“Death waits for no man—not even a Superman.”
An ominous tease and art from DC Comics as Peter J. Tomasi closes a chapter on The Man of Steel before DC Comics Rebirth.
The stage for change is being setting as Kal-El searches for a Super League. The Last Son of Krypton is finally repowered but taken damage than any hero deserves and Tomasi wraps up The New 52 era.
Tomasi reunites with Batman and Robin artist Patrick Gleason for the new Superman book but the Superman family of titles will be very different starting in June.
Here’s the official description of The Final Days of Superman:
“The devastating effects of Apokolips’ fire pits in JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR, the A.R.G.U.S. Kryptonite chamber from “Savage Dawn” in SUPERMAN, and his battle with the would-be god Rao in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA all combine in a perfect storm of death for the Man of Steel. Determined to protect humanity, despite his impending death, Superman embarks on a quest to seek heroes from across the DC Universe to continue his role as humanity’s protector.”
With The Final Days of Superman, Tomasi encompasses all four Super-titles in April and May in an epic swan song.
SUPERMAN #51, #52
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31, #32
ACTION COMICS #51, #52
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #28 , #29
SUPERMAN #51 debuts Part One of the eight-part epic, “This Mortal Coil.” Superman seeks out his closest friends, including Lana Lang and Lois Lane, to let them know his end is drawing near. Meanwhile, at a secret installation in China’s Shanxi Province, the mysterious Dr. Omen performs strange experiments in order to create China’s very own Super-Man. While in Metropolis, an on-the-run parolee falls victim to a strange accident giving him incredible powers, and now he’s calling himself Superman!
Part Two continues in BATMAN/SUPERMAN #31’s “Dark Discovery,” available now. Superman invades Gotham City to inform Batman that he’s dying—and to enlist the help of the World’s Greatest Detective in locating his cousin Supergirl, who’s mysteriously gone missing. In the process, the World’s Finest heroes must defeat the monsters of the Chinese Zodiac.
ACTION COMICS #51 featuring “Dazed and Confused,” the third chapter in this explosive arc, available Wednesday, April 20. With Batman’s help, Superman is on his cousin’s trail—but he can’t believe where it’s led him or who she’s teamed with in the Man of Steel’s absence! Dr. Omen reveals more secrets of her experiments as she receives a crucial component—Superman’s blood!
“The Final Days of Superman” saga sets the stage for the DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH launch beginning on May 25, which results in new identities, new costumes and…even more Supermen…and women.
By Editor