10 DC Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Die

3. All-Star Superman

All Star Superman New Format
DC Comics

Speaking of Supes, there's no way we could neglect All-Star Superman, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's opus to the Man of Tomorrow and everything he embodies.

Released as a twelve-issue mini-series from 2005-2008, All-Star revolves around the Man of Steel as he comes to terms with a terminal diagnosis of solar radiation poisoning. Gifted with endless powers in his final year alive, Morrison sets about telling a story that celebrates everything Superman is meant to be, and Quitely - ever the visionary - conveys it beautifully.

I dare not spoil the story for readers yet to pick it up, but one thing that everyone must know is that All-Star is the finest Superman story ever told. Boundless in its vision and all-encompassing in its approach to the character's history, All-Star fundamentally distills the essence of the world's most famous superhero and does so in a way that'll make even the steeliest of hearts beat with feeling.

There really isn't a comic quite like it.

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