Tomasi & Gleason's SUPERMAN: An Era of Truth, Justice & Family 

I swear this run felt like the beating heart of Rebirth, and the DC Universe to me

The last great Superman run. Hopefully Peter and Patrick will return the the Man of Steel and his family. They understand Superman and embrace everything great about him.

This is not only one of the best Superman runs of all but, personally, one of my favorite comic books of all time. Tomasi really nailed Superman, bringing back classic elements from his past but also given him new ones, such as Jon, creating something that works for both old fans as well as new ones. Not to mention that the dynamic between Clark, Lois and Jon was amazing (my favorite issue of the entire run is when they go to the carnival) and made Superman much more human and relatable than he ever was. Considering how nowadays DC/Warner are struggling to make a Superman movie, I think Tomasi's run should be one of the main sources of inspiration, having Superman living epic adventures but at the same time having a emotional and heartfelt story about family.

It’s really sad that DC resorted to giving in to star power by having Bendis write Superman as this is the comic that really got me to love Superman. Just a simple story about a loving family and really defined what DC Rebirth was. I’ve read the entire series since the beginning and it was tons of fun. Issue 7 still remains my favorite of the run with it just being Clark, Lois and Jon going to the carnival. Tomasi and Gleason were great choices as recently I read their Batman and Robin series as well as Super Sons. Man, I really want this team to come back. I mean I dropped the Bendis run so you can tell where I stand with that. Teenage Jon was...really stupid. Another great Superman video Matt. Can’t wait for the Vision video. :)

When DC Rebirth was starting, My girlfriend gave birth too our daughter and I was worried about what kind of father I’d be. Tomasi and Gleason’s Superman gives me hope to being a parent.

"When you first came to us, we thought that people would come and take you away because if they found out about the things you could do, well that worried us a lot. But then a man gets older and he thinks very differently better, starts to see things very clear. And there's one thing I do know, son. And that is, you are here for a reason. I don't know whose reason it is, or whatever the reason... maybe it's... I don't know.... but I do know one thing: it's not to score touchdowns." - Glenn Ford (Jonathan Kent), Superman (1978)

"Big and controversial changes would soon be made by Bendis" That's one way to put it.

The issue when they go to the fair could be my favourite issue in all of comics. It’s executed to perfection.

Any time I see a little kid wearing a Superman shirt, my cynicism and nihilism takes a massive dive. It really does my heart good to see children look up to Superman as much as I did when I was a kid. This run is the new golden standard for how this character should be written. And then Bendis comes

My favorite modern run of Superman. I also liked Dan Jurgen's Action Comics that ran alongside. Though this was my favorite. I hope Tomasi and Gleason return to the book when Bendis is done with it. I don't hate Bendis' run but its a huge step down from Tomasi and Gleason's epic run. Fantastic video. Loved every second.

And then Bendis ruined everything... It's really depressing, but I'm happy we got one of the best Superman run of all time.

DC just keeps accidentally doing things they think won't work really well and then hating themselves for it: _"You can't make a teen sidekick his own character. People will only ever remember and like them as their young sidekick identity. You can't age him up!"_ (Dick Grayson Nightwing, gets shot in the head) _"You can't have a major superhero be replaced by a different character. No one will ever like them as much as or more than the character they replaced!"_ (Wally West, Heroes in Crisis'd) _"You can't have a superhero be happily married and with a child! That makes them unrelatable, older, and stale!"_ (Superman, Bendis'd) _"You can't have invent a young superhero that everyone loves! They'll only ever have a cult following!"_ (Jon Kent, Also Bendis'd)

I loved tomasi and Gleason Superman series it was fantastic and tons of fun and it breaks my heart that we lost this amazing family with clark and Lois and my boy Jonathan Samuel kent superboy being a great family and to see that now gone and destroyers by bendis bullshit really breaks my heart into a million pieces, and I am hoping really hoping there’s some way to bring back my boy Jonathan Samuel kent superboy back to his little 10 year old self and hanging out with his family and his friends Damian Wayne robin and his girlfriend Kathy.

I've been reading through the New 52 era of Superman and while it has that appeal in terms of action (Seriously who knew Tony S. Daniel could draw such a fantastic superman) It never really captured what made the character great. Tomasi and Gleason's run is easily my favorite superman run in recent years featuring some of the best art by the legend himself Jorge Jiminez! Thanks for making the vid! Have you considered a video on Snyder and Capullo's Batman? I've just read Last Knight On Earth and it was exceptional!

The Rebirth era was like a Renaissance for Superman. That was when I collected Super titles the most with Superman and AC alternating an issue each week. Both wrote Clark well, had plenty of action and fun but Superman especially took him in a new direction with natural progression. Superman as a family man, a father, it was fresh but still kept him as who he was. Jon was a great addition and it was also great to have the Super Sons. I have very mixed feelings for Bendis’ run. Even if it does get better I doubt it’ll ever be as good as this.

Now I'm sad, because it reminds me that Bendis destroyed everything this wonderful run made once he took over :'(. Curse you Bendis and curse you Dan Didio for hiring him

I finally caved in and donated $1 to your Patreon to watch this video early (a day early)... Fantastic video! I loved this run so much. Even if it had a bumpy second half (the fill-in issues with Parallax and Deathstroke were completely unappealing), it still had plenty of high points that would’ve kept me reading for years (I love the Bizzaroverse story. Boyzarro is so precious ❤️). This run, along with All*Star Superman and Doomsday Clock, made Superman my favorite hero. And unfortunately, because Bendis controls both the main Superman book and Action Comics, I have no outlet to continue reading Superman. What I found appealing about modern Superman no longer exists, and that’s disappointing. Of course I wanted to see Jon grow up and become the next Superman (with Damian as either the next Batman or Nightwing, creating the World’s Finest Sons)... but not like THAT! Anyway, when this video goes public, I’ll share it on all of the main DC/Superman subreddits (unless you plan on doing that. idk if they have a no self-promotion rule) and hope it gets a million views. I want everyone to read this run... and I want WB to watch this video/read this run, so they can solve their “how do we make Superman relevant to modern audiences?” conundrum.

I’ve tied in Jon directly with All-Star Superman when explaining him to people, and even myself. This run is so good at highlighting the core of Lois and Clark despite the major change in status quo. It genuinely pairs better with grand works like All-Star than other contemporary Rebirth titles of the time and current Bendis stuff.

Wow I'm surprised Superman has been married to Lois this long seems like most writers and editors are allergic to letting superheroes be married or have children that aren't from messed up stories like what Talia Al Ghul did with Batman

Never forget that Dan didio will stop at nothing to destroy the integrity of DC comics

The Superman Rebirth was one of the greatest eras for the character himself hell we even got the coolest creation out of it Jonathan Kent his son and that just made it even better. It’s just too bad that Bendis took this a completely different rout that nobody asked for not even me it’s sad really

Brian Michael Bendis truly is the most vile Superman villain to be introduced in years.

The best and most relevant Superman has been in centuries. Sad it had to end.

Best "status Quo" for Superman ever.

I'm always going to look back at this run and think of it as... "The year that DC got it right."

Rip Superman being a good book for like a year, dropped bendis’ run so quickly.

Tomasi and Gleason have to come back and fix what Bendis has done, their Superman was absolutely perfect

*wipes tears away from face* Draper, you wonderful bastard. I loved this so much.

This is my all time favorite Superman arch. It was beautiful to see Clark be a father and have to teach his son all the lessons his parents taught him. This story brought me to tears more times than not.

I would love to see you cover the One Year Later era of Superman. When Kurt Busiek was writing Superman and Geoff Johns was writing Action Comics. Those runs are beginner friendly and they managed to successfully modernise the Silver Age lore like the Legion of Super-Heroes, Brainiac, General Zod and Bizarro World. And Superman: Up, Up and Away is probably the best Clark Kent story.

I have hope, even if a little, that the stories Bendis is doing with the Superman family will be retconned out of existence and that Clark, Lois and a not teenage John will have loving and fun adventures again.

The series that actually got me into comics I still got every issue of this run and it will forever be one of my favorite Superman runs

Bendis: Me: HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

Bendis needs to go. This is only a paycheck to him. Whoever thought Bendis coming to DC was a great move needs to lay off the paint chips.

Superman is my favorite character and this run did this concept so well.

This is without a doubt the greatest Superman comic run period. I'm sad they ended it. For me this comic run was what Superman stood for distilled in his purest form. This is what Superman can be and what can do. A style for hope to inspire the next generation. A loving and caring hope that comics sadly shy away from to keep things "dark and mature".

Yes! Love this run! First Superman run I've ever read all the way through, glad you decided to talk about it!

Tomasi/Gleason's Superman run pairs nicely with their Batman & Robin run. They need to do one more series to complete this unofficial Father-Son trilogy

Bendis making Jon grow up was a terrible idea. I really like the beginning version of Rebirth Superman.

Bro, that same era you had Superman as a father and Batman as a husband and Wonderwoman as a queen, they were growing, they were becoming better but DC doesn’t know how to make up with their minds.

best thing happened in rebirth until bendis take over....

Watching these videos makes me realize how important superhero’s are in so many peoples lives. Especially Superman, the one who started it all.

For me, Jonathan Kent has huge potential of bridging the connection between newer younger fans and their older peers who have loved Superman & on being on board with him as a father but now what Bendis did when he came to DC is seen as totally rushed, forced & illogical. It hurts when I read comments on social media about some readers admitting that they were once not into Superman before rebirth happened but now dgaf anymore with what Bendis has done hard af. Most kinda see him imo as a worthy succesor to the Superman mantle, NOT just because he's just supes birth kid but BECAUSE he has a combination of his parents' traits, own individual flaws & a differing yet good relationship with Batman's Son, Damian (I hope to see him interact with the other Batfamily members too in near future). All that you have describe in this video has also been reflected in the other rebirth titles like Tomasi's Supersons run, Dan Jurgens' Action Comics, Supergirl #8 by Steve Orlando where Jon met his Aunt, Kara Zor-EL, The first half of Trinity by Francis Manapul, Teen Titans by Benjamin Percy & Justice League by Bryan Hitch with some other writers like Shea Fontana where she makes Jon bonding with the other JL members including Cyborg. They all at least gave him a personality which is a mix of cheerfulness, innocence, bravery & kinda distictive from Clark & Lois but yet still a mix of them. All before Bendis came lmao.

This was a great run and you really did it justice. You nailed it. Great episode

Jon Kent is probably one of the best additions to DC.

What can I say, but that’s it’s my favorite run on Superman EVER! I could gush about it, but I don’t think I’ll be able to find all the words to perfectly describe what I love so much about this series. I guess family is what drew me in-seeing Clark as a father, Lois as the leader, and Jon as the child learning to step into the shoes of a hero, all of it just being so lovely and exciting to read and watch. But man, that ending with John William’s Superman theme was perfect to close off your video; it just filled me with so much love and joy, and it really hit home how powerful and impactful this era of the character was for so many people and fans. Loved it!

Gonna miss this team on Supes. A nice, lighthearted, heartwarming, and wholesome run on the character. The dynamic was done really well. One of my favourite moments was definitely when Batman and Robin came over for dinner. I would like to see you cover Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. I'd be interested in the breakdown of the dichotomy between Superman and Lex Luthor. Imo, that dynamic doesn't get as much respect and appreciation as it deserves.

Outside of a few issues of Supersons, I haven't read much of the Super Family. Having said that, I'd love to see a well written live action version of the Clark, Lois, Jonathan relationship.

Rebirth... Those were fun times. DC's future was looking up, I made friends along the way. I bonded with people and the comics helped me. It's sad that Rebirth is gone now with this new era of DC, but I will forever love and bright and sunny days of Rebirth.

It’s my hope and belief that, even with all the warping Bendis did to this family, they will be restored to a place so fertile for compelling storytelling. I don’t mean going back to Hamilton or necessarily deaging Jon, I mean that the connection and love these characters feel toward one another will be restored to the forefront. Because, even after all the terrible events and ideas, a family this strong can come together again.

This was the run that made me love Superman comics....then that love quickly faded when Bendis came in and ruined things....as he tends to do

DUDE THIS IS MY FAVORITE SUPERMAN VIDEO LIKE I BERN WITH YOU SINCE THE BEGINNING LOVE YOUR WORK

Absolutely amazing Superman series. The series that really made me fall in love with Superman. So inspiring and full of hope. Everything Superman should be. I bought every single issue, and have no regrets. DC would be smart to bring this family dynamic back.

Video made me tear up a bit. This run was so good can’t believe DC allowed Bendis to come along

john is now Superman due to being trapped in a volcano, and Bendis doing dumb stuff....John is now a full grown man, and his dad is off doing stuff....Thanks A LOT DC.

I remember finishing the Mr Mxyptlc arc and feeling such a warm on the heart. Feeling so hopeful, so inspired. I really love this Superman incarnation.

This run of Superman is one of my favorites, along side "All-Star Superman" and "Superman: For All Seasons"

Well I haven't been sure which of four Rebirth era comics to read and... Thanks for solving that problem for me! 😎👍

I cannot begin to say how much I LOVED this run. The County Fair 1 shot may be my favorite contained Supes story.

I finished the run, and I had never been so impressed by a Superman comic

Another great, emotional video Matt! Would love to see a video about Y: The Last Man, specially with the tv show coming up. And also a Grant Morrison's Batman run. Cause Dick Grayson as Batman with Damian as Robin is my favorite Batman ever.

I still can’t believe this all got shut down for Bendis? Smh. BENDIS OUT!!!

Jon should have never become an teenager so early.

I was just getting into comics, Superman meant nothing to me at that time and idk but I saw that cover of the last issue of their run and I bought it. Man! It melted my heart and made me drop some tears! That single issue means a lot to me as Superman does now and am deeply thankful for that ❤️

God I miss the writing, that costume and that artwork. This run is honest to god the best Superman run of the 21st century

I liked the new 52 supes. I wanted to see him grow up and become the Superman we all know and love, but Tomasi did a bombastic job! Sucks that Bendis messed it all up.

This is where Superman returned to his glory... Until, sadly, Dan DiDio hired Brian Michael Bendis to once again destroy the first superhero.

Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Superman had an amazing run on Superman. Bendis ruined the Superfamily he's their kryptonite. Awesome video, you did well getting Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason to notice you on Twitter and that's a major bonus too :)

I love Clark Kent so much, and I really wanna read this run, but right now I'm reading Preacher so that'd be a strange combo haha

I would love to see something like this in the DCEU where it's like superman is a dad. It would be like a sitcom.

Whoa. Matt, I can’t imagine the amount of time you spent reading, researching, writing the script, recording the script, gathering all the images, strategically placing them with the script, finding the right music, and editing all of this together! It’s hard to be that your EXTREMELY high quality content is here for all of us for free. Thank you so much for your time and passion to inform and entertain us.

My wife will give birth in three months and I'm reading Superman comics to help me to be a good father and the symbol of hope to my boy

6:14 that “no” nearly made me spit my drink lolol Man timeline stuff be confusing

Boyzarro, what a great name. I also got a friend who loves this arc. I can see here that he was right.

I really loved Gleason and Tomasi's run on Superman tbh

I am still heartbroken about how everything this series stood for is gone.

The true rebirth of Superman. It’s sad they cut this era short just because of Bendis. I blame Didio.

I really like this comics show Superman, Lois and their child Jon. Onne of the best DC storylines along with Super Sons. Honestly, it way better than the current Gay Superman.

Tomasi's run on Superman was perfection in my eyes. I don't think many people see Superman as their favourite superhero because he's so God damn powerful. But all they did was bring back the old Superman we know and love and give him a family. It's just so simple but it works. It's sad that this run was meant to continue to but buried in favour of that dweeb Bendis. Will never forgive that bald headed bastard for ruining Superman and killing my favorite superhero duo the Super sons.

Thank you for this excellent video on Tomasi and Gleason's Superman run! You expressed so many great themes, character arcs and the family dynamic that made this series one of my favourite Superman runs ever. It's hard to put into words what Superman Rebirth meant to me but you did a heck of a great job in this video. As a Superman fan, I intend to keep the colours flying for this run.

I recommend, if you pick this series up, to go straight into Super-Sons (Adventures with Jon and Damien). It is absolutely amazing, and improves on everything that Tomasi and Gleason built on.

Honestly my favorite Superman series. I've been thinking of rereading this run. Great video!

I won’t lie, I didn’t really like this series very much. I really liked the family concept they were going for with Clark and Lois raising their son in Hamilton County and I Iiked the smaller quainter stories like the issue where they went to the county fair. But the bigger main stories like Black Dawn, Multiplicity and Bizarro World just didn’t really do it for me to be honest.

Being reminded again that Bendis took away the era of Superman that made me understand and love the character. Ironic since Ultimate Spider-Man is one of my favorite comics and the one that kept me reading comics.

Tomasi has said they were planning to end their series anyway. Maybe they would have gone for 6 to 12 months more but it was coming to a close.

This is very well done. Though I didn't see Kathy as a love interest, but as a friend. I mean, they're 10 year old kids. C'mon.

MATT! I never thought you would cover this run! And you did! I absolutely loved this run, flaws and all. The writing, the ART, the feelings it imparted on me. I will say during my adolescence my love of Superman had waned (especially after reading The Dark Knight Returns) due to the fact I wanted to believe in a more brutal and callous version of "justice" (see Batman, Punisher) because I was of the mindset "the ends justify the means". But being a bit older since then, I've come to value the morals and ideology that Tomasi and even Dan Jurgens evoked in their storytelling. It's what I loved about reading All Star Superman, what I loved about watching Superman TAS and Richard Donner's Superman 1&2 (we don't talk about 3 or 4) and especially when watching Man of Steel. That we, as humans but also as being part of a family can inspire and aspire to be greater. My hopes are that with the upcoming Superman & Lois CW show and hopefully Henry Cavill's next outing, that filmmakers can take a page or two out of Tomasi & Gleasons playbook when it comes to getting Big Blue and his family right on the screen. Fantastic video, Matt! Honestly one of my favorites! Keep it up 😁🤘🤘

This is one of the great Superman runs for me. Stands right there with All Star Superman every time I have to recommend Superman comics to someone.

Too bad bendis ruined everything the ruined it

Loved Rebirths Run in general, but Supermans Rebirth fun was my ultimate favorite, next to Flash.

Superman and his family were so great, until fucking Michael Bendis got his hands on him.

They did apparently have more plans before Bendis since Gleason stated on his twitter that he & Tomasi had plans for a 100 issue run. One of the plot points that was cut out was Lois revealing she was Pregnant with a 2nd child (which was suppose to be a girl) during the "Imperius Lex" storyline.

I remember reading tomasi and gleason run as it came out. I couldnt wait to get home to read the latest issue every wednesday. Even at work, I spent hours just thinking on the new issue and some of the channels and internet forums discussing what has happened with every new issue. its the first time since I felt that excited over a superman title in a while. its probably my favorite superman run in the last 15 years. very wholesome, full of heart, and exactly what needs to be used to be adapted to the big screen. Family, heart, hope, things that sound cliche but describes what superman means for people. also the jurgens action comics run was very good too, just a different feel to it. That rebirth era of superman was probably the best time to be a superman fan.

That's my favorite recent version of Superman. F&#* Bendis, he destroyed all of it

And then came Bendis to destroy it all

This series happened at the right time for me. My daughter had just been born and I was starting to come to terms with what being a parent meant. This book helped me so much even if it was just in the small way of seeing Superman struggling with the same problems and questions I was.

Absolutely fantastic breakdown on this run. It was the run that got me back into Superman. You're production quality is also outstanding. I for sure am about to scroll and watch another.

I love super sons it was a fantastic and tons of fun

Thank you very much for making this video! This is the reason Superman became my favorite superhero. I started reading comics in 2016, and around that time DC rebirth was going on and this was the only series that I loved from start to finish. Every issue is just so action-packed, wholesome, and amazing! I actually also planned to make a video about this run after I get all of the DC Rebirth Deluxe Editions of the series.

Rebirth Superman by Tomasi would be the readers of this Modern Age, our New Golden Age of Comics, by the time Bendis comes in, he turns it all to the primordial dirt age & destroyed everything that came before.