Upcoming Superman Collections

[Gryphon]

http://www.amazon.ca/Superman-Secret...5121494&sr=1-2

Superman: Secret Identity [Paperback]

http://www.amazon.ca/Adventures-Supe...5121650&sr=1-6

Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane [Hardcover]

I think these are collections people have wanted for some time.

[ForeverYoung8]

Very cool to see Secret Identity being reprinted. Took me a long time to find that one, as I didn't want to pay an insane amount for it. Great story, and I read it at least twice a year.

I wish they'd make it an Absolute Edition.

[Lexrules]

http://www.amazon.ca/Adventures-Supe...5121650&sr=1-6

Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane [Hardcover]

This will be mine..

[An Ear In The Fireplace]

I guess with the Gil Kane book there won't be the problem that the artist centred books for Batman have--with only the parts of a continued story featuring that artist included in the collection. I don't think Gil Kane did many Superman stories that were continued from other artists.

It is too bad that there's this artistic bias where some artists are given the royal treatment and others are regarded as second class citizens (Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, . . . ).

[hypotherion]

I wish they'd make it an Absolute Edition.

I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

[Adekis]

This will be mine..

Lexrules, you and I don't seem to agree on much, but here I must soundly agree.
That looks awesome, and Kane drew a number of fantastic Bronze Age stories.

I can hardly wait. :D

[Lexrules]

Lexrules, you and I don't seem to agree on much, but here I must soundly agree.
That looks awesome, and Kane drew a number of fantastic Bronze Age stories.

I can hardly wait. :D

Sometimes great minds think alike.

[The Frozen Reptile]

I guess with the Gil Kane book there won't be the problem that the artist centred books for Batman have--with only the parts of a continued story featuring that artist included in the collection. I don't think Gil Kane did many Superman stories that were continued from other artists.

It is too bad that there's this artistic bias where some artists are given the royal treatment and others are regarded as second class citizens (Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, . . . ).

Sorry, but hasn't Curt been honoured on many occasions?

[An Ear In The Fireplace]

I've never seen DC dedicate a hardcover book exclusively to Curt Swan. It happens that there are a lot of books with Curt Swan art in them, because Curt was prolific for a very long time. So there are Legion of Super-Heroes Archives that are almost completely composed of Curt Swan art--and there's the muddy scanned hardcover Kryptonite Nevermore book. But there aren't books dedicated to Curt Swan like there are books dedicated to Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, George Perez, Marshall Rogers, Gene Colan, Don Newton, and now Gil Kane.

[The Frozen Reptile]

It's only because he is deceased; same as Jim Aparo; not "hot" enough, I guess. Or is it because he didn't also work at Marvel, like most of the names listed above.

[Lexrules]

I've never seen DC dedicate a hardcover book exclusively to Curt Swan. It happens that there are a lot of books with Curt Swan art in them, because Curt was prolific for a very long time. So there are Legion of Super-Heroes Archives that are almost completely composed of Curt Swan art--and there's the muddy scanned hardcover Kryptonite Nevermore book. But there aren't books dedicated to Curt Swan like there are books dedicated to Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, George Perez, Marshall Rogers, Gene Colan, Don Newton, and now Gil Kane.

I agree. It is vital to put out a Swan Book.

[manofsteel1979]

I agree. It is vital to put out a Swan Book.

Agreed. Swan is not my favorite all time "classic" Superman artist (that honor goes to Jose Garcia-lopez), he played such a vital role in the visual evolution of Superman from the original Joe Shuster model to the one we have today, and due to the fact he had worked on Superman from the 50's until the 80's ( and still drew Superman stuff up until his death in the mid 90's), he deserves his own "Best of" compilation. 30+ years on the character on an nearly monthly basis is nothing to sneeze at.

[Gryphon]

http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Last-...ords=dc+comics

Superman: Last Son of Krypton [Paperback]

[cdgodin]

DC has released their Spring 2013 collection plans (here: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/06...or-spring-2013), and it includes the following Superman-related books:

JANUARY 2013
The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers TP
Writers: Scott Lobdell, Tom DeFalco
Artists: R.B. Silva, Rob Lean, Pete Woods, Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Ig Guara and J.P. Mayer
Collects: LEGION LOST #8-9, SUPERBOY #8-9, TEEN TITANS #8-9 and TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1
$16.99 US, 176 pg

Superman: Last Son of Krypton TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, James Robinson and Sterling Gates
Artists: Adam Kubert, Gary Frank, Jon Sibal, Bit, Stephane Roux, Pete Woods, Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalhaes
Collects: ACTION COMICS #844-846, 851 and 866-870, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 and SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1
$16.99 US, 288 pg

Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 7 TP
Writers: John Byrne and Jerry Ordway
Artists: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Keith Williams, Leonard Starr, Karl Kesel and John Beatty
Collects: SUPERMAN #13-15, ACTION COMICS #596-597 and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #436-438
$19.99 US, 192 pg

FEBRUARY 2013
Superman: For Tomorrow TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artists: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Richard Friend, Sandra Hope and others
Collects: SUPERMAN #204-215 and the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SPECIAL #1
$19.99 US, 320 pg

Superman Vs. Shazam! TP
Writers: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Paul Kupperberg, Julius Schwartz and Joey Cavalieri
Artists: Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano, John Calnan and Gil Kane
Collects: ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION C-58, DC COMICS PRESENTS #33-34 and 49 and DC COMICS PRESENTS ANNUAL #3
$19.99 US, 192 pg

MARCH 2013
Showcase Presents: Superman Family Vol. 4 TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Robert Bernstein, Jerry Siegel, Leo Dorfman
Artists: Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, John Forte, Sheldon Moldoff, Al Plastino and Kurt Schaffenberger
Collects: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #45-53 and SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #17-26
$19.99 US, 520 pg

Superman: Reign of Doomsday TP
Writers: Paul Cornell, Damon Lindeloff, Paul Dini, Geoff Johns, David Goyer, Richard Donner, Derek Hoffman and Brian Stelfreeze
Artists: Pete Woods, Jesus Merino, Kenneth Rocafort, Rags Morales, Dan Jurgens, Ardian Syaf, Gary Frank, Jamal Igle, Ryan Sook, R.B. Saf, Brian Stelfreeze and Matt Camp
Collects: ACTION COMICS #900-904
$16.99 US, 200 pg

Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus HC
Writers: Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Dennis Janke, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Gerard Jones and William Messner-Loebs
Artists: Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Pete Berardi, Joe Rubinstein, Dennis Janke, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier, Rick Burchett, M.D. Bright, Romeo Tanghal, Walter Simonson, Mike Machlan, Curt Swan and Trevor Scott
Collects: SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-26, SUPERMAN #73-82, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496-505, ACTION COMICS #683-691, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #69, SUPERMAN: THE LEGACY OF SUPERMAN #1 and GREEN LANTERN #46
$99.99 US, 954 pg

Superman vs. Zod TP
Writers: Robert Bernstein, Cary Bates, Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Steve Gerber
Artists: George Papp, Curt Swan, Tex Blaisdell, Alex Saviuk, Vince Colletta, Pablo Marcos, Rags Morales, Mark Farmer, Tony Daniel, Rick Veitch and Bob Smith
Collects: ADVENTURE COMICS #283, ACTION COMICS #473 and 548-549, DC COMICS PRESENTS #97 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10
$12.99 US, 144 pg

APRIL 2013
Adventures of Superman: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez HC
Writers: Gerry Conway, Martin Pasko, Elliot Maggin, David Michelinie, Jack C. Harris, Len Wein and Roy Thomas
Artists: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Dan Adkins, Vince Colletta, Bob Oksner, Frank Springer, Steve Mitchell, Joe Giella and Dick Giordano
Collects: SUPERMAN #294, 301-302, 307-309 and 347, ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION C-54 and DC COMICS PRESENTS #1-4, 17, 20, 24 and 31
$39.99 US, 360 pg

Smallville Season 11 Vol. 1: The Guardian TP
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
Artist: Pere Perez
Collects: Smallville Season 11 #1-4
$14.99 US, 144 pg

Superman Beyond: Man of Tomorrow TP
Writer: Tom DeFalco, Paul Levitz and J.T. Krul
Artists: Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Renato Guedes, Jose Wilson Magalhaes and Howard Porter
Collects: Superman Beyond #0, superman beyond digital Chapters #1-10 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4
$19.99 US, 192 pg

[Lexrules]

DC has released their Spring 2013 collection plans (here: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/06...or-spring-2013), and it includes the following Superman-related books:

JANUARY 2013
The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers TP
Writers: Scott Lobdell, Tom DeFalco
Artists: R.B. Silva, Rob Lean, Pete Woods, Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Ig Guara and J.P. Mayer
Collects: LEGION LOST #8-9, SUPERBOY #8-9, TEEN TITANS #8-9 and TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1
$16.99 US, 176 pg

Superman: Last Son of Krypton TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, James Robinson and Sterling Gates
Artists: Adam Kubert, Gary Frank, Jon Sibal, Bit, Stephane Roux, Pete Woods, Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalhaes
Collects: ACTION COMICS #844-846, 851 and 866-870, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11 and SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1
$16.99 US, 288 pg

Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 7 TP
Writers: John Byrne and Jerry Ordway
Artists: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Keith Williams, Leonard Starr, Karl Kesel and John Beatty
Collects: SUPERMAN #13-15, ACTION COMICS #596-597 and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #436-438
$19.99 US, 192 pg

FEBRUARY 2013
Superman: For Tomorrow TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artists: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Richard Friend, Sandra Hope and others
Collects: SUPERMAN #204-215 and the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SPECIAL #1
$19.99 US, 320 pg

Superman Vs. Shazam! TP
Writers: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Paul Kupperberg, Julius Schwartz and Joey Cavalieri
Artists: Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano, John Calnan and Gil Kane
Collects: ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION C-58, DC COMICS PRESENTS #33-34 and 49 and DC COMICS PRESENTS ANNUAL #3
$19.99 US, 192 pg

MARCH 2013
Showcase Presents: Superman Family Vol. 4 TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Robert Bernstein, Jerry Siegel, Leo Dorfman
Artists: Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, John Forte, Sheldon Moldoff, Al Plastino and Kurt Schaffenberger
Collects: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #45-53 and SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #17-26
$19.99 US, 520 pg

Superman: Reign of Doomsday TP
Writers: Paul Cornell, Damon Lindeloff, Paul Dini, Geoff Johns, David Goyer, Richard Donner, Derek Hoffman and Brian Stelfreeze
Artists: Pete Woods, Jesus Merino, Kenneth Rocafort, Rags Morales, Dan Jurgens, Ardian Syaf, Gary Frank, Jamal Igle, Ryan Sook, R.B. Saf, Brian Stelfreeze and Matt Camp
Collects: ACTION COMICS #900-904
$16.99 US, 200 pg

Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus HC
Writers: Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Dennis Janke, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Gerard Jones and William Messner-Loebs
Artists: Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Pete Berardi, Joe Rubinstein, Dennis Janke, Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood, Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier, Rick Burchett, M.D. Bright, Romeo Tanghal, Walter Simonson, Mike Machlan, Curt Swan and Trevor Scott
Collects: SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-26, SUPERMAN #73-82, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496-505, ACTION COMICS #683-691, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #69, SUPERMAN: THE LEGACY OF SUPERMAN #1 and GREEN LANTERN #46
$99.99 US, 954 pg

Superman vs. Zod TP
Writers: Robert Bernstein, Cary Bates, Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Steve Gerber
Artists: George Papp, Curt Swan, Tex Blaisdell, Alex Saviuk, Vince Colletta, Pablo Marcos, Rags Morales, Mark Farmer, Tony Daniel, Rick Veitch and Bob Smith
Collects: ADVENTURE COMICS #283, ACTION COMICS #473 and 548-549, DC COMICS PRESENTS #97 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10
$12.99 US, 144 pg

APRIL 2013
Adventures of Superman: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez HC
Writers: Gerry Conway, Martin Pasko, Elliot Maggin, David Michelinie, Jack C. Harris, Len Wein and Roy Thomas
Artists: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Dan Adkins, Vince Colletta, Bob Oksner, Frank Springer, Steve Mitchell, Joe Giella and Dick Giordano
Collects: SUPERMAN #294, 301-302, 307-309 and 347, ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION C-54 and DC COMICS PRESENTS #1-4, 17, 20, 24 and 31
$39.99 US, 360 pg

Smallville Season 11 Vol. 1: The Guardian TP
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
Artist: Pere Perez
Collects: Smallville Season 11 #1-4
$14.99 US, 144 pg

Superman Beyond: Man of Tomorrow TP
Writer: Tom DeFalco, Paul Levitz and J.T. Krul
Artists: Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Renato Guedes, Jose Wilson Magalhaes and Howard Porter
Collects: Superman Beyond #0, superman beyond digital Chapters #1-10 and SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4
$19.99 US, 192 pg

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