Counterintuitively, DC Comics Wants to Celebrate the Death of Superman

On January 1, 1993, Superman died. If you’re used to comics continually killing off characters after which bringing them again willy-nilly, this will not sound like a giant deal. But not solely was it uncommon again within the early ‘90s, this was Superman, comics’ preeminent superhero. The occasion received large mainstream information protection and was a serious second in popular culture—a lot that it genuinely deserves a Thirtieth-anniversary celebration, for which DC Comics has some fairly cool plans.

First, DC will reprint the unique Superman #75 on November 1, which featured the Man of Steel sacrificing his life to cease the supervillain Doomsday. Then, a hardcover titled The Death of Superman Thirtieth Anniversary Deluxe Edition will probably be launched on December 6, containing the complete “Death of Superman” saga which incorporates Superman #73-75, Adventures of Superman #496-497, Justice League America #69, Action Comics #683-684, Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19, and Newstime: The Life and Death of Superman #1, and Superman: Day of Doom #1-4.

But the actually cool merchandise DC has deliberate is The Death of Superman Thirtieth Anniversary Special #1, an 80-page particular comedian coming November 8 that comprises 4 new tales from the unique inventive groups behind the 1993 occasion. From DC’s press launch:

• “The Life of Superman” by Dan Jurgens (W & A), Brett Breeding (A), Brad Anderson (C), and John Workman (L) – A younger Jon Kent finds out at school that his dad had died years earlier, as his dad and mom by no means instructed him about that fateful day. In the midst of coping with this emotional information, Jon and Clark have to crew as much as combat a brand new villain linked to Doomsday referred to as DOOMBREAKER.
• “Standing Guard” by Roger Stern (W), Butch Guice (A), Glenn Whitmore (C), and Rob Leigh (L) – The epic battle between Superman and Doomsday from the Guardians’ perspective.
• “Time” by Louise Simonson (W), Jon Bogdanove (A), Glenn Whitmore (C), and Rob Leigh (L) – The story of how the demise of Superman seemed from John Henry Irons’s perspective.
• “Above and Beyond” by Jerry Ordway (W), Tom Grummett (P), Doug Hazelwood (I), Glenn Whitmore (C), and Rob Leigh (L) – A robust story of Ma and Pa Kent watching their son combat Doomsday stay on tv and going via Clark’s photograph albums with the sensation that their son all the time prevails.

Those sound fairly good, particularly “Above and Beyond,” which additionally sounds genuinely heart-breaking. There are additionally some very cool variant covers for the particular and pin-ups inside—if you wish to verify them out, click on via the slideshow!