I know I have raved about Mark Waid (DAREDEVIL, IRREDEEMABLE, FLASH), but in case he doesn't draw you in (I don't see why he wouldn't) I would buy any comic where Alex Ross does the interior art. Ross mostly does covers for comics, but when he does a whole comic every panel is a treat.
Norman McCay (A preist who inherts visions of the future from his old dying friend Sandman) is the narrator of the story. He travels with The Spectre and see's recent events unfold after Superman and many other heroes have been gone for 10 years. Modern superheroes are more violent and rash and after Parasite accidentally exposes Captain Atom's skin during a fight a nuclear explosion erupts destroying Kansas, and parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Superman decides to come out of his 10 year retirement to guide the next generation of heroes.
The story goes into themes of man looking at heroes as gods, moral values and prophecies of armageddon. It is a classic highlighting characters Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spectre, Captain Marvel, and Lex Luthor. Even Deadman has a small, but great moment. The only complaint I have is that there are so many characters in the background that they never go into detail about. I understand that they added a lot of characters and it would take up way too much time to tell everyone's story, but Dick Grayson and Starfire had a daughter and I didn't know until after I read the character index in the back. But it is not that bad I can understand since it is not about them it is manly about the characters I mentioned. So go pick this up like I said it is a classic. There is also a fan film trailer check it out.
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