Superman: Secret Origin

by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank (illustrator)

Genres: Comics

224 pages, Paperback

Published May 27, 2025

About the author

Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.

His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.

Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.

Reviews

[mya]

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[Alberto Reguero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gracias Noelia

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Altra bellissima versione delle origini di Superman con una enfasi leggermente maggiore e più dettagliata su come i signori Kent abbiano influenzato la personalità di Clark e il modo in cui in futuro approccerà il mondo nei panni di Superman. Sempre alla ricerca del buono negli altri, anche quando questi sono i suoi nemici. Simbolo perfetto di speranza.
Veramente magnifica la scrittura di Lex Luthor e la sua capacità di odiare Superman oltre ogni immaginario.
Unica critica che mi sento di dare riguarda la palese voglia di far somigliare il volto di Clark a quello del celebre Christopher Reeve, cosa che da un certo punto di vista ho apprezzato perché molto nostalgica, ma d’altro canto avrei preferito un design più originale.
Per il resto le tavole sono bellissime e gli autori sono stati molto bravi nell’evidenziare la dualità Clark Kent/Superman attraverso le diverse espressioni facciali.

[Juliane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really good, the story managed very well to show how Clark being raised by the Kents influenced his being a superhero while also making it fun to follow his first adventures in Metropolis.
Sometimes it felt like there where more ideas than there was story-space, for example the little excursion into the legion of Super-Heroes was surely important for Clarks path growing up but it definitely would have deserved its own bigger story instead of feeling like it was suddenly thrown in.
I especially liked Lois Lane in this one her assertiveness is impressing though I am beginning to wonder if there is a requirement for her to fall off of a Skyscraper (or similar height) at least once in each story 😆

[Julian Bisarra · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a first time reader for Superman origin story comics book, is very good and I enjoy every single page.
This is giving me a Christopher Reeves Superman movie(1978) and I feel like this comic book is adding more story from the movie. This describes more background for Clark Kent as a kid learning his powers. Also including Clark Kent entering the Daily Planet. I like the colorful graphic design of the book. Overall a good book for a first time reader to pick up