Tangent Comics / The Superman #1

Part of DC's fascinating Tangent Comics line — where familiar names mask entirely reimagined heroes — this 1998 one-shot introduces a very different kind of Superman. The cover by Butch Guice presents a powerfully built, bald figure in flowing blue and gold robes, gripping a wooden staff and fixing the viewer with glowing, otherworldly eyes, radiating an air of ancient authority set against bursting magenta energy lines. Writer Mark Millar and artist Jackson Guice bring their considerable talents to "Future Shock," promising a story as bold and unconventional as the striking figure looming on that cover.