Supermans origins have been imagined and reimagined. A prestige format miniseries by the critically acclaimed kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city and stuart immonen superman. The sexy secret identity of supermans creator in his new book, secret identity. Its about a boy who is unfortunately named clark kent, which welcomes continuous superman jokes.
If you like the superhero concept, this story will provide a new take on what heroism really means. He discovers he has superman s super powers decides to be superman. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Secret identity was a 2004 prestige format dc comics miniseries by busiek and immonen. But when happens when clark suddenly develops superpowers similar to those of superman. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Later this month dc is set to release batman creature of the night, a thematic sequel to secret identity by kurt busiek and john paul leon. Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the critically lauded 4issue miniseries written by kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city with art by stuart immonen superman. Despite his iconic name, clark kent from picketsville, kansas, is just a normal kid whose parents thought they were being clever. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. The prestigeformat comic told the story of a clark kent who lived in a world. All he wants is to be a writer, but his daily life is filled with the taunts of his peers, comparing him to the clark kent with superpowersuntil the day he discovers he really can fly.
Secret identity dc, 2004 series november 2004 in dc comics presents. Secret identity from 2004, kurt busiek and stuart immonen tell the story of clark kent, who grows up in a world where superheroes only exist in comic books. His work includes the marvels limited series, his own series titled astro city, and a fouryear run on the avengers. In a world where superman is a fictional character in comic books, a boy named clark kent discovers he has abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Secret identity by kurt busiek is one of those tales that takes a sideways view of the current comic book mythos surrounding the kryptonian and lets us view a different side of what it is to be superman. For the first time in comic book history, two of the greatest teams of all time the justice league of america and the avengers join forces in a galaxycrossing quest to battle krona, the godlike being whose destructive quest for the.
Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Secret identity is a 2004 elseworld story based on the idea behind superboyprime from crisis on infinite earths, but executed as a standalone noncanonical story without ties to the larger dc universe. Set in the real world, secret identity stars a young man named clark kent. It is akin to the imaginary tales of the silver age, presenting an alternate version of clark kent living on a earth without known superhumans thus, this is more of a life story about growing up, handling tremendous power in secret and growing old. Get ebooks night 4 on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Secret identity collects the critically lauded 4issue prestige format miniseries written by kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city with stellar art by stuart immonen superman. A spiritual sequel of sorts to secret identityhas all the makings of. Busiek and immonen start with mildmannered teen clark kent, who, after years of being kidded about his. The title was not released under the elseworlds banner, but is regarded as a noncanonical story. Part of the allure of superman is, that superman believes in you. It is akin to the imaginary tales of the silver age, presenting an alternate version of clark kent living on a earth without known superhumans. I havent read much superman yet, but this is exactly what i expect a superman comic to be. It is a strong examination of how hard it is to have a marriage when one of the couple is, you know, superman.
Clark kents parents named him after the most famous superhero in comicsand because of it, he grew up constantly being made fun of. He got his famous name from his parents and their highly original sense of humor. Secret identity tp by stuart immonen artist, kurt busiek 18apr20 paperback online books in format pdf. Your last name is kent, and your parents make the mistake of naming you clark. He grew up in picketsville, kansas, just a regular ordinary kid. Secret identity tp by stuart immonen artist, kurt busiek 18apr20 paperback and read superman. Its about a guy named clark kent named after superman, a fictional character in this world whose friends set him up. Secret identity collects the critically lauded miniseries written by kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city with stellar art by stuart immonen superman. Its about a guy named clark kent named after superman, a fictional character in. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column.
Kurt busieks run on superman began with a touching story with clark and lois celebrating a cute anniversary. I must confess that when it comes to superheroes, i was never a fan of superman. Stuart immonen in a clever twist on supermans archetypal origins, kurt busiek sets his oneoff, noncanonical superman story in a. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by.
Secret identity is a 2004 elseworld story based on the idea behind superboyprime from crisis on infinite earths, but executed as a standalone noncanonical story without ties to the larger dc universe on an earth much like our own, where superheroes dont exist but superman comics do, mr. Superman secret identity deluxe edition by kurt busiek. Superman secret identity deluxe edition by kurt busiek penguin. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in prestige format, written by kurt busiek and illustrated by stuart immonen. Secret identity comic online free and high quality.
Apr 30, 20 as an expectant father myself, i thought busiek did a brilliant job with making clark feel like a real person, with regular hopes and fears, despite the powers and the superman costume. Secret identity the deluxe edition graphic novelty. From love to horror as batmans biggest fan becomes. Jul 09, 2018 how can clark possibly keep his secret and live a normal life. Secret identity by kurt busiek and stuart immonen is wonderful. Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the. Kent decide to name their newborn boy clark, as a homage to the fictional superhero. According to one site i checked, kent is the 778th most popular surname in. In 2004, writer kurt busiek and artist stuart immonen won accolades for their miniseries superman. Art and cover by stuart immonen in stores january 14. In this critically acclaimed work from writer kurt busiek astro city and artist stuart immonen ultimate xmen, an alternate clark kent encounters complications the real superman never had to handle. Named after the fictional superman, he mysteriously gains superpowers and starts a. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the superman secret identity deluxe edition, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
The story follows the rest of his life as he tries to keep low from the government. Superman is one of the most wellknown characters in todays popular culture. Youre young, living in kansas, and you want to be a writer. Then one day, you discover that you can fly, and you do have superstrength. Let me know if you want more and ill try my best to do more stuff. If you dont know much about superman, this story demonstrates the core of the character. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises taking place during batmans early days of crimefighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his. Named after the fictional superman, he mysteriously gains superpowers and starts a secret superhero career based on his namesake. Similarly, busiek does a wonderful job reintroducing lana lang into the cast as the new ceo of lexcorp. Set in the real world, secret identity examines the life of a young kansas man with the unfortunate name of clark kent. Mar 30, 2010 and what better comic to talk about than superman. Secret identity by kurt busiek and stuart immonen, and its not like the other superman stories. Its not a true superman story but highly recommend it. Kurt busiek and stuart immonen bring readers a superman tale unlike any others.
Together, batman and robin have kept the streets of gotham city safewhile the boy beneath the mask, dick grayson, has kept bruce wayne from a lonely life of. Youre a small town kansas farm boy born to a family with the last name of kent. Set in the real world, secret identity examines the life of a young kansas man with the unfortunate name of. Pdf superman secret identity download ebook for free. The fetish art of supermans cocreator joe shuster, craig yoe. According to one site i checked, kent is the 778th most popular surname in the united states, so there are quite a lot of us.
Secret identity trade collects the 4issue limited series which originally came out in early 2004, and, in my opinion, its a mustread, not only for fans of superman or comic books, but for fans of good stories in general. Creature of the night by kurt busiek, john paul leon. I dont think i have had any experience like it except for maybe spiderman blue with regards to introspectionemotion. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. He was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster in 1933 and debuted in comic books in 1938. Supermans secret identity is revealed to the world in. Secret identity is a 208page trade paperback collecting the critically lauded 4issue prestige format miniseries written by kurt busiek jlaavengers, astro city with stellar art by stuart immonen superman. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the absolute all star superman, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the superman secret identity, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This book is about an earth where superman is a comic book hero, and clark kent is a boy who grew up in kansas hating superman because of the name, obviously. Set in the real world, secret identity examines the life of a young kansas man. Its by kurt busiek and stuart immonen using a different art style.
If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will. The nefarious insect queen debuts and not only troubles the man of steel with a full scale bug attack on metropolis, but also develops strange ties to clark kents. Except im not talking about a normal superman comic, im talking about super. He discovers he has supermans super powers decides to be superman. The 75 greatest superman stories of alltime master list cbr. Superman secret identity deluxe edition download pdf. As an expectant father myself, i thought busiek did a brilliant job with making clark feel like a real person, with regular hopes and fears, despite the powers and the superman costume. He grew up in various towns in the boston area, including lexington, where he befriended future. I am sorry to say that it is a common practice with romancers to announce their hero as a man of extraordinary genius, and to leave his works entirely to the readers imagination. Pdf superman secret identity by kurt busiek download pdf. The story describes the life of clark kent, a man in a world in which superheroes exist only as.