The Death of Superman was released in 2018, while the second, "Reign of the Supermen", is scheduled for release in 2019. Superman is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted in "Action Comics" #1 on April 18, 1938, to immediate success, and the following year became the first superhero to headline his own comic book, "Superman". Since his debut, Superman has been considered a cultural icon in the United States. In 1985, DC launched the crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", which took place in a variety of comics. Its
The Death of Superman of Steel" #1 became the bestselling comic book issue of 1986. Byrne also wrote and illustrated "Action Comics", and scripted "The Adventures of Superman" with artist Jerry Ordway after the previous writer Marv Wolfman left. Under Byrne, a new Superman comic was released every week and each series maintained continuity with each other. He spent two years on the Superman comics before leaving in 1988, becoming dissatisfied with DC's lack of "conscious support" for him and that the version of the character which DC licensed for merchandising contradicted Byrne's representation of him in comics. As a result of Byrne's departure,