| Superman vol. 3 | |
|---|---|
Superman vol. 3, #1 (November 2011), art byGeorge Pérez and Brian Buccellato. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | September 2011 – July 2016 |
| No. of issues | 52 + #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 is acomic book series featuring theDC Comics superhero of the same name. The second relaunch of the mainSuperman title, following the cancellation of the second volume in 2011, it began publication as part of DC'sThe New 52, a company-wide relaunch initiative and reboot following theFlashpoint limited series earlier that year, and the second full-on reboot following the 1986maxiseriesCrisis on Infinite Earths. It ran from 2011 to 2016, before being cancelled and relaunched as part of theDC Rebirth line.[1][2]
DC Comics launchedSuperman volume 3 with issue #1 in September 2011 (cover dated November 2011), as part ofThe New 52.[3] The first three issues sawGeorge Pérez doing the scripting and breakdowns. Dan Jurgens began to co-write and drawSuperman withKeith Giffen. Their first issue was #7 (May 2012).[4] As of September 2012's issue #0,Scott Lobdell andKenneth Rocafort became the creative team.[5]John Romita Jr. drew theSuperman series in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns in 2014.[6][7] Romita'sSuperman pencils were inked byKlaus Janson.[8] Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent was revealed to the world in a storyline by writerGene Luen Yang in 2015.[9] This series ended its run with the release of issue #52 (July 2016).
Superman Vol 3
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | |||||
| 1 | What Price Tomorrow? | Superman (vol. 3) #1–6. | 144 | June 26, 2013 | 978-1401236861 |
| 2 | Secrets and Lies | Superman (vol. 3) #7–12 andAnnual #1. | 176 | January 8, 2014 | 978-1401242572 |
| H'El on Earth | Superman (vol. 3) #13–17,Superboy (vol. 6) #14–17 andAnnual #1, andSupergirl (vol. 6) #14–17 | 328 | June 18, 2014 | 978-1401246129 | |
| 3 | Fury at World's End | Superman (vol. 3) #13–17 and #0. | 144 | August 6, 2014 | 978-1401246228 |
| 4 | Psi War | Superman (vol. 3) #18–24,Action Comics (vol. 2) #24 andAnnual #2. | 208 | February 4, 2015 | 978-1401250942 |
| 5 | Under Fire | Superman (vol. 3) #25–31. | 176 | August 5, 2015 | 978-1401255428 |
| Krypton Returns | Superman (vol. 3) #0, #25, #23.1:H'El,Action Comics (vol. 2)Annual #2,Superboy (vol. 6) #0 and #25, andSupergirl (vol. 6) #0 and #25. | 208 | August 12, 2015 | 978-1401258924 | |
| Doomed | Superman: Doomed #1–2,Superman (vol. 3) #30–31,Action Comics (vol. 2) #30–35 andAnnual #3,Superman/Wonder Woman #7–12 andAnnual #1,Supergirl (vol. 6) #34–35, andBatman/Superman #11. | 544 | December 30, 2015 | 978-1401257699 | |
| 6 | The Men of Tomorrow | Superman (vol. 3) #32–39. | 256 | April 13, 2016 | 978-1401258689 |
| 1 | Before Truth | Superman (vol. 3) #40–44 and a story fromDivergence #1. | 144 | September 28, 2016 | 978-1401265106 |
| 2 | Return to Glory | Superman (vol. 3) #45–52 andAnnual #3. | 320 | March 8, 2017 | 978-1401268305 |
| The Final Days of Superman | Superman (vol. 3) #51–52,Action Comics (vol. 2) #51–52,Batman/Superman #31–32, andSuperman/Wonder Woman #28–29. | 200 | May 24, 2017 | 978-1401269142 | |
| Savage Dawn | Superman (vol. 3) #48–50 andAnnual #3,Action Comics (vol. 2) #48–50, andSuperman/Wonder Woman #25–27 and #30–31. | 352 | July 26, 2017 | 978-1401271251 | |
| Hardcover | |||||
| 1 | What Price Tomorrow? | Superman (vol. 3) #1–6. | 144 | November 14, 2012 | 978-1401234683 |
| 2 | Secrets and Lies | Superman (vol. 3) #7–12 andAnnual #1. | 176 | June 26, 2013 | 978-1401240288 |
| H'El on Earth | Superman (vol. 3) #13–17,Superboy (vol. 6) #14–17 andAnnual #1, andSupergirl (vol. 6) #14–17 | 328 | November 27, 2013 | 978-1401243197 | |
| 3 | Fury at World's End | Superman (vol. 3) #13–17 and #0. | 144 | January 8, 2014 | 978-1401243203 |
| 4 | Psi War | Superman (vol. 3) #18–24,Action Comics (vol. 2) #24 andAnnual #2. | 224 | August 6, 2014 | 978-1401246235 |
| 5 | Under Fire | Superman (vol. 3) #25–31. | 168 | February 4, 2015 | 978-1401250959 |
| Krypton Returns | Superman (vol. 3) #0, #25, #23.1:H'El,Action Comics (vol. 2)Annual #2,Superboy (vol. 6) #0 and #25, andSupergirl (vol. 6) #0 and #25. | 208 | February 11, 2015 | 978-1401249489 | |
| Doomed | Superman: Doomed #1–2,Superman (vol. 3) #30–31,Action Comics (vol. 2) #30–35 andAnnual #3,Superman/Wonder Woman #7–12 andAnnual #1,Supergirl (vol. 6) #34–35, andBatman/Superman #11. | 544 | March 25, 2015 | 978-1401252403 | |
| 6 | The Men of Tomorrow | Superman (vol. 3) #32–39. | 256 | August 19, 2015 | 978-1401252397 |
| 1 | Before Truth | Superman (vol. 3) #40–44 and a story fromDivergence #1. | 192 | April 6, 2016 | 978-1401259815 |
| 2 | Return to Glory | Superman (vol. 3) #45–52 andAnnual #3. | 320 | September 28. 2016 | 978-1401265113 |
| Savage Dawn | Superman (vol. 3) #48–50 andAnnual #3,Action Comics (vol. 2) #48–50, andSuperman/Wonder Woman #25–27. | 200 | October 5, 2016 | 978-1401270049 | |
| The Final Days of Superman | Superman (vol. 3) #51–52,Action Comics (vol. 2) #51–52,Batman/Superman #31–32, andSuperman/Wonder Woman #28–29. | 200 | October 26, 2016 | 978-1401267223 | |
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.