Superman: Earth One
| Superman: Earth One | |
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Cover for Superman: Earth One by Shane Davis.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Earth One (DC Comics) |
| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a set of graphic novels. |
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| Publication date |
(Volume 1) October 2010 (Volume 2) October 2012 (Volume 3) February 2015 |
| Main character(s) | Superman |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Penciller(s) |
Shane Davis Ardian Syaf |
| Inker(s) | Sandra Hope |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Leigh |
| Colorist(s) | Barbara Ciardo |
| Editor(s) |
Eddie Berganza Adam Schlagman |
Superman: Earth One is a series of graphic novels written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Shane Davis. The first volume was published in the US in 2010 by DC Comics, and in the UK in 2011 by Titan Books. Superman: Earth One was the inaugural title of the new, ongoing graphic novel series Earth One.
Superman: Earth One Volume Two was released on October 31, 2012. Superman: Earth One Volume Three was released on February 4, 2015, but Ardian Syaf illustrated the book instead of Davis.
Writer J. Michael Straczynski said the project was a dream come true, as writing Superman was among his plans which also included Babylon 5. Two years before its publication, Straczynski announced he had signed a contract with DC Comics. Before Straczynski's announcement, he had kept the project secret while he worked on the Red Circle characters and The Brave and the Bold.
Straczynski used his experiences as a journalist to add detail to the Daily Planet environment, for example, the character Jimmy Olsen, called Jim in the books, is depicted as tougher and smarter than his mainstream counterpart. Straczynski wanted to retell the beginning of Clark Kent's transition to Superman, and explore possible alternatives to Clark becoming a superhero. Straczynski said; "he [Kent] could have been rich as an athlete, researcher, any number of things. There's a flashback scene to when Martha Kent finishes his uniform and gives it to him as a gift, hoping he'll go that way. He looks at it and says, in essence, 'Shouldn't there be a mask?' She says no, that 'when people see how powerful you are, all the things you can do, they're going to be terrified ... unless they can see your face, and see there that you mean them no harm. The mask ... is that what you're going to have to wear the rest of your life.'" Straczynski introduced a new villain character with a connection to Krypton, who was used to explain its destruction.
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