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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563890970
Edition: First Edition
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
Studio: DC Comics
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Amazon.com Review:
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 bestselling edition that tells the staggering story of Superman's demise has been one of DC's best sellers since its release in January, 1992. THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN, the opening volume of the saga of Superman's death and rebirth, introduced the unstoppable death dealer known as Doomsday. Graphic novel format.
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I would have hoped they would have put more thought into how to kill the greatest superhero ever but they didnt. Its pretty much 168 pages of Superman punching Doomsday. No plot twists nothing clever no surprises. Superman meets a monster as tough as him and they punch each other a lot.
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This lengthy comic is generally a ferocious battle between a super villain called Doomsday and first the JLA and then Superman. Doomsday seems unstoppable, when he first appears the JLA minus Superman do battle against the rampaging monster to no avail. They are seriously defeated, some injured to near the point of death. Doomsday is not a monster with an agenda; the mind of the creature cannot be probed beyond the point of having the simple goal to destroy everything it encounters. A television ... Read More
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How this became the best selling graphic novel of all time is obvious. The killing of a main character in a comic universe has since gone on to be a played out trick that no longer drives sales. Even on the pages the selling and marketing continues as D.C. shamelessly promotes other books in the fragmented Superman Universe. They have since consolidated and rebooted yet again, D.C. continues to misfire with the Superman character. They ditched Alan Moore right at his peak and replaced him with ... Read More
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This book is in the comic series. I wouldn't recommend reading this one without having read at least a few of the others. There are notations in the comic that will refer you to which episode they are talking about when a character mentions something that has happened in the past. There are organizations and people in the story that will leave you confused as to who they are and their role. The story also ends leaving it open for the next in the series. Despite all this it is a Superman story and I ... Read More
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After all these years I just picked this up again on a whim while at Borders. The girlfriend couldnt understand why at thirty I would do it, but then she read it and was sobbing by the end!
This is one of those works that you get more out of when youre older so you can really wrap your mind around it's core values: honor, love, hate, sacrifice. This one will stay with me forever until I can share it with my first child.
The last few pages are forever engrained into my mind ... Read More
