Scott Snyder. Jim Lee. Superman Unchained.
The Man of Steel by two all-star creative superstars.
The entire nine-issue epic arrives in a deluxe hardcover this week.
With chilling sagas Batman, Swamp Thing and The Wake – how dark did Snyder make this Superman story?
“I really like stories where characters are challenged by their worst fears. Superman is facing someone new and it’s going to shake him. It’s not horror, and there’s humor between the characters, but it’s definitely about dealing with something that frightens him.
This is basically the Superman story I would tell if I could only do one. It’s got the full cast and Lex Luthor, but also newpsychological elements that I don’t think people have really seen with Superman before.” Snyder told Comic Book Resources.
The battle began with the 75th Anniversary of Superman and the release of Man of Steel. Scott Snyder (Batman) revealed The Ascension and the government’s own Super Man known as the Wraith. It’s been an uneasy alliance between Clark and Wraith which exploded into an incredible battle. The battle in the Batcave will make you beg DC to let Snyder and Lee to write Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman again and again.
This is a strong story for Lois Lane as she uncovered her father’s connection to the top secret program but it all comes down to the greatest power broker – Lex Luthor.
When the finale arrives here’s how Snyder reflected on the story:
“For me, Superman Unchained is kind of the Superman story I wanted to do if I only ever got one chance to write Superman story in my whole life. So it’s kind of everything I love about the character. Everything I’m interested in in one place. It’s really easy to pick up and read even if you’ve never read a Superman comic before. And where we are with this one — with the finale — basically the story centers on Superman’s discovery that the American government discovered an alien not unlike Superman back in 1938. Which was actually when the first Superman comic was published,” Scott Snyder told Hitfix.
“So the American government discovered an alien that had a similar physiology as Superman, but it was from a different solar system. Since 1938 the alien has been secretly been working for the government. He shaped a lot of what I call “the landscape.” And so the accusation against Superman is really about this question. “Is that is what Superman does in the world enough? Is he really a person or a hero to look up to or is he someone who shies away from doing the tough things in order to save kittens from trees and that kind of stuff?”
The story challenges people to look at what Superman does in the modern world and it challenges Superman to look at himself in the mirror and decide whether or not what he’s been doing is enough. And ultimately it’s really a celebration of Superman where I think — not to get too much away — it’s ultimately a big affirmation in celebration of the kinds of choices Superman makes. Hopefully it shows why he’s one of the most inspiring heroes out there, because he’s not like this other sort of secret Superman that’s been working for the government.”
Superman Unchained the deluxe hardcover edition arrives this week. You can order here.
By Editor