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Death of Superman

Death of Superman

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THE EPIC EVENT THAT SHOCKED A NATION AND CHANGED SUPERMAN FOREVER！

Doomsday。 A creature with single-minded purpose of death and destruction。 He has landed on Earth， laying waste to anything--and anyone--who dares stand in his way。 The Justice League makes a valiant， but ultimately desperate， attempt to stop the unknown juggernaut。 When the beast nears Metropolis， Superman answers the call to stop him。

And then the unthinkable happens。 The Man of Steel。。。is dead。

Join DAN JURGENS （SUPERMAN: LOIS & CLARK）， JERRY ORDWAY （ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN）， LOUISE SIMONSON （SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL）， and ROGER STERN （ACTION COMICS） as they bring you the seminal moment in the history of the DC Universe and the world itself。

Collects: ACTION COMICS #683-684， ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496-498， SUPERMAN #73-75， SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-19， and NEWSTIME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SUPERMAN。

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Reviews

Jordan Eller ，

A classic。 Worth a read if you're a comic fan， a Superman fan， or a fan of drama。 Or any or all of the above。 A classic。 Worth a read if you're a comic fan， a Superman fan， or a fan of drama。 Or any or all of the above。 。。。more

Ricardo ，

Really enjoyed this one。 It came to me as present and I was super excited to delve right into it。 I can’t deny that the first 1/3 of the book was a bit bland， with whatever was the story arc of the underworlders。 Didn’t care for them for the threat of Doomsday was imminent and I couldn’t care for them。 Then when the JLA entered the picture my intrigue began to grow and once Superman started to throw the heavy punchers around， I was completely sold on the story。 It was kind of sand to see that ba Really enjoyed this one。 It came to me as present and I was super excited to delve right into it。 I can’t deny that the first 1/3 of the book was a bit bland， with whatever was the story arc of the underworlders。 Didn’t care for them for the threat of Doomsday was imminent and I couldn’t care for them。 Then when the JLA entered the picture my intrigue began to grow and once Superman started to throw the heavy punchers around， I was completely sold on the story。 It was kind of sand to see that basically Superman was the savior of Metropolis and his only help。 Like nobody stood a chance with doomsday。 The carnage was brutal， and the way everyone basically put their foot in front of Superman had me irate。 I was mad and then like the man of steel could hear my thoughts， he voiced the same concern I was having with everyone being in the middle of a very dangerous and deadly battle。 And those final panels had me all kinds of heartbroken。 The artwork was a delight。 I really miss the way cómics used to look so lush and handsomely drawn。 Like you could tell effort was put in it。 The profiles， the emotions， the anatomy and the architecture was so gorgeous it took me several minutes to move from one page to the other。 I wanted to drink as much of the details as it was possible。 For that I’m giving this 4/5 stars。 。。。more

Pirl ，

Basically one long fight sequence。

Erik ，

One of DCs best graphics novels。 Some would even say this was their peak。

Tom Ewing ，

One of the fun things about reading old event comics is being reminded of the weird status quo shifts titles were trying at the time。 What does Lex Luthor have to say about the death of his arch-foe？ Surprisingly little， as he's pretending to be a young Aussie bloke with a big red beard。 Who fights side-by-side with Superman against the rampaging menace？ Why， it's。。。 Bloodwynd， who if memory serves is about to be revealed as the Martian Manhunter blacking up。It's a handy reminder that there are One of the fun things about reading old event comics is being reminded of the weird status quo shifts titles were trying at the time。 What does Lex Luthor have to say about the death of his arch-foe？ Surprisingly little， as he's pretending to be a young Aussie bloke with a big red beard。 Who fights side-by-side with Superman against the rampaging menace？ Why， it's。。。 Bloodwynd， who if memory serves is about to be revealed as the Martian Manhunter blacking up。It's a handy reminder that there are no such things as "timeless" superhero comics。 Nonsense about Superman， Batman et al being a "modern mythology" gets their value arse-over-tit - this junk is fun to revisit because of the mirror it holds up to the mores and concerns of its time， and diminishes in value the more it circles the wagons to cut itself off from the outside world and speak only to nerds。"The Death Of Superman" is trying its best to speak to people beyond nerds - and it succeeded thanks to a media which happily played along。 The actual story is a case of getting Superman from A to B （or in this case A to D） with minimal interest - it's six issues of fighting against a monster who is entirely unstoppable until such point as the plot calls for him not to be。 At the time， this was a huge disappointment - especially since the Superman titles were the most reliable chicken-soup comfort comics on the stands。 They were a gentle weekly soap opera in which the never-ending battle generally took second billing to， say， Jimmy Olsen's disastrous career moves - a vibe which never quite recovered from the success of this story。A weekly schedule did mean the creative teams could co-ordinate well on a story， and like most long Superman stories of the time this reads seamlessly。 But it was also the case that nobody got the 90s Superman gig for being a brilliant action artist - the most interesting art by far here comes from Jon Bogdanove， and his penultimate issue is the only time the Doomsday story is close to exciting as a piece of comics-making。 Superman 75， which ends the story， is by contrast a right mess: big action scenes just aren't Dan Jurgens' strong point and the decision to tell the story all in splash pages robs all his images of momentum。 In a meta sense it sells the comic as An Important Event but as a piece of storytelling it's weak。Most of the enjoyment is in the build up， and that's where the distinctive early-90s flavour of "The Death Of Superman" comes over。 This is a story told through and saturated in broadcast media - news choppers， Lois lane reportage， garbled cable TV reports， Superman hearing about Doomsday in the middle of an interview。 It's setting up the overall theme of the Death and Return （inasmuch as there is one） - this is going to be a story about how people view Superman more than a "Superman story"。 It's appropriate that the final issue in the collection isn't Superman 75， but the fake issue of 'Newstime' DC put out as a cash-in to the storyline， full of nods to the fans （as the magazine was at this point being edited by a disguised demon） and weird bits （two pages of LP reviews！） which had nothing to do with the story but are oddly fascinating as a piece of in-universe ephemera。 More interesting， for sure， than most of the self-conscious mythmaking in the story itself。 。。。more

Twitch Mulligan ，

Part of me hates to only give this 3 stars。 It is a comic book classic， but I think that's more for what happened than how it happens。 For an era where I consider the Superman comics to be at their finest， particularly those by Dan Jurgens， there isn't a lot of depth in this story。 Doomsday was a villain we'd never seen before。 He doesn't speak。 He's just a rage monster that broke free from his cage。 We'd learn more about Doomsday over the years since， but at that point he lacked motivation， per Part of me hates to only give this 3 stars。 It is a comic book classic， but I think that's more for what happened than how it happens。 For an era where I consider the Superman comics to be at their finest， particularly those by Dan Jurgens， there isn't a lot of depth in this story。 Doomsday was a villain we'd never seen before。 He doesn't speak。 He's just a rage monster that broke free from his cage。 We'd learn more about Doomsday over the years since， but at that point he lacked motivation， personality， or purpose other than to kill Superman。 The battle is epic， of course。 Whether he's leveling the Justice League of the time or duking it out with Superman in the final brawl， it's epic action。 The earlier issues in the story start out with more plot， but it isn't related to Doomsday。 It's good plot from stories both before and after this story， but it is an ongoing series of subplots from a period where comics weren't packaged for graphic novels like they are today。 Without some context going in， the story of the underworlders isn't much of a fit。 Despite the lack of depth， the story does hammer one important theme home: Superman goes down swinging。 He fights until there is literally no fight left。The Justice League moments are highlights to me。 Readers today may not recognize the slate of heroes on the roster at the time， but they were a decent variation of the team that slowly lost their luster over the next several years。 。。。more

Phillip Miller ，

Superman gets a bad reputation as being a boring character， since he is rarely able to be challenged if plot-convenient kryptonite isn't available。 This comic brings stakes to Superman， which makes his character and choices shine brighter。 His fighting capability is displayed， we see his concern to protect innocent lives， and we see how Superman is a symbol of hope for mankind。 Doomsday is masterfully introduced; it is a force of nature that intends to kill and destroy everything in it's path。 N Superman gets a bad reputation as being a boring character， since he is rarely able to be challenged if plot-convenient kryptonite isn't available。 This comic brings stakes to Superman， which makes his character and choices shine brighter。 His fighting capability is displayed， we see his concern to protect innocent lives， and we see how Superman is a symbol of hope for mankind。 Doomsday is masterfully introduced; it is a force of nature that intends to kill and destroy everything in it's path。 No origin is necessary， no explination of its motivation is given。 He shows up， defeats the JLA， quickly showing how large of a threat doomsday is to Superman， making the following battle feel that much more desperate。 All in all， this book is a fantastic story， one of the best in Superman's canon。 。。。more

Julianne Losacco ，

This is the first comic book i’ve ever read back when i was a little girl and it opened my eyes to the fact that comics can also have meaningful writing and be fun to read。 this comic has a special place in my heart

Tom ，

Here's the thing:Doomsday is boring。I understand that since then， and even before then， there have been "powerhouse" characters who don't say much or really do much that have been in more interesting stories and done more interesting things。。。。。。BUT。。。I uh， personally， don't know about those things other than "they exist" and because of that I kinda like Doomsday as a different sort of antagonist。 I also like the impact of the story。 So， hey， I like it。 Here's the thing:Doomsday is boring。I understand that since then， and even before then， there have been "powerhouse" characters who don't say much or really do much that have been in more interesting stories and done more interesting things。。。。。。BUT。。。I uh， personally， don't know about those things other than "they exist" and because of that I kinda like Doomsday as a different sort of antagonist。 I also like the impact of the story。 So， hey， I like it。 。。。more

Marcos_e。e ，

Nota 7，5。Bem massa véio， com uma porradaria franca e uma edição final dramática。Basicamente um filme de ação sem tempo pra respirar！Muitos hoje em dia se viram contra essa HQ como se fosse o "lixo dos anos 90"， mas eu acho que esse aqui é um exemplo do "bom anos 90"。 Longe de ser ruim como Quadrinhos da Image e Rob Liefeld。 Nota 7，5。Bem massa véio， com uma porradaria franca e uma edição final dramática。Basicamente um filme de ação sem tempo pra respirar！Muitos hoje em dia se viram contra essa HQ como se fosse o "lixo dos anos 90"， mas eu acho que esse aqui é um exemplo do "bom anos 90"。 Longe de ser ruim como Quadrinhos da Image e Rob Liefeld。 。。。more

A ，

It was nice to finally read this。 It's one of those iconic stories where they do it over and over， and you never really know the whole thing。 I don't see the collected edition I actually read， so this will have to do， but。 I do have to say， I hate that Lois just drops his body once he's dead。 Like woman， show some respect。 Rude。 Other than that， it's iconic， and watching Doomsday tear through the lame second string leaguers was rough。 It was nice to finally read this。 It's one of those iconic stories where they do it over and over， and you never really know the whole thing。 I don't see the collected edition I actually read， so this will have to do， but。 I do have to say， I hate that Lois just drops his body once he's dead。 Like woman， show some respect。 Rude。 Other than that， it's iconic， and watching Doomsday tear through the lame second string leaguers was rough。 。。。more

Chad Carl ，

Boring

Tyler Marsolais ，

Fun， dark and awesome。 Those final full pages were great

Timothy Wildes ，

At the time， mostly every Superman title was harshly suffering from low sales， and so， DC decided to kill off Supes and with it create Chaos personified: Doomsday。 People were taking the character for granted， and when this came out， the event of Superman’s death was all over the news， the papers etc。。。 Many people dismiss the book as bad because of that intent and the fact that there weren’t enough story beforehand。 I really don’t think it is bad - at all。 I actually really liked it and the art At the time， mostly every Superman title was harshly suffering from low sales， and so， DC decided to kill off Supes and with it create Chaos personified: Doomsday。 People were taking the character for granted， and when this came out， the event of Superman’s death was all over the news， the papers etc。。。 Many people dismiss the book as bad because of that intent and the fact that there weren’t enough story beforehand。 I really don’t think it is bad - at all。 I actually really liked it and the art was so wonderful。 （If it absolutely HAS to happen， I very much prefer ‘Doomsday’ be the one to kill Superman than any other villain we might have encountered in the rogues gallery）。 。。。more

Philmore Olazo ，

This story is iconic， more because of the shock value of the time。 We must remember that at the time Superman was not as popular as he had been， they decided that the best course of action was to kill him。 But they needed to kill him in an impactful way。To do this they created the plot mcguffen Doomsday， a being that evolved to withstand everything。We see the lame version of the Justice League of America of that time， really none of the interesting characters we know， fighting this new menace。Do This story is iconic， more because of the shock value of the time。 We must remember that at the time Superman was not as popular as he had been， they decided that the best course of action was to kill him。 But they needed to kill him in an impactful way。To do this they created the plot mcguffen Doomsday， a being that evolved to withstand everything。We see the lame version of the Justice League of America of that time， really none of the interesting characters we know， fighting this new menace。Doomsday beats them all to a bloody pulp and only Superman is left to face him。 The fight is long and elaborated。 Only thing is that Superman， the one the narrator states is focused on fighting， is thinking of useless stuff not related to the fight at hand like if it was something not that serious。At the end of the day， I personally didn't like it。 There is an animated movie adaptation back in 2018 based on the New 52 line of comics， that one is the one I recommend。 。。。more

Daniel Sepúlveda ，

Puntaje: 3。5 Estrellas。La Muerte de Superman es un cómic que causó revuelo desde su publicación。 La valiente decisión de DC de matar a su personaje más icónico no podía pasar desapercibida。En mi caso， conocía el contexto de esta historia y cómo todo condujo a la muerte de Superman， sin embargo， nunca había leído el cómic！ Afortunadamente， gracias a la colección de novelas graficas de El Tiempo esto pudo cambiar。Lo primero que me gustó （Y que no sabía que pasaba en esta historia） es que la Liga d Puntaje: 3。5 Estrellas。La Muerte de Superman es un cómic que causó revuelo desde su publicación。 La valiente decisión de DC de matar a su personaje más icónico no podía pasar desapercibida。En mi caso， conocía el contexto de esta historia y cómo todo condujo a la muerte de Superman， sin embargo， nunca había leído el cómic！ Afortunadamente， gracias a la colección de novelas graficas de El Tiempo esto pudo cambiar。Lo primero que me gustó （Y que no sabía que pasaba en esta historia） es que la Liga de la Justicia ocupa un rol casi principal en este comic。 Aquí veremos a un par de miembros como Blue Beetle， Booster Gold， Guy Gardner， Fuego， Hielo y Máxima， además de personajes externos a la liga como el Guardián y Supergirl （Cuyo papel fue totalmente innecesario， por cierto）。Me causó curiosidad ver cómo nos mostraron que los chicos y adolescentes ya no se emocionaban tanto con Superman， por el contrario， idolatraban a Guy Gardner， quien ya no contaba con su anillo de Green Lantern （Esto también me pareció muy curioso y quiero averiguar al respecto）。Ahora tengo ganas de leer los cómics que siguieron a esta historia porque quiero saber qué pasó después！ Y， además， siento que debo leer un par de cómics previos para entender varias cosas que no terminaron de encajar en mí: ¿Porqué Lex Luthor tiene pelo？ ¿Qué hacía Supergirl con Luthor？ ¿Jimmy Olsen trabaja en un show de TV？ En fin， hay muchas historias que debo leer a partir de “La muerte de Superman”。 。。。more

Chad ，

So corny

Sebastian A ，

7。5/10Vet inte riktigt vad jag förväntade mig från den här boken， men var nog mer。 Speciellt med tanke på att det här är just ”The Death of Superman” - till och med den mest sålda grafiska novellen någonsin， om omslaget får säga sitt。 Från vad man hört var det en otroligt stor grej i USA när det visade sig att Stålmannen dött。 Nu var ju det ett tag sen och han kom tillbaks väldigt snart…Fina illustrationer。 Vad man kan förvänta sig， men det är ett flertal paneler som är fantastiska。 Lite överras 7。5/10Vet inte riktigt vad jag förväntade mig från den här boken， men var nog mer。 Speciellt med tanke på att det här är just ”The Death of Superman” - till och med den mest sålda grafiska novellen någonsin， om omslaget får säga sitt。 Från vad man hört var det en otroligt stor grej i USA när det visade sig att Stålmannen dött。 Nu var ju det ett tag sen och han kom tillbaks väldigt snart…Fina illustrationer。 Vad man kan förvänta sig， men det är ett flertal paneler som är fantastiska。 Lite överraskad över Doomsdays design。 Hade fått för mig att han såg annorlunda ut， men det är ingen nackdel。 。。。more

kaden ，

incredibly disappointing after reading knightfall， barley any buildup of who this guy is why i should care， so much extra filler bullshit and the fact that doomsday watches a tv in ohio that is advertising wrestling in metropolis is all it take for him to want to go there immediately is not even comic book silly its just fucking stupid。 another shit is superman is talking to this kid and it basically ends with superman saying “i wish violence wasnt such a common answer to these threats” and the incredibly disappointing after reading knightfall， barley any buildup of who this guy is why i should care， so much extra filler bullshit and the fact that doomsday watches a tv in ohio that is advertising wrestling in metropolis is all it take for him to want to go there immediately is not even comic book silly its just fucking stupid。 another shit is superman is talking to this kid and it basically ends with superman saying “i wish violence wasnt such a common answer to these threats” and the comic literally ends with just punch punch punch dan jurgens cannot even write a simple setup and payoff 。。。more

Mike A ，

The death of a life timeThe death of Superman Kindle edition new edition is a gripping action packed book like nothere recommend to any Superman fan。

Akash Meka ，

Again， a story that makes you love the man of steel。

Bruno Torres ，

English/Spanish review: This one comic created the goddamn thing of killing the heroes for five minutes just for the sake of sales。 Of course I read most of them stories but never got the chance to read the original one。I'm really surprised by this，not on the great sense。 Haven't got lots of stuff to say about this since there's not enough interesting material on this book anyways。 I always guessed that The Death of Superman was a great epic of how the biggest hero there is dies slaying a horrib English/Spanish review: This one comic created the goddamn thing of killing the heroes for five minutes just for the sake of sales。 Of course I read most of them stories but never got the chance to read the original one。I'm really surprised by this，not on the great sense。 Haven't got lots of stuff to say about this since there's not enough interesting material on this book anyways。 I always guessed that The Death of Superman was a great epic of how the biggest hero there is dies slaying a horrible monster blah，blah，blah。。。and it is an exact opposite。Doomsday shows up out of nowhere as a dumbass monster that just kills。 That's it。 There's not backstory about him，just a monster escaping from a cage，then literally kicks literally everything on his way，animals，ppl，the JLA。 After kicking that weird JLA's ass the "plot" starts: Punch，punch，punch and both dead。 That's it。 Doomsday's just an uninteresting monster that it's powerful without any explanation nor backstory that shows up to kill Supes。 That's all folks。 Even the fighting isn't really interesting。 Two punches，an explosion，more punches，more explosions。 I'm giving this two stars since lots of cool stuff origined from this。 It's readable but not really a must tbh。Español:Este cómic creó la mierda esa de matar a los héroes durante cinco minutos solo por el bien de las ventas。 Por supuesto，leí la mayoría de esas historias， pero nunca tuve la oportunidad de leer el original。Estoy realmente sorprendido por esto，no en el buen sentido。 No tengo mucho para decir de este ya que este libro no es lo suficientemente interesante cómo para hacerlo。 Siempre supuse que [libro: La muerte de Superman|154795] era una gran epopeya de cómo el héroe más grande que existe muere matando a un monstruo horrible，bla，bla，bla。。。y es un exacto opuesto。Doomsday aparece de la nada como un monstruo tonto que simplemente mata。 Yasta。 No hay una historia de fondo sobre él，solo un monstruo que escapa de una jaula，se caga a piñas con literalmente todo en su camino，animales，personas，la JLA。 Después de cagar a trompadas a esa JLA rarísima，comienza la "trama": Piña，piña，piña y ambos muertos。 Eso es todo。 Doomsday es solo un monstruo poco interesante que es poderoso sin ninguna explicación ni historia de fondo que aparece para matar a Supes。 Eso es todo muchachoss。Incluso la pelea no es realmente interesante。 Dos trompadas，una explosión，más bifes，más explosiones。Le doy dos estrellas ya que muchas cosas zarpadas salieron a partir de esto。 Es leíble，pero no es realmente un must read。 。。。more

John Vangeli ，

One big flashy battle with barely any dialogue。 Art is iconic！

Contra Inercia ，

Estos cuatro titanes del cómic idearon lo que sería el final de Clark Kent， y para ello tenían que crear a la amenaza definitiva。 Esta fue Doomsday， un monstruo incansable que solo respondía con fuerza bruta y que destruía todo a su paso。 Tanto que eso llevó a Superman a dejar cualquier tipo de reserva y enfrentarse con todo a esta nueva amenaza para Metrópolis。 El resultado fue una ciudad en ruinas desolada más por la pérdida de su protector que por la destrucción en sí que provocaron ambos luc Estos cuatro titanes del cómic idearon lo que sería el final de Clark Kent， y para ello tenían que crear a la amenaza definitiva。 Esta fue Doomsday， un monstruo incansable que solo respondía con fuerza bruta y que destruía todo a su paso。 Tanto que eso llevó a Superman a dejar cualquier tipo de reserva y enfrentarse con todo a esta nueva amenaza para Metrópolis。 El resultado fue una ciudad en ruinas desolada más por la pérdida de su protector que por la destrucción en sí que provocaron ambos luchadores。 De este modo， se cerraba una etapa de este superhéroe que había comenzado tras Crisis en Tierras Infinitas， cómic del que hablaremos algún día。El cómic en sí es una orgía de destrucción constante， lo que hace que te lo pases como un crío ver a ambos contendientes sobrevivir a situaciones de lo más inverosímiles。 Es una auténtica salvajada con la que uno no puede esperar un argumento más allá de conocer las motivaciones de Doomsday。 Lo que le queda a uno es sentarse a disfrutar， a contemplar unas viñetas tan fantásticas y deleitarse con lo surrealista que es todo。 A mí， como divertimento， me basta con esto。Más adelante la Liga de la Justicia se enfrenta a Doomsday， pero eso quedará para otro día， ya que nuestro tomo acaba con una Lois Lane arrodillada ante el cadáver de Clark Kent mientras todos los ciudadanos se acercan a llorar al héroe caído。 El universo DC se vistió de luto， y con él todos los fans， en una época en la que matar personajes principales no era algo habitual y no estaba tan normalizado como actualmente。 Evidentemente， este no es el fin del personaje， pero en aquella época podía serlo en la mente de los lectores， y sin duda， debió ser algo histórico。En fin， no me extiendo más。 A la pregunta de si se recomienda este cómic desde CLI， depende。 Si lo que buscas es un rato de divertimento sin pensar en nada y con lo que evadirte gracias a una acción trepidante， este es tu tomo ideal。 Si buscas algo más sesudo， que aborde matices y que presente personajes complejos， lamento comunicarte que este no es el caso。 Yo， personalmente， me lo he pasado como un enano leyéndolo， y espero que a ti te haga sentir igual。 。。。more

Lewis Fisher ，

every so often i find myself coming back to this comic， and i have no idea why。 good tho innit

Mahendra ，

comics as usual。

Ernez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This one really tore me。 As I was reading it， I was really into it and even felt sad for Superman。 However now that it's been a day after I read it and writing this， I guess I can say it felt random and rushed。 No backstory or nothing， just random Doomsday popped out and Superman and him fist fights until both ends up dead。 The end。 Eh。。。could be better BUT as a Superman fan， I have to give this 4 stars for the way it made me feel reading it。 This one really tore me。 As I was reading it， I was really into it and even felt sad for Superman。 However now that it's been a day after I read it and writing this， I guess I can say it felt random and rushed。 No backstory or nothing， just random Doomsday popped out and Superman and him fist fights until both ends up dead。 The end。 Eh。。。could be better BUT as a Superman fan， I have to give this 4 stars for the way it made me feel reading it。 。。。more

Robin ，

It was basically impossible to be a kid who liked superheroes in the 90s and not know about at least two storylines: Bane breaking Batman’s back， and Doomsday killing Superman。 I was a much bigger Batman fan， so I read basically all of Knightfall and Knightsend， and bits and pieces of Knightquest。 The Death and Return of Superman， though， I only really read the issue where Superman actually dies and a few issues of Reign of the Supermen。 I also had a like… junior novelization of the whole arc？ I It was basically impossible to be a kid who liked superheroes in the 90s and not know about at least two storylines: Bane breaking Batman’s back， and Doomsday killing Superman。 I was a much bigger Batman fan， so I read basically all of Knightfall and Knightsend， and bits and pieces of Knightquest。 The Death and Return of Superman， though， I only really read the issue where Superman actually dies and a few issues of Reign of the Supermen。 I also had a like… junior novelization of the whole arc？ It glossed over a lot and streamlined the whole thing， but I got a general idea of the story as a whole from it。So I finally read it， and… yeah， wow， it was rough at times。 The actual fight between Supes and Doomsday is the only really good thing about The Death of Superman， and it was pretty good。 Funeral for a Friend was just… kind of genuinely awful？ Like， I frequently found myself bored and tempted to just skim through the issues just to get through them faster。 Things got way better with Reign of the Supermen and The Return of Superman。 Those were genuinely compelling， though I still found the Lex/Supergirl stuff extremely missable。 I loved Superboy and Steel， though。 I kind of want to go out of my way to read more stories about them in the future。---Check out my compilation of DCAMU-era reviews on my blog， 24，000 Miles to the Moon！ https://24000milestothemoon。com/2022/。。。 。。。more

Clayton ，

The Justice League America issue that was part of this event is a banger， but it still doesn't change the aesthetic damage The Death of Superman did to the comics industry The Justice League America issue that was part of this event is a banger， but it still doesn't change the aesthetic damage The Death of Superman did to the comics industry 。。。more

RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez ，

El evento que dio matarile momentáneamente al Hombre de Acero fue uno de los momentos cumbres del cómic de finales del pasado siglo。 Aún habiéndose dado historias que hacían enfrentar a personajes aparentemente tan invulnerables como los superhéroes al inevitable concepto de mortalidad， estaba claro que no iban a acaparar la misma atención como hacer esto mismo con el superhéroe por antonomasia。 Así fue como hasta los medios de comunicación de nuestro mundo real llegaron a informar del deceso en El evento que dio matarile momentáneamente al Hombre de Acero fue uno de los momentos cumbres del cómic de finales del pasado siglo。 Aún habiéndose dado historias que hacían enfrentar a personajes aparentemente tan invulnerables como los superhéroes al inevitable concepto de mortalidad， estaba claro que no iban a acaparar la misma atención como hacer esto mismo con el superhéroe por antonomasia。 Así fue como hasta los medios de comunicación de nuestro mundo real llegaron a informar del deceso en las viñetas de Superman como si se tratase de una personalidad de carne y hueso。 El macro evento fue un buen punto de inflexión de cara a dar un respiro y reformular al último hijo de Krypton de cara el conflictivo cambio de siglo。 En su ausencia， el mundo y Metrópolis trataron de salir adelante y vieron el surgimiento de nuevas poderosas figuras a la estela del Hombre de Acero。 De todos modos， este recopilatorio más bien es un "Road To Death of Superman"。 Partiendo del despertar de Doomsday， la creación ex profeso que puede poner en peligro al poderoso kryptoniano de la que ya en un futuro contaríamos con trasfondo a mayores。 En estas páginas apenas lo intuimos como un ente aparentemente amoral que solo vive por la muerte y devastación。 En su destructivo avance por suelo estadounidense con objetivo a Metropolis。 Otros héroes tratarán de frenarle los pies antes de necesitar de la ayuda de Superman。Pensando en la publicación original en su serialización desperdigada por diferentes cabeceras， está claro que debió de funcionar bastante esa sensación imperante de suspense de ver como en cada nuevo capítulo ni el mismísimo Superman podía frenar el avance de Doomsday。 Actualmente y en esta recopilación， pues la cosa queda ya a lo que cada lector busque en el momento de abrir el cómic。 Porque sí， el no parar de escenas de destrucción y super mamporrazos funciona。。。 pero creo que hasta cierto punto。 Se vuelve demasiado machacón y apenas contamos con una secuencia intercalada en el encontronazo de la JL Internacional con Doomsday， donde Superman se ve interpelado por adolescentes cuestionando bastante de sus acciones como héroe y de los de sus compañeros。 La idea de la mortalidad se deja caer por pura necesidad， pero puede perderse fácilmente por la necesidad de descubrir la nueva muestra de destrucción de Doomsday。 Antagonista que apenas suelta unas carcajadas que acompañan sus atrocidades。 Este Pocket termina con el famoso panel de recreación de La Pietat con Lois Lane y el vencido Superman。 Nada más。 Quizás este detalle sea algo inconsciente por parte de ECC cómics para no añadir más páginas de lo necesario en su tirada， pero queda bien como un contundente golpe de efecto a la hora de defender el título de "La Muerte de Superman"。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Death of Superman

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Death of Superman&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Death of Superman&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0