"Grounded" is a 2010-2011 story arc that is running through the Superman monthly ongoing series. It is written by J. Michael Straczynski, and penciled by Eddy Barrows, with covers by John Cassaday. Following the years-long New Krypton storyline, the story depicts Superman's return to Earth after residing on New Krypton. Exiting a congressional hearing about the "Hundred Minute War," he is confronted with the notion that he has grown disconnected from everyday Americans he has been committed to watching over, and doesn't truly know what his adopted people are like anymore. Feeling a responsibility to his adopted homeland, he begins a long journey where he will walk across the United States to reconnect with the everyday people he is committed to protecting.