DC Announces New Black Label Series “Superman: The Stranger”

Man of Tomorrow, Myth of Today: Wes Craig’s ‘Superman: The Stranger’

The legend of Superman is often buried under decades of primary colors and Boy Scout idealism. But in 1938, the “Champion of the Oppressed” was something different: a rough-and-tumble disruptor of the status quo, leaping over tenements and smashing the cars of corrupt socialites. With the announcement of Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue DC Black Label series, writer and artist Wes Craig (Deadly Class, Kaya) is stripping away the modern polish…

DC Announces Superman: The Stranger by Wes Craig

The post DC Announces Superman: The Stranger by Wes Craig appeared first on Graphic Policy. As Superman, Clark fights for a better tomorrow, but he feels like he’s not affecting change. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor struggle to survive. Can Superman truly save the downtrodden?

Wes Craig's Superman: The Stranger, Golden Age Comics For Adults Only

Wes Craig writes and draws the new DC Comics Black Label series Superman: The Stranger via Fleischer and Golden Age but for 17+ audiences

DC Announces New Black Label Series “Superman: The Stranger”

The next Superman epic brought to you by superstar creator Wes Craig! “Superman: The Stranger #1” main cover by Wes Craig DC today announced that it will return readers to the first days of the Man of Tomorrow with Superman: The Stranger, a new six-issue DC Black Label comic book series launching in September, written and illustrated by Wes Craig. Set in an Art Deco-inspired 1938 Metropolis, the series reimagines Superman’s earliest adventures through a modern storytelling lens while drawing heavily from the visual language of DC’s Golden Age of comic books and the Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons. “Superman is my favorite hero. Always has been,” says writer-artist Wes Craig. “I grew up on Christopher Reeve and John Byrne’s interpretation, then his animated adventures and All-Star Superman as I grew older. His mythology always changing with the times. But the version I love the most and the one that I think, strangely, reflects our modern world best, is the ORIGINAL. You strip away the extra powers, you strip away Ma and Pa Kent, and Smallville and Krypton, you boil it down to that explosive first issue of Action Comics, and you have this vital, powerful myth of a brash young man with incredible powers fighting against a corrupt city. That’s the story I want to tell.” In Superman: The Stranger, readers will follow Superman at the very beginning of his journey. During the day, Clark Kent does what he can to make ends meet in the bustling city of Metropolis, but when the sun goes down, he leaps into action to keep the city streets safe. As Superman, Clark fights for a better tomorrow, but he feels like he’s not affecting change. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor struggle to survive. Can Superman truly save the downtrodden? Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue DC Black Label comic book series written and illustrated by Wes Craig with colors by Jason Wordie and lettering by Tom Napolitano, will feature variant covers by Dave Johnson, Goran Parlov, and Ethan Young on the debut issue. “Superman: The Stranger #1” arrives wherever comic books are sold on September 2, 2026, with all covers printed on cardstock for $4.99 US, and will carry DC’s Ages 17+ content descriptor for mature readers.

Superman: The Stranger by Wes Craig Announced!

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New DC Miniseries Takes SUPERMAN Back to Art Deco 1938

SUPERMAN: THE STRANGER: Shades of Batman: First Knight — and the Fleischers… DC in September will launch Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue, monthly Black Label miniseries that puts a modern spin on the Man of Steel in 1938 — very similar to Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins’ Batman: First Knight concept. “Set in an Art Deco-inspired 1938 Metropolis, the series reimagines Superman’s earliest adventures through a modern storytelling lens while drawin…