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Superman: Doomed
Its name is Doomsday. It came from the Phantom Zone, where the Man of Steel had banished it once before. Bigger. Deadlier. Capable of killing life on Earth.
Only Superman can stop it. But even that is not the end. Evil is in its blood. And when that blood is spilled, the innocent will fall — and Superman himself will discover the monster within. The Last Son of Krypton may become a destroyer of worlds himself, leaving the Earth without its greatest protector.
Superman and his allies each must make a choice. If they unleash the monster, will they lose the man? Is this Earth's last shot at salvation, or are Superman and everyone he cares about…
Writers Greg Pak, Charles Soule, and Scott Lobdell with artists Tony S. Daniel, Aaron Kuder, Ken Lashley, Scott Kolins, and a league of comics' top talents present SUPERMAN: DOOMED!
Collects: Superman: Doomed #1-2, Action Comics #31-35, Annual #3, Superman #30-31, Superman/Wonder Woman #8-12, Annual #1, Supergirl #34-35 and Batman/Superman #11 with select pages from Action Comics #30 and Superman/Wonder Woman #7.
Only Superman can stop it. But even that is not the end. Evil is in its blood. And when that blood is spilled, the innocent will fall — and Superman himself will discover the monster within. The Last Son of Krypton may become a destroyer of worlds himself, leaving the Earth without its greatest protector.
Superman and his allies each must make a choice. If they unleash the monster, will they lose the man? Is this Earth's last shot at salvation, or are Superman and everyone he cares about…
Writers Greg Pak, Charles Soule, and Scott Lobdell with artists Tony S. Daniel, Aaron Kuder, Ken Lashley, Scott Kolins, and a league of comics' top talents present SUPERMAN: DOOMED!
Collects: Superman: Doomed #1-2, Action Comics #31-35, Annual #3, Superman #30-31, Superman/Wonder Woman #8-12, Annual #1, Supergirl #34-35 and Batman/Superman #11 with select pages from Action Comics #30 and Superman/Wonder Woman #7.
544 pages, Hardcover
First published March 31, 2015
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Greg Pak
1,651 books583 followersGreg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."
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March 10, 2022
(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: Shoehorned, no flow, too-sprawling but grows, too fat for its clothes, no context, low-focus, resolved by hocus-pocus.
Notes: Shoehorned, no flow, too-sprawling but grows, too fat for its clothes, no context, low-focus, resolved by hocus-pocus.
June 17, 2015
Superman must face threats outside and inside of him!
This collected edition includes: Superman: Doomed #1-2, Action Comics #30-35 + Annual #3, Superman #30-31, Superman/Wonder Woman #7-12 + Annual #1, Batman/Superman #11, Supergirl #34-35, making an impressive number of 21 comic book issues for the storyline. Curiously the title of Justice League isn’t used on the event while the team appears during the story.
Creative Team:
Writers: Greg Pak, Charles Soule, Scott Lobdell & Tony Bedard
Illustrators: Aaron Kuder, Eddy Barrows, Ed Benes, Ken Lashey, Rafa Sandoval, Cameron Stewart, Tony S. Daniel, Karl Kerschl, Tom Derenick, Daniel Sampere, Jack Herbert, Scott Kolins, Paulo Siqueira, Pascal Alixe, Cliff Richards, Julius Gopez, Will Conrad, Thony Silas, Karl Moline, Szymon Kudranski, Cory Smith, Dave Bullock, Ian Churchill, Vicente Cifuentes, Norm Rapmund, Jonboy Meyers & Walden Wong
THIS IS A JOB FOR… DOOMSDAY?
Superman: Doomed is a big comic book event involving the character of Superman through an impressive number of 21 comic book issues collected them here in this edition. The story presents the battle against Doomsday, in the DC’s New52, but also several other menaces.
Doomsday has appeared before in several storylines and single shots, and it’s kinda confusing here in the DC’s New52 since Superman remember having faced Doomsday before, but he doesn’t recognize Cyborg Superman which was a pivotal character after the first encounter with Doomsday. Of course, the DC’s New52 is a comic book universe “born” after the events of Flashpoint therefore, some stories “merged”, some characters of other comic book universe were “inserted” and at the end, yes, all that it’s a big mess... who am I kidding?
When this Doomsday emerged from the ocean... ...the water boiled around him. The sand turned to black onix beneath its feet. Even the brick and Stone of the buildings on the island couldn’t mantain molecular cohesion. They simply fell apart. Whatever you fought before... was just a larva. It’s only now reaching its mature form.
Superman is the only one able to face Doomsday, now more than ever since the creature is bigger and more powerful than before, and while the battle has some complications, it isn’t too long, and the deadly creature is killed by the Man of Steel, however this death costs too much. Since, Doomsday liberates a virus in the form of a purple smoke that Superman inhalates to avoid anyone else would be hurt by it, and this brave action provokes that Superman got infected by this “Doomsday virus” and slowly he will be transformed into the creature but now being a fusion of the previous Doosmday abilities plus the vast list of powers of Superman, and a “Doomsday conscience” taking control of the actions of the altered body.
Doomsday was a threat that only Superman was able to beat before, but what happens when the threat of Doomsday is inside of Superman? Who will stop the threat now?
And the worse of all, is that Doomsday is only a tool for a bigger plan of Brainiac who is stating a battlefield in multiple scenarios with several forces and agents, some shown in plain sight, some hidden.
This new threat to Earth will need the help and collaboration of all available superheroes, along with some non-powered allies... and also several villains.
Superman: Doomed clearly is a new storyline, but also it’s a tribute to the story which impacts the world… The Death of Superman, therefore Steel, the Eradicator and Cyborg Superman appear in this new storyline. Oddly enough Superboy doesn’t appear, I am aware that I don’t manage what was the status of the character at the moment of this storyline but still is odd that he wouldn’t make at least a cameo.
Cyborg Superman has a terrible secret, which it was revealed in his one-shot issue during “the month of villains” of DC, and here it’s mentioned, but it’s a shame that such big and dangerous secret isn’t used on its full potential and making such improved character in my opinion as merely a field commander for Brainiac.
Steel aka John Henry Irons teams-up with Lana Lang, which her Electrical Engineer skills became pivotal to the development of the battle for the safety of Earth.
Batman takes control of the Fortress of Solitude and he has to make hard calls including sworn enemies of Superman into the efforts to protect Earth against Brainiac.
Wonder Woman (Superman’s love interest in DC’s New 52) who is also the current God of War (nothing less!) coordinates from the field the multiple battles.
And Superman has a too close for confort battle, inside of his own body, trying to keep in control the “Doomsday virus” that it’s transforming him into a monster.
That concept is a wonderful idea, but I have to admit that the creative team wasn’t willing to take many risks, and while Superman lose control several times, he never truly embraced the Doomsday factor causing something to regret, something to change the future status quo and/or something to provoke a lasting impact in the DC’s New52 universe.
I think that if instead of using Brainiac as the real big villain of this storyline, they could use Superman totally unleashed as a monster as the central menace in the storyline.
Still, Superman: Doomed is a very entertained reading, full of non-stop action, with very good artwork, full of colors, and definitely an excelllent option for Superman’s fans.
This collected edition includes: Superman: Doomed #1-2, Action Comics #30-35 + Annual #3, Superman #30-31, Superman/Wonder Woman #7-12 + Annual #1, Batman/Superman #11, Supergirl #34-35, making an impressive number of 21 comic book issues for the storyline. Curiously the title of Justice League isn’t used on the event while the team appears during the story.
Creative Team:
Writers: Greg Pak, Charles Soule, Scott Lobdell & Tony Bedard
Illustrators: Aaron Kuder, Eddy Barrows, Ed Benes, Ken Lashey, Rafa Sandoval, Cameron Stewart, Tony S. Daniel, Karl Kerschl, Tom Derenick, Daniel Sampere, Jack Herbert, Scott Kolins, Paulo Siqueira, Pascal Alixe, Cliff Richards, Julius Gopez, Will Conrad, Thony Silas, Karl Moline, Szymon Kudranski, Cory Smith, Dave Bullock, Ian Churchill, Vicente Cifuentes, Norm Rapmund, Jonboy Meyers & Walden Wong
THIS IS A JOB FOR… DOOMSDAY?
Superman: Doomed is a big comic book event involving the character of Superman through an impressive number of 21 comic book issues collected them here in this edition. The story presents the battle against Doomsday, in the DC’s New52, but also several other menaces.
Doomsday has appeared before in several storylines and single shots, and it’s kinda confusing here in the DC’s New52 since Superman remember having faced Doomsday before, but he doesn’t recognize Cyborg Superman which was a pivotal character after the first encounter with Doomsday. Of course, the DC’s New52 is a comic book universe “born” after the events of Flashpoint therefore, some stories “merged”, some characters of other comic book universe were “inserted” and at the end, yes, all that it’s a big mess... who am I kidding?
When this Doomsday emerged from the ocean... ...the water boiled around him. The sand turned to black onix beneath its feet. Even the brick and Stone of the buildings on the island couldn’t mantain molecular cohesion. They simply fell apart. Whatever you fought before... was just a larva. It’s only now reaching its mature form.
Superman is the only one able to face Doomsday, now more than ever since the creature is bigger and more powerful than before, and while the battle has some complications, it isn’t too long, and the deadly creature is killed by the Man of Steel, however this death costs too much. Since, Doomsday liberates a virus in the form of a purple smoke that Superman inhalates to avoid anyone else would be hurt by it, and this brave action provokes that Superman got infected by this “Doomsday virus” and slowly he will be transformed into the creature but now being a fusion of the previous Doosmday abilities plus the vast list of powers of Superman, and a “Doomsday conscience” taking control of the actions of the altered body.
Doomsday was a threat that only Superman was able to beat before, but what happens when the threat of Doomsday is inside of Superman? Who will stop the threat now?
And the worse of all, is that Doomsday is only a tool for a bigger plan of Brainiac who is stating a battlefield in multiple scenarios with several forces and agents, some shown in plain sight, some hidden.
This new threat to Earth will need the help and collaboration of all available superheroes, along with some non-powered allies... and also several villains.
Superman: Doomed clearly is a new storyline, but also it’s a tribute to the story which impacts the world… The Death of Superman, therefore Steel, the Eradicator and Cyborg Superman appear in this new storyline. Oddly enough Superboy doesn’t appear, I am aware that I don’t manage what was the status of the character at the moment of this storyline but still is odd that he wouldn’t make at least a cameo.
Cyborg Superman has a terrible secret, which it was revealed in his one-shot issue during “the month of villains” of DC, and here it’s mentioned, but it’s a shame that such big and dangerous secret isn’t used on its full potential and making such improved character in my opinion as merely a field commander for Brainiac.
Steel aka John Henry Irons teams-up with Lana Lang, which her Electrical Engineer skills became pivotal to the development of the battle for the safety of Earth.
Batman takes control of the Fortress of Solitude and he has to make hard calls including sworn enemies of Superman into the efforts to protect Earth against Brainiac.
Wonder Woman (Superman’s love interest in DC’s New 52) who is also the current God of War (nothing less!) coordinates from the field the multiple battles.
And Superman has a too close for confort battle, inside of his own body, trying to keep in control the “Doomsday virus” that it’s transforming him into a monster.
That concept is a wonderful idea, but I have to admit that the creative team wasn’t willing to take many risks, and while Superman lose control several times, he never truly embraced the Doomsday factor causing something to regret, something to change the future status quo and/or something to provoke a lasting impact in the DC’s New52 universe.
I think that if instead of using Brainiac as the real big villain of this storyline, they could use Superman totally unleashed as a monster as the central menace in the storyline.
Still, Superman: Doomed is a very entertained reading, full of non-stop action, with very good artwork, full of colors, and definitely an excelllent option for Superman’s fans.
September 24, 2015
If you're a fan of Big Blue, then I think you'll enjoy this one.
I'm sort of surprised that this played out as well as it did, to be honest. I was sort of expecting more flashbacks to Krypton or something.
But they kept this about Clark, and the story was pretty darn good!
Wonder Woman & her relationship with Superman plays a Huge role in this one, and if you were planning on reading Superman/Wonder Woman, Vol. 2...don't. Everything but a Future's End issue is already packed into Doomed, and it makes a hellava lot more sense when you read it all together.
Doomsday gets loose, turns into some kind of a Doomsday-Prime beast, and starts rampaging across the planet. Superman is forced to do the One Thing he doesn't want to do, and...kttttk!
But there's a problem!Of course!
To save everyone, Superman inhales all of the spores that puffed out of Doomsday when Supes blasted him. And now...
{cue dramatic music}
He's turning into Doomsday!
The rest of the story is all about how to save the planet from Brainiac, and save Superman from himself. It's a catch-22, because they need Superman to take out Brainiac's fleet of ships, but every time he enters Earth's atmosphere he loses control of himself and Hulks-out...thanks to the government blanketing the planet in Kryptonite.
What I loved?
Diana & Clark have a pretty interesting relationship. I love that she's the only one who is strong enough take him out if he totally loses control, and she's willing to do it. But she also never gives up on him, even when he's acting like an asshole. She doesn't do that angry girlfriend thing, and stomp off with her feelings hurt.
And speaking of never giving up, can I get a round of applause for Batman?! He's another one who refuses to throw in the towel on Clark.
He's Diana's biggest ally in saving the Man of Steel, and I love how much this showcases his (very deeply buried) feelings for his friend.
John Steel & Lana! Loved these two! Again, you get to see how much Clark means to the people in his life, and how deep their loyalty to him goes.
*sniff, sniff* Do I smell romance in the air for these guys?
Another cool tidbit is the BFF status between Lois & Clark. They genuinely care about each other as people this time around! Instead of Lois pining after Superman because he always saves her life, and ignoring the dorky reporter next to her? Well, Lois may still (secretly) harbor the hots for the man in the cape, but she also has some conflicted feelings for her friend.
And Superman's feelings for her seems to go a bit farther than just friends, as well. When he argues with the monster in his head, Doomsday keeps referencing 'her' as the reason Clark won't give up.
Hmmm? Why not just say Diana if that's who he's talking about? I think this is a teaser for things to come...
I have to admit I wasn't crazy about Lois (once again) getting superpowers. It doesn't sit right with me, and it's sort of annoying that it's turning into the go-to plot device for this title. We all want Lois to play a big role in the stories, but there has to be a way to do it without turning her into a Power. Maybe I'm wrong?
Overall, this was an excellent story, though.
Recommended for Fans of Superman!
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I'm sort of surprised that this played out as well as it did, to be honest. I was sort of expecting more flashbacks to Krypton or something.
But they kept this about Clark, and the story was pretty darn good!
Wonder Woman & her relationship with Superman plays a Huge role in this one, and if you were planning on reading Superman/Wonder Woman, Vol. 2...don't. Everything but a Future's End issue is already packed into Doomed, and it makes a hellava lot more sense when you read it all together.
Doomsday gets loose, turns into some kind of a Doomsday-Prime beast, and starts rampaging across the planet. Superman is forced to do the One Thing he doesn't want to do, and...kttttk!
But there's a problem!
To save everyone, Superman inhales all of the spores that puffed out of Doomsday when Supes blasted him. And now...
{cue dramatic music}
He's turning into Doomsday!
The rest of the story is all about how to save the planet from Brainiac, and save Superman from himself. It's a catch-22, because they need Superman to take out Brainiac's fleet of ships, but every time he enters Earth's atmosphere he loses control of himself and Hulks-out...thanks to the government blanketing the planet in Kryptonite.
What I loved?
Diana & Clark have a pretty interesting relationship. I love that she's the only one who is strong enough take him out if he totally loses control, and she's willing to do it. But she also never gives up on him, even when he's acting like an asshole. She doesn't do that angry girlfriend thing, and stomp off with her feelings hurt.
And speaking of never giving up, can I get a round of applause for Batman?! He's another one who refuses to throw in the towel on Clark.
He's Diana's biggest ally in saving the Man of Steel, and I love how much this showcases his (very deeply buried) feelings for his friend.
John Steel & Lana! Loved these two! Again, you get to see how much Clark means to the people in his life, and how deep their loyalty to him goes.
*sniff, sniff* Do I smell romance in the air for these guys?
Another cool tidbit is the BFF status between Lois & Clark. They genuinely care about each other as people this time around! Instead of Lois pining after Superman because he always saves her life, and ignoring the dorky reporter next to her? Well, Lois may still (secretly) harbor the hots for the man in the cape, but she also has some conflicted feelings for her friend.
And Superman's feelings for her seems to go a bit farther than just friends, as well. When he argues with the monster in his head, Doomsday keeps referencing 'her' as the reason Clark won't give up.
Hmmm? Why not just say Diana if that's who he's talking about? I think this is a teaser for things to come...
I have to admit I wasn't crazy about Lois (once again) getting superpowers. It doesn't sit right with me, and it's sort of annoying that it's turning into the go-to plot device for this title. We all want Lois to play a big role in the stories, but there has to be a way to do it without turning her into a Power. Maybe I'm wrong?
Overall, this was an excellent story, though.
Recommended for Fans of Superman!
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September 2, 2021
A decent read about what would happen if Superman became Doomsday. Would be better if the stories were more connected. I feel like the story made big jumps forwards and backwards between issues, making for a disjointed read. DC needs to have a heavier hand editorially when it decides to do these big crossovers between titles, to make the story flow better. The various writers and artists really need to sit down for a writers summit before they tackle these stories. You finish one issue on a cliffhanger, go to the next book in the crossover and it's a totally different point in the story. Really frustrating as a reader. I'm always flipping back to make sure I didn't skip over a page when this happens.
September 21, 2015
Remember The Death of Superman? I don’t recall what happened in it (prolly nothing important) but alls I know is Superman and this Kryptonian monster called Doomsday fisted each other a lot. So those fresh, radical thinkers at DC put down their empty whiskey bottles and decided “hey, before we get fired, why don’t we do The Death of Superman storyline but for the New 52?” - and so we have Superman: Doomed.
The New 52 Doomsday is apparently a virus or something because when Superman kills him (yeah - that happens. ‘s pretty fucked up, Superman!), he gets his purple DNA spoodge all over him and… he becomes Doomsday? They end up having this Banner/Hulk thing going on, even with the “characters talking inside the head” scenes!
So now Superman’s gotta get Doomsday out of him somehow and then Brainiac invades Earth for no reason. Mongul, Non, Xa-Du and Ghost Soldier emerge from the Phantom Zone for no reason. John Henry Irons/Steel and Cyborg Superman are also in this for that added “War of the Supermen” nostalgia. Oh and Lois is Brainiac’s slave for some reason. Boy, this was a hot mess!
Fuck this book. It’s 500 pages long! Fuck this book. Dick happens for the first 75 pages - it’s just Doomsday smashing stuff. All those pages of nothing and you couldn’t spare one measly page to explain how Lois became Brainiac’s slave?! It takes those geniuses at the Justice League several hundred pages to realise they don’t know what they’re doing - “duh, hows we gonna save Supes, Green Lantern?” “buh, I dunno, Flash. Got any taffy?” “I’ll have some taffy!” “Leeex!” - and it doesn’t matter anyway because Superman just sorta walks it off. Art!
In typical DC bloated event fashion, there are so many issues that are completely pointless. Supergirl is in this book but she does nothing. She gets a boyfriend and replaces a window. She also teams up with Red Hood for no freaking reason. Then after Brainiac and Doomsday are hurriedly brushed aside in an unsatisfying and baffling finale, Superman, Wonder Woman and Swamp Thing battle a plant! What was the point of all that Phantom Zone shite?!
Lois actually turns into Brainiac at certain points - how does “mind control” become “turns green, gets a skin-tight Brainiac suit with glowing implants”? Superman apparently has a tiny S shield on his bare chest (is it a tattoo?). Brainiac’s motivation for being evil is revealed and it suuucks. So corny - is this a Joel Schumacher movie?! I would’ve preferred if he said “I just like collecting cities in jars, ok? I’m cray-cray, har har YOLO!!!” Yeah, you go Brainiac, you lunatic! And why does your ship look like a giant walrus?!
Good things, good things… nope, none to be had in this ‘un! Well, I suppose it’s hard to draw stuff (it is for me anyway - can’t get those weird fish right in the shield) so I’ll give the artists credit for drawing this 500 page stinker - pencilers, inkers, colourists, letterers, I doff my cap to ye!
Scott Lobdell, Tony Bedard, Greg Pak? You’re all as bad as you usually are so carry on - my fault for not researching the hacks on this disaster before reading. Charles Soule though? I expected better from you, dog.
I picked this up for pennies at a recent Comixology sale. That’s the only acceptable reason for reading this: wanting to get my pennies-worth! Don’t pay full price for this poo, don’t even take it out of the library unless you want to deprive a DC fan who really wants to read it - ha, it’s mine for 3 weeks now and I’m only gonna use it to rest my toast on!
This sure was a “doomed” reading experience (rotten tomato just misses me)! Tiny weird S on his chest, what WAS that all about…!
The New 52 Doomsday is apparently a virus or something because when Superman kills him (yeah - that happens. ‘s pretty fucked up, Superman!), he gets his purple DNA spoodge all over him and… he becomes Doomsday? They end up having this Banner/Hulk thing going on, even with the “characters talking inside the head” scenes!
So now Superman’s gotta get Doomsday out of him somehow and then Brainiac invades Earth for no reason. Mongul, Non, Xa-Du and Ghost Soldier emerge from the Phantom Zone for no reason. John Henry Irons/Steel and Cyborg Superman are also in this for that added “War of the Supermen” nostalgia. Oh and Lois is Brainiac’s slave for some reason. Boy, this was a hot mess!
Fuck this book. It’s 500 pages long! Fuck this book. Dick happens for the first 75 pages - it’s just Doomsday smashing stuff. All those pages of nothing and you couldn’t spare one measly page to explain how Lois became Brainiac’s slave?! It takes those geniuses at the Justice League several hundred pages to realise they don’t know what they’re doing - “duh, hows we gonna save Supes, Green Lantern?” “buh, I dunno, Flash. Got any taffy?” “I’ll have some taffy!” “Leeex!” - and it doesn’t matter anyway because Superman just sorta walks it off. Art!
In typical DC bloated event fashion, there are so many issues that are completely pointless. Supergirl is in this book but she does nothing. She gets a boyfriend and replaces a window. She also teams up with Red Hood for no freaking reason. Then after Brainiac and Doomsday are hurriedly brushed aside in an unsatisfying and baffling finale, Superman, Wonder Woman and Swamp Thing battle a plant! What was the point of all that Phantom Zone shite?!
Lois actually turns into Brainiac at certain points - how does “mind control” become “turns green, gets a skin-tight Brainiac suit with glowing implants”? Superman apparently has a tiny S shield on his bare chest (is it a tattoo?). Brainiac’s motivation for being evil is revealed and it suuucks. So corny - is this a Joel Schumacher movie?! I would’ve preferred if he said “I just like collecting cities in jars, ok? I’m cray-cray, har har YOLO!!!” Yeah, you go Brainiac, you lunatic! And why does your ship look like a giant walrus?!
Good things, good things… nope, none to be had in this ‘un! Well, I suppose it’s hard to draw stuff (it is for me anyway - can’t get those weird fish right in the shield) so I’ll give the artists credit for drawing this 500 page stinker - pencilers, inkers, colourists, letterers, I doff my cap to ye!
Scott Lobdell, Tony Bedard, Greg Pak? You’re all as bad as you usually are so carry on - my fault for not researching the hacks on this disaster before reading. Charles Soule though? I expected better from you, dog.
I picked this up for pennies at a recent Comixology sale. That’s the only acceptable reason for reading this: wanting to get my pennies-worth! Don’t pay full price for this poo, don’t even take it out of the library unless you want to deprive a DC fan who really wants to read it - ha, it’s mine for 3 weeks now and I’m only gonna use it to rest my toast on!
This sure was a “doomed” reading experience (rotten tomato just misses me)! Tiny weird S on his chest, what WAS that all about…!
June 27, 2025
This is a worthy successor to the original Death of Superman storyline. It re-imagines the monster Doomsday in a new and refreshing way; in this manner, it truly has become unkillable.
I bought and read this as a digital comic on Comixology during one of its sales for a great deal; 500 pages of comics with a 40-dollar value for less than 5 dollars. I initially had reservations regarding this purchase as I perceived the new DC 52 Superman line of books as one of the weakest of its offerings; but it has since convinced me that this Superman could be entertaining as well. Reading all 500 pages was a blast and there was a hint of sadness when it had to end. Truly, this was an excellent reading experience.
I bought and read this as a digital comic on Comixology during one of its sales for a great deal; 500 pages of comics with a 40-dollar value for less than 5 dollars. I initially had reservations regarding this purchase as I perceived the new DC 52 Superman line of books as one of the weakest of its offerings; but it has since convinced me that this Superman could be entertaining as well. Reading all 500 pages was a blast and there was a hint of sadness when it had to end. Truly, this was an excellent reading experience.
June 21, 2017
1.5 rounded down because this became a chore to finish.
Me trying to figure out the single issue order:
I found a couple of different guides and they sometimes contradicted each other, but I needed this because I'm going to continue reading all of the series's issues after this event.
I would go in-depth about the things I hated about this but honestly this is old and I'm probably the only one that would care about my dissection of it.
Main reasons I wasn't a fan (these don't apply to every issue):
❌Terrible art
❌Inconsistent character designs (ex: a person's hair changing length mid-issue)
❌Stupid decisions that didn't make sense
❌People being assholes out of character (ex: Lois threatening to expose Superman's identity)
❌Laws of physics being broken (ex: flying around space unprotected like it's nbd)
I'm sure there are others but those are some of the ones I can remember. What really sucks is I do think this is an important event to at least know a bit about to continue on with New 52 and Convergence. My advice? Look up a summary instead and skip this book.
Me trying to figure out the single issue order:
I found a couple of different guides and they sometimes contradicted each other, but I needed this because I'm going to continue reading all of the series's issues after this event.
I would go in-depth about the things I hated about this but honestly this is old and I'm probably the only one that would care about my dissection of it.
Main reasons I wasn't a fan (these don't apply to every issue):
❌Terrible art
❌Inconsistent character designs (ex: a person's hair changing length mid-issue)
❌Stupid decisions that didn't make sense
❌People being assholes out of character (ex: Lois threatening to expose Superman's identity)
❌Laws of physics being broken (ex: flying around space unprotected like it's nbd)
I'm sure there are others but those are some of the ones I can remember. What really sucks is I do think this is an important event to at least know a bit about to continue on with New 52 and Convergence. My advice? Look up a summary instead and skip this book.
December 11, 2020
Well now! This was surprisingly hard-hitting, fun, and cogent. :) That's not always the case with DC comics.
In this case, I really loved the whole idea of Superman getting infected with the Doomsday virus and causing all kinds of havoc. The arc that ended with Brainiac was all kinds of awesome, too. The STORY was pretty fantastic from start to finish.
Did I mention that I was surprised? I've liked a number of DC titles before and some arcs were really fun and wild if not always... you know... fully coherent. But this one stuck to the landing and I was very satisfied.
It's basically Superman is Hulk. What's not to love? ;)
In this case, I really loved the whole idea of Superman getting infected with the Doomsday virus and causing all kinds of havoc. The arc that ended with Brainiac was all kinds of awesome, too. The STORY was pretty fantastic from start to finish.
Did I mention that I was surprised? I've liked a number of DC titles before and some arcs were really fun and wild if not always... you know... fully coherent. But this one stuck to the landing and I was very satisfied.
It's basically Superman is Hulk. What's not to love? ;)
July 19, 2015
Well, this was epic, to be sure. But it was all over the place: Superman is fighting Doomsday, he is Doomsday and is fighting General/Senator Lane, he's fighting Doomsday in his head, wait, Doomsday is an anti-hero and we are now fighting Brainiac. And somehow Lois has the telepathic ability to beat Brainiac at his own game. Or something.
And what's with the Supergirl story thrown in at the end that really had nothing to do with Doomsday at all?
And what's with the Supergirl story thrown in at the end that really had nothing to do with Doomsday at all?
July 13, 2015
Not bad. Kind of an 'Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink' story.
October 26, 2017
Good event. There were a few things I could nitpick about, but overall I enjoyed it.
October 5, 2014
The wackiest, zaniest, haphazard, and "WTF" inducing Superman story (maybe even superhero story) you will ever read. This is one roller coaster of a story arc, and that is not necessarily a good quality. With that being stated, "Superman: Doomed" had some great moments. Quick breakdown:
LIKES(Pros):
- EPIC and Sprawling in scope; battles seem potentially world-ending
- Huge character cast; Superman's "family" play pivotal roles (i.e. Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Lois Lane, and MORE)
- "Superdoom" is daunting, powerful, and terrifying; while also being a great character study of Clark Kent
However, even with all those "LIKES" the "DISLIKES" held more weight on my final judgement of "Superman: Doomed":
DISLIKES(Cons):
- Dialogue is all over the place.
- Past New 52 Superman arcs are all meshed together; "Action Comics", "Superman Wonder Woman", and "Superman" past arcs all intersect.
- TOO MUCH IS HAPPENING; meaning their is so much happening in "Superman: Doomed" that the story seems to lose its identity
LIKES(Pros):
- EPIC and Sprawling in scope; battles seem potentially world-ending
- Huge character cast; Superman's "family" play pivotal roles (i.e. Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Lois Lane, and MORE)
- "Superdoom" is daunting, powerful, and terrifying; while also being a great character study of Clark Kent
However, even with all those "LIKES" the "DISLIKES" held more weight on my final judgement of "Superman: Doomed":
DISLIKES(Cons):
- Dialogue is all over the place.
- Past New 52 Superman arcs are all meshed together; "Action Comics", "Superman Wonder Woman", and "Superman" past arcs all intersect.
- TOO MUCH IS HAPPENING; meaning their is so much happening in "Superman: Doomed" that the story seems to lose its identity
March 5, 2019
Superman Doomed had the potential to be amazing. But, it never truly realizes its potential. The story arc is huge and the different writers doing the same arc can break the story up (since some scenes are retold from various perspectives).
Doomsday is back. Again. Superman fights him and kills him, but gets infected by the Doomsday virus. Superman morphs into a Doomsday-like Superman. Oh and Brainiac is coming. Yeah..that's a lot of stuff going on. Add into this fracas, several different writers and an arc that covers different titles..and you have this bloated story.
The Superman becoming Doomsday, getting semi-cured and then doing it again to fight Brainiac got rather old. Throw in the Phantom Zone cretins and various Justice League hangers-on and this story borders on the unwieldy. Two massive arcs (Superman as Doomsday and Brainiacs invasion) got crammed into one story with a vague connection. Doesn't do much for the overall story quality.
Still it isn't terrible. I sat through nearly 500 pages. The artwork, mostly, is quite good. The story fluctuartes from "meh" to "not bad" but never really reaching up into "good" territory. So if you are a sucker for Doomsday, Superman as Doomsday or Brainiac-you will like this story. Everyone else? Feel free to check it out, but don't be surprised if you end with a "meh".
Doomsday is back. Again. Superman fights him and kills him, but gets infected by the Doomsday virus. Superman morphs into a Doomsday-like Superman. Oh and Brainiac is coming. Yeah..that's a lot of stuff going on. Add into this fracas, several different writers and an arc that covers different titles..and you have this bloated story.
The Superman becoming Doomsday, getting semi-cured and then doing it again to fight Brainiac got rather old. Throw in the Phantom Zone cretins and various Justice League hangers-on and this story borders on the unwieldy. Two massive arcs (Superman as Doomsday and Brainiacs invasion) got crammed into one story with a vague connection. Doesn't do much for the overall story quality.
Still it isn't terrible. I sat through nearly 500 pages. The artwork, mostly, is quite good. The story fluctuartes from "meh" to "not bad" but never really reaching up into "good" territory. So if you are a sucker for Doomsday, Superman as Doomsday or Brainiac-you will like this story. Everyone else? Feel free to check it out, but don't be surprised if you end with a "meh".
June 7, 2017
Doomsday escapes the Phantom Zone and Superman literally tears him in half. But that's only the beginning, as Clark is seemingly infected by a virus that slowly begins turning him into Doomsday. Meanwhile, the population of Smallville begins succumbing to mysterious comas. This epic story has a massive scope and feels like a pretty complete "kitchen sink" combination of most of Superman's greatest allies (Lois, Lana, Batman, Steel, Supergirl) and enemies (Doomsday, Lex Luthor, Mongul, ), while still managing to focus on Clark as a person and his relationship with Wonder Woman.
Though this is a long story (over 500 pages), it felt fairly focused with few digressions, and the phases of the story felt progressive, logical, and the suspense was effectively managed. By far the most satisfying Superman story I've read since the New 52 began, all of the pieces were well done, particularly the concept, art, and character dynamics. Greg Pak was clearly the right person for heading up the story of Clark having inner battles against the Doomsday persona, considering his work on writing The Hulk and Planet Hulk in particular. Nearly every character has at least one interesting twist that makes them all feel fresh and effective together in a way I've rarely seen. The stakes are high and not everyone escapes the effects of Doomsday and the hidden mastermind. Excellent all around.
Though this is a long story (over 500 pages), it felt fairly focused with few digressions, and the phases of the story felt progressive, logical, and the suspense was effectively managed. By far the most satisfying Superman story I've read since the New 52 began, all of the pieces were well done, particularly the concept, art, and character dynamics. Greg Pak was clearly the right person for heading up the story of Clark having inner battles against the Doomsday persona, considering his work on writing The Hulk and Planet Hulk in particular. Nearly every character has at least one interesting twist that makes them all feel fresh and effective together in a way I've rarely seen. The stakes are high and not everyone escapes the effects of Doomsday and the hidden mastermind. Excellent all around.
July 19, 2017
And so it all ends, not with a bang, but a squabble over failing to water oil a gifted houseplant...
This crossover volume was just too damn crossover-y, man.
Was it a Doomsday story? eh, not really. I mean, he's in it, and he looks mean as hell...but then in his greatest yet humiliation he gets literally disintegrated and inhaled by Supes, engendering the whole Superdoom thing.
A Brainiac story? Umm, kind of? he shows up, anyway. And then won't go away.
A story in which both Superman AND Lois Lane getdemonically totally scientifically possessed? more or less.
A vehicle for Supergirl to crop up randomly, once as a Red Lantern for reasons completely unbeknownst to me (possibly beknownst to you)? Yeah, why not.
Do I have a point? I don't even know anymore. All I gots to say is that I did not like. Not to the boiling hatred point of giving it a one or a zero, but the stuff that bemused me far outweighed the opposite.
*Makes sad face, clicks save.
This crossover volume was just too damn crossover-y, man.
Was it a Doomsday story? eh, not really. I mean, he's in it, and he looks mean as hell...but then in his greatest yet humiliation he gets literally disintegrated and inhaled by Supes, engendering the whole Superdoom thing.
A Brainiac story? Umm, kind of? he shows up, anyway. And then won't go away.
A story in which both Superman AND Lois Lane get
A vehicle for Supergirl to crop up randomly, once as a Red Lantern for reasons completely unbeknownst to me (possibly beknownst to you)? Yeah, why not.
Do I have a point? I don't even know anymore. All I gots to say is that I did not like. Not to the boiling hatred point of giving it a one or a zero, but the stuff that bemused me far outweighed the opposite.
*Makes sad face, clicks save.
March 10, 2017
pfff what .. the .. *¨%*^$ was this........ it was completely over the top, sometimes difficult to swallow all of it...
Nope, better to avoid this and pick up something else!
*Drop Mic*
Nope, better to avoid this and pick up something else!
*Drop Mic*
April 5, 2019
What an epic story!
So much more than just Doomsday! Action galore. A great lot with Doomsday and tons of other heroes and villains. This story further develops the relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman. Well worth the price.
So much more than just Doomsday! Action galore. A great lot with Doomsday and tons of other heroes and villains. This story further develops the relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman. Well worth the price.
September 17, 2020
Nice to have all the cross-title appearances gathered in one place!
June 25, 2015
Originally I thought 3 stars but then analyzed a little more and I'm going to up it to 4 (I'm so nice.)
It's a really crazy, fun story that is very expansive and builds to a huge near destruction of all kind of climax.
There were what I thought a lot of inconsistencies and weird moments but I've have an off few days so there's no telling where my comprehension skills are. (Except for Venus. I know I'm right about how wrong that planet is in this book. So wrong.)
My favorite part though was Wonder Woman and Superman's dynamic as a couple. Plus, Batman as their fairy god mother!!! (Told you I'm off.)
Anyway, their relationship feels so strong and heartfelt except for one very non specific pronoun that gets thrown around a lot instead of "Diana." It makes me sad for what might come... I'm still holding out hope it's a ruse!
It's a really crazy, fun story that is very expansive and builds to a huge near destruction of all kind of climax.
There were what I thought a lot of inconsistencies and weird moments but I've have an off few days so there's no telling where my comprehension skills are. (Except for Venus. I know I'm right about how wrong that planet is in this book. So wrong.)
My favorite part though was Wonder Woman and Superman's dynamic as a couple. Plus, Batman as their fairy god mother!!! (Told you I'm off.)
Anyway, their relationship feels so strong and heartfelt except for one very non specific pronoun that gets thrown around a lot instead of "Diana." It makes me sad for what might come... I'm still holding out hope it's a ruse!
June 15, 2022
This was almost done well, but it really started falling apart about halfway through and never quite picked back up. I also really didn’t like any of the Brainiac stuff which was a lot of of it.
April 27, 2015
Poor Greg Pak. Turned in gem after gem at Marvel. Issue after issue. Title after title. Year after year. Nearly going into decades. But Marvel never gave him a top title to romp around with as he chose. DC wisely picked him up and give him their biggest gun right out of the gate. Smart thinking DC. So, how'd he do? Pretty well! SUPERMAN: DOOMED is a creative evolution in the Doomsday story. Doomsdays reappeared a ton of times since he killed Clark back in the 80s and he's pretty much changed from major threat to a minor villain over the years.
Pak's evolution has changed that forever. We have a whopper of a crossover with many fun twists and turns. It's not all Pak's show of course. This is the DC entertainment factory. Fellow author Soule contributes quite a bit with a notably clunky episode midway, but other than that he does well also.
Seems DC has been working to correct some New 52 mistakes and this read more like a old DCU story. Have to say, I was craving a good Superman story and I really enjoyed this one. I hope I don't have to wait another couple of years for another good tale like this one.
I'd love it if DC repackaged the Johns/Robinson Krypton Returns books. Would love to re-read that storyline.
Pak's evolution has changed that forever. We have a whopper of a crossover with many fun twists and turns. It's not all Pak's show of course. This is the DC entertainment factory. Fellow author Soule contributes quite a bit with a notably clunky episode midway, but other than that he does well also.
Seems DC has been working to correct some New 52 mistakes and this read more like a old DCU story. Have to say, I was craving a good Superman story and I really enjoyed this one. I hope I don't have to wait another couple of years for another good tale like this one.
I'd love it if DC repackaged the Johns/Robinson Krypton Returns books. Would love to re-read that storyline.
July 20, 2015
I enjoyed the intro and the build up. I detested the endings.
Ugh...
At one point, it even read like Kal-El/Clark Kent was Bruce Banner and Doomsday/Superman was the Hulk. It was annoying.
I enjoyed the artwork but still couldn't get over being disappointed with the final arc.
Ugh...
At one point, it even read like Kal-El/Clark Kent was Bruce Banner and Doomsday/Superman was the Hulk. It was annoying.
I enjoyed the artwork but still couldn't get over being disappointed with the final arc.
May 16, 2021
Superman finally kills Doomsday, only to be infected by the Doomsday virus and slowly mutate into the monster himself. Seems simple enough, right?
Wrong. There's also a wider plot about Lois Lane being psychic, Brainiac attacking the planet, the King of the Phantom Zone, Warworld, and some other stuff thrown in for fun.
Doomed is a solid idea, but it gets bogged down by doing too many other things instead. I get that this is kind of the culmination of a lot of Superman New 52 plotlines, but it definitely feels like the Superman/Doomsday of it all gets sidelined in favour of Brainiac later on in the book. I thought there'd be more struggle between Clark and Doomsday, but instead he seems to gain and lose control entirely as the plot demands, and the plot rockets around a load of other subplots at breakneck speed between issues.
There are some bright spots - the final Doomed one-shot does feel suitably epic as everything comes together, and the aftermath issues of Action Comics and Superman/Wonder Woman are pretty great. But these are counterbalanced by random issues of Supergirl that have almost no impact on anything, and a dragged out middle act that feels overly bloated with a load of nothing.
The art's all over the place as well, as you'd expect of an event this size, which definitely does the story no favours.
Superman: Doomed is definitely one of those 'Too Many Cooks...' type books. There's a lot of ideas going around, to the point that all the good ones are buried under a load of muck, and it forgets about the core of the story in favour of Brainiac instead. A shame.
Wrong. There's also a wider plot about Lois Lane being psychic, Brainiac attacking the planet, the King of the Phantom Zone, Warworld, and some other stuff thrown in for fun.
Doomed is a solid idea, but it gets bogged down by doing too many other things instead. I get that this is kind of the culmination of a lot of Superman New 52 plotlines, but it definitely feels like the Superman/Doomsday of it all gets sidelined in favour of Brainiac later on in the book. I thought there'd be more struggle between Clark and Doomsday, but instead he seems to gain and lose control entirely as the plot demands, and the plot rockets around a load of other subplots at breakneck speed between issues.
There are some bright spots - the final Doomed one-shot does feel suitably epic as everything comes together, and the aftermath issues of Action Comics and Superman/Wonder Woman are pretty great. But these are counterbalanced by random issues of Supergirl that have almost no impact on anything, and a dragged out middle act that feels overly bloated with a load of nothing.
The art's all over the place as well, as you'd expect of an event this size, which definitely does the story no favours.
Superman: Doomed is definitely one of those 'Too Many Cooks...' type books. There's a lot of ideas going around, to the point that all the good ones are buried under a load of muck, and it forgets about the core of the story in favour of Brainiac instead. A shame.
April 9, 2017
Pensé que Superman Doomed sería solo sobre Superman y Doomsday. No saben lo feliz que me puse al ver que estaba equivocado.
Si bien el plot principal es Superman Vs Doomsday, la historia como tal comienza luego de esa batalla, cuando Superman derrota a Doomsday y es infectado por el virus. Poco a poco Superman comienza a convertirse en Doomsday y representa un gran peligro para el mundo entero.
Sin embargo, como les dije, esto no lo es todo. Con apariciones de una gran parte de los personajes de DC Comics como los Teen Titans, la Justice League, Red Lanterns, JLA y villanos como Brainiac, Mongul y muchos personajes más, este arco logró demostrar su trascendencia en la continuidad New 52.
Ya estoy un paso más cerca del Rebirth!
Puntaje: 3,7 aproximado a 4
Si bien el plot principal es Superman Vs Doomsday, la historia como tal comienza luego de esa batalla, cuando Superman derrota a Doomsday y es infectado por el virus. Poco a poco Superman comienza a convertirse en Doomsday y representa un gran peligro para el mundo entero.
Sin embargo, como les dije, esto no lo es todo. Con apariciones de una gran parte de los personajes de DC Comics como los Teen Titans, la Justice League, Red Lanterns, JLA y villanos como Brainiac, Mongul y muchos personajes más, este arco logró demostrar su trascendencia en la continuidad New 52.
Ya estoy un paso más cerca del Rebirth!
Puntaje: 3,7 aproximado a 4
November 26, 2023
Superman: Doomed
When Superman kills Doomsday, he breathes in vital matter and begins to transform into the mutant killing machine himself. Senator Lane is alarmed when all the citizens of Smallville enter into a coma that defies medical science and, in a world where Superman can no longer be controlled or trusted, what will happen when the Earth is threatened?
An epic storyline which ties together many aspects of The New 52, the writing is well paced and the artwork really adds a dimension to the novel. The final page in and of itself is beautifully rendered and worthy of poster art.
When Superman kills Doomsday, he breathes in vital matter and begins to transform into the mutant killing machine himself. Senator Lane is alarmed when all the citizens of Smallville enter into a coma that defies medical science and, in a world where Superman can no longer be controlled or trusted, what will happen when the Earth is threatened?
An epic storyline which ties together many aspects of The New 52, the writing is well paced and the artwork really adds a dimension to the novel. The final page in and of itself is beautifully rendered and worthy of poster art.
September 17, 2017
An enjoyable read, if totally over the place and I'm really, but really not at ALL into the Superman/WW pairing mymy why would you do that to me?
But separately (meaning not related to their relationship) I found them to be true to their characters so that's good. I enjoyed to see the new 52 of the characters. And Lois was still in the story (in the most confusing way but I'll take what I can) so that's good.
So I'm giving this book 3 stars because I enjoyed the read and also seeing lots of DC characters. I'm keeping Clark/Diana pairing out of the equation or else I'd definitely lowered the rating just because
But separately (meaning not related to their relationship) I found them to be true to their characters so that's good. I enjoyed to see the new 52 of the characters. And Lois was still in the story (in the most confusing way but I'll take what I can) so that's good.
So I'm giving this book 3 stars because I enjoyed the read and also seeing lots of DC characters. I'm keeping Clark/Diana pairing out of the equation or else I'd definitely lowered the rating just because
August 27, 2022
Suffers from the same problem as most Cape graphic novels: not every story is in the book. There are a handful of times when you can tell something happened somewhere else but you have no idea what it was because it wasn’t important enough to be included in the collection.
The story itself was fine, it just suffered from the loosely collected bit too many times.
The story itself was fine, it just suffered from the loosely collected bit too many times.
January 7, 2018
Demasiadas líneas argumentales para mi gusto...
La interacción superman / superdoomsday la sentí muy cliché (banner-hulk) y pues nada, Soule me decepcionó esta ocasión.
2.6/5
La interacción superman / superdoomsday la sentí muy cliché (banner-hulk) y pues nada, Soule me decepcionó esta ocasión.
2.6/5
June 19, 2018
This book is a mess.
Superman: Doomed is a crossover event that essentially provides a New 52 version of the famous Death of Superman story from the 1990's. As is typical for New 52, they bring back most of the same familiar elements but with a new twist.
This time around, Doomsday is a virus that infects Superman and turns him into a Doomsday monster. They call him Superdoom (seriously). We are given numerous scenes inside Superman’s head where Clark Kent is struggling against Doomsday for control over the body they both inhabit. I'm reminded of the old cartoons with the little red devil whispering in one ear and the little white angel whispering in the other. So it's nothing groundbreaking.
This time, Brainiac is the chief villain. I’m typically a fan of Brainiac stories. And Brainiac is fairly well done here, but isn't focused on very much and therefore can't do much to save this book.
The rest of the book is all over the place. Lois Lane is possessed by Brainiac and becomes a super-powered psychic Brainiac-Lois hybrid. Supergirl appears, first as a Red Lantern, then as Supergirl, then she falls in love with a boy in a wheelchair, and then she randomly teams up with Red Hood in a pseudo Superman/Batman team. Lana Lang (with no super-powers) is virtually the hero of the story and she teams up with Steel. Cyborg Superman shows up but he’s also a thrall of Brainiac. Wonder Woman goes into the Phantom Zone and seeks the help of Mongul and Warworld. Yes, it’s just all over the place.
So we see a lot of the elements from Death of Superman, but in a jumbled mess. The only thing I liked about the book was some of the artwork. I usually like Tony Daniel's artwork, and that's true here as well.
But some occasional good art isn't enough to make this a fun read. And at 500 pages it's not a quick read. I was looking forward to it being over so I could move on to something else.
Superman: Doomed is a crossover event that essentially provides a New 52 version of the famous Death of Superman story from the 1990's. As is typical for New 52, they bring back most of the same familiar elements but with a new twist.
This time around, Doomsday is a virus that infects Superman and turns him into a Doomsday monster. They call him Superdoom (seriously). We are given numerous scenes inside Superman’s head where Clark Kent is struggling against Doomsday for control over the body they both inhabit. I'm reminded of the old cartoons with the little red devil whispering in one ear and the little white angel whispering in the other. So it's nothing groundbreaking.
This time, Brainiac is the chief villain. I’m typically a fan of Brainiac stories. And Brainiac is fairly well done here, but isn't focused on very much and therefore can't do much to save this book.
The rest of the book is all over the place. Lois Lane is possessed by Brainiac and becomes a super-powered psychic Brainiac-Lois hybrid. Supergirl appears, first as a Red Lantern, then as Supergirl, then she falls in love with a boy in a wheelchair, and then she randomly teams up with Red Hood in a pseudo Superman/Batman team. Lana Lang (with no super-powers) is virtually the hero of the story and she teams up with Steel. Cyborg Superman shows up but he’s also a thrall of Brainiac. Wonder Woman goes into the Phantom Zone and seeks the help of Mongul and Warworld. Yes, it’s just all over the place.
So we see a lot of the elements from Death of Superman, but in a jumbled mess. The only thing I liked about the book was some of the artwork. I usually like Tony Daniel's artwork, and that's true here as well.
But some occasional good art isn't enough to make this a fun read. And at 500 pages it's not a quick read. I was looking forward to it being over so I could move on to something else.
August 27, 2015
Picked up this little treat in a Comixology sale for $4.99. Granted, that was before the Chinese government devalued the yuan, but I still feel like it was a worthwhile purchase.
There is a ton of content. Crazy over-the-top (Lincoln Hawk shout out!) amount of content. In fact I'd argue there's too much and this book falls victim to quantity over quality.
The premise is cool. What would happen if Superman became unstoppable? As opposed to how easily stopped he is now.
Gosh I'm funny.
Anyway. He's unstoppable because he gets some Doomsday inside him making him easily angry, giving him a bad complexion, and forcing him to have some fights in his brain.
It's cooler than I make sound. Where it stumbles is the pacing. Because this was a crossover that dipped into every Superman book for something like 38 months (hyperbole) the pacing has hiccups all over. One minute the atmosphere is full of kryptonite, the next it's completely clean then afterward we get the story of how. Stuff like that is why I say it was quantity over quality. This story could have easily been condensed. It probably would have worked best as a bi-weekly series all its own instead of just invading every Superman title for so long.
There were a lot of guest stars. Pretty much everyone you would expect in a Superman story pokes their head in at some point. I appreciate that. I would've liked to see someone random stop by, maybe Firestorm or the Question. Just show how this big deal event had an effect on characters you don't think of as often.
There's a number of Supergirl chapters. They're pretty cool as an introduction to the character, but they don't further the story much.
I'm guessing with all the content that's here this normally retails for $20-30, but if you can find it for ten or under, or your library has it go for it.
There is a ton of content. Crazy over-the-top (Lincoln Hawk shout out!) amount of content. In fact I'd argue there's too much and this book falls victim to quantity over quality.
The premise is cool. What would happen if Superman became unstoppable? As opposed to how easily stopped he is now.
Gosh I'm funny.
Anyway. He's unstoppable because he gets some Doomsday inside him making him easily angry, giving him a bad complexion, and forcing him to have some fights in his brain.
It's cooler than I make sound. Where it stumbles is the pacing. Because this was a crossover that dipped into every Superman book for something like 38 months (hyperbole) the pacing has hiccups all over. One minute the atmosphere is full of kryptonite, the next it's completely clean then afterward we get the story of how. Stuff like that is why I say it was quantity over quality. This story could have easily been condensed. It probably would have worked best as a bi-weekly series all its own instead of just invading every Superman title for so long.
There were a lot of guest stars. Pretty much everyone you would expect in a Superman story pokes their head in at some point. I appreciate that. I would've liked to see someone random stop by, maybe Firestorm or the Question. Just show how this big deal event had an effect on characters you don't think of as often.
There's a number of Supergirl chapters. They're pretty cool as an introduction to the character, but they don't further the story much.
I'm guessing with all the content that's here this normally retails for $20-30, but if you can find it for ten or under, or your library has it go for it.
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