Superman '78: The Metal Curtain

Illustrated by Gavin Guidry
Paperback
$19.99 US
On sale Oct 08, 2024 | 136 Pages | 978-1-77952-782-0
The hit series Superman ’78, set in the universe of the iconic 1978 Superman film, returns with a story that introduces Superman's foe Metallo!

When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about?

As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power!
Robert Venditti is the New York Times bestselling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci-fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, the first installment of which was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. He also writes the graphic novel adaptations of Rick Riordan's bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels. His most recent projects include X-O Manowar, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, and The Flash.

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The hit series Superman ’78, set in the universe of the iconic 1978 Superman film, returns with a story that introduces Superman's foe Metallo!

When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about?

As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power!

Author

Robert Venditti is the New York Times bestselling author of The Homeland Directive and the sci-fi graphic novel series The Surrogates, the first installment of which was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. He also writes the graphic novel adaptations of Rick Riordan's bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels. His most recent projects include X-O Manowar, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, and The Flash.

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