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Superman Adventures (1996-2002) #19, 25-27, #30, #3, 36, 52
Superman by Mark Millar
Before his groundbreaking work on such legendary titles as Red Son, The Authority, Civil War and Old Man Logan , and his hit original titles Kick-Ass, Wanted and The Secret Service , the New York Times best-selling writer Mark Millar tackled one of DC's greatest Superman!
This collection brings together timeless tales of the Man of Steel, from Superman's good-bye to Earth to Lois Lane's personal account of a life forever changed by the Big Blue Boy Scout.
Explore the heart of Superman, and the root of Lex Luthor's obsession with him, in stories from Millar's Eisner-nominated run on Superman Adventures .
Plus, reimagine the Man of Tomorrow, in a world where Detective Harvey Dent undergoes a metamorphosis from man to Superman.
Superman by Mark Millar features art by Aluir Amancio ( The Spirit ), Georges Jeanty ( Buffy the Vampire Season Eight ), Jackson Guice ( The Death of Superman ), Mike Manley ( Batman ), Sean Phillips ( Sleeper ), Mike Wieringo ( The Flash ) and more. Collects the greatest of Millar's earliest work on Team Superman #1, Tangent The Superman #1, Superman Adventures #19, #25-27, #30, #31, #36, #52 and stories from Superman 80-Page Giant #2 and DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000.
This collection brings together timeless tales of the Man of Steel, from Superman's good-bye to Earth to Lois Lane's personal account of a life forever changed by the Big Blue Boy Scout.
Explore the heart of Superman, and the root of Lex Luthor's obsession with him, in stories from Millar's Eisner-nominated run on Superman Adventures .
Plus, reimagine the Man of Tomorrow, in a world where Detective Harvey Dent undergoes a metamorphosis from man to Superman.
Superman by Mark Millar features art by Aluir Amancio ( The Spirit ), Georges Jeanty ( Buffy the Vampire Season Eight ), Jackson Guice ( The Death of Superman ), Mike Manley ( Batman ), Sean Phillips ( Sleeper ), Mike Wieringo ( The Flash ) and more. Collects the greatest of Millar's earliest work on Team Superman #1, Tangent The Superman #1, Superman Adventures #19, #25-27, #30, #31, #36, #52 and stories from Superman 80-Page Giant #2 and DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000.
280 pages, Paperback
Published June 5, 2018
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About the author
Mark Millar
1,523 books2,570 followersMark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
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September 6, 2018
An optimistic Mark Millar. Not cynical, not ironic and not-mean spirited. This collection does not come to a cohesive whole, but a ton of well-done one shot stories.
The One Shots and "Family Reunion" issues are great--but it's missing the classic "22 Stories in a Single Bound", Millar's single greatest issue on the run. He did 19-issues and this series has only a small handful, so that's disappointing. But even those included are great.
The One Shots and "Family Reunion" issues are great--but it's missing the classic "22 Stories in a Single Bound", Millar's single greatest issue on the run. He did 19-issues and this series has only a small handful, so that's disappointing. But even those included are great.
September 6, 2020
Nice collection of Mark Millar-penned "Superman" stories that both celebrate the Man of Steel and turn some of the mythos on their heads. Some "meh" moments but overall a cool book!
February 7, 2026
“Wow! What the heck was that?” – “Do you really need to ask? The chips were down… all hope was lost… who else could it possibly be?”
3,5/5!
Superman by Mark Millar collects some of Mark Millar's shorter comics about the Man of Steel. Most of these tales are just one issue long (the only exception is the Family Reunion -storyline which is two issues long), so this is, essentially, a short story collection. Wanna read about Superman ending up in another dimension where Krypton wasn't fully destroyed? Wanna see what a day in the life of Superman is like? Wanna see why Lex Luthor hates Superman so much? All this and more can be found in this collection!
In collections of short comics there are always some stories you love and some stories you don't love as much. This collection, to my joy, had only two stories I didn't like: System's Finest and Future Shock (following a universe where Harvey Dent develops superpowers and becomes a Superman – it was odd but, at least, nicely drawn). The others I enjoyed quite as much. My favourites were a) They Died With Their Capes On which follows Supergirl, Superboy and Steel trying to save Superman from Anti-Hero, a villain who wants to kill metahumans and take their powers, b) (Almost) The World's Finest Team, in which Superman teams up with Batgirl to save Bruce Wayne who has been kidnapped by the Mad Hatter, c) How Much Can One Man Hate, which explored the roots of Lex Luthor's hatred towards Superman, and d) This Is a Job for Superman, in which we follow Superman going about his day solving crisis after crisis, everything from helping a woman in labour get to the hospital to saving kids trapped in an old mine to preventing an innocent man from being executed.
I love Superman a whole lot (he is my favorite DC male character) and this book, once again, reminded me why. These stories had so many great, little moments that really showcased his character, such as him telling a rude cop off for talking ill about a man (with a criminal record) who has just taken his life: “A human being just died here, officer. Regardless of his past, this is one occasion where the man deserves a little respect." He is appalled that someone would be so flippant about a death, even if the deceased was a criminal. Seeing him in Gotham was golden, as he has such a different vibe to the heroes there in that dark, poisonous city. Where Batgirl isn't afraid to crack a few ribs to get what she need, Clark cannot stand to see anyone hurt. When he gets there, Gordon warns him: “You’re dealing with a different type of criminal now, Superman. Gotham is no Metropolis. People here are too scared to look up in the skies…” My favorite moment in the whole comic was the very end of that Gotham story, with Batman telling Superman as a beacon of hope that manages to bring light even to a place as unhinged as Gotham City? That got me in the feels. Another favorite quote of mine was from the kid whose dog Clark saves amidst all the other crises he handles – when the kid's dad questions how a man like Superman could've had the time to save one tiny dog, the kid says, as if it's blatantly clear: “Don’tcha get it, Dad…? He’s Superman!”
Superman and Lex Luthor are, in these stories, just like always, trapped in an endless feud. It's always fun to see them interact, as Lex's endlessly petty and bitchy anger towards him amuses me greatly. I liked seeing how Clark, despite all Lex has done and keeps doing to not just him but to other innocent people, still tries to get through to him. In one story, he yells: “You were blessed with a brilliant mind. You could make the world such a wonderful place. Stop wasting your life trying to destroy it.” My favorite moment between them was in the story A Death in the Family, where Clark begs Lex to help him save Kara's life after she is infected by an alien virus. Lex agrees to help because he cannot resist a challenge but Finally, about the two of them, I have to highlight two little moments: a) When Clark finds Lex to ask for his help with Kara, Lex is wearing bright hot pink swimming trunks like an icon, and b) when Clark asks Lex why he hates him so much, he asks: "Is it that I have hair?" I don't know if it's funnier to think he was poking fun at Lex or that he was dead serious, wondering if perhaps his beautiful hair is somehow a personal attack on Lex Luthor.
Finally, as a Clois girlie, I have to talk about the two of them. Lois appears in many of the stories, but her biggest role is in From Krypton With Love, which is mostly narrated by her and explores how she feels about Clark Kent and Superman. In this story, they are married. She talks beautifully about how, in Clark, she found, for the first time, a relationship built on true mutual respect and love, and how Clark is someone who can keep up with her. She also talks about Clark's fears, such as his sometimes all-encompassing fear of being left alone, and how this manifests as him sometimes worrying his head off about Lois dying – he knows Lois will most likely die before him as she is a regular human, and this horrifies him. Two of my fave things about this story were Lois knowing Clark doesn't really care what people think even though she cares a lot, and Lois saying: “Not a single day begins where he doesn’t tell me how much he loves me. Not a single night draws to a close where he doesn’t say how lucky he was to find Lois Joanne Lane.” So cute. I love them.
This collection had some high highs and low lows, but I would still recommend it to anyone looking for short stories about Superman, his villains and his allies (Supergirl is there quite a bit, though she is not yet his cousin in these stories). You don't have to read all of the stories in one go, as they are individual tales – you can read a story every now and then, like little DC snacks.
3,5/5!
Superman by Mark Millar collects some of Mark Millar's shorter comics about the Man of Steel. Most of these tales are just one issue long (the only exception is the Family Reunion -storyline which is two issues long), so this is, essentially, a short story collection. Wanna read about Superman ending up in another dimension where Krypton wasn't fully destroyed? Wanna see what a day in the life of Superman is like? Wanna see why Lex Luthor hates Superman so much? All this and more can be found in this collection!
In collections of short comics there are always some stories you love and some stories you don't love as much. This collection, to my joy, had only two stories I didn't like: System's Finest and Future Shock (following a universe where Harvey Dent develops superpowers and becomes a Superman – it was odd but, at least, nicely drawn). The others I enjoyed quite as much. My favourites were a) They Died With Their Capes On which follows Supergirl, Superboy and Steel trying to save Superman from Anti-Hero, a villain who wants to kill metahumans and take their powers, b) (Almost) The World's Finest Team, in which Superman teams up with Batgirl to save Bruce Wayne who has been kidnapped by the Mad Hatter, c) How Much Can One Man Hate, which explored the roots of Lex Luthor's hatred towards Superman, and d) This Is a Job for Superman, in which we follow Superman going about his day solving crisis after crisis, everything from helping a woman in labour get to the hospital to saving kids trapped in an old mine to preventing an innocent man from being executed.
I love Superman a whole lot (he is my favorite DC male character) and this book, once again, reminded me why. These stories had so many great, little moments that really showcased his character, such as him telling a rude cop off for talking ill about a man (with a criminal record) who has just taken his life: “A human being just died here, officer. Regardless of his past, this is one occasion where the man deserves a little respect." He is appalled that someone would be so flippant about a death, even if the deceased was a criminal. Seeing him in Gotham was golden, as he has such a different vibe to the heroes there in that dark, poisonous city. Where Batgirl isn't afraid to crack a few ribs to get what she need, Clark cannot stand to see anyone hurt. When he gets there, Gordon warns him: “You’re dealing with a different type of criminal now, Superman. Gotham is no Metropolis. People here are too scared to look up in the skies…” My favorite moment in the whole comic was the very end of that Gotham story, with Batman telling Superman as a beacon of hope that manages to bring light even to a place as unhinged as Gotham City? That got me in the feels. Another favorite quote of mine was from the kid whose dog Clark saves amidst all the other crises he handles – when the kid's dad questions how a man like Superman could've had the time to save one tiny dog, the kid says, as if it's blatantly clear: “Don’tcha get it, Dad…? He’s Superman!”
Superman and Lex Luthor are, in these stories, just like always, trapped in an endless feud. It's always fun to see them interact, as Lex's endlessly petty and bitchy anger towards him amuses me greatly. I liked seeing how Clark, despite all Lex has done and keeps doing to not just him but to other innocent people, still tries to get through to him. In one story, he yells: “You were blessed with a brilliant mind. You could make the world such a wonderful place. Stop wasting your life trying to destroy it.” My favorite moment between them was in the story A Death in the Family, where Clark begs Lex to help him save Kara's life after she is infected by an alien virus. Lex agrees to help because he cannot resist a challenge but Finally, about the two of them, I have to highlight two little moments: a) When Clark finds Lex to ask for his help with Kara, Lex is wearing bright hot pink swimming trunks like an icon, and b) when Clark asks Lex why he hates him so much, he asks: "Is it that I have hair?" I don't know if it's funnier to think he was poking fun at Lex or that he was dead serious, wondering if perhaps his beautiful hair is somehow a personal attack on Lex Luthor.
Finally, as a Clois girlie, I have to talk about the two of them. Lois appears in many of the stories, but her biggest role is in From Krypton With Love, which is mostly narrated by her and explores how she feels about Clark Kent and Superman. In this story, they are married. She talks beautifully about how, in Clark, she found, for the first time, a relationship built on true mutual respect and love, and how Clark is someone who can keep up with her. She also talks about Clark's fears, such as his sometimes all-encompassing fear of being left alone, and how this manifests as him sometimes worrying his head off about Lois dying – he knows Lois will most likely die before him as she is a regular human, and this horrifies him. Two of my fave things about this story were Lois knowing Clark doesn't really care what people think even though she cares a lot, and Lois saying: “Not a single day begins where he doesn’t tell me how much he loves me. Not a single night draws to a close where he doesn’t say how lucky he was to find Lois Joanne Lane.” So cute. I love them.
This collection had some high highs and low lows, but I would still recommend it to anyone looking for short stories about Superman, his villains and his allies (Supergirl is there quite a bit, though she is not yet his cousin in these stories). You don't have to read all of the stories in one go, as they are individual tales – you can read a story every now and then, like little DC snacks.
November 24, 2024
Superman by Mark Millar
A collection of stories written by Millar (most having appeared in previous volumes). The stories are thoughtful, action packed and don't patronise their audience. The artwork is smooth, crisp and colourful.
A collection of stories written by Millar (most having appeared in previous volumes). The stories are thoughtful, action packed and don't patronise their audience. The artwork is smooth, crisp and colourful.
October 20, 2025
It’s giving uhhh, mixed bag ☝️🤓
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This decent Mark Millar collection has some pretty decent stories, some I didn’t care for, some I really enjoyed. One I did enjoy was the first comic in the collection, where Superman does what he does best: embodies good, saving lives and not listening to the critics telling him he shouldn’t. Superman to a capital S.
The middle chunk with Superboy and the elseworld story was a bit slow and not my favourite collection of stories, although I didn’t mind the story where a shapeshifting villain captures him and frames him, but the Superman Adventures run. That’s where Mark shines the most writing the character (outside of singular stories like Red Son). With art like the 90’s cartoon and writing that is so fun, hopeful and colourful, that’s where this book shines the most. I love the story about discovering why Lex can’t stand Superman and the collaboration with Batman and Gotham City with the Mad Hatter.
Superman at his core is a character that is good because he is and because he has the abilities to do good. There is no catch, he just is.
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This decent Mark Millar collection has some pretty decent stories, some I didn’t care for, some I really enjoyed. One I did enjoy was the first comic in the collection, where Superman does what he does best: embodies good, saving lives and not listening to the critics telling him he shouldn’t. Superman to a capital S.
The middle chunk with Superboy and the elseworld story was a bit slow and not my favourite collection of stories, although I didn’t mind the story where a shapeshifting villain captures him and frames him, but the Superman Adventures run. That’s where Mark shines the most writing the character (outside of singular stories like Red Son). With art like the 90’s cartoon and writing that is so fun, hopeful and colourful, that’s where this book shines the most. I love the story about discovering why Lex can’t stand Superman and the collaboration with Batman and Gotham City with the Mad Hatter.
Superman at his core is a character that is good because he is and because he has the abilities to do good. There is no catch, he just is.
March 24, 2025
Before Mark Millar became a star in comic writing with hits like Superman: Red Son, Marvel Civil War, and Old Man Logan, he wrote a variety of Superman stories in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They are collected in this volume. The stories are a lot of one-offs. Some of them are really odd and not satisfying, like an Elseworlds-ish story of Harvey Dent as a cop who turns into "Superman" by an intelligence-boosting accident. Another story has Superman blasted into an alternate universe where survivors of Krypton are coming to turn Earth into their new home world by force. In other stories, Superman faces off against Lex Luthor with more or less interesting results. This is a mixed bag that I only found occasionally entertaining.
Not recommended unless you are a Superman completist or a Millar completist.
Not recommended unless you are a Superman completist or a Millar completist.
May 25, 2024
I'll always contend that the best work of Mark Millar's career was his run on "Superman Adventures," and most of this book collects several of those issues. They're outstanding comics.
The book also collects a couple stories from Superman (a good one that sees Lois defending Superman after the Dominus storyline) and DC One Million (unremarkable Superman One Million and Batman One Million first meeting) Secret Files books, and a decent if forgettable "Team Superman" one-shot that has Supergirl, Superboy and Steel aiding Superman against a fairly obvious intergalactic baddie called Anti-Hero.
The book also collects a couple stories from Superman (a good one that sees Lois defending Superman after the Dominus storyline) and DC One Million (unremarkable Superman One Million and Batman One Million first meeting) Secret Files books, and a decent if forgettable "Team Superman" one-shot that has Supergirl, Superboy and Steel aiding Superman against a fairly obvious intergalactic baddie called Anti-Hero.
December 29, 2024
This book collects 12 Superman stories written by Mark Millar. Eight of the stories are from the 'Adventures of Superman' comics that are probably suitable for 12+ readers, though there are also a few more adult stories. 'Future Shock' was probably the most adult of the stories and I found it a bit confusing. But I liked the book as a whole. I like the cartoony style of the 'Adventures of Superman' ones and Millar is one of my favourite comic book writers.
December 22, 2018
A really good collection from various titles over several years that shows how much Millar loves Superman and how much he has a good angle on the character and his supporting cast. He's got a great understanding of Lois and Lex as well. Interesting how he returns to the image of Supes on the moon looking at Earth: once with Lois, another with Krypto.
July 9, 2024
This f%#$ing guy can't even write an adaptation of a children's cartoon (half these issues are literally from the Superman Adventures ongoing) without slipping some needless bit of "edgy", transgressive cruelty into the mix.
Mark Millar sucks.
Mark Millar sucks.
October 1, 2021
Those animated issues especially were among the strongest Superman stories I have read.
January 15, 2022
few stories good but rest are crap.
January 7, 2024
3.5
Superman Adventures art style comics are the better issues in an uneven collection.
Superman Adventures art style comics are the better issues in an uneven collection.
December 17, 2024
Bit of a mix, fairly good
July 16, 2025
The DCAU Superman issues made me feel like a kid again. Would've given it a 5 but, I wasn't really a fan of the other iterations, like the Harvey Dent SuperMan.
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