Everything that Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks touch is gold. Their collaborations on Superman Rebirth were an absolute revelation, and in many ways set up the creative boom from 2015-2018 that followed. Weeks has grown exponentially as an artist and is at the peak of his ability, demonstrated on every book he’s worked on in …
Recently I finished a reread of my Triangle Era Superman collection. I had never read the books all the way through, roughly six years worth, but the experience changed my perspective on so many stories and enhanced my understanding of the era in many ways. While I could easily write about the tiny details I …
Every so often, Twitter has its moments. Finding out about Dan Jurgens’ appearance in San Jose last summer was pretty awesome. Seeing a random Superman commission by Jonathan Case a few months ago was pretty great too! I’ve known of Case for a while, and have read some of his indie stuff in the past. …
Given that comics are such a visual medium, art is obviously a critical component of a good story, and a comic book’s cover may be the most important. A legendary editor once said the two most important pages in a comic are the cover and the first page. Given Superman’s long and auspicious history, scores …
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Superman Day 2025 was hyped up by DC as a momentous event for fans of Superman. Although cover dated June, 1938, it is generally acknowledged that mid-April or thereabouts was the actual time that Action Comics 1 was released, hence, DC has designated round about that time of each year as Superman day. This year …
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