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I personally don't think All-Star Superman is the best place to start for the character. I've seen new readers pick it up and enjoy it, but it probably won't live up to the praise due to unfamiliarity vs the book being a celebration of decades of Superman comics.
Going forward, here are some Superman modern essentials:
All-Star Superman | #1-12 | 2005-2008 | MorrisonWhen you're done with all that, revisit All-Star Superman. I'd be willing to bet you have a different opinion on it then.
"Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?"
https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Whatever-Happened-Man-Tomorrow/dp/1401227317
Although it's not the current continuity, a good start would be John Byrne's Man of Steel (1986), which began the 1986-2011 pre-New 52 continuity. This is the series that originated
You should be able to find the six issues inexpensively at your local comic book store.
After you've read enough Superman books ("enough" will be up to you), new and old, read Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman. Also highly recommended are the first several years of the 1996 JLA reboot. After reading more books, including the hilarious Showcase black-and-white Supeman paperback collections of 1960s Silver Age comics, then you may venture into Alan Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, the very last pre-Byrne Man of Steel Superman story.
A mix of Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Suberboy and the Legion of Super-heroes and Legion of Superheroes. They usually turn up in the Supergirl archives/vintage collections for the 60s. But then you have to go to the Legion archives for the 70s. The 80s is the best run, released in these two books: https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/112648335391?chn=ps&dispctrl=1&adgroupid=43920634520&rlsatarget=pla-359427365517&abcId=1063846&adtype=pla&merchantid=6995734&poi=&googleloc=9046563&device=c&campaignid=797602469&crdt=0
That doesn't have the post Crisis stuff though, particularly this one: http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes_Vol_3_16. There were tie ins to Crisis on Infinite Earths whose only tie was red skies. But that is not an official Crisis tie in. Mad. Its the best one. The Superman tie-in was embarassing and character assassinating. If you want a good Superman/Supergirl/Legion Crisis Aftermath snippit, this is good https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superman-Whatever-Happened-Tomorrow-Comics/dp/1401227317
Superman: Whatever happened to the Man Of Tomorrow ? It's the last Superman story before the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401227317/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51ynXz0DmPL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL300_SR300%2C300_&refRID=0NTBQBHBP4Z2N0MJ9V0M
Alan Moore wrote the final pre-Crisis Superman story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" It's very good. Get this edition, which also has Moore's two other pre-Crisis Superman stories: https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Whatever-Happened-Man-Tomorrow/dp/1401227317. Or get this edition, which includes includes all of these plus Moore's other DC works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Universe:_The_Stories_of_Alan_Moore.
There's also a B&W reprint of "The Trial of the Flash" that's out of print but at least one used copy is available cheaply here: https://www.abebooks.com/9781401231828/Showcase-Presents-Trial-Flash-Cary-1401231829/plp.