The critically acclaimed team behind the smash hit Doomsday Clock, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, redefine the origins of Superman for a new era!
Superstars Geoff Johns and Gary Frank chronicle Clark Kent's journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis in a story providing a whole new look at the beginnings of your favorite characters from the Superman family.
Superman: Secret Origin kicks off as a young Clark Kent awkwardly discovers his new abilities while growing up in Smallville. Will he be able to accept his true origins as the last son of a dead planet?
Witness a whole new take on the beginnings of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Lois Lane, Metallo, Jimmy Olsen, the Parasite and more of your favorite characters from the Superman family. Superman: Secret Origins is a look at the mythic past of the Man of Steel, with an eye toward the future.
Collects Superman: Secret Origin #1-6.
Geoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of the New York Times best-selling graphic novels Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac and Batman: Earth One, which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming Green Lantern into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in comics.
Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting and film at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he became an assistant to Richard Donner, director of Superman: The Movie. He and his mentor Donner later co-wrote Superman: Last Son, featuring the return of General Zod.
Johns has written for other media, including episodes of Smallville, Arrow and Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, for which he was nominated along with his co-writers for an Emmy. Johns was an executive producer on the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and co-wrote the 2017 hit Justice League as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 film starring Gal Gadot. Johns currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
ISBN: 9781401295165
Author: Geoff Johns
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 10 December 2019
Publisher: DC
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (mm): 284 x 188 x 17
Weight (kg): 0.726
