Superman: Space Age

Paperback
$24.99 US
On sale Mar 04, 2025 | 264 Pages | 9781799500575
Uniting the critically acclaimed writer Mark Russell (One-Star Squadron and The Flintstones) and Eisner-winner Mike Allred (Silver Surfer and Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams) for the first time, this series promises fans an unforgettable journey through U.S. history and culture starring Superman.

2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Limited Series
2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Writer, Mark Russell


Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and there is nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman!  
After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it.  

Collects Superman: Space Age #1-3, the complete story.
Mark Russell is an American author, best known for his satirical graphic novel GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, an irreverent retelling of the Bible. He is also the writer of PREZ and THE FLINTSTONES for DC Comics.

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Uniting the critically acclaimed writer Mark Russell (One-Star Squadron and The Flintstones) and Eisner-winner Mike Allred (Silver Surfer and Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams) for the first time, this series promises fans an unforgettable journey through U.S. history and culture starring Superman.

2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Limited Series
2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Writer, Mark Russell


Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and there is nothing he can do to save it. Sounds like a job for his alter ego…Superman!  
After years of standing idle, the young man from Krypton defies the wishes of his fathers to come out to the world as the first superhero of the Space Age. As each decade passes and each new danger emerges, he wonders if this is the one that will kill him and everyone he loves. Superman realizes that even good intentions are not without their backlash as the world around him transforms into a place as determined to destroy itself as he is to save it.  

Collects Superman: Space Age #1-3, the complete story.

Author

Mark Russell is an American author, best known for his satirical graphic novel GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, an irreverent retelling of the Bible. He is also the writer of PREZ and THE FLINTSTONES for DC Comics.

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