Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the critically lauded 4issue prestige format miniseries written by kurt busiek jla. For the vast majority of my comic book reading life, i have viewed. As noted above, this is far from the first time this has happened. Stuart immonen in a clever twist on supermans archetypal origins, kurt busiek sets his oneoff, noncanonical superman story in a. Secret identity stands as not so much a remake as a homage to that original story, and one that, as busiek explains in the foreword, became less and less of a remake the more he delved into the story, which will, on its surface, sound very familiar to anyone who read the preceding paragraph. Supermans secret identity the jewish origins of our comic. Disconnected from a wider dc universe, this take on superman feels more genuine and more lifeaffirming than most that have come out since. Mar 27, 2020 today, we continue our surprisingly extensive look at pete ross and his knowledge of superman s secret identity by revealing when a writer finally had superman discover that pete knew his secret identity. It was first published monthly, starting january 2004. In fact, secret identity might be one of the best superman books ever written. Top 11 times supermans secret identity was exposed in comic.
In his long comics career, superman has revealed his alter ego to many people in his lives in fits and startslike his allies. No more nonprescription glasses and combing back the s. In these pages he ages from teenhood to a ripe old age, and we see the generational shifts thru his eyes. Secret identity by kurt busiek is one of those tales that takes a sideways view of the current comic book mythos surrounding the kryptonian and lets us view a different side of what it is to be superman. Jan 19, 2015 critics will say that superman is a boring character because he lacks emotionis too powerfultoo good of a person. Superman has been around since 1938, so it is hard to imagine something that has not been done, including revealing his secret identity. Secret identity collects the critically lauded miniseries written by kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city with stellar art by stuart. In a superman comic out today, the man of steel reveals his secret identity to the public. Superman to reveal his secret identity to the world. After years of being stymied by clark kents clever glasses and tousled.
Superman secret identity deluxe edition penguin books australia. Well, superman kept his secret pretty well in his comic book world until now. Its a clever book bursting with heart anchored by beautiful, subtle art that creates a fully realized person and follows them through his entire life. Inspired by a crisis on infinite earths tiein featuring the superboy of earthprime the good one and not the bad one of infinite crisis, superman. In their latest look at unresolved comic book stories, csbg spotlights an unresolved tale involving pete ross, the legion and superman. Secret identity is a comic book miniseries, taking place in an alternate reality in which all the familiar dc comics superheroes are just comic book. Secret identity is a comic book miniseries, taking place in an alternate reality in which all the familiar dc comics superheroes are just comic book characters, much like on earthprime. Oct 18, 2019 superman s secret identity to be revealed to the world again.
Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the critically lauded 4issue miniseries written by kurt. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in prestige format, written by kurt busiek and illustrated by stuart immonen. Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Superman s secret identity to be revealed to the world again. Its a move that dc has explored before in both 1991 superman revealing his secret to lois lane and 2015 lois revealing supermans secret to the world via a newspaper article, but comic book. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in prestige format. How did pete ross knowing supermans secret identity save. Secret identity, busiek and immonen present the ideal of superman in our world, facing the same problems each and every one of us face. Maggin, wells first appeared in maggins novel superman. Supermans secret identity the jewish origins of our comicbook superheroes march 8, 2016 oakland university religious studies and center for religious understanding superman, batman, captain america, spiderman, the hulk, the fantastic four, the avengers and the original. Superman reveals his identity to spoiler in the best way. Kristin wells is a comic book character, the secret identity of one version of dc comics superwoman. But the latest comic book storyline has exposed clark kent. Supermans revealing his secret identity again this december.
We follow the course of his life and his attempts to create a normal life for himself while balancing out the extraordinary gifts he possesses. Since the characters introduction in 1938 77 years ago, superman has always hidden behind the secret identity of clark kent. Secret identity is the story of a boy named clark kent in a world like ours where superman is fictional who discovers that he truly has powers like his namesake. Set in the real world, secret identity examines the life of a young kansas man with the unfortunate name of clark kent. The series was written by geoff johns and illustrated by gary frank, featuring the superhero superman. At its heart, secret identity is a modern update of superboy prime a character who got an actual modern update in the form of a petulant internet. He was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1933 and debuted in comic books in 1938. From love to horror as batmans biggest fan becomes.
Part one delves into his teenage years and his feelings of loneliness and alienation. Superman will reveal his secret identity to the world next month in the pages of his selftitled series from dc comics. Secret origin was a sixissue monthly american comic book limited series published by dc comics. Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the critically lauded.
The superboyprime character was the inspiration for kurt busieks miniseries superman. Stuart immonen collects the fourstory miniseries about clark kents life as superman, and his struggle to maintain his secret identity as a boy, a man, a father and finally, a grandfather. Youre young, living in kansas, and you want to be a writer. All clark wants is to be a writer, but his daily life is filled with the taunts and jibes of his peers, comparing him to that other clark kentthe one with superpowers. When did superman discover that pete ross knew his secret. Rob stewart looks back at the 2004 kurt busiek minseries superman. The story featured the definitive origin of superman for the modern, post infinite crisis dc universe continuity, starting with clark. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Supermans secret identity is revealed to the world in. Set in the real world, secret identity examines the life of a young kansas man. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in prestige format, written by kurt busiek. Secret identity offers a compelling story about how an ordinary teen named clark kent discovers he has superpowers. Secret identity is a 2004 elseworld story based on the idea behind superboyprime from crisis on infinite earths, but executed as a standalone noncanonical story without ties to the larger dc universe. Superman is one of the most wellknown characters in todays popular culture.
One boy, whose name is clark kent, discovers that he has supermans superpowers, for some unknown reason. Dont believe the hype about superman revealing his secret. Supermans secret identity to be revealed to the world again. Supermans secret identity wont be secret anymore the. Nov 09, 2019 rob stewart looks back at the 2004 kurt busiek minseries superman. Mar 25, 2020 how did pete ross knowing superman s secret identity save superman s life. Secret identity comic online free and high quality. Nov 26, 2010 in 2004, writer kurt busiek and artist stuart immonen won accolades for their miniseries superman. The prestigeformat comic told the story of a clark kent who lived in a world.