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CBLR Spotlight on the Death of Superman
With the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Superman this month, I thought it would be a good idea to collect all of the various Comic Book Legends Revealed I have done over the years about the event into one place.
Enjoy!
How did the TV series Lois and Clark indirectly lead to the Death of Superman?
Did Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner nearly write the Death of Superman first?
Was DC really totally unprepared for how popular the Death of Superman would become?
Did the overwhelming popularity of the Death of Superman cause DC to push back Superman’s return?
Did Doomsday originally make his debut at the end of the Panic in the Sky crossover?
8 Comments
CriticalFel
November 27, 2012 at 1:08 pm
20 years ago… and it feels like yesterday this took up News time. This and the change to Electric Superman I recall vividly reading in Newspapers back in the day.
Michael Sacal
November 27, 2012 at 1:18 pm
when DC did new things with Superman, instead of doing the origin again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and
Travis Pelkie
November 28, 2012 at 2:31 am
Michael reminds me that I need to feed my dog. He likes Kibbles and Bits and Bits and Bits and Bits and Bits and…I’m not even gonna cut and paste to continue this.
Thanks for compiling this, Brian. Such a watermark moment in comics, and I can’t believe 20 years have gone by! I’m so old!!!
James
November 28, 2012 at 5:31 am
Nice. The death of Superman was pretty much one of my first comic reading experiences, so I like rereading info about it. I remember loving Grummets art so hard!
Looking at it now and realising each of the 4 newbies only got 4-5 issues each, nothing compared to todays standards – and still have so much going on! It makes me long for the days that not every storyline had to last 8 months to a year!!
Was Knightfall/quest/end after this? Because another article on that would be great!
Marek
November 28, 2012 at 6:53 am
It was right after, I remember Robin and Azrael wearing black barmbands with Supes’ logo during the prelude.
theplaintruth
November 28, 2012 at 10:30 am
watershed moment not watermark moment…..Travis
Anonymous
November 28, 2012 at 10:48 am
Jeez, i can’t believe its been 20 years! that’s scary
Xander
November 28, 2012 at 5:00 pm
I wasn’t much into comics until the Death of Superman stuff. I skipped Funeral for a Friend, but Reign of the Supermen had me hooked into comics for life. Honestly, I wish the mystery of who was the real Superman could have lasted a little longer, but seeing how some mysteries are drawn out beyond the point where anyone really cares these days (*cough* Red Hulk *cough*), it’s probably good that the mystery only lasted for four or five months.