A HERO WITHOUT A HOME

These late 1980s stories led up to "The Death of Superman" epic in an oversize omnibus hardcover!

The late 1980s stories that set the stage for the epic "The Death of Superman" storyline are collected in a new hardcover

For years, Superman has been a paragon of heroism and virtue on Earth. Humanity looks to him as a leader and, as such, the Man of Steel holds himself to the highest standards imaginable. But when he fails to live up to his own ideals, Superman must face some hard truths. Overwhelmed by guilt, he banishes himself from Earth and begins a journey of isolation and introspection in the vastness of space.

Can the people of Earth ever forget his failure? Can he forgive himself?

In this tale of remorse and rebirth, the exiled Superman faces off against the evil of the Eradicator, Mongul of Warworld and more. This volume collects the full story of Superman's exile, from its motivating events to his return to Earth, from ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #445-460, SUPERMAN #23-37, ACTION COMICS #643-646 AND ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2.

Jerry Ordway is best known for his stellar work illustrating titles such as ALL-STAR SQUADRON and INFINITY, INC., and writing and/or drawing SUPERMAN, THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, THE POWER OF SHAZAM, Wildstar, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Tom Strong, WONDER WOMAN, The Messenger, and Proton. He was also an inker on the original CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS.

Roger Stern has written for radio, television, thestage, and the Internet, creating scripts for everything from sketch comedy to flash-animation. For ten years, he was the senior writer of the Superman series, and has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers for Marvel. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman, was a New York Times bestseller.

George Pérez started drawing at the age of five and hasn't stopped since. After establishing himself as a penciler at Marvel Comics, Pérez came to DC, bringing his highly detailed art style to such titles as JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and co-creating the NEW TEEN TITANS with writer Marv Wolfman. After reuniting with Wolfman for the landmark maxiseries CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, Pérez revitalized WONDER WOMAN as the series' writer and artist, reestablishing her as one of DC's preeminent characters. He has since gone on to illustrate celebrated runs on Marvel's The Avengers, CrossGen's Solus, and DC's THE BRAVE & THE BOLD.

Dan Jurgens is a writer and artist, most famous for creating Booster Gold, as well as for being one of the creators behind "The Death of Superman." He has written and/or illustrated titles such as JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA, Captain America, Sensational Spider-Man, Thor, TEEN TITANS, AQUAMAN, DC's Tangent imprint, and the DC crossover known as ZERO HOUR.