Iconic cover. I remember being SO amped that Jim Lee was drawing 12 issues of Superman, and it was being written by Brian Azzarello, whom I had inense respect for as well. Seeing the issue on shelves was exciting.
I love scenes like this, that happen throughout the story. Even in the midst of feeling the grief that he does, Superman constantly breaks the tension with a joke or a smile.
I remember reading this preview in Wizard Magazine and hoping that we were going to see a Superman vs Parasite bit. That didn’t happen, but in my head canon- this monster is or has something to do with Parasite
Well said @TheTerrificToyman! I felt the same things when reading this! I also love that it’s not all about his loss of Lois either. It would have diminished the fact that so many others were gone too. Azzarello did an incredible job balancing all the emotions in a real and believable way that simultaneously made Clark feel more human than ever, yet so far beyond us simultaneously. I’m always in awe of this story!
I like your foreshadowing catches! I didn’t notice that the first time!
Second, this is a story I remember reading and enjoying YEARS ago, around when I was first getting into comics, but haven’t really touched it since. Looking forward to rereading it and seeing how it holds up.
You read comics like I do! I always take clips while I’m reading to point out the little details I noticed or the things it made me feel! It would be so fun to have a comment feature on a comic to share with a group like this! I would love to read everyone’s thoughts as I’m re-re-reading! Or even a way to “quote” a panel of the comic to link directly to from the community. @moderators on a scale of 5 being it’s happening tomorrow, and 1 being never in a million years, how likely could implementing something like that be? My ignorance of platforms gives me the impression something like that would be massively difficult.
I’m gonna say a fair 1.5: “I don’t know enough about the platform to debate the possibility of such a feature” mixed with “things take time either way”. Great idea, though! I’d be happy to write it down as a feature request.
Additionally …
HAPPY VROOMDAY! I’ve actually never read this one before, so I’d be happy to peek into it too.
As Vroom (presumably) once said (at some point or another) …
I remember being SO excited for this issue- this was the first time Jim Lee would be drawing the Justice League!! I knew it would be just a taste of things to come, because he had to have a run on that book at some point (which of course later he did).
I feel pretty indifferent to Mr. Orr- don’t hate him, but I’m not overly excited to see him. I feel he served his purpose well though (the first hint at a shadow group controlling things behind the scenes).
Great idea, though! I’d be happy to write it down as a feature request.
I’ve actually never read this one before, so I’d be happy to peek into it too.
