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Reddit mentions of Superman: Birthright

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Found 14 comments on Superman: Birthright:

u/Tigertemprr · 24 pointsr/comicbooks

I personally don't think All-Star Superman is the best place to start for the character. I've seen new readers pick it up and enjoy it, but it probably won't live up to the praise due to unfamiliarity vs the book being a celebration of decades of Superman comics.

Going forward, here are some Superman modern essentials:

u/ThatDerpingGuy · 9 pointsr/movies

A lot of 'I'm not a fan of Superman but it was good' folks here.

Might I suggest some really good Superman comics?

Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1 - Part of DC's New 52 reboot, these comics are by Grant Morrison (who is a great writer and something of an expert on comics, especially Superman) and shows a young Superman at the very beginnings of his superheroics.

All-Star Superman - Another Grant Morrison work, All-Star Superman is an Elseworlds (set outside main canon) that is by and large considered one of the definitive works of Superman stories. A little camp with lots of love given to the Golden and Silver Ages but played straight and fantastic story.

Kingdom Come - Another Elseworlds set in a dark, alternate future, where Clark has given up being Superman and the world pretty much standing on the edge. Amazing art by Alex Ross.

Superman: Red Son - An Elseworlds in which Superman landed in Communist Russia as an infant and raised by the state. The concept is silly but it's honestly a great read.

Superman: Birthright - A retelling and modernization of Superman's origin, it's a pretty good read and probably what Man of Steel is drawing a lot of inspiration from.

Superman Annual #11: "For the Man Who Has Everything" - It's a Superman story written by Alan Moore. I don't want to say anymore due to potential spoilers.

Rubix89 also said "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" which is pretty much a response to the question of 'What's so great about the big blue boyscout in this day and age?'

u/apocalypsenowandthen · 7 pointsr/comicbookmovies
  • The Dark Knight draws heavily from The Long Halloween and plenty of the Joker's lines are taken straight out of a prose issue collected here. There's also the obvious influence of The Killing Joke and The Man Who Laughs. The Killing Joke was also the primary influence on Tim Burton's Batman.

  • Batman Begins draws from a number of stories include Year One, Blind Justice and The Man Who Falls which is collected here.

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier was based on the fairly recent Ed Brubaker run which is phenomenal.

  • The Dark Knight Rises combines elements of Knightfall, No Man's Land and The Dark Knight Returns. The Dark Knight Returns is also a major influence on the upcoming Batman V Superman.

  • The Avengers mainly draws from the original first issue of The Avengers, which is collected here and retold again here in a modern setting, as well as The Ultimates. There are plenty of shots that feel like they were lifted right out of The Ultimates. On a side note, Joss also wrote the introduction to the book years ago and it was through doing this that he figured out exactly why the Avengers work.

  • The X-Men movies tend to draw more from the 80's, especially Chris Claremont's run. X-Men 2 draws heavily from Gods Loves, Man Kills. X-Men 3 is loosely based off of The Dark Phoenix Saga as well as Joss Whedon's relatively recent Astonishing X-Men. The Wolverine draws from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's [Wolverine mini-series] and Days of Future Past is based on, you guessed it, Day of Future Past. Even though X-Men: First Class takes it's name from the comic of the same name it has more in common with the early Stan Lee stuff. X-Men Origins: Wolverine draws from several comics include Wolverine's Origin mini-series and Weapon X. The first X-Men movie isn't really based off any particular arc although it did heavily influence Ultimate X-Men.

  • The upcoming Daredevil TV series seems to be drawing heavily from Frank Miller's run, particularly his origin story The Man Without Fear. While Miller's main run took place in the late 70's/early 80's The Man Without Fear came out in the 90's.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy takes its line-up from the 2004 series but the plot of the movie is all its own.

  • Avenger: Age of Ultron seems to be an original story that's taking it's cues, at least in part, from Ultron Unlimited which is collected here.

  • Man of Steel was heavily influenced by John Byrne's 80's reboot although its structure is heavily modelled on the 2010 graphic novel Earth One. There are also bits and pieces taken from Birthright, Secret Origin and All-Star Superman.

  • Iron Man 3 certainly takes its cues from Extremis but a lot of it is just pure Shane Black. The first Iron Man isn't based on a particular storyline but Tony's origin stuff in Afghanistan is almost identical to the flashbacks in Extremis that revamp Tony's origin for a modern context. Iron Man 2 borrows a little from Demon in a Bottle and Armor Wars but ultimately does its own thing.

  • The writer of the Fantastical Four reboot has mentioned that they've been influenced by Ultimate Fantastic Four.

  • Ant-Man follows an original story but is primarily influenced by the Scott Lang Ant-Man books from the late 70's/early 80's.

  • The Thor movies aren't based on any particular storyline but they are vaguely influenced by Walter Simon's run as well as J. Michael Straczynski's run

  • Green Lantern draws heavily from Geoff John's run, especially his near-perfect origin story Secret Origin

  • AKA Jessica Jones is based on the incredible Alias.

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u/mikerastiello · 6 pointsr/superman
  1. I'd cut the Krypton sequence in the beginning in half, and Jor-El out of the rest of the movie, or explain him on the ship at the end better. They missed a perfect opportunity to say something like "My image and voice are being generated by Brainiac, an artificial intelligence built on Krypton" or something like that. This could have be the starting point for the JL movie, have Brainiac slowly infect his way through Earth's computers and take over.

  2. Superman needed to be more aware of his surroundings and the people in danger. Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow spent time in Avengers helping people who were trapped, that goes a long way. Superman: Birthright did this well.

  3. Jonathan Kent dying is okay, but it has to be in a way that Clark really can't do anything to save him, that's why a heart attack is the perfect death, with all Clark's powers there is nothing he can do. This is an important lesson for him to learn.

  4. Superman killing Zod. This is where the movie lost me from "it's okay, but not great" to "this is a bad Superman movie". Swap Superman out and put in a brand new hero and this movie is an average action flick. We can debate back and forth whether Superman kills (he has, but they have been retconned away several times, except Doomsday), but the fact is he doesn't, and shouldn't. True, he did kill Doomsday, but throughout that whole story we saw Superman (and the JLA) do everything in their power to stop Doomsday, protect innocent people and try to get things under control. To me, I think if Superman killed Doomsday in battle after all that he wouldn't have been in the wrong. If he hadn't died, but Doomsday had, he would have been devastated over the fact that he took a life. The scenes that followed the neck-snapping in MOS were so weird and jarring, they should not have been in the movie. Superman killing Zod in MOS was lazy writing. I still can't believe DC and WB said that was okay.

    (This was me holding back and only focusing on the major issues I had with MOS)
u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/DCcomics

With Superman, I'd say read Superman Birthright then work your way through the recommended reading in the /r/Superman sidebar. If you want something current, read Superman/Wonder Woman (from #1) or Action Comics (from #25). Make sure you read All Star Superman though, it is definitely the best Superman story I've ever read. Do NOT read the main new 52 Superman series. It's bad. Superman: Red Son is really cool too.

With Wonder Woman and Justice League, just start with the New 52 series. Both of those are great.

u/centipededamascus · 5 pointsr/comicbooks

Hey, welcome to /r/comicbooks! This is definitely the place to ask any questions you have about comics!

I think you've got a pretty good list there. Here's a few more of my personal favorites that I think would fit in well with the kind of comics you want:

u/baronobeefdip2 · 4 pointsr/DCcomics

I am a big superman fan (so much so that my golf towel is a superman logo), and the way I got into him wasn't much like everyone did on here from what I can see. Normally before then I batted an eye at things superman since he seemed like a very generic character to me at the time, muscle bound men with capes who wear tights is a tad generic to the casual observer but then I found that Supes was more complex than that. I never really picked up a superman book, let alone read one, until I finished reading Superman: The High-Flying history of America's most enduring hero. Although not a graphic novel liker someone who wanted to get into the comics initially would do, it's basically a character bio depicting the events of what happened to the character, how DC comics was formed, and the lives of those that created him (Jerry Seigal and Joe Schuster). After finishing this book I was hooked, I wanted to know more about superman. I know it's not cannon but I got hooked on smallville, believing that it was canon for a short time given it's consistency starting out with the entire superman mythos in other media (grew up on farm, wasn't told he was an alien until well into his childhood etc). Now without further ado, I am going to run through some of the best superman stories and some of the worst (or comically amusing if you're looking for a laugh).

The Good

  • Superman: Secret Origin : If you are looking for an origin story, and this one is considered to be the most modern and maybe the official origin story for the man of steel (although I could be wrong, somebody challenge me on this if I am) and frankly I am quite enjoying it. It has elements from the Smallville TV show even though the creative team that made it wanted it to stand alone from the TV show, even though there are some key elements that deviates it from the TV show. My only problem, The time in which the events transpired from issue to issue skip, one issue he could be in his pre-teens, the next he is a young adult working at the planet. If you are looking for such an origin story this one is for you.

  • Superman: Birthright: Another origin story, it's not secret origin, and it has no familiar attributes like it either. Instead we are thrust into Clark's life as a journalist before he comes home to make the decision to help others and prepare his superman attire. I am still reading this one as well but I haven't had the time to finish anything. Anyway, be sure to give this one a try.

  • Superman: Earth One: Another origin story, I am starting to set a pattern here. This Superman is a more complex and to many a much more satisfying take on the character since we get a version of Clark going through the motions of growing up and deciding what he wants to do with his life. Also some other things that revolve around the life of Clark Kent to become superman.

  • Superman: Secret Identity: Last one, I promise. This book is neither in canon, nor does it strike any familiarity with other superman books. Instead we are thrust into a universe where Superman exists in comic books much like ours, and the book itself revolves around a kid named Clark Kent who is routinely picked on for sharing the secret identity for the man of steel. This book is interesting in the fact that it focuses more on Superman's secret identity as if it was given more focus and attention as his superhero career.

  • Superman: Red Son: So, what would happen when Superman err Clark Kent was brought up and raised by the Soviet Union? Read this one to find out. The primary themes to this story are the topics of nature vs nurture, plus abuse of power.

  • Superman: Peace on Earth: Alex Ross fan? Let's just say that whenever Superman decides to try to create peace on earth it doesn't always goes according to plan. This book explores superman's attempts to do just that but with resistance in his efforts. This book's primary message is that global issues are more complicated than they seem, much so that even a being like superman can't easily solve them.

  • Superman: Kingdom Come: Superman and the rest of the justice league come out of retirement to stop the bad guys. Personally, I wasn't aware that superman aged until I was told about this issue.

  • The Death of Superman: People are going to attack me in saying that this was only acclaimed and sold enormous amounts of copies because DC wanted to boost sales and that it occurred during an era where the comic book bubble was about to pop. From an investment standpoint the issues that make up this book might not be worth anything if you are a trader but many have found this one hard to put down

    The Bad

  • Try reading the material for the flagship New 52 title, I dare you.

  • DC Archives: Superman: I might be being cruel here but this book is a collection of the Golden age superman. It's definitely not the best thing you can read if you are getting into superman, but it's an amusing look into the character's publication past where he was a psychopath with Intermittent Explosive Disorder who always used violence to get his way. It carries very little narrative for an actual story but keep in mind that Joe and Jerry were highschool kids when they wrote and illustrated this.

u/nullmiah · 4 pointsr/superman

Birthright

u/JacksonHammer · 3 pointsr/superman

In addition to the ones suggested by others. The following are origin stories and each are pretty good in their own right.

  • Secret Identity - Brilliant story about a real life guy named Clark Kent who is sick of the comparison.
  • Man of Steel Byrne remake - This is the Superman I grew up with. Super relatable. Limited power set.
  • Birthright - Mark Waid's stab at updating and combining the origins of the silver age & byrne reboot.
  • Earth One vol 1 and 2 Cool other universe story. Shane Davis is fantastic.
  • Secret Origin Geoff Johns's attempt at a soft reboot a few years after Waid's Birthright.

    The following are pretty good at diving into what makes the character great

  • Kingdom Come - This is an awesome Mark Waid Elseworlds / What If kinda story that has a lot of different themes going on in it. Alex Ross at his best.
  • Search for Krypronite - This gives a good example of the dynamic between Supes and Bats and Shane Davis's art is amazing.
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part - Story's a little cheesy and the art is an acquired taste but this shows a nice peek into the Lois / Clark relationship
  • Critical Condition - The first half of this book is awesome as Batman helps a sickly Superman find a missing Lois. Beautiful characterization. The second half is kinda lame.

u/mogar01 · 2 pointsr/comicbooks

Introduction to Comics


How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems

Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?

Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.

Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.

Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.

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u/Downey17 · 2 pointsr/comicbooks
  • Well, there's always Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, one of the more popular Batman stories.

  • For Daredevil, there are a couple of different stories you could read. There's Daredevil: Yellow, part of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's colour series (I think Hulk: Gray is an origin story too, but I know that Spider-Man: Blue is not), and there's also Frank Miller and JRJR's The Man Without Fear. There's also Battlin' Jack Murdock, but that's not really about Daredevil so much as it's about his father, but it's an enjoyable read. I'm not sure how well these 3 stories fit together, with regards to contradicting each other, though.

  • For Wolverine, there's Wolverine: Origin, which reveals his childhood and the first manifestation of his powers (Not to be confused with Wolverine: Origins, which was either a story arc or its own series, I'm not sure). Then there's Wolverine: Weapon X, by Barry Windsor-Smith, which is the story of him getting his claws. And again, not to be confused with a different Wolverine: Weapon X, which was an ongoing series.

  • I think Superman: Birthright is the big Superman origin book, but I'm not completely sure, not a big supes fan.

    Edit: Added some links to clarify, just 'cause I'm such a chill guy. Also, there are some other DC Year One books, definitely Green Arrow and Batgirl, probably some more.
u/drock45 · 2 pointsr/DCcomics

Welcome to the club! Of course the "required reading" (the best of the best) for Superman is All-Star Superman, Superman: Secret Identity, Superman: Red Son, Superman: Birthright, and Superman: Secret Origin. Those are the real creme dela creme. Happy reading!

u/Killercroc22 · 1 pointr/DCcomics

This is one of the origin stories, but it's not my favourite. I like it quite a bit, but I think Superman : Birthright is the best origin story for the character.


Here is a link :


https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401202527/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485867965&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=superman+birthright

u/Join_You_In_The_Sun · 1 pointr/movies

I am not an expert, but my expert friend recommended Birthright not only because it's excellent but also because David Goyer and company pulled a lot from it for MAN OF STEEL.