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Going further · 1996

Kingdom Come

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In a future overrun by violent new heroes, Superman comes out of retirement; collects the 4 issues painted by Alex Ross

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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  • Main storynot included
  • Chronological13 of 15
  • Everything5 of 15
BeforeBlue Beetle: Jaime Reyes Book OneAfterAll-Star Superman
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Quick recap

In the near future, the classic heroes have retired and a violent, reckless new generation has taken over. Superman went into exile after the public embraced the vigilante Magog. Pastor Norman McCay, guided by the Spectre, watches it all. When a careless battle wipes out Kansas, Superman returns, rebuilds the Justice League and locks the new heroes in a massive prison. Batman forms his own group, and Lex Luthor manipulates Captain Marvel. The prison erupts, and the UN drops a nuclear bomb on the heroes. Captain Marvel detonates it in midair and dies. Superman nearly takes revenge on humanity, but Norman talks him down, and heroes and humans begin to reconcile.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesOn TV, unpaid

    This story's gray-haired Superman showed up on TV, played by Brandon Routh. Alex Ross said Warner didn't pay for using the Kingdom Come characters.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe artist's father

    Pastor Norman McCay, the story's narrator, was modeled on Alex Ross's father.

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  3. Behind the scenesFully painted

    Alex Ross painted the pages in gouache from live models, which gives the book its painted look.

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