The Coming of Atlas
| "The Coming of Atlas" | |
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Incentive variant cover of Superman vol. 1, 677 (Aug, 2008).The first issue of the story.
Art by Renato Guedes. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | August – November 2008 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) | Superman #677-680 |
| Main character(s) |
Superman Atlas |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | James Robinson |
| Penciller(s) | Renato Guedes |
| Inker(s) | José Wilson Magalháes |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Leigh |
| Colorist(s) | Hi-Fi Colour |
| Editor(s) |
Matt Idelson Tom Palmer Jr. |
| Hardcover | ISBN |
"The Coming of Atlas" is a comic book story arc, from DC Comics, by writer James Robinson and artists Renato Guedes and José Wilson Magalháes, featuring Superman. This is Robinson's first story arc on the Superman title, as ongoing writer after Kurt Busiek's departure. This, as well as Geoff Johns's "Brainiac" arc on Action Comics, lead to their planned narrative unification on Action Comics, Superman and Supergirl in "Superman: New Krypton".
The character of 'Atlas' first and only appearance prior to this story was in DC Comics 1st Issue Special #1 in 1975.
James Robinson was named as the new Superman writer on February 8, 2008. In many of his interviews approaching the start of his run, he stated that he always wanted to work on Superman, and also with writer Geoff Johns, comparing the two of them as Hal Jordan and Oliver Queen. In regards to his plans on the book, starting with "Atlas", he made a point that every reader will care about every major character in the Superman universe. Because he had worked on "Batman: Face the Face", he was asked if his and Johns' work on the two Superman books would be the same. He was quick to reply that it would not be, but that it would be, "better than that."
Robinson believes he has a connection to Superman, as he was "...a working class British guy who came to America and America has given me everything," similar to the immigrant story that Superman's creation was based upon. But in regards to the choice of having Atlas as the villain for his opening arc, it was due to his love for "all things Jack Kirby."
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