Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1

(July 2019)

Leviathan Rising (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 80 pages (report information)

Script

Brian Michael Bendis (credited) (pages 1-25, 64-80); Greg Rucka (credited) (pages 26-35); Matt Fraction (credited) (pages 36-50); Marc Andreyko (credited) (pages 51-63)

Pencils

Yanick Paquette (credited) (pages 1-25, 64-80); Mike Perkins (credited) (pages 26-35); Steve Lieber (credited) (pages 36-50); Eduardo Pansica (credited) (pages 51-63)

Inks

Yanick Paquette (credited) (pages 1-25, 64-80); Mike Perkins (credited) (pages 26-35); Steve Lieber (credited) (pages 36-50); Júlio Ferreira (credited) (pages 51-63)

Colors

Nathan Fairbairn (credited); Paul Mounts (credited); FCO Plascencia (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited); Simon Bowland (credited); Clayton Cowles (credited); Tom Napolitano (credited); Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Justice League [Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Mera; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]]; Leviathan leader; Ms. Leone; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Robinson Goode [Red Cloud]; unidentified Daily Planet staffers; Mongul; Lois Lane; Leviathan agents; Talia Al Ghul; Jix; Gorilla City residents; Mr. Mxyzptlk (flashback); Supergirl [Kara Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Eliza Danvers (flashback); Jeremiah Danvers (flashback); Danny (D.E.O. agent, flashback, deceased); D.E.O. agents (flashback); Director Bones (flashback); Blackstarr (flashback); Manhunter [Kate Spencer]; Firestorm [Ron Raymond; Martin Stein]; Red Lantern [Dex-Starr]; Ms. Leone's head of security (death); Trish Q; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (image in book); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (image in book); Starro (image in book); Green Lantern [Simon Baz] (image on poster); Green Lantern [Jessica Cruz] (image on poster); Cyborg [Victor Stone] (image on poster)

Synopsis

The mysterious leader of Leviathan meets with Ms. Leone to discuss ways to eliminate Superman. Superman discovers a plot to kidnap Clark Kent, so he decides to play along, unfortunately he is captured by Talia Al Ghul who restrains Clark with kryptonite to bait a trap for Superman. Lois enlists Batman and Wonder Woman to help locate Clark. Jimmy Olsen has a wild adventure in Gorilla City. Supergirl returns from space to find Eliza and Jeremiah Danvers missing and their home destroyed.

Reprints

• in Superman - Action Comics (Panini Deutschland, 2019 series) #2 - Leviathan erwacht (November 2019)
• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2019 series) #2 - Leviathan Rising (2019 [January 2020])
• in Event Leviathan (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
• in Superman (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #15 / 38 (maio 2020)
• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2020 series) #2 - Leviathan Rising ([June] 2020) [Reprints pages 1, 4-25, 64-80 of the original story (Superman chapters only).]
• in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? (DC, 2020 series) ([December] 2020)
• in Supergirl (DC, 2019 series) #3 - Infectious (2020 [January 2021]) [pp. 51-63 only]
• in Event Leviathan (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [June 2021])

Keywords

D.E.O.; Daily Planet; Gorilla City; kryptonite; Leviathan

Indexer Notes

Lois Lane sequence by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins and Jimmy Olsen sequence by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber lead into each character's new series starting in July 2019.