Superman and the Authority Involves a Massive Change to a Major DC Villain

Worlds collide as Grant Morrison and Mikel Janín bring a massive change to a Man of Steel villain in Superman and the Authority this July.

In an exclusive preview from the debut issue, a younger Superman is seen meeting with the President of the United States, before the story moves to the relative present with a confrontation against Manchester Black. With the defeated Black relegated to a hoverchair in the Fortress of Solitude, the Man of Tomorrow has the edge over the British antihero.

Slated to run for four issues, Superman and the Authority has the superhero form a new iteration of the Wildstorm team to confront the villainous Ultra-Humanite in a showdown for the fate this strange world. The unlettered preview pages, drawn by Janín and colored by Jordie Bellaire, are below.

Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Mikel Janín, Superman and the Authority #1 goes on sale July 20 from DC.

story by Grant Morrison
art by Mikel Janín
cover by Mikel Janín
ON SALE 7/20/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
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card stock variant cover by Bryan Hitch
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1:25 card stock variant cover by Jen Bartel
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Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that don't scream "Justice League." So Clark Kent, the Metropolis Marvel, seeks out Manchester Black, the most dastardly of rogues, to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team, but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good, then he'll prove literally anyone can be a hero! They'll have to move quickly, however, as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel.
This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo, setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team, but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern, All-Star Superman) and Mikel Janín (Batman, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!