Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1

Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1

by Dan Jurgens, Gregory Wright (Colorist), Brett Breeding (Inker)

One year after the evil Cyborg Superman hurled Doomsday's body into space the real Superman is haunted by memories of his death in battle. Consumed by the knowledge that Doomsday is still out there, and obsessed with penetrating the mystery of Doomsday's origin, Superman sets out to find the monster and put an end to him--once and for all.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Superman, Dc Comics, Comics

45 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superman, suffering from nightmares about the ordeal he experienced at the hands of Doomsday, decides he has to discover the fate of the creature after it was thrown into deep space. Meanwhile Doomsday, very much alive, arrives on Apokolips and begins to wreak havoc on Darkseid's kingdom.

I actually read Book Two out of order some time ago, so it was nice to finally read the start of the story here. And it's a strong start too; exploring the understandable psychological trauma that Superman retains after having been beaten to death by Doomsday. It was also interesting to see Lois' horror at the idea of Clark seeking out Doomsday, having been so devastated by losing him the first time around.

As for Doomsday himself, it was interesting to see him go toe to toe with Darkseid, the two of them being Superman's most physically powerful foes. Also, stories involving villains versus villains are always more interesting because you don't have to root for either to win and can just enjoy seeing them unleash their power against each other.

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[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superman (SM) seems to be suffering from PTSD as he remembers his encounter with Doomsday (DD). This sets this SM adventure in a very different direction; we are not used to SM being afraid of anyone. Even as SM is trying to come to terms with his feelings DD lands on Apokolips. There is a very brief (and, as comics go definitive) fight between DD and Darkseid (D) - a fight that I do not agree with. DD seems to be under the control of Cyborg Superman (CS) - and it is this mix of broadsword power and scalpel intelligence that is a new cosmic level threat.

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Poco después de su resurrección, Superman sufre pesadillas del enfrentamiento con Doomsday quién al ser imposible de matar fue lanzado al espacio, siendo rescatado por viajeros de Apokolips y llegando al planeta dominado por Darkseid desatando una hecatombe incontenible que ni el mismísimo tirano loco puede detener.
Superman va en busca del destructor para darle fin a su existencia.
Jurgens debe ser de los mejores escritores del big blue, acompañado por un artista que parece clonado de sus formas.

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Edición española, tomo 1 de 3.