Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern - The Death of Superman

Pros: Great art, great story, big event

Cons: At the end, you know he's coming back to life somehow!

The Bottom Line: With the writing and art, this is a must own for anyone!

Review: The Death of Superman was one of "THE" events in comic book history. Mention it to almost anyone and they will recall hearing about it. I remember reading about it in Newsweek! The Death of Superman actually begins in the then Justice League ...

Pros: Brought attention to Superman; great artwork

Cons: Feels a bit rushed; story is too simple

The Bottom Line: This is only the first chapter in the death and life of Superman. It's a good start but his whole death feels rushed into getting to the real story.

Review: Where were you when Superman died? I was at a comic book shop waiting in line to buy Superman #75 (vol. 2) back in 1993. So were a lot of other people, and I mean a lot. Word about the Man of Steel’s demise caught like ...

Pros: The final battle scenes.

Cons: Everyone knows he's not dead for good.

The Bottom Line: Everything came together, story, art, dialogue, colors, all to make an enjoyable whole from 7 separate books.

Review: If you want to talk about marketing, what DC Comics did in 1993 was, not only a bold move, but a brilliant one as well.

Everyone knows nobody REALLY dies in comic books, but at least when they do die, they stay dead for a while, at least until...

Pros: The story finally ended.

Cons: After taking far too long to achieve the goal in a stupid fashion.

The Bottom Line: Only worth reading if you just need to know everything there is to know about how they killed Superman.

Review: For whatever reason, the decision had been made to kill Superman.

I have seen some very contradictory "facts" and theories on what DC's exact motivations were in doing this storyline, and whether or not the editorial staff ever seriously...