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Since his first comic appearance, Superman has been one of the most iconic heroes in fiction. Known for his wholesome nature, immense levels of power and genre-defining origins, the Man of Steel has been written into some of the best stories in comics history. While many of his best tales come from his first half-century in the 1900s, there's no shortage of instant-classic Superman comics from the modern and post-Rebirth era.

Superman's recent history has been contentious, and always controversial, but many stories, events, and series have become almost universally loved. While not every one may rank among the greatest Superman comics of all time, they still stand out as some of the best-written tales in print. For those looking to see the best of Kal-El in the modern world, we've asssembled a list of the best modern Superman comics fans should be reading right now.

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Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1 captures the charm and optimism of the original Donnerverse films, delighting fans with its amazing and entertaining opening chapter. The story seamlessly integrates the Cold War feeling of the early 80s into the Superman film narrative, while also offering a new-reader friendly Superman story that captures the spirit and tone of the original movies. Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1 is an entertaining and well-constructed beginning that captures the cozy appeal of the original films, promising a lot of fun and action down the line for Superman fans.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1!The charm and optimism of the Donnerverse returns in the debut issue of Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1. Robert Venditti and Gavin Guidry team up for a new chapter in the world popularized by Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel. Fans will delight at this...

Dark Horse Comics' Subgenre #1, by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres, is an offbeat detective story that will captivate mystery fans. The preview raises intriguing questions about the mysterious case that Detective Verge takes on for Decipher Cosmics and the connection to Ronnie Lake. Subgenre, part of Matt Kindt's Flux House imprint, promises to deliver dramatic shifts in tone and art, keeping readers eager for what lies ahead.

Warning! Contains preview pages for Subgenre #1!Screen Rant has an exclusive preview of Dark Horse Comics' Subgenre #1 by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres. The latest release from Kindt's creator-owned imprint Flux House is an offbeat detective story that will have mystery fans eager to check out the bizarre case Kindt and Torres have in store.

Fans of Matt Kindt may be familiar with the creator-owned imprint he launched under Dark Horse Comics, Flux House. The imprint was inspired by Fluxus, an avant-garde movement...

Netflix has extended its multi-year partnership with Dark Horse Entertainment, through which Dark Horse gives the streamer a first look at IP for film and TV. Among their active development slate is a “Bang!” movie starring Idris Elba and “Mind Mgmt” from Curtis Gwinn.

“Bang!” is based on the comic series of the same name by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres and will be directed by David Leitch. In the film, when a terrorist cult sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, the world’s most celebrated spy is sent to track down and kill the author responsible. Kindt and Zak Olkewicz serve as writers. Producers include Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg for Dark Horse; Leitch and Kelly McCormick for 87 North; and Idris Elba.

“Mind Mgmt” is also based on comics by Kindt. The series will follow a young woman who...

Netflix and Dark Horse Entertainment have inked a multi-year, first-look film and TV deal extending their creative partnership, at the same time announcing the launch of development on two new projects—a film titled Bang! and a series called Mind Mgmt.

In the former spy thriller, based on the comic series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres, a terrorist cult sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, with the world’s most celebrated spy then being sent to track down and kill the author responsible. Idris Elba (The Harder They Fall) will star in the film, written by Kindt (Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe) and Zak Olkewicz, which reunites the latter with director David Leitch following their work on Sony’s actioner Bullet Train. Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg will produce for Dark Horse, along with Leitch and Kelly McCormick for 87 North,...

Netflix and comic book publisher Dark Horse Entertainment have extended their partnership with a multiyear agreement will continue to give Netflix a first look at its IP for both film and TV. They’ve also announced several new projects, including “Bang!,” a feature starring Idris Elba and directed by David Leitch, based on the comic series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres.

The new arrangement comes as the third season of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” based on the popular Dark Horse comic book series, reached the Netflix Global Top 10 in TV in 91 countries with 283.55 million hours viewed in its first four weeks (as of July 17).

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Among the projects in active development are “Bang!,” which is described as a “stylish spy thriller” and is being written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz. The official...

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Idris Elba and David Leitch are teaming up for Bang! from Dark Horse Entertainment and headed to Netflix.

Concrete Cowboy star Elba will feature in the spy thriller, with Leitch directing after his work on Bullet Train and Deadpool 2. Based on the comic series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres, the feature adaptation will be written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz.

Bang! will portray a terrorist cult that sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, just as the world’s most celebrated spy is sent to track down and kill the author responsible. The Bang! producers are Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg for Dark Horse, Leitch and Kelly McCormick for 87 North and Elba.

As they extend their creative partnership, Netflix and Dark Horse Entertainment are also at work on Mind Mgmt, a series...

Somehow, Richard Donner’s beloved 1978 Superman: The Movie didn’t spawn a successful franchise. A lovingly made celebration of the Man of Steel, featuring arguably the most perfectly cast superhero movie lead of all time in Christopher Reeve, immediately ran into directorial, financial, and creative trouble with its sequel, and the franchise ultimately sputtered out with 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

But Donner’s vision and Reeve’s performance were so definitive that they’ve influenced every new take on Superman since, from comics to TV and back to the big screen. But fans still dream of what other, better sequels could have looked like, and DC has answered the question with Superman ’78 by Robert Venditti and Wilfredo Torres.

Venditti, a longtime comics writer with wildly successful runs on characters like Hawkman, Green Lantern, and, yes, Superman under his belt, has always had an affinity for the Reeve era.

Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Wilfredo Torres | Published by DC Comics

If ever there was a book I was guaranteed to review, it was this one. I cannot put into words how much I love the original Superman film, and the Christopher Reeve version of both Kal-El and Clark Kent. I first saw it as a young kid and was absolutely mesmerised by it. I have watched it literally hundreds of times down the years. Reviewing this book was an obvious slam dunk. Why Superman ’78 though? Those nostalgia dollars. DC have put out a few of these nostalgia fest books, Adam West’s Batman and Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman notably, and all have been hugely entertaining. There’s clearly a huge audience for these books, one of which is typing this. Superman ’78 though is the big one. The film literally changed superhero movies and DC Comics with its release,...

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Superheroes have a long history. After flying onto the scene more than eight decades ago, led by Superman, along with fellow octogenarians Batman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America, the pantheon of capes-and-tights characters has expanded to include countless more. And as legendary creators made their mark across decades, the origins and powers of these icons transformed almost as frequently as their costumes.

Meanwhile, the superhero team The Union, from the comic book saga Jupiter’s Legacy, have 90 years of consistent fictional history, with a singular overarching story, envisioned by one man: Mark Millar.

After discovering both Superman and Spider-Man comics the same day, at the age of four in Scotland (where he grew up), the now 51-year-old writer would go on to make a significant impact on the superpowered set. But he wanted his own pantheon.

And with Jupiter’s Legacy, Mark Millar has created a long...

Still considered the benchmark of superhero cinema, two DC classics will continue on in the pages of new comics coming our way soon. Sure, Richard Donner's 1978 Superman and Tim Burton's 1989 Batman saw multiple sequels. But these new stories will be a continuation of what happened in the original movies before their follow-ups ever hit the screen.

Superman and Batman are two of the most beloved and iconic superheroes ever created. So it's no surprise that DC Comics is finding new ways to explore their ever-ongoing stories. Though continuing their adventures from the original blockbuster movies is a unique and new idea. Both of these new comics will be firmly set in the worlds originally created by directors Richard Donner and Tim Burton.

Both Superman '78 and Batman '89 will be part of the ongoing digital-first comic series. Rob Venditti wrote the story for Superman '78, which features art by Wilfredo Torres.

Dark Horse Comics has announced a third printing for spy thriller "Bang!" #1, written by Matt Kindt and illustrated by Wilfredo Torres, featuring a new cover by David Rubin, available April 1, 2020:

"...a top secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her 60;s who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all. All connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it..."

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Dark Horse Comics has announced a second printing of the action, mystery and altered reality title "Bang!" #1, from writer Matt Kindt and illustrator Wilfredo Torres, with a new cover by Denys Cowman, available February 26, 2020:

"...a best-of-the-best secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her 60's who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all...

"And they're all connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it..."

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Dark Horse Comics' "The Quantum Age" #5, now available, is written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Wilfredo Torres:

"...in a journey through time via the 'Para-Zone', our heroes confront crucial characters from the 'Black Hammer-verse'.

"Ten years ago, 'Black Hammer' and six other superheroes had saved 'Spiral City' from the 'Anti-God', but in process became trapped in 'Rockwood', a timeless 'Twilight Zone-ish' town. 

"Shortly after the heroes arrive, Black Hammer dies. In the present, the six heroes live on Black Hammer farm with very little hope of ever escaping Rockwood..."

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Jupiter’s Circle #3

Written by Mark Millar

Art by Wilfredo Torres, Davide Gianfelice, Francesco Mortarino

Colors by Ive Svorcina

Published by Image Comics

Since 2007, when Joe Quesada and Marvel editorial broke up the marriage of Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson in “One More Day”, superhero marriages (happy or unhappy) have become exceedingly rare with initiatives, like the New 52, bringing in younger, unattached versions of iconic characters, like Superman, The Flash, and Green Arrow. In Jupiter’s Circle #3, writer Mark Millar and artist Wilfredo Torres (with help from artists Davide Gianfelice and Francesco Mortarino) say, “To hell with this” and tell the story of Flare, a superhero with a wife and kids who love him. But he meets a blonde, 19 year old grocery clerk’ wannabe crime fighter named April Kelly, who turns his world upside down. The tension in this issue isn’t between superheroes and the government, like in the previous two issues,...

Mark Millar's Jupiter's Legacy is being adapted for film.

The Kick-Ass co-creator will team with Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to bring his recent series to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Millar teamed with acclaimed All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely on the comic.

It centres around the children of a group of superheroes who received their powers in the 1920s after discovering a mysterious island.

The comic follows the antics of their offspring, who fail to live up to their heroic legacies.

A prequel spinoff, Jupiter's Circle, debuted this week with art by Wilfredo Torres.

"What appealed to me was the emotional weight of the family dynamic in Shakespearean fashion," said di Bonaventura. "It is also unique in a world where there are many similar superhero movies and IP."

Di Bonaventura is also developing Millar and Duncan Fegredo's Mph into a movie.

Jupiter’s Circle #1

Written by Mark Millar

Art by Wilfredo Torres

Colors by Ive Svorcina

Published by Image Comics

Jupiter’s Circle #1 is a prequel to Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s Jupiter’s Legacy, a superhero family saga with an epic sociopolitical scope. It shows what Utopian, Walter, and their friends in the Union were up to in the late-1950s during the time of Eisenhower, the early seasons of Mad Men, and the Silver Age of Comics when superheroes returned to prominence. Artist Wilfredo Torres captures the bright, cheery, and yes, cheesy feel of this era with the characters’ garish costumes, wacky gadgets, and the giant space squid (colored in an electric blue from Ive Svorcina) the team fights. However, writer Mark Millar goes beneath the lantern jawed faces, form-fitting tights, and fisticuffs to explore the heroes’ personalities. There are six members of Union, and there simply isn...