DC Teases Death of Superman Sequel
DC Comics has teased a special announcement due tomorrow that has something to do with the 30th anniversary of the “Death of Superman” story.
Earlier today, the Superman Twitter account tweeted out the word “Tomorrow.” and the following image from the 1992 Superman storyline, The Death Of Superman. From thirty years ago, this December. Original writer/artist on the series, including the infamous Superman #75, Dan Jurgensquote tweeted it adding “BIG DAY.” Especially, I guess, for the Man of Tomorrow.
Tomorrow is not a new comics release day for DC Comics, at least not in print. Maybe on the DC Universe Infinite App? Or maybe it is an announcement. Clark Kent Superman is meant to be coming back from Warworld, and Jonathan Kent is currently the Superman on Earth. Which could it be? But DC Comics has been teasing a Death of Superman for some time.
In 1992 and 1993, DC Comics killed Superman. And the world noticed. The first comic book event that got actual mainstream media coverage and more public attention than any other comic book story before it – or after it. As Image Comics was launching and pushing DC Comics into third place in sales, this was the fightback, though no one could see how big it would be at the time. The crossover originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, began in December 1992 and lasted until October 1993, published in Superman, Action Comics, The Adventures of Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, Justice League America, and Green Lantern. The final issue, Superman #75 in which Superman and Doomsday killed each other with a final blow, was published in a black sealed polybag and sold over six million copies. Since then the only superhero comic book to have sold anywhere close has been Dav Pilkey‘s Dog-Man. As Superman comic sales before then had declined, the writing teams felt the character had been taken for granted and decided to temporarily kill him to emphasize his importance. They wanted the crossover to surprise readers and show that the star was not invincible, and saw Superman fighting before being killed by the monster Doomsday on the streets of Metropolis. The story has been adapted into various forms of media, including two novelizations in 1993, a video game, and animated adaptations and it formed the basis of Zack Snyder‘s Batman Vs Superman and Justice League. And now DC Comics are teasing that The Death Of Superman is back and have been doing so for over a year.
