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Summary: Pure genius. (those two words explain it all!!!!!!)
Review: Man, This book does the best in explaining the fall of Superman, Domesday, the JLA. Just buy it even if you have the least simple intrest in Superman, still just buy it!!!!!!
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Summary: Is this the end for Superman?
Review: No, but that's half the fun.
Simple yarn really - big ugly monster brute Doomsday shows up, decimates some 2nd level Justice League members and goes on a rampage with only Superman tailing him half way across the country, ending in a giant fist fight on the streets of Metropolis that has to be one of the most massive clash of the titans known to comic book fans.
Superman himself does not get a lot of character development, but the story, while not without its shortcomings, does a great job of portraying Superman as the iron willed, never-give-up-never-say-die, fight-to-the-bitter-end-to-protect-the-people hero we all know and love. The whole idea running through it of course was that people were taking Superman for granted, not appreciating what he does and what he stands for, shown when an obnoxious punk who disses Superman but loves Guy Gardner is forced to yell for Superman to save his mom and infant sibling from a fire just as Superman takes off to pursue Doomsday.
Jonathan Kent makes a good point in this book: "...to the world, he [Clark Kent] is Superman. It's not that they're callous, at least they don't mean to be. It's just that they don't think anything bad can really happen to him."
Followed by the "Funeral For A Friend/World Without Superman" enstallment.
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Summary: A landmark in the Superman saga
Review: Okay, I'll admit it, Superman is not one of my favorite superheroes, considering that he is afraid to kill almost any supervillain he comes in contact with, no matter how powerful or evil they are. But this graphic novel actually started me reading the Superman series. And in this graphic novel, Superman gets brutal and actually kills a supervillain! But in the process he also gets killed. Yes, the Man of Steel was once thought to be invincible. That was, until Doomsday arrived!! This mysterious creature engages in a bloody, brutal battle that ends up leading to the death of the Man of Steel. A death that Superman is willing to die in order to defend his adopted and earthly city of Metropolis. This graphic novel is a must-have in the Superman saga and ends up changing the saga forever! I'm planning now on reading the two other graphic novels that follow this one in "The Death of Superman Trilogy": "A World Without Superman" and "The Return of Superman".
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Summary: The Best superman comic EVER
Review: simply the BEST, a most buy for any superman fan
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Summary: Slam! Superman and Darkside Fight It Out
Review: Slam! The sound of Superman being laid on his back by the evil Darkside. In The Death of Superman, Superman takes bad advice from Luther and ended up walking into deadside, but ending up fighting Darkside. That was a bad move by Superman, because he will have his hands full with Darkside. I like this book because it has a lot of action in it, and I have never seen Superman get beaten up before. Some exciting action occurred when Superman and Darkside battled it out for their lives. I recommend this book for any action seeker. People who want to see a true hero fight to his death should read The Death of Superman.
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Summary: It's was like watching Muhammed Ali VS Mike Tyson.....
Review: The absolute best fight in Sperman's existance!!!!!
Picture this; A creature of pure strength, power, rage. (No, not the Incredible Hulk, but at a very close proximity). On a path for an unknown reason to Metropolis. A team of powerful (even though uncoordinated) superheroes literally ripped apart by this creature (Named Doomsday by Booster Gold before he also got the ultimate beatdown). Everything and everyone in his path is destroyed and killed at a blink of an eye. One man, the ultimate boy scout, Big Blue himself is left to fend off thhis creature.
First he underestimated Doomsday's power and that changed Real Quick!!..The battle crossed all across America and the focal point is in his hometown Metropolis..When it come down to it, Superman knows that this is the fight of his life. And as the title goes, it will be his life. Once you get past the side story in the beginning you'll be in for a wild (and painful) ride of your life.
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Summary: It delivers what it promises
Review: The death of superman is exactly what it sounds like...the death of superman. In this story, Superman fights an unknown creature called Doomsday (who is for one reason or other hell-bent on destruction) and falls in battle. The story is fast paced and has pages filled with superman and Doomsday swapping hits and all-in-all racking up a huge amount of collateral damage. In the end, Big Blue dies. This story came out when I was in junior high and at that time I felt it was the best book I had ever read but now, it is hard not to look at the numerous plot holes and loose threads in the story. But comics has matured and has come a long way but this story is still worth picking up for the buzz it generated. It's fun to read but don't expect anything Alan Moore-esque or Jeph Loeb type writing.
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Summary: Something I thought not possible...
Review: The Death of Superman sure surprised a lot of people, comic fans and the average joe. Who would have thought that the Man of Steel could even be beaten let alot die. The media storm that these issues built up were something unaccounted for in the comic world for a long time. People started thinking how could DC, the comics' publisher, kill off the first superhero icon, an American icon similar to McDonald's and Coca Cola, but the did and they sure did it with good storytelling and incredible art. First people should understand that this a tradepaperback collecting the comics in which Superman valiantly fought to fend off Doomsday from Metroplois. The book is not a graphic novel, thus does not read like one. Through that, the editors performed a solid effort to bring in the storyline, which is written by a group of people and the artists, thus at times, the story would be faster and then slow down. This is only due to the different creative teams responsible for bringing out the book and should not be held against them. If the comics were read individually, it would have meant a whole lot better, but since those issues have become a rarity, collecting them was the right choice all in all.The story introduces Doomsday, a character so bestial and primal he'll make any horror monster run for his money and teh cruelty he portrays is somewhat disturbing. Not much is said about the monster's origin and that could be held as a downpoint to the story, but as mentioned since this was part of an ongoing series, his origins are mentioned and delved in deeper later on. The intrigue on why he wanted Metropolois and why Superman had to stop him are all set in motion here, but are tackled later in future issues not collected here. All in all, this collection is a must have in the Superman mythos and those interested in Big Blue. It portrays his heart and determination to beat the odds in which he does, even though it meant his life. It is recommended that you check out part 2 and 3 of the trilogy, World without a Superman and The Return of Superman to truly comprehend the big picture of things. This book alone holds true when it comes to standing alone, but do you really want to stop there? DC embarked on a great risk with this direction, but truly put out an actionpacked, hold on to your hats effort. They're commended for taking the big step and bringing us a good, highly acclaimed form of entertainemt.
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Summary: one of the best
Review: This book is one of the best books I read so far I mean the pictures the story and the way they presented it was just great and I would recommend this book to whoever collects comic books to let it be a part of your collection
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Summary: The Worst Sort of Prostitution
Review: This book is solely the result of economic concerns. In the early 1990s, the comic book market was doing very well financially, but not artistically. Comics somehow became linked in the minds of most people with card collecting, and comics became a commodity mostly collected for potential future revenue instead of artistic merit. Meanwhile, a bunch of talentless hacks led by such "artists" as Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane, left Marvel Comics in droves to create Image comics so they could have more creative control. Did the comic industry use this opportunity to get out of the artistic ghetto? NO. At Image, the general formula became having large, brainless characters violently pound the crap out of each other for little apparent reason and adolescent boys, trying to seem mature, bought them by the barrel-full for their violent content. "Investors", seeing this trend, bought up these comics to seal in vaults to sell later (they hoped) at inflated prices. And sales of such titles as Superman without as much blood and guts dropped. Did D.C. counter by hiring better writers and artists? NO. They decided: let's kill off Superman, get tons of free publicity, cater to the lowest common denominator, and prey upon the greed of market speculators. Ironically, the storyline attempts to make the occassional "relevant message" about the evils of violence while capitalizing upon it in a brainless story with mediocre art of two characters trading punches for dozens of pages while wrecking vehicles and homes. Now the comic market has largely collapsed back to normal, most speculators wound up losing money on their investments once they stopped artificially creating demand and scarcity, McFarlane is now making tons of money off of other people's work while doing none himself(which was his complaint about Marvel), and nobody seems to know where Liefeld is anymore. And, surprise!, Superman is alive again. Was this an act of daring storytelling and dramatic risktaking? NO. They got the increased sales they were looking for (at least temporarily) and brought Superman back to life making the whole exercise artistically pointless. They are still pulling the occassional gimmick, like (temporarily) changing his costume and powers and people still eat it up. Avoid this baby like the plague.
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