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This is the most preposterous, shallow, unexplained, pointless story arc ever told. I'm envisioning some thing incalculably huge and powerful, something I've never seen before. Every villain like Luthor, Brainiac, Mongul, Batman in his crazy mech suit, Anti-Monitor, all the crazy shit of Crisis, going through planet cores and stars and dimensions.
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You want to kill Superman? You first need to think about everything that hasn't killed him yet.
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Going punch for punch, Superman finally ends the threat of Doomsday as he throws one last punch and collapses forever.more Battling their way throughout America, the two fight to a standstill as they reach the heart of Metropolis. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity that has been nicknamed Doomsday. When a hulking monster emerges from an underground resting place and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop the colossal force of nature. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity that has been The story that drew national media attention when DC Comics killed their greatest hero is collected here. Matrix Supergirl? Ended three years after Superman came back.The story that drew national media attention when DC Comics killed their greatest hero is collected here. Red headed Australian Lex? Who cares? That storyline was wrapped up a year after Superman came back. What was going on in Green Lantern at that time? That was part of the story. This was the most important thing Bloodwynde, or whatever his name was, was ever in.
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Death, Reign, and Return are full of these C-list characters that didn't survive a year after it came out. It's dependent on knowing at least some of his backstory but for the most part, it works as a stand alone story. To give you an example, I love Daredevil Born Again. It's also largely dependent on knowing DC continuity at that time. It's not tied to the marriage, it's not tied to anything relevant past itself. Everything in it could have been achieved some other way. YJ gave us Conner without his death and the DCAU gave us Steel without it. But I can't pretend that it's 1) a great story and 2) has aged well. I was 14 when it came out and it got me into Superman. So what do you all say? Am I crazy? Do you agree? If you do, what would be your take on a new Death & Return? And everyone else can tell more modern tales with Lois and Clark married and their son Jon (who also needs a retelling of his origin because that's another continuity mess. Any writer that want's to tell a classic Superman story before Lois knew Superman was Clark, can place it before this story. Then you could have a solid before/after point in Superman's life. If I had my way, I'd make it a 90's love-letter and tie in the engagement to Lois and maybe at the end of the story have them get married.
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Something similar to the recent animated movie (without all the Darkseid nonsense). They just need to make it more self-contained. It can be in continuity only if the reader wants it to.īut they have to make sure the retelling hits all the major beats of the original without completely rewriting it. Then people can pick which one they'd like to read, the old-school original or a self-contained modernization. They recently released a Black Label book called "Harleen" that retells the origin of Harley Quinn (even though we already have the excellent "Mad Love"). So what would I suggest DC do? Retell it. But, as a self-contained story, it isn't holding up like it used to.
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I know, I was one of those kids that loved being able to see Superman's adventures play out every week. And for some people, part of the fun is going back to the 90's era Superman and watching that whole epic unfold thanks to the tight-nit continuity. If you hand someone a copy, you have to explain why Supergirl gets punched into a blob, why Lex is a Luthor Jr with red hair and an Australian accent, why Cyborg Superman is a Reed Richards reject, the D-list JLA, etc. And while it's the story that got me into Superman and I still love it to this day. It introduces so many classic concepts/characters with Doomsday, Kon-El, Steel, Eradicator, Cyborg Superman, etc. I think the Death of Superman has become a story that's nearly as important as his origin. I can hear some of the replies now, "We don't need to retread that story AGAIN" or "It's a classic and fine the way it is." So before I'm cast out for hypocrisy, hear me out.