Written by Brian Azzarello and penciled by Jim Lee, with inks by Scott Williams, the story begins a year after a million people (including Superman's wife, Lois Lane) mysteriously vanish from the face of the earth.

As the Man of Steel tries to solve the puzzle while dealing with his personal loss - as well as guilt over failing to prevent the disaster - a parallel story line concerns a priest questioning his faith and serving as Superman's confessor.

This eventually gives way to a plot in which a megalomaniac bent on interplanetary conquest begins his attempt to capture his targets, and fighting through a heavy heart, Superman must stop him.

[1] Although Azzarello's story received mixed reviews, Lee and Williams' artwork was highly praised, and the series was financially lucrative enough for DC to publish an Absolute Edition hardcover in April 2009.

[2] "For Tomorrow" is told in medias res, centering upon two events that took place prior to the twelve-issue story arc's starting point.

The second is Superman's creation of an alternate reality, which he meant to use as a refuge for the people of Earth to use in the event of planetwide emergency, such as the one that befell Krypton.

However, upon its completion, he felt that it was not his place to change the course of a planet's destiny and put the world in the Phantom Zone, erasing his memory of creating it.

In the midst of a war, Superman removes from one side all of their weapons; on the other he faces General Nox, a military leader intent on taking over the country.

Father Leone, however, in a last act of desperation, lunges at Equus, driving them both into a fiery nova in the background, which transports them to an island where they continue to fight.

The unnamed organization mentioned by Mr. Orr is revealed in the 2008 Cyborg limited series to be Project M, which was once part of Checkmate department tasked with researching new human weapons.