The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Superman

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s (WCL) Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This guide is about the undercover reporter himself, Superman!

Who is Superman?

Sent away in a rocket from the doomed planet Krypton as an infant, Kal-El arrived on Earth and was raised by a kindly couple, who taught him the values of truth and justice. Gaining incredible superpowers under Earth’s yellow sun, he protects his adopted home as Superman, while working for the newspaper 'The Daily Planet' as the reporter Clark Kent.

Updated December 9, 2024
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Superman smashes the Klan : the graphic novel
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Harvey Award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book! The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero, Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home....
Superman : the harvests of youth
Grace, Sina
Paper Book
A grounded and heartbreakingly human story about the legendary Superman as a teenager finding his place in a world filled with death and hate, without losing sight of his greatest power...hope. Despite being a superpowered teenager, high school has been pretty normal for...
Clark & Lex
Reichs, Brendan
Paper Book
Being the only kid with powers is tough...not being able to use them is even worse! Struggling with understanding why his parents demand he hide his amazing superpowers, Clark has no problem using a bit of super-speed or super-strength to give himself that extra edge as...
Superman red and blue
Ridley, John
Paper Book
The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series!   In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series...
Superman. Last son
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Written by Richard Donner & Geoff Johns Art by Adam Kubert Cover by Adam Kubert Collecting Adam Kubert, Richard Donner and Geoff Johns' epic story from ACTION COMICS #844-846, #851 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11. A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman thinks is from Krypton and kicks...
Superman : Brainiac
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Advance-solicited - On sale MARCH 3 - 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US Written by Geoff Johns - Art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal - Cover by Gary Frank The amazing "Brainiac" storyline from ACTION COMICS #866-870 is collected in this spectacular new paperback! This is the hard-hitting story that revitalized...
All-star Superman
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This Eisner Award-Winning story inspires the upcoming film SUPERMAN- LEGACY. The Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new...
Superman, son of Kal-El. Vol. 1, The truth
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
A new Man of Steel for a new era! Jonathan Kent dons his father's cape as the 21st century Superman, from the bestselling writer of DCeased and Injustice! Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He's fought evil with Robin, traveled across galaxies...

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