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| Original Title: | Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? |
| ISBN: | 1563893150 (ISBN13: 9781563893155) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/graphic_novels/?gn=1584 |
| Series: | DC Universe Events #5 |
| Characters: | Superman, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Lois Lane |
Narrative As Books Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC Universe Events #5)
The end of an era!This TPB collects “Superman” # 423 & “Action Comics” #583.
Creative Team:
Writer: Alan Moore
Ilustrator: Curt Swan
Inkers: George Pérez & Kurt Schaffenberger
Editor: Julius Schwartz
FARENHEIT 1,763
If the nuisances from my past are coming back as killers… …what happens when the killers come back?
It was 1986, and the Silver Age of Comic Books were coming to an end.
It’s an odd feeling to remember that, since I am used to think about the Silver Age as something of the 70s, and always realizing that it ended just 4 years before reaching the 90s… it’s an odd feeling indeed.
Julius Schwartz, the now iconic editor who updated to the Silver Age so many characters like Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman and The Atom, is a true synonym of that era, at least in the titles of DC Comics. Therefore, it was just right that Julius Schwartz would come out with the basic idea for this iconic story, that Alan Moore developed the bold narrative, along with the outstanding illustrations of Curt Swan, and the great inks of George Pérez & Kurt Schaffenberger.
It was the last story of Superman… the last story of the Silver Age of Comic Books.
And as any “last” story of an era, ending it… and bringing a new one… since nothing truly ends… just transforms… the tale is a bittersweet merging of both ages. In this case, the story contains a closure of the still campy adventure of the Silver Age, but integrating an overture of the yet dark violence of the Bronze Age to come.
The Silver Age ended yesterday and the Man of Tomorrow cried!
GOOD-BYE, SUPERMAN! WE’LL MISS YOU!
Nobody has the right to kill. – Not you, not Superman… Especially not Superman!
It’s 1997, ten years later of the last sighting of Superman.
Lois Lane got married, now she is Mrs. Jordan Elliot, and she had a child. A young reporter from the Daily Planet interviews her about her recollections of the last days of Superman…
The goofy enemies of Superman like Bizarro, The Prankster and Toyman gone berserk in an unbelievable outbreak of genocides, homicides and even suicides. And the close people to Superman were starting to get killed since his secret identity was exposed in the middle of all that crazy violence. So, the menace was clear, if the “absurd” villains were able of such gruesome acts…
…how far could go his greatest foes?
Lex Luthor, bald mad scientist (still Silver Age, remember?) is assimilated against his will, into an unholy fusion, with Brainiac’s brain, evolving him in the worst of both worlds, with a clear goal…
…to kill Superman and all his loved ones without mercy!
The Legion of Super-Villains made a time trip from the 30th Century, to have front seats in the fall of Superman, since it’s an already historic fact in their time period!
And the worst is still to come!
Superman is forced to take in, his still alive closest friends, and making a desperate last stand in his Fortress of Solitude, but even him won’t be able to save them all, since even his own safety is guaranteed!
But remember…
…the tale is a bittersweet merging of both ages…
…the story contains an overture of the yet dark violence of the Bronze Age to come, but also a closure of the still campy adventure of the Silver Age.
Wink.
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| Title | : | Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC Universe Events #5) |
| Author | : | Alan Moore |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 47 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 1997 by DC Comics (first published 1985) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Dc Comics. Superman. Superheroes. Comic Book |
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[image error] Introduction: There were many comics during the 1980s that really helped redefine the comic book industry, such as Frank Millers classic Batman story, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which helped redefine Batman into a darker and edgier character. Another comic that really stood out for DC comics during the 1980s was none other than Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? which was actually the final Superman story to be written in the style of the silver age comics.I couldn't even finish this, it was so bad. I hate Superman, but I HATE the old Superman even more. I'm beginning to see that Alan Moore isn't as awesome as I used to think he was. This was probably the weakest thing I've seen from him, and the way the women are treated made my eye twitch. I legitimately thought he was better than that, I guess I was wrong.
This is a great story. It's quite short but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's told through Lois Lane - sorry, Lois Elliott, giving an interview about the last days of Superman. I haven't read a lot of Alan Moore and by that I mean I've only read The Killing Joke. Still, I really liked this. The story feels like an old DC comic but it wasn't so old times that I found it cheesy or hard to relate to. I haven't read a lot of Superman but I like Clark Kent here. He's a sympathetic characters and even his
It was alright. I read this book after Gaiman's Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader so it seemed a bit mellow. But it definitely had the classic Superman elements.
Alan Moore could have done MUCH better.
An edited review of this book will come sooner or later, this last one was pretty bad.
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