Mondess122 said:
That's not the response I was hoping I was going to get. If my idea of Superman is too simple, then in which comicbooks, cartoons or other forms of media can I find a more complex, more fleshed out and more personalized approach to Superman? I think Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El is a bland character with a simple backstory and not much personality of any kind, but if he's not like that outside the first two Superman films, Man of Steel and the film adaptions of The Dark Knight Returns (which are the only forms of media related to Superman that I'm familiar with...not a lot, I know), then where can I find this different Superman?
Hmm ... well, I'll see what I can do. To be honest, though, I've gotten my sense of the character from various different parts of different storylines from different forms of media; there isn't any particular storyline(s) that I can think of that really showcases the character's depth completely.
First and foremost, I recommend the Exile storyline from the late 80's.
http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Superman:_Exile
This story arc can't really be understood, though, without reading the Supergirl Saga arc which preceeded it. This storyline isn't very good in and of itself, however, and it probably served as inspiration for Snyder's film.
http://www.comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=4620
As for other storylines ...
The third issue of the four-part World of Metropolis miniseries (the other three parts don't focus on Clark)
"The Late Mr. Kent" from Superman: The Animated Series
And if you don't mind out-of-continuity storylines or storylines which focus on other members of the Kent/El family ...
Superman: A Nation Divided
Superman: War of the Worlds
Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #3
The second World of Krypton miniseries, made during the 80's, which focuses on the ancient history of the early post-Crisis Krypton (the first WOK storyline, released during the 70's(?), focuses on the history of the pre-Crisis Earth-One Superman (which, IMO, isn't that interesting))
The twelve-part miniseries The Kents (I admit, though, that I never finished reading this miniseries)
Superman (Vol 2) #18 (this is a spiritual sequel of sorts to the World of Krypton miniseries mentioned above)
The first two issues of the four-part World of Smallville miniseries