Books : The Death and Life of Superman

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Rating:

- A True Comic Book Epic
The Death and Life of Superman is an excellent novelization of a long series of comics originally published in 1992-93. Roger Stern does an great job of fleshing out the story and adding details that you just can't get from a comic book. I remember when these comics first came out they were almost impossible to get. There were several from the Doomsday battle that I never did get to read. Stern captures the spirit and feel of the comics perfectly. The only issue I had with this book was that it really started to drag halfway through. After Superman's death the plot seemingly stops while everyone grieves for dozens of pages. I know that everyone's reactions to Superman's death was a major focal point of the story, but it just really caused the novel to drag at that point. When the new 'Supermen' started appearing things picked up quickly. This lag was the only thing that stopped me from giving the book four stars. I highly recommend this to any Superman fan, or to anyone who enjoys a good action adventure novel.

Rating:

- A Legend Falls...
Superman is dead! wow. It's hard to question how DC killed off its most beloved character.. then resurrected him! This book is a much better source of information than the comic. But I can't drown the comic itself. For, it is, in its own right a novel in itself. This novel, is like a story that really happened when you read it. I felt the characters' loss, and sadness, and made me want to cry. Mr. Stern is not another Tolkien (who can be?) but he in his own right is a master of emotion and the english language. he makes you feel like your right on the scene. get this book!!

Rating:

- A must read, Superman fan or not
When DC Comics killed off Superman and and then resurrected him, the three storylines (Death of Superman, Funeral For a Friend, Reign of the Supermen) went from good, to excellent, to lackluster (in that respective order). Long time comic scribe Roger Stern turns all of that into one exceptional story that is a nonstop thrillride from beginning to end. It starts out when a mysterious hulk of a monster named Doomsday begins to destroy and kill anything and everything in his path, and naturally it's up to Supes to stop him. After he takes out the Justice League, Doomsday makes his way to Metropolis where he and Superman fight until both are dead. The next chapter picks up at a mass funeral for Superman where Stern's writing talent truly shines (the emotionative punch when Lois Lane sees and hears a woman claiming to have been Superman's secret wife packs a wallop), and culminates in the disappearance of Superman's body. The third story arc begins when four mysterious beings appear all claiming to be Superman (The Cyborg, The Eradicator, Steel, and Superboy), and when the true adversary is revealed, it is a nonstop fight to the finish culminating in the return of the true hero. As I said before this is a great read and it packs more emotion and action than any of the comics the story is taken from (it even flows so well that it could be used a screen play; hmmm...), and is a must own for comics fans or Superman fans alike.

Rating:

- Wow this book was brilliant!
Well my all time favourite book has to be "The Death and Life of Superman".

When I was young Superman was my "childhood hero", I wanted to be like him.. heck I even used to brush my hair like his when I was 5

I used to go outside and pretend to be him and fly around saving Metropolis (my background ). Anyway I remember I was around 11 and I was with my Grandma and we went to the shops and I bought the hard-back book "The Death and Life of Superman", I finally saw it in the store and couldn't believe my eyes.. I ran to my Grandma for money and after much persuasion I finally got it and my copy of the book

Anyway the book was around 400 pages and back then the biggest book I read was around 50 hehe and so the funny thing was I couldn't put this book down.. I kept on reading it and couldn't stop! I was addicted to it!

The story was just so breathtaking and I actually could picture the whole city after Superman died and all the new superheroes started showing up and I could picture myself there, with every little detail that the book described, it was much better then any other book I have ever read.

I still have that book here right now and I really want to start reading it again.. after 8 years I want to read it again.

Definitely a must get for any Superman fan!!

Rating:

- The Death and Life of Superman
I've read the book four times, and still never get tired of it. Not to mention it would make a great screenplay/script/ storyline for the long awaited next movie. (hint, hint)

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