Clark Kent: Superman Appreciation 2018

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DC are teaming with Panini for a special crossover event with Monica's Gang, from Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa

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Written by PAUL DINI, STEVE ORLANDO, PHIL HESTER, MARK RUSSELL, MAIRGHREAD SCOTT and others
Art by CULLY HAMNER, PHIL HESTER, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, YASMINE PUTRI and others
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
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https://www.newsarama.com/41377-dc-d...ay-season.html

[ssupes]

Mark Waid answers a few questions on Superman









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I'll never understand why the replaced birthright with secret origin, seemed like a perfect origin for me. Much better then the donner appreciation issue we got.

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I'll never understand why the replaced birthright with secret origin, seemed like a perfect origin for me. Much better then the donner appreciation issue we got.

That blasted movie Synergy most likely. I think the sequel to Superman Returns was still in development hell around the time Secret Origins came out.

[Last Son of Krypton]

Superman by Kenneth Rocafort...

[Last Son of Krypton]

Death of Superman background. Art by Alon Chou...



https://www.reddit.com/r/DC_Cinemati...ground_art_by/

[mrbrklyn]

[The Darknight Detective]

Gee, I don't know if they can fit all 1,000 candles on my birthday that year.

[MajorHoy]

Uh, why did this Superman thread suddenly wind up in the general "DC Comics" section of the Forum?

Is the Superman section being closed down or something?

[The Darknight Detective]

Uh, why did this Superman thread suddenly wind up in the general "DC Comics" section of the Forum?

Is the Superman section being closed down or something?

I... have no idea what's going on here myself, Major.

[MajorHoy]

I... have no idea what's going on here myself, Major.

I wonder if people on the Superman forum section are wondering what the heck happened to their Appreciation Thread?

[MajorHoy]

I wonder if people on the Superman forum section are wondering what the heck happened to their Appreciation Thread?

And now it's back in the Superman section!

I wonder if you-know-who was responsible for its switching back and forth between forum sections?

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4. SAVED: MAN OF STEEL
byrne superman man of steel
John Byrne did a lot of things when he got to work on the 1986 series, The Man of Steel. He not only reimagined Superman’s origin story, he effectively relaunched DC Comics following the Crisis on Infinite Earths. The Post-Crisis time period began with the publication of this series and considering the major changes made to the DC Universe, this book marks an important milestone in the publisher’s history.

Superman’s origin had been in place for decades before this book hit the shelves. Byrne was stepping on something sacred, but he did it with a clear reverence for the character. The Man of Steel miniseries quickly went on to become a classic that fans not only appreciate, but collect to this day.

1. TANKED: DEATH OF SUPERMAN

This book sold like gangbusters, making it the most commercially successful issue of 1992 with more than $6 million in sales. Superman #75 was hailed as a powerful story, which was subsequently adapted into video games, a live-action film and an animated movie released in 2018. The reason it is on the “tanked” side of things has to do with how it impacted the industry.

Many felt this was a publicity stunt, and while it did double DC’s market share, it furthered the speculation market to the point that comic books began dropping in sales. A bubble was created wherein people bought multiple copies of issues, hoping their value would increase, and it ultimately popped causing a downward trend in the industry. It took years to recover, which makes Superman #75 a milestone of success, but ultimately failure for comics.

https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-reboo...ceeded-tanked/

[Last Son of Krypton]

So DoS almost "killed" the comic book industry.

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So DoS almost "killed" the comic book industry.

It wasn't just DOS that was doing it at the time, Marvel were in on the act too with their big "number one" issues and holofoil malarky