DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 7, 2021

DC COMICS:

Arkham City The Order Of The World #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $3.99
Arkham City The Order Of The World #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Gary Frank Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman #118 (Cover A Jorge Molina), $4.99
Batman #118 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #118 (Cover C Viktor Bogdanovic Card Stock Virgin Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover D Jock Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover E Viktor Bogdanovic Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover F Viktor Bogdanovic Silver Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover G Viktor Bogdanovic Gold Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman ’89 #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Joe Quinones), $3.99
Batman ’89 #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Babs Tarr Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Urban Legends Volume 1 TP, $24.99
Crush And Lobo #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Joelle Jones), $3.99
Crush And Lobo #7 (Of 8)(Cover B W. Scott Forbes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Yasmine Putri), $3.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover C Yasmine Putri Character Sheet Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #3 (Of 6)(Cover A John McCrea), $3.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Kyle Hotz Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern #9 (Cover A Bernard Chang & Alex Sinclair), $4.99
Green Lantern #9 (Cover B Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Joker Presents A Puzzlebox #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Chip Zdarsky), $4.99
Joker Presents A Puzzlebox #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Davi Go Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Infinity #6 (Of 7)(Cover B James Stokoe), $3.99
MAD Magazine #23, $5.99
One-Star Squadron #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Steve Lieber), $3.99
One-Star Squadron #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Steve Pugh Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Saga Of The Swamp Thing Box Set, $120.00
Suicide Squad #10 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica/Julio Ferreira/Marcelo Maiolo), $3.99
Suicide Squad #10 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A John Timms), $5.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Steve Pugh Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Swamp Thing #10 (Of 10)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $3.99
Swamp Thing #10 (Of 10)(Cover B Brian Bolland Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Swamp Thing Volume 1 Becoming TP, $16.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Mico Suayan), $3.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Aster D’Amico Card Stock Variant), $4.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), AR

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for November 30, 2021

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1037 (Cover A Daniel Sampere), $4.99
Action Comics #1037 (Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Ricardo Lopez Ortiz), $5.99
Batman 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Kamome Shirahama Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries Volume 1 TP, $12.99
Batman Fear State Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $4.99
Batman Fear State Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Simone Bianchi Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Fear State Omega #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Jorge Jimenez Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Detective #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Andy Kubert), $3.99
Batman The Detective #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Andy Kubert Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Connect #19, AR
Detective Comics 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Viktor Bogdanovic), $5.99
Detective Comics 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jason Fabok Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Lee Bermejo), $9.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Wes Craig The Scarecrow Card Stock Variant), $10.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Frank Quitely The Penguin Card Stock Variant), $10.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Marguerite Sauvage Poison Ivy Card Stock Variant), $10.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Riccardo Federici Ra’s al Ghul And Talia al Ghul Card Stock Variant), $10.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Dan Mora The Mad Hatter Killer Moth Red Hood Card Stock Variant), $10.99
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover G Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), AR
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 (One Shot)(Cover H Chris Burnham Card Stock Variant), AR
Green Lantern Season 2 Volume 1 TP, $19.99
Hardware Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Mateus Manhanini), $3.99
Hardware Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Denys Cowan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Human Target #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $4.99
Human Target #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Trevor Hairsine & Danny Miki), $4.99
Joker 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $5.99
Joker 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Justice League Dark 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Sebastian Fiumara), $5.99
Justice League Dark 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Paul Renaud Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Justice League Incarnate #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Gary Frank), $4.99
Justice League Incarnate #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Incarnate #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Andrei Bressan & Brandon Peterson Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Nicola Scott), $5.99
Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Max Dunbard Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Robin 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jorge Corona), $5.99
Robin 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Superman And The Authority HC, $24.99
Task Force Z #2 (Cover D Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Silver Foil Card Stock Variant)(LCSD 2021 Edition), $4.99
Teen Titans Academy #8 (Cover A Rafa Sandoval), $3.99
Teen Titans Academy #8 (Cover B Philip Tan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Truth And Justice TP, $19.99
Wonder Girl #5 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Wonder Girl #5 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $5.99
Wonder Woman 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Carlos D’Anda Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Wonder Woman Historia The Amazons #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Phil Jimenez), $7.99
Wonder Woman Historia The Amazons #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Olivier Coipel), $7.99
Wonder Woman Historia The Amazons #1 (Of 3)(Cover C Library Faux Leather Design Variant), AR

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#IReadsYou Review: THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1

THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1
DC COMICS/DC Black Label

STORY: John Ridley
LAYOUTS: Giuseppe Camuncoli
FINISHES: Andrea Cucchi
COLORS: José Villarrubia
LETTERS: Steve Wands
EDITORS: Mark Doyle, Andy Khouri, and Amadeo Turturro
COVER: Giuseppe Camuncoli with Marco Mastrazzo
VARIANT COVER ART: Jamal Campbell
48pp, Color, $6.99 U.S. (January 2021)

Rated: Ages 17+

1972-1995: Jefferson Pierce

Black Lightning/Jefferson Pierce is a DC Comics superhero character.  He was created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden and first appeared in Black Lightning #1 (April 1977).  Black Lightning's origin has changed since his debut.  He originally gained “electrical superpowers,” but he is currently depicted as a “metahuman” who was born with the ability to manipulate and generate electricity.  Black Lightning was DC Comics first Black superhero with his own comic book series.

Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is the writer of The Other History of the DC Universe, a five-issue miniseries published under DC Comics' “Black Label” imprint.  The Other History of the DC Universe is drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli (layouts) and Andrea Cucchi (finishes); colored by José Villarrubia; and lettered by Steve Wands.   The Other History of the DC Universe is published in an over-sized format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8), in paperback with full-color interiors.

Inspired by the 1986, two-issue DC comic book miniseries, History of the DC Universe, this new series examines the mythology of the DC Universe and its iconic moments of history via the lives of four African-American characters:  Black Lightning, Bumblebee/Karen Duncan & Herald/Guardian/Mal Duncan, and Anissa Pierce/Thunder (the daughter of Jefferson Pierce); one AAPI character – Katana/Tatsu Yamashiro; and one Latino character – Renee Montoya.  The Other History of the DC Universe depicts sociopolitical threads as seen through the prism of DC super heroes who come from traditionally disenfranchised groups.

The Other History of the DC Universe #1 offers the story of Jefferson Pierce, the man who becomes Black Lightning.  It is a journey that chronicles Pierce as he makes his way from being a young track star to a teacher and ultimately to his troubled life as the superhero, Black Lightning.

The Other History of the DC Universe #1 opens the day a young Black man named Jefferson Pierce learns that his father has been killed, a moment which changes his life.  Pierce goes on to win the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games.  He later becomes a teacher, but his life changes again when his in-born ability to manipulate and generate electricity suddenly emerges.

He eventually uses those powers to become the superhero, Black Lightning, but he discovers that he really does not fit in with the other superheroes of the time, such as the Justice League of America.  He even finds himself estranged from other Black superheroes, such as the Green Lantern also known as John Stewart.  And Black Lightning's struggles may destroy everything that he has as Jefferson Pierce.

THE LOWDOWN:  I am a fan of the television and film work of screenwriter John Ridley, but I have never read any of the comic books that he has written over the last two decades.  However, I have been looking forward to The Other History of the DC Universe since it was first announced a few years ago.  I must say that after reading “Book One,” it is not what I expected.

In a way, The Other History of the DC Universe #1 takes a view of superheroes the way the late Marvel Comics legend, Stan Lee, did.  Superheroes have “feet of clay,” and Lee often depicted his superheroes as having problems that originated in their civilian lives, sometimes coming forward before they gained powers.  For instance, there is the bullied, teen wallflower, Peter Parker, who became Spider-Man.

Ridley depicts Black Lightning as a superhero who wears a mask to hide his identity as Jefferson Pierce from the enemies he faces as a superhero.  However, Black Lightning is one of many masks that Pierce wears to hide his secrets – personal and professional – from everyone in his life.  His professional life includes everything that Pierce does, from being a teacher and mentor to being a superhero and a vigilante.  As his powers are now depicted as being inborn, Pierce seems more like a Marvel persecuted mutant than a shiny DC Comics superhero, and his life is a series of struggles, regardless of the roles he plays.  Normally, I would like that, but if I'm honest, I will admit that I wanted this alternate history to offer more superhero action than Black male angst.

I read The Other History of the DC Universe #1 as being about the trials and tribulations of a Black man living in a tumultuous time period that runs from 1972 to 1995.  If this comic book can be said to have a central point or theme, it is that maybe Black/African-American men put too much pressure on themselves, perhaps even more than the larger American society does.

The Other History of the DC Universe #1 is one of those comic books that tells its story via illustrations and text in caption boxes; there are no word balloons/bubbles.  In that regard, the art team of Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi delivers competent if not spectacular artwork, but the problem is that most of that art seems like nothing more than spot illustrations for prose.  I can't really call this comic book art “graphical storytelling,” because it isn't so much story as it is merely complementary to text that works like prose.  Luckily, this art is colored by one of the very best comic book colorists of the last 25 years, the great José Villarrubia.  Also, I think Steve Wands' lettering gives this first issue a much needed spark.

I am considering reading the rest of The Other History of the DC Universe, but it isn't a priority.  Still, part of me is curious about how John Ridley will present the stories of these other non-white characters.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Black superheros will want to try The Other History of the DC Universe.

B+
7 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for November 16, 2021

DC COMICS:

Aquaman The Becoming #3 (Of 6)(Cover A David Talaski), $3.99
Aquaman The Becoming #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman #117 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez)(Fear State), $4.99
Batman #117 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $5.99
Batman #117 (Cover C Rose Besch Retro Gamer Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Christian Ward)(Fear State), $4.99
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Ejikure Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $5.99
Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Christian Ward Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Blue And Gold #4 (Of 8)(Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Catwoman Volume 5 Valley Of The Shadow Of Death TP, $16.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing John McCrea Cover), $3.99
Dreaming Waking Hours TP, $29.99
Green Lantern #8 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #8 (Cover B Juliet Nneka Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League #69 (Cover A Jorge Fornes), $4.99
Justice League #69 (Cover B Alexander Lozano Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Endless Winter HC, $29.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover A Karl Mostert), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #7 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Looney Tunes #263 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs & Dave Alvarez), $2.99
Nice House On The Lake #6 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House On The Lake #6 (Of 12)(Cover B Javier Rodriguez Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover A Bruno Redondo)(Fear State), $3.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), $4.99
Nightwing #86 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Alitha Martinez), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Maika Sozo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Other History Of The DC Universe HC, $29.99
Plunge TP, $17.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Tiffany Turrill Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Babs Tarr Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad #9 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica), $3.99
Suicide Squad #9 (Cover B Dexter Soy Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #5 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #5 (Of 8)(Cover B Amy Reeder), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #5 (Cover C Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #1 (Of 8)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #1 (Of 8)(Cover B Riley Rossmo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 19, 2021

DC COMICS:

Batman #115 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez) (Fear State), $4.99
Batman #115 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant) ( Fear State), $5.99
Batman #115 (Cover C Arist Deyn Card Stock Variant)(Fear State), AR
Batman Catwoman #8 (Of 12) (Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #8 (Of 12) (Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #8 (Of 12) (Cover C Travis Charest), $4.99
Batman Last Knight On Earth TP, $24.99
Batman Secret Files Peacekeeper-01 #1 (One Shot) (Cover A Rafael Sarmento) (Fear State), $4.99
Batman Secret Files Peacekeeper-01 #1 (One Shot) (Cover B Tyler Kirkham Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), $5.99
Batman Secret Files Peacekeeper-01 #1 (One Shot) (Cover C Rafael Sarmento Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), AR
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #2 (Of 6) (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #2 (Of 6) (Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Manta #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Valentine De Landro), $3.99
Black Manta #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #36 (Cover A Yanick Paquette) (Fear State), $3.99
Catwoman #36 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), $4.99
Catwoman Lonely City #1 (Of 4) (Cover A Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #1 (Of 4) (Cover B Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #1 (Of 4) (Cover C Jock), AR
Diana Princess Of The Amazons Wonder Woman Day Special Edition #1 (One Shot), AR
Dollhouse Family TP, $17.99
Far Sector TP, $29.99
Flash #775 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $4.99
Flash #775 (Cover B Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #7 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #7 (Cover B Marco Santucci Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #1 (Of 6) (2nd Printing Max Sarin Cover), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #6 (Cover A Dike Ruan), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #6 (Cover B Becky Cloonan Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #6 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #85 (Cover A Bruno Redondo) (Fear State), $3.99
Nightwing #85 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), $4.99
Nightwing #85 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Sketch Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #1 (Of 6) (Cover A Alitha Martinez), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #1 (Of 6) (Cover B Maika Sozo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nubia And The Amazons #1 (Of 6) (Cover D Joshua Sway Swaby Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #1 (Of 6) (Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #1 (Of 6) (Cover B Reiko Murakami Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #112 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Shazam #4 (Of 4) (Cover A Clayton Henry), $3.99
Shazam #4 (Of 4) (Cover B Juni Ba Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad #8 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica), $3.99
Suicide Squad #8 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #2 (Of 6) (Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #2 (Of 6) (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #4 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #4 (Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman 2016 #1 Wonder Woman Day Special Edition #1 (One Shot), AR
Wonder Woman Tempest Tossed Wonder Woman Day Special Edition #1 (One Shot), AR

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#IReadsYou Movie Review: SUPERMAN: Red Son

Superman: Red Son (2020)

Running time:  87 minutes(1 hour, 27 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, suggestive material, language, thematic elements and some smoking.
DIRECTOR:  Sam Liu
WRITERS:  J.M. DeMatteis (based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics)
PRODUCERS:  Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sam Register and Bruce Timm
EDITOR:  Christopher D. Lozinski
COMPOSER:  Frederik Wiedmann  
ANIMATION STUDIO:  Digital eMation, Inc.

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY

Starring:  (voices) Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall, Phil Morris, Paul Williams, Greg Chun, Phil LeMarr, Jim Meskimen, Sasha Roiz, William Salyers, Roger Craig Smith, Jason Spisak, Tara Strong, Anna Vocino, Jim Ward, Travis Willingham, and Winter Ave Zoli

Superman: Red Son is a 2020 straight-to-video animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation and director Sam Liu.  It is the thirty-seventh film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.  The film is based on the 2003, four-issue, comic book miniseries, Superman: Red Son, written by Mark Millar and drawn by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett.

The traditional origin of Superman is as follows.  A rocket ship from the doomed planet, Krypton, carries baby Kal-El to Earth.  It lands in the United States, specifically in a field near the town of Smallville, Kansas.  Jonathan and Martha Kent find the rocket and Kal-El inside.  They adopt him and name him “Clark Kent,” and Clark grows up to be Superman.  The premise of Superman: Red Son is that the rocket ship landed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) a.k.a. the Soviet Union.

Superman: Red Son opens in the Soviet Union during the year 1946.  There, we meet a young boy who is being chased by a gang of bullies.  The boy's friend, a young girl named Svetlana, defends him by chasing the bullies away.  The boy reveals to Svetlana that he was not scared of the boys, but that he was instead scared for their safety.  The boy then reveals to Svetlana his superhuman strength and his ability to fly.

In the year 1955, the Soviet Union releases a propaganda film of an alien superhuman under the command of the nation's premiere, Joseph Stalin.  The American media dubs the alien, the “Soviet Superman” (Jason Isaacs).  In the United States, President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jim Meskimen) tasks genius scientist, industrialist, and inventor, Lex Luthor (Diedrich Bader), to develop countermeasures against this Soviet Superman.

After the Soviet Superman prevents a satellite from crashing into the American city of Metropolis, Luthor's wife, Lois Lane Luthor (Amy Acker), secures an interview with him.  Lois uses the interview to reveal to him a top secret document that indicates the horrors Premiere Stalin perpetuates against some citizens of the Soviet Union behind Superman's back.  This leads to changes in the nature of Superman's relationship with the Soviet Union and also with the world at large.  Now, a Cold War between Superman and the United States begins, with Lex guiding the U.S. side.  Can the world survive Superman's goals and Lex Luthor's machinations?

The novelty of Superman: Red Son is that it offers alternate-reality versions of not only Superman, Lex Luthor, and Lois Lane, but also of Batman, the Green Lantern Corps, and Wonder Woman (Vanessa Marshall).  However, the novelty soon wears off, and Superman: Red Son's gimmick grow old and cold rather quickly.

Luckily, Superman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, and Wonder Woman are so well-written in terms of personality and character drama that I found myself fascinated by the inter-character relationships involving these four.  Beyond that, I was initially fascinated by the film, but felt less so after the first half hour.

I have never read Mark Millar's original comic book, Superman: Red Son, but I have been planning to for ages, although I keep putting it off.  I am a huge fan of the majority of Millar's comic book output.  Superman: Red Son has its moments, but after seeing it, now, I really need to read the comic book.

B

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for September 7, 2021

DC COMICS:

Basketful Of Heads TP, $17.99
Batman #112 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez) (Fear State), $4.99
Batman #112 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), $5.99
Batman #112 (Cover C Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), AR
Batman #112 (Cover D Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant) (Fear State), AR
Batman Catwoman #7 (Of 12) (Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #7 (Of 12) (Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #7 (Of 12) (Cover C Travis Charest), $4.99
Batman Fear State Alpha #1 (One Shot) (Cover C Francesco Mattina Foil Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Fortnite Zero Point HC, $24.99
Batman In The Fifties TP, $29.99
Batman The Brave And The Bold The Bronze Age Omnibus Volume 3 HC, $99.99
Black Manta #1 (Of 6) (Cover A Valentine De Landro), $3.99
Black Manta #1 (Of 6) (Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Manta #1 (Of 6) (Cover C Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), AR
Blue And Gold #2 (Of 8) (Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Blue And Gold #2 (Of 8) (Cover B Jason Howard The Suicide Squad Movie Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Crush And Lobo #4 (Of 8) (Cover A Amy Reeder), $3.99
Crush And Lobo #4 (Of 8) (Cover B Paulina Ganucheau Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #4 (Of 5) (Cover A Bill Sienkiewicz), $3.99
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #4 (Of 5) (Cover B Ryan Brown Movie Poster Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Super Hero Girls Ghosting TP, $9.99
Green Lantern #6 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $4.99
Green Lantern #6 (Cover B Bryan Hitch Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern 2021 Annual #1 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $5.99
Green Lantern 2021 Annual #1 (Cover B David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Infinite Frontier #6 (Of 6) (Cover A Mitch Gerads), $4.99
Infinite Frontier #6 (Of 6) (Cover B Bryan Hitch Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Infinite Frontier #6 (Of 6) (Cover C Puppeteer Lee Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker Harley Criminal Sanity HC, $34.99
Joker Presents A Puzzlebox #2 (Of 7) (Cover A Chip Zdarsky), $4.99
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Justice League Infinity #3 (Of 7) (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
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#IReadsYou Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: The Tornado's Path

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE TORNADO'S PATH
DC COMICS

STORY: Brad Meltzer
PENCILS: Ed Benes
INKS: Sandra Hope
COLORS: Alex Sinclair
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITORS: Eddie Berganza (original); Bob Harras (collection)
COVER: Michael Turner with Peter Steigerwald
MISC. ART: Ed Benes with Alex Sinclair; Ed Benes and Maria Benes with Alex Sinclair; Michael Turner with Peter Steigerwald; Phil Jimenez and Andy Lanning with Jeremy Cox; Chris Sprouse and Karl Story with Alex Sinclair; J.G. Jones with Alex Sinclair; Art Adams with Alex Sinclair; Adam Hughes; Ed Benes; Gene Ha; Luke McDonnell; George Perez; Howard Porter & Drew Geraci; Eric Wright; Kevin Maguire with Alex Sinclair
ISBN: 978-1-4012-1580-4; paperback (August 2008)
144pp, Color, $17.99 U.S., $21.99 CAN

Justice League of America created by Gardner Fox

Introduction by Damon Lindelof

The Justice League of America is a DC Comics team of superheroes.  The team was conceived by writer Gardner Fox in the late 1950s as a then modern update of the 1940s superhero team, the Justice Society of America.  The Justice League of America's original line-up of superheroes was comprised of Superman (Clark Kent), Batman (Bruce Wayne), Wonder Woman (Diana Prince), The Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), and the Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz).  This group first appeared together as the Justice League of America in the comic book, The Brave and the Bold #28 (cover dated: March 1960).

The team received its own comic book title entitled Justice League of America, beginning with a first issue cover dated November 1960.  Justice League of America #261 (cover dated: April 1987) was the series' final issue, and a new series, simply titled Justice League, began with a first issue cover dated May 1987.  The title, “Justice League of America,” would not be used for an ongoing comic book series for almost two decades.

After the events of the event miniseries, Infinite Crisis, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman reformed the Justice League of America as seen in Justice League #0 (cover dated: September 2006).  The kickoff of a new Justice League of America ongoing comic book series was under the guidance of writer Brad Meltzer and pencil artist Ed Benes.  The rest of the creative team was comprised of artist Sandra Hope (inks); colorist Alex Sinclair; and letterer Rob Leigh.

DC Comics reprinted Meltzer and Benes' Justice League of America issues #1 to #7 (cover dates: October 2006 to May 2007) in the collection, Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path.  It was released first in a hardcover edition in June 2007, and was later released in its first paperback edition in August 2008.

Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path begins with a framing sequence.  It depicts Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman's mission to build a new Justice League of America.  Elsewhere, dark forces have gathered to take down a longtime member of the League.

John Smith, the robot superhero known as “Red Tornado,” is about to get a new lease on life.  With the help of Deadman and Dr. Will Magnus (creator of the Metal Men), John is going to transfer his “soul” into a duplicate body of the recently deceased metahuman, Multiplex.  The duplicate or clone is brain dead.  By becoming a flesh and blood human, Red Tornado believes that he can become a real husband to his wife, Kathy Sutton, and to their adopted daughter, Traya.  However, a conspiracy led by some of the Justice League's most powerful and evil adversaries has other plans for Red Tornado and for the new Justice League of America.

THE LOWDOWN:  I remember, lo those many years ago, what big news it was that bestselling novelist, Brad Meltzer, would be the writer that would help launch (or relaunch) a new Justice League of America comic book series.  Meltzer had already wowed fans and courted some controversy just a few years earlier with his DC Comics event comic book miniseries, Identity Crisis (2004-05).

Meltzer's opening Justice League of America story arc, “The Tornado's Path,” lived up to the anticipation.  For one thing, the Red Tornado/John Smith's situation was just so tragic.  Sure, the idea of his soul being transferred into the brain dead clone body of a dead man was (and is) super-gross.  Still, Metltzer made me feel that Smith's journey was honest and genuine.  Also, the villains were damn mean and evil.  Meltzer wasn't trying to do  something similar to what Marvel Comics writers have been trying to do with X-Men character, Magneto, for four decades – turn an evil, racist mass murderer into a tragic Holocaust survivor.  No, the villains that appear in this story arc (and I don't want to spoil their identities for those of you who have not, but should read this story) are evil, lowdown, dirty-ass muthas, and they want to annihilate some JLA ass.

Speaking of the Justice League, I find that Meltzer did not so much give them personalities as he simply wrote an engaging character drama in which he made all the characters interesting.  The characters were equal parts poignant, dramatic, and humorous, but the potential for superhero action-violence was always there.

Artist Ed Benes did some really good work here.  His pencil art, especially under Sandra Hope's inks, was clearly inspired by some of the artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s who founded Image Comics.  However, Benes' graphical storytelling was powerfully dramatic.  He drew costumed characters with broad, muscular, meaty, and thick bodies that filled up the panels with power and the potential for power.  Benes made every threat of or potential for violence feel real.  The contents of each panel were designed and staged for maximum effect.  He gave this story epic power, although “The Tornado's Path” did not feel so much like an epic as it did feel like a consequential moment in the history of Justice League of America comic books.

I don't have much to say about the coloring by Alex Sinclair; his work here is among his lesser achievements.  On the other hand, Rob Leigh's lettering helps to sell the elements of drama, violence, and danger in this story.  I had been putting off reading Brad Meltzer's Justice League of America comics for years, and fortune brought this trade collection into my hands.  I'm glad it did.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Brad Meltzer and of the Justice League of America will want to treat themselves to Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path.

A
9 out of 10

[This volume includes additional commentary by Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes, Alex Sinclair, and Sandra Hope.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Movie Review: REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN

Reign of the Superman (2019)

Running time:  87 minutes (1 hour, 27 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of action violence
DIRECTORS:  Sam Liu
WRITERS:  Jim Krieg and Tim Sheridan (based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics)
PRODUCERS:  Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sam Register and James Tucker
EDITOR:  Christopher D. Lozinski
COMPOSER:  Frederik Wiedmann  
ANIMATION STUDIO:  Maven Image Platform

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY

Starring:  (voices) Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Fabian, Cress Williams, Cameron Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham, Matt Lanter, Shemar Moore, Nyambi Nyambi, Jason O'Mara, Jonathan Adams, Rocky Carroll, Trevor Devall, Paul Eiding, Jennifer Hale, Charles Halford, Erica Luttrell, Max Mittelman, Toks Olagundoye, and Tony Todd

Reign of the Supermen is a 2019 straight-to-video animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation and director Sam Liu.  It is the thirty-third film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and is a direct sequel to the 2018 film, The Death of Superman.  The movie takes its story from “Reign of the Supermen!” a 1993 story arc that was part of “The Death of Superman” DC Comics story line and publishing event (1992-93).  In Reign of the Supermen, several new people present themselves as possible successors to Superman, in the wake of his death.

Reign of the Supermen opens six months following the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday (as seen in The Death of Superman), and the rising crime rate in Metropolis has spread beyond the city.  Meanwhile, four new super-powered beings have emerged to take Superman's place.  Still grieving the loss of Superman and, by extension, his alter-ego, Clark Kent (Jerry O'Connell), reporter Lois Lane (Rebecca Romijn) of The Daily Planet has been investigating the new Supermen by gathering whatever information she can from different sources.

One Superman is a gold-visor wearing, energy blast-shooting vigilante called “The Eradicator.”  Another is “Steel,” the armored hero who is the identity of a young scientist, John Henry Irons (Cress Williams).  The third is a teen clone of Superman created by a scientist working for Lex Luthor (Rainn Wilson), and the public starts calling him “Superboy” (Cameron Monaghan).  The fourth, who seems the most like Superman, is part-man and part machine and is called “Cyborg Superman.”

The four “Supermen” are controversial and mysterious, and one of them is conspiring with Darkseid (Tony Todd) in the lord of Apokolips' plan to invade Earth.  Meanwhile, the Justice League:  Wonder Woman (Rosario Dawson), Batman (Jason O'Mara), Aquaman (Matt Lanter), Cyborg (Shemar Moore), Flash (Christopher Gorham), Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Hawkman, and Martian Manhunter (Nyambi Nyambi) have been sidelined.  Now, Lois and the three truly heroic Supermen must uncover the mystery of what actually happened to the real Superman if they are going to stop a plot to take over the world.

Some of the central conceits of superhero comic books and their media adaptations are that the superheroes will almost always win; the bad guys will lose; a superhero's death will ultimately not benefit the super-villain; and the villains will plot even in defeat, while the superheroes remain vigilante.  If you are never bored by this, you will generally always like or love superhero fiction.

In the case of Reign of the Supermen, the conceits are alive and well.  While the idea of Superman dying always causes the fanboy in me some internal discomfort, I found myself mostly bored by Reign of the Supermen.  I couldn't wait for this movie to end, but I wanted to finish it in order to write this review.  I did like the four “Supermen” and the drama in the film built around them.  Everything else only mildly interested me.

I found that the battle between Superman and Doomsday that made up the second half of The Death of Superman saved that movie.  The battle that dominates the last act of Reign of the Supermen only made me care about the movie a little more.  I really liked the Supermen of Reign of the Supermen, but not much else about this movie.

B-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Review: DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE

DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE
DC COMICS/DC Zoom – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Michael Northrop
ART: Gustavo Duarte
COLORS: Marcelo Maiolo
LETTERS: Wes Abbott
EDITOR: Sara Miller
ISBN: 978-1-4012-8413-8; paperback; (July 31, 2019 – Diamond / August 6, 2019)
176pp, Color, $9.99 U.S., $13.50 CAN

Age Range: 8 to 12

Dear Justice League is a 2019 original graphic novel staring DC Comics' marquee super-team, the Justice League.  It is written by Michael Northrop; drawn by Gustavo Duarte; colored by Marcelo Mailol; and lettered by Wes Abbot.  Dear Justice League features some of the greatest superheroes of all time answering questions sent to them by young fans via text, email, and letter.

Dear Justice League was originally published under DC Comics' “DC Zoom” imprint, which offered original graphic novels for readers that were 8 to 12-years-old or that were classified as “middle grade” (MG) readers.  DC discontinued many of its imprints in 2019, so Dear Justice League would now fit under a new designation (“DC Graphic Novels for Young Readers”?).

Dear Justice League finds its members going about their usual business, but they occasionally take time to answer questions sent to them by young fans.  In a “Dear Superman” letter, the Man of Steel is asked, “have you ever messed up?”  In “Dear Hawkgirl,” the high-flying hero, who is also known as Kendra Saunders, is asked if she, as Hawkgirl, eats small animals.  In “Dear Aquaman,” Black Manta has high-jacked a nuclear submarine, but Aquaman wonders if he smells like fish, as one fan has asked.

In “Dear Wonder Woman,” a young fan who is about to turn 11-years-old wants to know if Wonder Woman remembers her eleventh birthday.  In “Dear Flash,” two envious boys, “T-Bone” and “J-Dawg,” pose a time-centered challenge to “the fastest man alive” via a dishonest question.  In “Green Lantern,” the newest Lantern, Simon Baz, is asked if he has ever suffered a fashion faux pas.

In “Dear Cyborg,” a young fan asks for Cyborg's screen name so that the fan can challenge the hero in an online video game.  Meanwhile, Cyborg/Victor Stone is monitoring a possible alien invasion.  In “Dear Batman,” the new kid in town asks Batman if he has ever been the new kid in town.  Finally, in “Dear Justice League,” eight of the world's greatest heroes, the Justice League, battle an invasion of “Insectoids” from the planet, “Molt-On.”  So a fourth-grade class sends a letter asking the members of the League, “How do you always manage to show up just in time and save the day?”

Well, how do they do it?  And have they done it this time in order to stop an Insectoid invasions?

I am slowly making my way through DC Comics's first wave of original “DC Zoom” and “DC Ink” titles.  I still have a few to read before the lines were discontinued.  I have to say that I am quite surprised by how much I like Dear Justice League.  It is not a great work, because it has some missteps, but it is exceptional because there is nothing else like it on the superhero comic book market.

In Dear Justice League, Michael Northrop has written a funny comic book, and some of the fan questions are quite good.  Asking Aquaman if he smells like fish falls flat, although asking Hawkgirl if she eats small animals seems just perfect.  Asking Wonder Woman to recount her eleventh birthday strikes the right story notes, and that question carries over into “Dear Flash,” in a clever little bit about two jealous boys.  Batman gets a great question – has he ever been the new kid in town – but Northrop doesn't execute the answer as well as he could have.

Gustavo Duarte's illustrations and graphical storytelling are perfect for a kids-oriented Justice League comic book like Dear Justice League.  His stretchy drawing style, which recalls classic Looney Tunes cartoon shorts of the 1940s and 1950s, captures the funny side of the eight particular heroes of Dear Justice League.

Marcelo Mailol's colors on Duarte's art look as if he used color pencils and also recall classic four-color comic book coloring (but is better than most of it was back in the day).  Letterer Wes Abbot turns on a symphony of lettering fonts that provide a colorful and varied graphical soundtrack for a story that offers a lot of different sounds, from the noise of battle to the rackets of errors and mistakes.

I highly recommend Dear Justice League to readers who want to share Justice League comic books with younger readers.  It would also be nice as a semi-regular series.

B+
7 out of 10

Dear Justice League includes the following extras:

• A six-page preview of the original graphic novel, Dear Super-Villains, by Michael Northrop and Gustavo Duarte
• A six-page preview of the original graphic novel, Superman of Smallville, by Art Baltazar and Franco
• the two-page, “Hall of Justice Top Secret Files”
• the one-page, “Auxiliary Members” (pets of the Justice League)
• biographies of Michael Northrop and Gustavo Duarte
• “Dear Michael Northrop,” a letter from younger Michael Northrop to older Michael
• a mock-up of a page of lined paper so that the reader can write a letter to the Justice League
• bonus illustrations

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Movie Review: "THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN" is a Battle Royale

The Death of Superman (2018)

Running time:  81 minutes (1 hour, 21 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of violence and action including some bloody images.
DIRECTORS:  Sam Liu and Jake Castorena
WRITER:  Peter Tomasi (based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics)
PRODUCERS:  Sam Liu and Amy McKenna
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sam Register and James Tucker
EDITOR:  Christopher D. Lozinski
COMPOSER:  Frederik Wiedmann  
ANIMATION STUDIO:  Studio MIR

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY

Starring:  (voices) Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham, Matt Lanter, Shemar Moore, Nyambi Nyambi, Jason O'Mara, Jonathan Adams, Rocky Carroll, Trevor Devall, Paul Eiding, Jennifer Hale, Charles Halford, Erica, Luttrell, Max Mittelman, and Toks Olagundoye

The Death of Superman is a 2018 straight-to-video animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation and directors Sam Lui and Jake Castorena.  It is the thirty-second film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.  The movie takes its story from “Doomsday!” (also known as “The Death of Superman”), a story arc that ran in various DC Comics titles in late 1992.  In The Death of Superman movie, Superman battling a seemingly insurmountable foe.

The Death of Superman finds Superman (Jerry O'Connell) at the height of his popularity as a superhero in Metropolis and around the world.  However, Superman has some brewing domestic issues in his civilian life as Clark Kent (Jerry O'Connell).  Clark is dating Lois Lane (Rebecca Romijn), a fellow reporter at The Daily Planet.  Clark's parents, Ma and Pa Kent (Jennifer Hale and Paul Eiding), are visiting, and they will finally meet Lois, but that only forces Clark to face the fact that he has not told Lois that he is Superman.

Elsewhere, without warning, a meteor has crashed on Earth causing trouble above in Earth orbit and below in the ocean depths.  Emerging from the meteor is a gray-skinned, white-haired monster with incredible strength, stamina, and invulnerability.  Also, its skeleton protrudes through its skin in the form of multiple razor-sharp spurs.

The creature, whom Lois dubs “Doomsday,” quickly dispatches the Justice League.  Doomsday beats Wonder Woman (Rosario Dawson), Batman (Jason O'Mara), Aquaman (Matt Lanter), Cyborg (Shemar Moore), Flash (Christopher Gorham), Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion), Hawkman, and Martian Manhunter (Nyambi Nyambi) nearly to death.  Now, only Superman stands before the creature, but to defeat him, Superman may lose his own life.

The Death of Superman is not the first time that the “Doomsday”/“The Death of Superman” story line has been adapted into a direct-to-DVD animated film.  The first was 2007's Superman: Doomsday, which I did not care for all that much.  Concerning this newer film, I don't like the graphic design of the characters, who all appear to have anemic faces.  In fact, their heads are all face – odd, angular faces.  I find them a little jarring to look at, but the animation moves smoothly.

I thought the first half of 2018's The Death of Superman was dull, but the second half is a blast to watch.  Doomsday's fights with the other members of the Justice League are filled with bone-crushing blows and near-death intensity.  The Superman vs. Doomsday battle is so powerful that calling it “epic” does not completely describe the insane violence displayed in this literally to-the-death fight.

The character drama between Clark and Lois is also well-developed, and the depiction of the edginess in their relationship keeps the first half of the movie from being a total loss.  This film also includes a strong version of Lex Luthor (Rainn Wilson), one that could have taken over this film.  Ultimately, I am giving The Death of Superman a high recommendation because of the Superman-Doomsday battle.  This fight is like an animated equivalent of a battle one might find in a Disney/Marvel Studios' Avengers films.

B+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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