The Reign of the Supermen is upon us! I got this on its single comic book issues, but I use this edition to be able to make a better overall review. THE BEST SUPERMAN'S STORYLINE WITHOUT SUPERMAN While Superman's return (as the title of the TPB can't spoil it more!) happens more or less to the end of the storyline, in the bigger part of it, you won't have Superman on it, since he is technically "dead", so the four mysterious Supermen appears and they are the main characters of this story th

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Still a classic Superman story after all these years (although it has a lot of bad luck in adaptations), combining the excess of the "cool" 90s era with the solid storytelling DC was known for at the time. Always worth rereading every few years

I'm glad I went back and read this entire series about the Death of Superman, A World Without Superman, and The Return of Superman. There is a lot of foundational information in these long anthologies of comics that impact the Superman mythos for decades. This crossover event lasted about a year between 1992-1993 with about 40 comic issues. I liked The Death of Superman the most and then The Return of Superman after.

Having quite enjoyed the middle 2 for the slightly different take on Superman this was actually a little bit of a damp squib. The art is good and does the job but I think the story wasn’t quite what I expected. I hold no torch for the red pants so was fine with the new costume.The problem was that this was clearly part of an ongoing series so conclusions were not allowed. Or not too many anyway, once again with and earth ending risk we appeared to be missing a load of hero’s. The same ones who w...

If I'm being honest, it's not as good as the Death of Superman. The Death had so much momentum and excitement and this just felt a little weird & awkward. I like the idea of a Cyborg Superman but this took a long time to get interesting... it finally gets good when Superman returns and you get to see his reunion with Lois.. but then you blink and it's over. A must read for Superman fans but not one of the best. 3.5 stars.

The Death of Superman was almost too straightforward, with no real theme or buildup. Doomsday shows up with no explanation, there's a smackdown, and Superman dies. Aside from the novelty of seeing one of the most popular heroes in fiction die, it's a quick and brutal story with a downer ending.World Without a Superman was a decent continuation, with a couple of compelling issues showing the public reaction to his death. The majority of that volume dealt with the mystery of Superman's body being

This was better than I expected. The plot was more exciting than the previous books in the series and how they brought Superman was well done. The alien monster subplot was not my favorite but not bad either.

Not a bad read for a storyline that is largely an afterthought after the death of Superman. Totally loved Steel (and no, not the Shaq movie version of him)

Public library copy. I never read the entire story when these Superman comics were published in the 90s. Sadly they're unremarkable and worse yet don't hold up well over time. Unfortunately the book is another example of many artists drawing in an early Image Comics house style There's a lot of goofy stuff in here despite the good talent working on this book as there was a rotation of Superman office writers and artists. I'm sorry to state I don't have anything positive to add, it is what it is....

I was waiting to read this since "The Death of Superman" and I must say it was worth the wait (and having to read "Funeral for a Friend" and "Reign of the Supermen" for better context). "The Return of Superman" is everything I hoped it would be, with very few exceptions; I could very well live without the Parasites' arch as well as Dr. Occult's comic (which basically serves as an overview of what happened to Superman since his fight with Doomsday). Other than that, along with the long-awaited re...

A story arc worth giving 6 stars. This epic is part of the Death of Superman storyline and is the best of the 3 GNs. Death of Superman, while mediocre in content set the scene, Funeral for a Friend was moving and the Return was fantastic and the climax of a whole new Superman. Supes death involes strong feelings in several people, ordinary Nd extra ordinary. And all of a sudden you have 4 different men trying to fill the void and take Superman's place, 3 of them actually claiming to be Superman

Superman returns, yay! He's got diminished powers, a black suit, and a mullet, boo! This is better than the Four Muskrats, but just barely.

I enjoyed this a lot more than the death of Superman collection, which was kind of like an 18 round, Rocky-style boxing match where you already know the outcome. Not much drama there.This one had lots going on. The development of the four rival supermen was fun and I enjoyed where each of their stories went. The cameos by Green Lantern and the Justice League were a particular highlight.But what was the deal with Supergirl? Could she seriously not see that Lex Luthor junior is evil? She's either

There are many impersonators but there's only one real Superman, as I found in reading Dan Jurgens' absolutely gigantic and amazing Return of Superman. And this thing is HUGE, bigger than Watchmen and any other stand alone non-omnibus graphic novel I've ever read. But it was totally worth it.Critics complain of the writing. So let's contextualize. It's 1993. I'm 6 years old. Double Dare is fucking awesome. Other things that are awesome: grunge, roller blades, fanny packs, and U.S. President Bill...

So here we are, at the end of the grand journey that began with The Death of Superman. Honestly, half the fun of these volumes has just been immersing myself in the bonkers state of 90s Superman comics. This entire event is a time capsule of that era, and I'm here for it. Superman's new haircut. Lex Luthor II, who sadly is largely absent from this installment. Shape-shifting alien Supergirl, who apparently could turn invisible this whole time but never uses this ability while crimefighting. It's...

Part of my comic book reread project. Continued from World without a SupermanFive solid stars.ALERT! WARNING! ACHTUNG! ADVERTENCIA! ATTENTION! TAHDHIR! ETC!: Spoilers peppered throughout.Nobody ever dies permanently in comic books, so of course Superman comes back, and this shows us how it happened. This is comprised of several weekly Superman titles that came out over the course of six or so months in 1993 and concludes the story started in The Death of Superman and continued in World without a...

I read the collected edition. It was meh

I enjoyed this far more than the Death of Superman trade, and much more than I expected. It's very 90s, and Superboy can be a total tool at times, but there are heaps of really well established characters and I definitely cared about them. Ultimately, I knew what would happen (it's kind of in the title, yo) but it was still interesting to work out which of the Supermen to trust. The writing is a bit inconsistent in quality, with it being such a long arc shared between so many creators. But overa...