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Title: Superman Doomsday: Hunter/Prey by Dan Jurgens ISBN: 1-56389-201-4 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Companion piece for this great graphic novel
Comment: I know of a great companion piece in the form of a book entitled "The Adventures of Darkeye: Cyber Hunter" whose odd manner of having log-entries over chapters reads exactly like the script for a graphic novel, even though it is in the science fiction/high-tech and cyberpunk genre along with books like "Cryptonomicon", "Snow Crash", "Prey", and "Altered Carbon". Very fast-paced, incredibly visual, and very exciting due to its action-packed pages.
Rating: 1
Summary: they did it for the money, what else?
Comment: If you want to see what's wrong with comics then Dan Jurgens' work is a good place to start, and if you want to know what's wrong with Jurgens' work this is a great place to start. Over the course of the last few years Jurgens' et al have managed to once again make Superman into the comic everyone reads and no one likes. How? Shameless manipulation of plot to sell comics, which is one of the things that's ruined comics. The other being some authors willingness to make comics "dark," which usually amounts to little more than creating violence porn. Jurgen's is somewhat guilty of this too, he made the Toyman darker (actually he Jurgens' Toyman is a Lifetime network psycho so I don't know how much dark that is and how much pathetic)making him a murderer rather than the goofy but enjoyable villain we knew, but at least he hasn't made Superman himself "dark." Supes doesn't kill and he doesn't brood too much.
Oh but wait he does both here. Traumatized by dying Superman decides to hunt down Doomsday's corpse to make sure he's definitely dead, and since Superman desecrating a body wouldn't really sell that many comics, Doomsday comes back to life. Superman sports the derided Supermullet here, so that kind of makes it entertaining, but not really. Much stuff is messed up and another motivationless force of badness is brought back to life. Terrible comic the art isn't even that great, and it is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the stuff Jurgens' had done to D.C.'s premier hero. Supes deserves better. Maybe Waid's new series will fix some of what he's broken.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Rematch: Did It Have To Happen At All?
Comment: When The Death Of Superman saga arrived in the early 90's, one of the complaints heard among fans, was the fact that the man of steel's nemesis in the story, had no origin. Doomsday sort of came out of nowhere and just wanted to fight Superman to the death. For the record, I thought, (and still do) this was a good idea. In almost every other superhero comic book I have ever read, the villian's motivations are spelled out from the start. Doomsday was different. Without getting too technical, there are lots of things in the real world that go uexplained, not every problem is solved easily, and not every solution is spelled out to be tied in a bow
Having said that though..
In response to fandom's outcry for Doomsday's origin and a rematch with Superman, the mastemind behind The Death Of Superman gave us Superman/Doomsday: Hunter Prey. The story has our hero traveling to a planet called Apokolips. Once he arrives, he enlists the help of the time traveler known as Waverider, to help him discover the truth behind Doomsday. Having read the book I still feel the same about things the origin kinda lessons the impact and ruins the mystery. Still author Dan Jurgens gives readers plenty to like about the story. Considering what he came up with-it wasn't bad. There's a few surprises along the way as well.
Since Jurgens and Brett Breeding did the BEST art on the original story, the team continues that trend here, and this time, they're all there is, which is even better. The artwork offers a clearly defined style, that is made even better, thanks to the use of glossy paper, rather than the standard stuff normally used. The colors stand out more and the battle sequences are as stunning as ever. The story may not have been all that it could have been (or should have). But the art in the book makes up for that. I can (almost) recommend the sequel on that alone
Jurgens provides the Why and How reasons for the book in an introduction. Those pages also have a few early design sketches for Doomsday on them. All three original issues of the Hunter Prey mini seied are reprinted, along with their covers. The book has 158 pages
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Title: Death of Superman (Dc Comic Graphic Novel)) by DC Comics ISBN: 1563890976 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 14 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: World Without a Superman by DC Comics ISBN: 1563891182 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 14 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Superman: Doomsday Wars by Dan Jurgens ISBN: 1563895625 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Return of Superman by Bob Kahan ISBN: 1563891492 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 03 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Superman: The Dark Side by John Francis ISBN: 1563895269 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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