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Death of the Silver Surfer (2025) #1-5
Death Of The Silver Surfer
128 pages, Hardcover
Published April 7, 2026
About the author
Greg Pak
1,701 books587 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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October 30, 2025
Just terrible.
The new Surfer is one of the most unlikable characters I have seen in a while, the bad guy's motivation seems to just be an asshole for the sake of it, and the story is disjointed and doesn't always make a whole lot of sense. 5 issues weren't enough to tell the story they were trying to tell.
The Silver Surfer deserved better and I hope they retcon this mess asap.
The new Surfer is one of the most unlikable characters I have seen in a while, the bad guy's motivation seems to just be an asshole for the sake of it, and the story is disjointed and doesn't always make a whole lot of sense. 5 issues weren't enough to tell the story they were trying to tell.
The Silver Surfer deserved better and I hope they retcon this mess asap.
Review of advance copy
read the singles of this. and honestly was not a fan at all. the covers were insanely good though
October 29, 2025
I read this in single issues as it came out. Issue five dropped today as I write this review. Simply put, if you're a fan of Norrin Radd, prepare to be disappointed. This miniseries is less about him, and more about the introduction of a new character, Kelly Koh, and how she becomes the latest iteration of the Silver Surfer. I don't mind new characters taking up mantles for classic ones, however I did not care for the writing here at all. Pak has done better work than this. Instead of reading this, check out Silver Surfer: Requiem by J. Michael Stracynski.
Review of advance copy
Penso di non aver letto fumetto più strano di questo. A parte quelli che volutamente vogliono esserlo.
Innanzitutto, togliamoci dalla testa di paragonarlo con "Silver Surfer: Requiem". Sono proprio due cose diverse, con due obiettivi diversi: e di "Death of Silver Surfer", l'obiettivo non ho capito quale fosse. Oddio, in realtà si, però l'esecuzione è ... "casereccia", tanto da lasciare il lettore con la domanda riguardo a che pro tutto questo e se fosse davvero il caso di farlo così.
I disegni sono molto belli: fluidi, espressivi, coloratissimi e molto dinamici. La storia dà molto spazio all'azione e crea un'avventura semplice, dall'impostazione si base e scolastica, ma che si lascia seguire. Il punto è che, se letta nel complesso, questa miniserie non ha molto senso. L'obiettivo era quello di creare un nuovo Silver Surfer, lasciando cavalcare la tavola a qualcuno che non fosse Norrin Radd; forse, credo, per seguire le orme del recente film dei Fantastici Quattro dove abbimo un surfista al femminile. Il problema è che la connessione tra quello che dovrebbe essere il nuovo Surfer e quello vecchio, non esiste ed è praticamente imbastita dal nulla nel giro di questi numeri. La nuova surfista è presentata in una manciata di pagine e vignette e non c'è mai un serio ragionamento su cosa sia davvero prendere il mantello di un eroe così puro e poetico, oltre che dei sacrifici fatti per essere libero dal controllo di Galactus. Tanto spazio al nuovo villain (un Arcade di Temu, praticamente) e alla nuova missione, e di contro, Norrin Radd si vede poco, il passaggio della torcia è frettoloso e la storia si concentra di più sul presentare l'avventura odierna, più che sul cambiamento. La morte di Surfer è una cosa che accade come casuale casualità alla fine e non s'incastra bene con la storia. F4, famolo morì, così, de botto, senza senso.
Insomma. Sono piuttosto perplesso.
Innanzitutto, togliamoci dalla testa di paragonarlo con "Silver Surfer: Requiem". Sono proprio due cose diverse, con due obiettivi diversi: e di "Death of Silver Surfer", l'obiettivo non ho capito quale fosse. Oddio, in realtà si, però l'esecuzione è ... "casereccia", tanto da lasciare il lettore con la domanda riguardo a che pro tutto questo e se fosse davvero il caso di farlo così.
I disegni sono molto belli: fluidi, espressivi, coloratissimi e molto dinamici. La storia dà molto spazio all'azione e crea un'avventura semplice, dall'impostazione si base e scolastica, ma che si lascia seguire. Il punto è che, se letta nel complesso, questa miniserie non ha molto senso. L'obiettivo era quello di creare un nuovo Silver Surfer, lasciando cavalcare la tavola a qualcuno che non fosse Norrin Radd; forse, credo, per seguire le orme del recente film dei Fantastici Quattro dove abbimo un surfista al femminile. Il problema è che la connessione tra quello che dovrebbe essere il nuovo Surfer e quello vecchio, non esiste ed è praticamente imbastita dal nulla nel giro di questi numeri. La nuova surfista è presentata in una manciata di pagine e vignette e non c'è mai un serio ragionamento su cosa sia davvero prendere il mantello di un eroe così puro e poetico, oltre che dei sacrifici fatti per essere libero dal controllo di Galactus. Tanto spazio al nuovo villain (un Arcade di Temu, praticamente) e alla nuova missione, e di contro, Norrin Radd si vede poco, il passaggio della torcia è frettoloso e la storia si concentra di più sul presentare l'avventura odierna, più che sul cambiamento. La morte di Surfer è una cosa che accade come casuale casualità alla fine e non s'incastra bene con la storia. F4, famolo morì, così, de botto, senza senso.
Insomma. Sono piuttosto perplesso.
May 12, 2026
3.5 stars. What to do with Norrin Radd/the Silver Surfer? Well, Pak has provided a pretty decent, philosophising story here, which as a wheelhouse for the Surfer, I'm pretty interested in.
The Surfer is not an action figure and is more an extremely powerful mourner, in relation to his Heraldic past and the positive impact he has on the world around him. He has an attitude of acceptance of life and benevolence, because he is so powerful, of malign and ugly actions directed against himself. He can't be affected, so he tries to help an antagonist find understanding and move past ignorance, and Norrin makes sure no one else is harmed.
This is old-school Surfer, and the Fantastic Four show up as support players. This is good and how it's meant to be. Pak is delving in earlier SS tone set by Lee, Kirby and Buscema pairings. It is quite a good, modern throwback.
The other theme in this book is human xenophobia towards aliens, like Norrin. It is quite political, and not unexpected from Pak. It is allegorical of the anti-immigration stance of many in contemporary, Trump's USA. This is not an unwelcome message and is a good in with the Surfer. There is a transcendent blossoming in the bigoted character the Surfer battles against and tries to help. Preachy, but not bad.
The art, particularly of the Surfer, is not traditional mainstream, and some might find it ugly. Instead I found his Surfer appropriately expressive, and it works well for this story.
The Surfer is not an action figure and is more an extremely powerful mourner, in relation to his Heraldic past and the positive impact he has on the world around him. He has an attitude of acceptance of life and benevolence, because he is so powerful, of malign and ugly actions directed against himself. He can't be affected, so he tries to help an antagonist find understanding and move past ignorance, and Norrin makes sure no one else is harmed.
This is old-school Surfer, and the Fantastic Four show up as support players. This is good and how it's meant to be. Pak is delving in earlier SS tone set by Lee, Kirby and Buscema pairings. It is quite a good, modern throwback.
The other theme in this book is human xenophobia towards aliens, like Norrin. It is quite political, and not unexpected from Pak. It is allegorical of the anti-immigration stance of many in contemporary, Trump's USA. This is not an unwelcome message and is a good in with the Surfer. There is a transcendent blossoming in the bigoted character the Surfer battles against and tries to help. Preachy, but not bad.
The art, particularly of the Surfer, is not traditional mainstream, and some might find it ugly. Instead I found his Surfer appropriately expressive, and it works well for this story.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
I personally just read/requested for this one since I wanted to read more of the writer's works, since I enjoyed his City Boy with Minkyu Jung. Personally I wasn't that familiar with Silver Surfer aside from being a Herald of Galactus and his name being Norrin Radd.
I think I enjoy the ideas, but execution feels weird. Like I get the idea of B.A.N. (the antagonist organization) but it's too black and white and of course we . I think I just moved too fast, maybe if I read more of Norrin Radd/Silver Surfer previous comics, I'll appreciate his motivations and death better (not a spoiler, since it's on the title).
On the new Silver Surfer, I'm just a bit surprised that Kelly Koh is a new character and even B.A.N. is relatively very new. Not really sold on her yet, her arc is super expected and a bit generic.
The art team, Sumit Kumar & Frank D'Armata, is decent, a typical big-two comic art. But I really love the art/panels of the first couple of pages of the first issue.
I think I enjoy the ideas, but execution feels weird. Like I get the idea of B.A.N. (the antagonist organization) but it's too black and white and of course we . I think I just moved too fast, maybe if I read more of Norrin Radd/Silver Surfer previous comics, I'll appreciate his motivations and death better (not a spoiler, since it's on the title).
On the new Silver Surfer, I'm just a bit surprised that Kelly Koh is a new character and even B.A.N. is relatively very new. Not really sold on her yet, her arc is super expected and a bit generic.
The art team, Sumit Kumar & Frank D'Armata, is decent, a typical big-two comic art. But I really love the art/panels of the first couple of pages of the first issue.
May 7, 2026
Summing it up?
Silver Surfer stops grieving and atoning for his past sins under Galactus. Did we NEED a Silver Surfer reboot? Yes and no. Don't worry. I'm sure they'll retcon this out of existence when they've checked off enough diversity points.
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Bonus: So, now B.A.N. (Bureau of Alien Neutralization) is a thing?
Bonus x2: Dennis Harmon is the new Cameron Hodge of this generation... ugh..
Silver Surfer stops grieving and atoning for his past sins under Galactus. Did we NEED a Silver Surfer reboot? Yes and no. Don't worry. I'm sure they'll retcon this out of existence when they've checked off enough diversity points.
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Bonus: So, now B.A.N. (Bureau of Alien Neutralization) is a thing?
Bonus x2: Dennis Harmon is the new Cameron Hodge of this generation... ugh..
May 11, 2026
I don’t think this is entirely bad like a lot of people think it is just a lot of missed potential and misfire with how the story went. Should’ve focused on silver surfer rather than this new character and the actual conclusion is kind of anti climatic.
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October 31, 2025Podría haber salido algo decente si hubiera estado mejor escrito, pero no es el caso
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
2.2 stars
Review of advance copy
2.5 stars. It’s alright
April 27, 2026
The Silver Surfer and art style are fantastic. They do the heavy lifting. The story is okay. Great themes discussed.
May 17, 2026
This was shit.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
If we exclude the alternative miniseries, Silver Surfer has basically survived everything, and now? I'm very, very disappointed and also a little incredulous. Plus, I don't even like Kelly Koh.
Se escludiamo le miniserie alternative, praticamente silver surfer é sopravvissuto a tutto ed ora? sono molto molto delusa e anche un pochino incredula, inoltre non mi piace nemmeno Kelly Koh.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
Se escludiamo le miniserie alternative, praticamente silver surfer é sopravvissuto a tutto ed ora? sono molto molto delusa e anche un pochino incredula, inoltre non mi piace nemmeno Kelly Koh.
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
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