Absolute Superman: Red Son

What if Kal-El/Superman was raised by the Soviet Union instead of a farming couple from Kansas? The iconic Elseworlds story by celebrated writer Mark Millar arrives in a stunning Absolute Edition.

It’s the Superman origin story we all know…or do we? What if instead of baby Kal-El landing on a quaint farm in Kansas, he crash-landed into Soviet Russia. Bestselling writer Mark Millar brings his trademark epic scale storytelling to craft an alternate take on Superman. Dive into these instantly iconic redesigns of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman like you’ve never seen them before from illustrator Dave Johnson. This 3-issue story is presented in a stunning Absolute Edition.  

Collects: Superman: Red Son #1-3.Mark Millar has written some of the most successful English-language comics in recent years. His recent projects are Marvel's CIVIL WAR, ULTIMATES 2, ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR and WOLVERINE. CIVIL WAR was featured on everything from CNN to MTV for the public unmasking of Spider-Man. His comic WANTED was a hit movie in 2008 starring Angelina Jolie; his series KICK-ASS is currently in production as a movie starring Nicolas Cage. He collaborated with writer Grant Morrison on several FLASH titles, and also wrote memorable runs of THE AUTHORITY.