Books : The Death of Superman

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563890970
ISBN: 1563890976
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: April 14, 1993
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: April 14, 1993
Sales Rank: 21491
Studio: DC Comics

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The Death of Superman was a 1992 stunt that turned out to be DC's bestselling Superman comic ever. The massive 11-issue crossover among four different series (Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Action Comics, and Justice League of America) introduces an unstoppable alien named Doomsday who creates a path of destruction on his way to the heart of Metropolis and whom Superman must stop at any cost. It's of interest as a milestone of the Superman mythos (though of course the outcome didn't last), but casual fans might be underwhelmed by the unfamiliar villain and the unfamiliar Justice League (with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and other minor heroes rather than the traditional lineup), the drawn-out story (by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern), and the ordinary art (by Jurgens, Jon Bogadanove, Tom Grummett, and Jackson Guice). --David Horiuchi

Product Description:
The Death of Superman was a 1992 stunt that turned out to be DC's bestselling Superman comic ever. The massive 11-issue crossover among four different series (Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Action Comics, and Justice League of America) introduces an unstoppable alien named Doomsday who creates a path of destruction on his way to the heart of Metropolis and whom Superman must stop at any cost.It's of interest as a milestone of the Superman mythos (though of course the outcome didn't last), but casual fans might be underwhelmed by the unfamiliar villain and the unfamiliar Justice League (with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and other minor heroes rather than the traditional lineup), the drawn-out story (by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern), and the ordinary art (by Jurgens, Jon Bogadanove, Tom Grummett, and Jackson Guice). --David Horiuchi

Average Rating:

Rating: - Doomsday Wrecks Havoc
From the very beginning, Doomsday (the bad guy) has the only intent of going berserk, and beating up people who gets in his way. Justice League battles him, but gets beaten. Why is this Doomsday so powerful, we don't get to know. Superman battles him, and as we all know ends up losing the fight. The whole book is nothing but fighting, Justice League and Superman fighting Doomsday. There's no rest. I didn't follow the Superman books when this storyline was written, so I don't know why Superman ultimately ... Read More

Rating: - Excellent
This is a great story that builds and builds until the epic finish. Good reading for fans or the genre and even for folks that have never read a graphic novel.

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Rating: - hugely important
Superman is a little straight laced for me (I don't read much DC, I'm more of a Marvel guy), I'm more of a Batman guy. But I do like some Superman stories, and this one is an important storyline in an important book/hero (and whether you like him or not, he is important in the pantheon). This is a great idea, a great concept. But they didn't pull it together enough. Half the problem though is that there are four different writers (in seven different books covering five different series). A single writer ... Read More

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Rating: - Death of A God
Doomsday is the ultimate villian for Superman. Plenty of violence. The action is relentless as the villian. It just keeps on coming non-stop. This is blood and guts. A warrior against a monster. Doomsday is pure destruction. Superman goes out with a bang.

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Rating: - by the end it almost had me in tears....
The narration in this book is outstanding. I was white knuckling it all through by the end it almost had me in tears. Do not start this unless you have time to finish the thing. One of the best commix I've read in a long time.