I don't think I loved Superman before Tommy started SIB. I always liked him, as a kid I hated having blonde curly hair because I wanted to be like Clark Kent. Or maybe it was Bruce Wayne. But this is a Superman blog, so CK it is!
But yeah, until Tommy went all Yay Superman, I didn't quite realize how much I love him.
My favourite Superman books (so far) is probably a tie between Superman For All Seasons, Superman: Birthright and, of course, All Star Superman.
Superman For All Seasons is really Loeb at his best. Each season focuses on a different character, Spring for Jonathan , Summer for Lois Lane, Fall for Lex Luthor and Winter for Lana Lang. Just great stuff, with terrific art by Tim Sale.
Superman: Birthright is of course Mark Waid's turn to do the origin of Superman, incorporating some elements from (ugh) Smallville, but he manages to pull it off. It's a shame that DC doesn't let Waid write Superman full time. I think it could easily be a definitive run if he ever did.
All Star Superman you all know, Morrison and Quitely doing their thing. AWESOMELY.
Just a fantastic story, where Morrison cherry picks his favourite weird events from past Superman comics.
All three of these books focus on either the early days of Superman or the core of the character, the core heroics.
Youri Zoutman is one of the reasons SIB is here. He's SIB family. His enthusiasm and support early on was one of the things that's kept me writing this thing, and he is awesome. You can follow him and his adventures at his blog here.
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