Written by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
It’s hard to explain now, thirty years on, just what a huge event The Death of Superman was. It grew far beyond anything DC Comics could have imagined. It all started with that same old thing in comics, falling sales on the Superman books. There was nothing wrong with the stories or creative teams, they were all very good. I should know because I have practically every issue after all. The problem was with culture. Punisher was big, Ghost Rider was big, Wolverine was big, Batman was getting darker and darker. Superman was just out of step with tastes. So, to get a bit of publicity, then Editor Mike Carlin and his creative teams decided to kill Superman (temporarily of course).
The story, though, caught the attention of the national, then international press,...
It’s hard to explain now, thirty years on, just what a huge event The Death of Superman was. It grew far beyond anything DC Comics could have imagined. It all started with that same old thing in comics, falling sales on the Superman books. There was nothing wrong with the stories or creative teams, they were all very good. I should know because I have practically every issue after all. The problem was with culture. Punisher was big, Ghost Rider was big, Wolverine was big, Batman was getting darker and darker. Superman was just out of step with tastes. So, to get a bit of publicity, then Editor Mike Carlin and his creative teams decided to kill Superman (temporarily of course).
The story, though, caught the attention of the national, then international press,...
- 11/15/2022
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
The death of Superman continues to loom large over the DC Universe, just as the actual, legendary tale, “The Death of Superman,” looms large over popular culture. It shouldn’t be surprising that one of the most creatively abundant periods in Superman history yielded one story that continues to cast such a long shadow, and yet “The Death of Superman” has become, second only to the Man of Steel’s origin story, perhaps the best known tale in the character’s history.
It’s more than just the story itself. “The Death of Superman” was a media event at a time when comics weren’t necessarily getting mainstream attention. Radio, TV, and traditional print media seized on the opportunity, and casual fans unaware that nobody stays dead in the world of superheroes, genuinely thought DC was bringing the career of its longest-running hero to a close. Since then, the story has been adapted for animation,...
It’s more than just the story itself. “The Death of Superman” was a media event at a time when comics weren’t necessarily getting mainstream attention. Radio, TV, and traditional print media seized on the opportunity, and casual fans unaware that nobody stays dead in the world of superheroes, genuinely thought DC was bringing the career of its longest-running hero to a close. Since then, the story has been adapted for animation,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
It was earlier this year when we initially reported on how Katherine McNamara’s Mia Smoak character would get a spinoff of her own once Arrow took its final bow. And after months of vague statements given by the network itself, the official announcement finally came down in September, when it it was confirmed that Black Canaries Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy) and Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy Rodgers) will star alongside McNamara.
After much speculation as to the show’s official title, it looks like that knowledge has been disclosed without much in the way of fanfare. Actually, we owe our thanks to Marc Guggenheim’s Twitter page, as it was there where the big reveal was made.
Seen below is the first piece of promo art drawn by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Brett Breeding, and colored by Dave McCaig, showing Mia decked out in a Green Arrow costume and standing alongside Dinah and Laurel.
After much speculation as to the show’s official title, it looks like that knowledge has been disclosed without much in the way of fanfare. Actually, we owe our thanks to Marc Guggenheim’s Twitter page, as it was there where the big reveal was made.
Seen below is the first piece of promo art drawn by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Brett Breeding, and colored by Dave McCaig, showing Mia decked out in a Green Arrow costume and standing alongside Dinah and Laurel.
- 10/18/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
The Doomsday Saga sprawled across the four monthly Superman titles for the better part of a year, clearly too long to successfully adapt as part of the DC Animated Universe series of films. When The Death of Superman was announced, everyone knew a second film would follow and sure enough, viewers were treated to The Reign of the Superman. The 1992-93 storyline was streamlined and revised to be fit into the animated continuity, so characters who weren’t around at the time, are here now.
Warner Home Entertainment has edited the two films together into a 2:46 and has released it as The Death and Return of Superman released in a variety of formats including the nifty 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Gift Set. The 4K gift set comes with Superman: Doomsday as a bonus 4K disc.
As noted in reviews of the two films, it does a reasonable, but not perfect,...
Warner Home Entertainment has edited the two films together into a 2:46 and has released it as The Death and Return of Superman released in a variety of formats including the nifty 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Gift Set. The 4K gift set comes with Superman: Doomsday as a bonus 4K disc.
As noted in reviews of the two films, it does a reasonable, but not perfect,...
- 10/3/2019
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
It’s all been building to this – the biggest Peter Parker and Norman Osborn story of all time, and the first Marvel comic Ever to hit 800 issues! In celebration of the 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man and the now historic run of Dan Slott, Marvel is excited to show a variant cover from industry great Ron Frenz, with inks by Brett Breeding and colors by Dave McCaig.
Witness the culmination of the Red Goblin story as Slott is joined for his final issue by epic artists such as Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Nick Bradshaw!
The Amazing Spider-man #800: Go Down Swinging
Written by Dan Slott
Art by Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli & Nick Bradshaw
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding, and Dave McCaig
On-Sale 5/30/18...
Witness the culmination of the Red Goblin story as Slott is joined for his final issue by epic artists such as Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Nick Bradshaw!
The Amazing Spider-man #800: Go Down Swinging
Written by Dan Slott
Art by Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli & Nick Bradshaw
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding, and Dave McCaig
On-Sale 5/30/18...
- 4/17/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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