Amazon.com: The Death of Superman was a 1992 stunt that turned out to be DC's bestselling Superman comic ever. The massive 11-issue crossover among four different series (Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Action Comics, and Justice League of America) introduces an unstoppable alien named Doomsday who creates a path of destruction on his way to the heart of Metropolis and whom Superman must stop at any cost. It's of interest as a milestone of the Superman mythos (though of course the outcome didn't last), but casual fans might be underwhelmed by the unfamiliar villain and the unfamiliar Justice League (with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and other minor heroes rather than the traditional lineup), the drawn-out story (by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern), and the ordinary art (by Jurgens, Jon Bogadanove, Tom Grummett, and Jackson Guice). --David Horiuchi
Product Description: The Death of Superman was a 1992 stunt that turned out to be DC's bestselling Superman comic ever. The massive 11-issue crossover among four different series (Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Action Comics, and Justice League of America) introduces an unstoppable alien named Doomsday who creates a path of destruction on his way to the heart of Metropolis and whom Superman must stop at any cost.It's of interest as a milestone of the Superman mythos (though of course the outcome didn't last), but casual fans might be underwhelmed by the unfamiliar villain and the unfamiliar Justice League (with Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and other minor heroes rather than the traditional lineup), the drawn-out story (by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern), and the ordinary art (by Jurgens, Jon Bogadanove, Tom Grummett, and Jackson Guice). --David Horiuchi
Doomsday Wrecks Havoc From the very beginning, Doomsday (the bad guy) has the only intent of going berserk, and beating up people who gets in his way. Justice League battles him, but gets beaten. Why is this Doomsday so powerful, we don't get to know. Superman battles him, and as we all know ends up losing the fight. The whole book is nothing but fighting, Justice League and Superman fighting Doomsday. There's no rest. I didn't follow the Superman books when this storyline was written, so I don't know why Superman ultimately became vulnerable to Doomsday. I thought his only weakness was Kryptonite and magic, but Doomsday seem to beat him by brute strength. I bought this book because I heard this was the best selling graphic novel of all time, and it do have historic value, because death of Superman was a big deal. I recommend this book to all Superman fans, because its an important chapter in the character and DC universe.
Excellent This is a great story that builds and builds until the epic finish. Good reading for fans or the genre and even for folks that have never read a graphic novel.
hugely important Superman is a little straight laced for me (I don't read much DC, I'm more of a Marvel guy), I'm more of a Batman guy. But I do like some Superman stories, and this one is an important storyline in an important book/hero (and whether you like him or not, he is important in the pantheon). This is a great idea, a great concept. But they didn't pull it together enough. Half the problem though is that there are four different writers (in seven different books covering five different series). A single writer would have pulled it together better. And there was nothing to Doomsday. He just woke up and started destroying things for no rhyme or reason, though I understand that in a different book DC goes in to it. The final book though, with its full page illustrations was quite a visual feast.
Death of A God Doomsday is the ultimate villian for Superman. Plenty of violence. The action is relentless as the villian. It just keeps on coming non-stop. This is blood and guts. A warrior against a monster. Doomsday is pure destruction. Superman goes out with a bang.
by the end it almost had me in tears.... The narration in this book is outstanding. I was white knuckling it all through by the end it almost had me in tears. Do not start this unless you have time to finish the thing. One of the best commix I've read in a long time.
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