 6) #0 and #25.208August 12, 2015 978-1401258924
DoomedSuperman: Doomed #1–2, Superman (vol. 3) #30–31, Action Comics (vol. 2) #30–35 and Annual #3, Superman/Wonder Woman #7–12 and Annual #1, Supergirl (vol. 6) #34–35, and Batman/Superman #11.544December 30, 2015 978-1401257699
6The Men of TomorrowSuperman (vol. 3) #32–39.256April 13, 2016 978-1401258689
1Before TruthSuperman (vol. 3) #40–44 and a story from Divergence #1.144September 28, 2016 978-1401265106
2Return to GlorySuperman (vol. 3) #45–52 and Annual #3.320March 8, 2017 978-1401268305
The Final Days of SupermanSuperman (vol. 3) #51–52, Action Comics (vol. 2) #51–52, Batman/Superman #31–32, and Superman/Wonder Woman #28–29.200May 24, 2017 978-1401269142
Savage DawnSuperman (vol. 3) #48–50 and Annual #3, Action Comics (vol. 2) #48–50, and Superman/Wonder Woman #25–27 and #30–31.352July 26, 2017 978-1401271251
Hardcover
1What Price Tomorrow?Superman (vol. 3) #1–6.144November 14, 2012 978-1401234683
2Secrets and LiesSuperman (vol. 3) #7–12 and Annual #1.176June 26, 2013 978-1401240288
H'El on EarthSuperman (vol. 3) #13–17, Superboy (vol. 6) #14–17 and Annual #1, and Supergirl (vol. 6) #14–17328November 27, 2013 978-1401243197
3Fury at World's EndSuperman (vol. 3) #13–17 and #0.144January 8, 2014 978-1401243203
4Psi WarSuperman (vol. 3) #18–24, Action Comics (vol. 2) #24 and Annual #2.224August 6, 2014 978-1401246235
5Under FireSuperman (vol. 3) #25–31.168February 4, 2015 978-1401250959
Krypton ReturnsSuperman (vol. 3) #0, #25, #23.1: H'El, Action Comics (vol. 2) Annual #2, Superboy (vol. 6) #0 and #25, and Supergirl (vol. 6) #0 and #25.208February 11, 2015 978-1401249489
DoomedSuperman: Doomed #1–2, Superman (vol. 3) #30–31, Action Comics (vol. 2) #30–35 and Annual #3, Superman/Wonder Woman #7–12 and Annual #1, Supergirl (vol. 6) #34–35, and Batman/Superman #11.544March 25, 2015 978-1401252403
6The Men of TomorrowSuperman (vol. 3) #32–39.256August 19, 2015 978-1401252397
1Before TruthSuperman (vol. 3) #40–44 and a story from Divergence #1.192April 6, 2016 978-1401259815
2Return to GlorySuperman (vol. 3) #45–52 and Annual #3.320September 28. 2016 978-1401265113
Savage DawnSuperman (vol. 3) #48–50 and Annual #3, Action Comics (vol. 2) #48–50, and Superman/Wonder Woman #25–27.200October 5, 2016 978-1401270049
The Final Days of SupermanSuperman (vol. 3) #51–52, Action Comics (vol. 2) #51–52, Batman/Superman #31–32, and Superman/Wonder Woman #28–29.200October 26, 2016 978-1401267223

References

  1. ↑ "'What if You Miss the New 52' - SUPERMAN'". newsarama.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Superman: Rebirth Shows New 52 Man of Steel is Really, Truly Dead". screenrant.com. June 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Uzumeri, David (June 10, 2011). "The New Superman Titles Are Here, Grant Morrison on Action Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ Burlingame, Russ (October 16, 2011). "Dan of Steel: Dan Jurgens on Joining Team Superman". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012. Superman editor Matt Idelson contacted Keith and me and basically said, "Hey! How would you guys like to co-write, conspire and Dan draw Superman?" We started batting around different ideas, thoughts and notes and had a "go" a day or two later.
  5. ↑ Kilpatrick, Conor (June 11, 2012). "Scott Lobdell & Kenneth Rocafort Take Over Superman". iFanboy. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Johnston, Rich (February 4, 2014). "Scoop: The New Look For John Romita Jr's Superman – And Confirmation That Geoff Johns Will Be Writing It". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (February 4, 2014). "John Romita Jr. Signs with DC for Superman with Geoff Johns". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ Khouri, Andy (February 4, 2014). "Geoff Johns Returns To Superman In Collaboration With John Romita Jr". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (August 26, 2015). "Superman #43 Reveals Why Lois Lane Leaked Superman's Identity". IGN . Archived from the original on December 26, 2015.


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