Action Comics: Futures End

In 2014, DC's "Futures End" event took readers five years into the future, and this one-shot from Sholly Fisch and Pascal Alixe offered a glimpse of Superman's world in that dark timeline. Published under the DC banner, the issue explores a solitary, armored Superman navigating a world that has turned against him, setting the stage for the larger "Futures End" saga. It's a compact but impactful chapter that showcases a rarely-seen, more isolated take on the Man of Steel.