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Title: The Death of Clark Kent (Superman) by John Costanza, Albert De Guzman, Ken Lopez, Bill Oakley, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens ISBN: 1563893231 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 2
Summary: Beyond Those Of Mortal Men
Comment: After you have already killed the man of steel, had his funeral, and then brought him back to life, what do you do for an encore? You "kill" his alter ego or secret identity of course.
When the villianous Conduit learns that Superman and Clark Kent are the same person, the life of our hero is turned upside down, and the lives of those closest to him are put in danger, as a form of blackmail. Therefore: Kent must die. At face value, the story is an interesting idea, but the way it unfolds left me disappointed. One of the things that bothered me about the story was its villian. Quite frankly, using Conduit, was a bad idea. The back cover of the trade paperback proclaims that he is one of "his greatest foes". While a certain amount of hyperbole is fine to describe charaters in comics, in the story, he hardly came across as "great The character seemed like one big cliche. In the end it was like so what let's move on. The story didn't have the impact that I think the Superman writers were hoping for. Due in large measure, to a poorly realized foe--the story would have worked had Luthor or Brainiac been the main catalyst. The story seemed to go on much longer than it needed to.
The Superman artists did a nice job on the muti part story As usual the work of Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, the legendary Gil Kane, and Dennis Janke stand out here, among all the artists who worked on the saga
The trade paperback collects all 12 parts of the story and includes reprints of the covers as well The book has 319 pages. Who knows? With a better villian and a shorter length, things may have turned out much more enjoyable than they did. Buy this book only at a discount if you must-otherwise don't bother Read The Death Of Superman instead
Rating: 1
Summary: The horror, the horror!
Comment: This book is absolutely horrible. I bought it on SALE in a local comic shop and thank God it was discounted! I went home and read it and haven't reread it since. I wouldn't re-open this graphic novel if I was super-bored! This is absolutely the worst Superman trade paperback (well, The Marriage of Superman is also Horrendous) so ONLY buy this if it is discounted. I am not a fan of Dan Jurgen's Superman. He killed Superman, remember? And brought him back. He married Superman. And he killed Clark Kent? Geez, if he's trying to make his mark on Superman, I'd suggest he come up with something creative. Now, he's not the prime writer in this trade paperback, but you can see the indecision around here. There is no unity or solid storytelling with this whole group of writers. Superman never looked so confusing and lost and the writers go off and kill his identity?? This is a major no buy. Buy it if you are a die-hard Superman fan. Buy it if you are missing these issues and cannot find them in the .50 cent bin. Buy this if you are a collector of graphic novels. Buy this if you are curious. But if you are looking for a great read, I'd suggest you look elsewhere (ie, anything NON-Dan Jurgens)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not too good!
Comment: Now don't get me wrong. It was as enjoyable as any other mediocre comic book, but not worth the money. Read the 'Death of Superman' et al series if you really want to see Clark die! ...and die he does!
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Title: Superman the Wedding & Beyond: The Wedding & Beyond by Dan Jurgens, Ron Frenz, Glenn Whitmore, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, DC Comics ISBN: 1563893924 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: World Without a Superman by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jon Bogdanove, DC Comics, Bob Kahan ISBN: 1563891182 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Superman: The Return of Superman by Bob Kahan ISBN: 1563891492 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Superman: No Limits by Jeph Loeb, Mike McKone, Doug Mahnke, Joe Kelly ISBN: 1563896990 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Superman: Exile by Dan Jurgens, Kerry Gammill, DC Comics, Dan Jergens ISBN: 1563894386 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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