Supreme (character)

Supreme
Supreme, Suprema, and Radar by Alex Ross
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
Maximum Press
Awesome Entertainment
Arcade Comics
First appearanceYoungblood #3 (October 1992)
Created byRob Liefeld (concept, story)
Brian Murray (story, art)
In-story information
Alter egoEthan Crane
Team affiliationsBrigade
Heavy Mettle
Allied Supermen of America
The Allies
The Supremacy
Notable aliasesKid Supreme
Supreme-Mite
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, breath, and vision
  • Molecular adaptation to any threat
  • Flight

Supreme is a superhero created by Rob Liefeld and published by Image Comics (1992–96 and 2012–15), followed by Maximum Press (1996–98), Awesome Entertainment (1999–2000), and Arcade Comics (2006). Although Supreme was originally conceived as a violent egotistical antihero and Superman archetype, he was retooled by Alan Moore as a tribute to Mort Weisinger's Silver Age Superman.[1]

The character had a 56-issue comic book series, a six-issue miniseries, and a revival in 2012 consisting of six issues. Beginning with issue #41, Moore's run was collected in two trade paperbacks from the Checker Book Publishing Group, Supreme: The Story of the Year and Supreme: The Return. Moore's work on the series earned him an Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1997.[2]

  1. ^ J.C. Macek III (2013-06-20). "Supremium: Image Comic's Less "Awesome" Superman". PopMatters. Archived from the original on Jun 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ^ "1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners". The Hahn Library. Retrieved 2014-07-17.