Superman 1: Before Truth - Hardcover

Yang, Gene Luen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1401259812 ISBN 13: 9781401259815

Publisher: Dc Comics, 2016

Synopsis

POWERLESS, EXPOSED — BUT STILL THE WORLD’S GREATEST HERO!
 
Superman is going through some changes. First, there’s his new “solar flare” power, which releases tremendous amounts of energy but leaves him functionally human—fragile, vulnerable, prone to hangovers—for 24 hours.
 
But an even bigger change is coming. A new company called Hordr has sprung up, and its business is secrets. If you have one that you want to keep hidden, Hordr can control you—and no one has a bigger secret than Clark Kent.
 
Now, Hordr is threatening to expose Clark’s alter ego unless he does everything they command. Will Superman play into the hands of blackmailers to keep his loved ones out of danger? And if the truth that Superman has been hiding is exposed, will it set him free—or ruin his life?
 
A new era for the Man of Steel begins here—crafted by National Book Award nominated writer Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and legendary artists John Romita, Jr. (Kick-Ass, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Klaus Janson (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS). Collects issues #40-44 and the 8-page SUPERMAN story from DIVERGENCE: FCBD SPECIAL EDITION #1.

About this title

About the Author

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels over fifteen years ago. In 2006, his bookAmerican Born Chinese was published by First Second Books.  It became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album - New. In 2013, First Second Books released Boxers & Saints, his two-volume graphic novel about the Boxer Rebellion. Boxers & Saintswas nominated for a National Book Award and won the L.A. Times Book Prize.

His other works include the comics continuation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Currently, he writes SUPERMAN for DC Comics.

Review

“SUPERMAN is in good hands as Gene Luen Yang and John Romita, Jr. kick off a bold new storyline for the Man of Steel.” —IGN
 
“Gene Luen Yang makes a bold impression in his DC debut, tackling the biggest superhero of them all with confidence.” —Tech Times
 
“Hopefully, Yang and Porter will get to continue this new trend for a while; "Superman" as a comic should engage the reader's imagination and harness the power of stories, and that's exactly what we're getting here.”—Comic Book Resources
 
 “A fun ride and one that adds a new level of energy into the story of the new Man of Tomorrow.”—Newsarama 

About this edition

• Publisher: Dc Comics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1401259812
• ISBN 13: 9781401259815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Illustrator: Romita John Jr., Janson Klaus, Hanna Scott