Superman: Earth One (Hardcover)

from SoulFlower1981

This was a very unconventional "Superman" book and I enjoyed it as a result. It was interesting to see them go from this "cool guy" motif to this "geek boy" status by the end of the book. It was also interesting that the story was set in a more modern day era where there were characters that refe...

from silversurfer

J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, joins forces with rising star artist Shane Davis (SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE) to create this original graphic novel that gives new insight into Clark Kent's transformation into Superman and his first year as The Man of Steel. This ...

from savageknight

I had to admit to being very hesitant in picking up this book. Not because I'm not a fan of JMS or of Superman, but rather because I'm quite weary of "reboots" and re-tellings of legends. Thus, it was only after many months of hearing how great a story this was that I gave in and bought a copy. I...

from burnit99

A retelling of Superman's origin story, with some quite welcome humanizing of an iconic figure. No major changes to the storyline, except perhaps for the primary cause of Krypton's destruction. The main shift here is one of style; Clark has quite the growing pains here as he tries to choose his p...

from devilwrites

The premise: ganked from publisher's website: Forget everything you know about The Man of Steel and brace yourself for a staggering new take on the world's most popular Super Hero. Best-selling, Hugo Award-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski (BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Thor, Babylon 5) and red-hot ris...