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Top 5 Superman comic book stories we should see for "Man of Steel" sequels

Man of Steel Henry Cavill as SupermanSo we’re in agreement that Man of Steel rocked and was just about perfect, yes?

Great. I’m already plotting to see it again with my Dad on Father’s Day — yes, he’s that cool — but like most of us, I’m not satisfied and my mind is churning ideas for sequels.

Will they call it “Man of Steel 2?” or start going the X-Men route and be more descriptive like “X-Men: Days of Future Past?”

That’s for the marketing folks to decide, but for now here’s my Top 5 ideas for the Superman stories that absolutely should be considered for “Man of Steel” sequels.Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow

My criteria was the stories had to be solely Superman-focused entries so there’s no “Kingdom Come,” “Infinite Crisis” or “The Dark Knight Returns.” We definitely don’t need another origin story so that eliminates “Superman: Birthright” and John Byrne’s “Man of Steel” and they had to be significant enough stories to be able to sustain a movie. That meant classic stories like “For the Man Who Has Everything” and “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” weren’t in the running either.

So with that said, here’s the list!

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