DC Comics has dropped more info in its "Summer of Superman" publishing initiative for 2025, celebrating Superman's legacy.
The key titles for the "Summer of Superman" are Action Comics, Superman, and Superman Unlimited. Other titles in the "Summer of Superman" include Summer of Superman Special #1, Superman: The World, and Superman's Good Guy Gang. Also, April 18, 2025, marks Superman Day, with it's own list of curated titles.
Summer of Superman Special #1 from Dan Slott, Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, and Jorge Jiménez is an oversized issue that will tell a story in three acts. "The wedding of Lana Lang and John Henry Irons (a.k.a. Steel) serves as the backdrop for an outpouring of love and support from family and friends. However, their big day will also be big trouble, as threats from the past, present and future will spawn major new conflicts for the Superman family." (DC Comics)
Summer of Superman Special #1 goes on sale on April 16, 2025, and features a main cover by Jorge Jiménez and variant covers by Alexander Lozano, John Giang, Mahmud Asrar, Dan Jurgens, and Chrissie Zullo-Uminga.
Action Comics #1085, from G. Willow Wilson and Gavin Guidry, has Lois Lane sending Superman "to a scientific outpost in the Arctic to investigate a new technology that promises to halt global warming. But when Superman arrives, he quickly finds out that the outpost has been plagued by a villain who plans to melt humanity’s hopes for survival.
Action Comics #1085, featuring a main cover by Brad Walker and variant covers by Davide Paratore, Cully Hamner, and Danny Earls, goes on sale on April 9, 2025.
Superman #25 is an oversized issue from writer Joshua Williamson and artists Dan Mora, Eddy Barrows, and Eber Ferreira that celebrates the last two years of Superman. The issue will connect to Summer of Superman Special #1 and will set up a new storyline. Superman and Superwoman are recovering from their encounters with Time Trapper and Doomsday when Lex Luthor returns ready to fight for control of Supercorp and Metropolis.
Superman #25 goes on sale on April 23, 2025. The issue sports a wraparound cover by Dan Mora, variant covers from Guillem March, Jeff Dekal, Rafael Grassetti, Dave Johnson, Laura Braga, and Fico Ossio, and an April Fools' Day variant cover from Dan Hipp.
Superman Unlimited is a new comic book series from Dan Slott, Rafael Albuquerque, and Marcelo Maiolo. An asteroid showers the globe with Kryptonite. "Intergang, under new leadership, is on the rise, with practically all their foot soldiers carrying at least one clip of Kryptonite bullets on them. The asteroid left massive Kryptonite deposits to be mined, and it houses unlimited horrors yet to be unpacked. To survive, Superman will need to forge new alliances, new tech and new tactics if he hopes to carry on his quest for truth, justice and a better tomorrow!" (DC Comics)
Superman Unlimited #1, featuring a main cover by Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo, goes on sale on May 21, 2025.
Superman: The World follows in the same vein as Batman: The World and Joker: The World as creators from across the globe highlight the Man of Steel. Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks will be joined by 15 international creators.
Superman: The World goes on sale on June 24, 2025.
Superman's Good Guy Gang is a multivolume graphic novel series for early readers ages 5-7 from Rob Justus. Eight-year-old Clark Kent and his friends Hawkgirl and Green Lantern Guy Gardner become friends, start a club, "test their abilities, grow together and maybe even earn some good guy points along the way." (DC Comics)
Superman's Good Guy Gang #1 goes on sale on July 1, 2025.
In addition to the above comics, April 18, 2025, marks Superman Day and DC has curated a list of titles showcasing the hero for sale that day.
For sale at participating bookstores and online are All-Star Superman Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover featuring a new dust jacket by Frank Quitely and Superman Unchained Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover featuring a new dust jacket by Jim Lee.
For sale exclusively at participating comic book shops are All Star Superman #1 Special Edition by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Superman For All Seasons Book One Special Edition by Jeph Loeb and Time Sale, an excerpt from Jimmy Olsen's Supercyclopedia by Gabe Soria and Sandy Jarrell, and Action Comics #1 Golden Age - Size Facsimile Edition featuring an homage cover by Dan Mora.
(Images via DC Comics - Jorge Jiménez's Cover of Summer of Superman Special #1, Brad Walker's Cover of Action Comics #1085, Dan Mora's Wraparound Cover of Superman #25, Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo's cover of Superman Unlimited #1, Cover of Superman: The World, and Cover of Superman's Good Guy Gang #1)
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