Brainiac (story arc)

"Brainiac"
Cover art to Action Comics #866, art by Gary Frank.
PublisherDC Comics
Publication dateAugust – December 2008
Genre
Title(s)Action Comics #866-870
Main character(s)Superman
Brainiac
Kara Zor-El
Creative team
Writer(s)Geoff Johns
Penciller(s)Gary Frank
Inker(s)Jon Sibal
Letterer(s)Rob Leigh
Colorist(s)Brad Anderson
Editor(s)Nachie Castro
Matt Idelson
Hardcover ISBN 1-4012-2087-8

"Brainiac" is a five-issue comic book story arc written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, published in Action Comics #866-870 by American company DC Comics in 2008. The story includes several major plot developments regarding Superman: the death of Superman's adopted father Jonathan Kent, the return of the pre-Crisis bottled city of Kandor, and the return of the original Silver Age incarnation of the supervillain Brainiac. It also serves as a prelude to the "Superman: New Krypton" storyarc.