From 2016-2018, we really had a good thing going. Superman Rebirth was being published several times each month by two brilliant creative teams who did justice to the character and which fans loved. Sales were strong on both Action Comics and the main Superman title… only to then have DC editorial give both books to …
Continue reading Superman: Lois and Clark: Doom Rising- A Review
I’m wrapping up the Rebirth Revisited series with one of my favorite types of articles to write, a top ten list. This took some doing, as there are many good stories in Rebirth and very consistent quality, so a lot of these were splitting hairs. Even so, I thought it might be fun to put …
Continue reading Rebirth Revisited: The Top Ten Superman Rebirth Stories
“Totally unnecessary.” That was Peter Tomasi’s answer when asked what he thought of the trend of the dark, brooding superhero. In an interview at a con which happened to coincide with the release of BvS, when that answer was given, fans had already latched onto Tomasi and Gleason’s Superman Rebirth book. The story about Superman’s …
Continue reading Rebirth Revisited- Part 3: Enter Tomasi & Gleason
It does my heart a lot of good when I see some of my favorite comic book creators from my childhood continue to work in the industry, and it’s even better when their output stays at a high level. A writer who may have been great in the 70s, 80s, or 90s doesn’t quite translate …
Continue reading Rebirth Revisited- Part 2: The Action Continues
After sampling the latest round of Superman comics, now post-Bendis, I found myself underwhelmed again, to say the least. Although intrigued by Tom Taylor’s Superman: Son of Kal-El, I haven’t managed to get absorbed into the current comics like I was just three years prior. We’ll see where everything ends up, but I thought this …
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