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justabookholic's review
1.0
When your gut tells you to dnf a book, listen to it. This was the most pointless collection of issues I have read to date.
charitytinnin's review
3.0
2.5-3 stars
Seeing the shock and grief of not only Lois, Jimmy, and the Kents, but also the Justice League and Metropolis as a whole was superb! Well done.
But after the 35-50% mark it began to drag for me -- the Project Cadmus stuff was too silly and the Underworlders side arc still doesn't feel tied to the main arc in any identifiable way. The Lex and Supergirl plot line is somewhat interesting, but I found myself racing to end of this volume just so I could move on to the next, and even the last panel "cliffhanger" wasn't enough to let me walk away with anything more than relief that I was done. Which is a shame considering how strong the beginning was. It's sad when the last metaphorical taste in your mouth isn't a sweet one.
Seeing the shock and grief of not only Lois, Jimmy, and the Kents, but also the Justice League and Metropolis as a whole was superb! Well done.
But after the 35-50% mark it began to drag for me -- the Project Cadmus stuff was too silly and the Underworlders side arc still doesn't feel tied to the main arc in any identifiable way. The Lex and Supergirl plot line is somewhat interesting, but I found myself racing to end of this volume just so I could move on to the next, and even the last panel "cliffhanger" wasn't enough to let me walk away with anything more than relief that I was done. Which is a shame considering how strong the beginning was. It's sad when the last metaphorical taste in your mouth isn't a sweet one.
jedi_indyjones's review
3.0
I had never seen the Death and Return of Superman arc all the way through. The first time I read it, I had only read The Death of Superman. It's very interesting where these characters were in this era of the comics. There is so much going on in DC that I had missed out on. It's almost overwhelming to figure out sometimes. I was wondering why in the blazes Supergirl was with Lex Jr. (who has his own crazy history) so I wiki'd the information on her abilities and it's nuts. I really need to reach back to the Crisis comic arc at some point. Nonetheless, there is a lot going on preceding the death of the world's greatest hero and some entries were stellar and others are lacking and a slog. It was definitely worth reading to see what leads up to the return. I look forward to seeing what happens in the Reign of the Supermen, which I have some, but limited knowledge on.
optimus's review against another edition
3.0
Seeing everybody from the Justice League to Lois Lane to the Kents grieve was superb and
powerful.especially when all the heroes gather and even the sadness of Lex Luthor was well done. But everything else?
Not so much.
I basically rushed to the ending cause it dragged so much and it focused on so many unimportant characters and story arcs.
So its more of a 2.5 stars.
powerful.especially when all the heroes gather and even the sadness of Lex Luthor was well done. But everything else?
Not so much.
I basically rushed to the ending cause it dragged so much and it focused on so many unimportant characters and story arcs.
So its more of a 2.5 stars.
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