Superman: Birthright

By (author): "Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Dave McCaig, Miles Millar, Alfred Gough, Mark Waid"
Publish Date: September 2003
Superman: Birthright
ISBN1401202527
ISBN139781401202521
AsinSuperman: Birthright
CharactersSuperman, Perry White, Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, Lois Lane...more, Jonath
Original titleSuperman: Birthright 1-12
SeriesSuperman (1987), Superman: Birthright #1-12, DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #40, 41, Modern Post-Crisis Superman 0B
The entire modern day retelling of Superman — from his early days in Smallville with Lana Lang and Lex Luthor, to his first meeting with Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White in Metropolis — is recounted in this lavish hardcover collection by writer Mark Waid and artists Leinil Francis Yu and Gerry Alanguilan! SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT collects the best-selling, critically acclaimed 12-issue maxiseries of the same name and features an introduction by Smallville television producers Al Gough and Miles Millar, plus a sketchbook section showcasing Yu's development work in addition to notes by Waid. Witness the making of a legend, as Clark Kent learns the tough lessons needed to become the World's Greatest Hero! Also watch as Lex Luthor comes to Smallville, befriending Clark. But it's a relationship that may ultimately spell disaster for Metropolis and the Man of Steel.