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I remember the clues and speculation over this at the time pretty well,  but by the time all was said and done the Death of Superman event had blown up so huge that the Sand Superman situation was largely forgotten in fan conversation over the matter  I would looooooove to see a followup to this[...]

DB Hughes writes conspiracy theories for Bleeding Cool The origin of the story dates back to an Adventures of Superman Annual I'm told was meant to be published in 1988 Unfortunately, the story was shelved due to the editorial decision to shy away from annuals (which is why there is a gap in annuals between 1987[...]

Yesterday, assistant commissioner of trademarks in New Zealand, Jenny Walden, as declared that Superloans character Buck does not infringe the Superman trademark of DC Comics/Warnr Bros The Dominion Post reports that Walden said that, "although it was clear Buck was a superhero because of his "exaggerated musculature", fitting body suit and his ability to fly, there[...]

I always like to be blindsided by a comic. One that gives me some pieces of information, holds it in the open light, but then misdirects me completely.

Smallville Season Ten ended as it always should have done. Clark Kent ripping the glasses from his face, pulling at his shirt, about to take flight from

And that's just one of the Marvel Family titles. The night would start up where we ended Friday night's auctions, with Superman One of the highlights of this second round of Super-titles is Superman #140, featuring the first appearance of Bizarro Supergirl, graded 9.4 by CGC with off-white pages The highest-graded copy to go up for[...]

After starting off the evening with a heavy focus on Marvel's Bronze Age, with titles like Marvel Premiere and the previously discussed Marvel Spotlight, Friday's auction on ComicConnect.com shifted over towards the Golden Age and Silver Age at DC, with excellent runs on Showcase, Superboy, and Superman, including Jerry Siegel's personal copy of Superman #1. Along[...]

By the end of the day today, one of the most impressive Superman collections assembled in one auction will close, with the highlight being an much discussed Action Comics #1, graded 9.0 by CGC, making it the highest graded copy to go up for sale In March of last year, a CGC 8.5 copy sold[...]

Unless he's just pleased to see me. Some people, including me, have suggested that DC is using aspects of Spider-Man's story in retelling the early days of Superman, from his complicated love life, his problematic living conditions, his problematic being on time… well in George Perez and Nicola Scott's Superman #3 we get something a[...]

Dan Fraga has posted to his blog eleven pages of pencils and a further nine pages of layouts for an unseen issue of Superman dating from 2003 Why is it unseen? Because while Dan has the art for the pages he's posted, that is only because he scanned them in DC Comics… lost the original[...]

Spencer had a ton of top-notch artists for us to choose from, with one of them being legendary Superman artist Curt Swan. One night during the summer of '95, Spencer called us to tell me that he and Curt were looking to do one major deal, selling off the rest of his artwork for $20,000 to[...]

Did you miss out on yesterday's Amazon Gold Box deal for the Superman Movie Blu Ray deal? Down from $130 to $56? Good. Because now you have another change, again for one day only, with Warner Bros' own website Where the Blu Ray collection of al the Suoperman movies and so much more is now only $52. Sorry[...]

Most definitely not a glitch… but the Superman Movie Blu Ray Box Set, comprised of all the movies and all the gubbins so far, is Amazon's Gold Box deal right now List price of $130, Amazon usually sell it for $90, right now it's at $56 That's 57% off the list price Or, as I[...]

You were asking about prominent female creators working on prominent DC books? Rather than the solicited continuing artist Jesus Merino working from George Perez' layouts, Superman #3 shipping later this month has instead be drawn by Nicola Scott, working from the same layouts. Perez is quoted in Action Comics #3 today saying "Nicola Scott will be pencilling[...]

And made certain amends to the DC-provided artwork… Note the posters now reading "Occupy Metropolis" and "Make Luthor Pay" and the Action logo altered to say "Superman vs the 1%" DC didn't mind, they signed it off anyway, and the ad ran in the Orlando Weekly. Mind you, I'm not sure about the message While this fits[...]

The late Michael Turner has become one of the most imitated, collected and in comics since his death. There are many people willing to take advantage of

 So I asked Zaid for his thoughts on this most recent development, and he told me, "This current incantation of the Superman litigation offers a fascinating glimpse into an area that would otherwise have been normally closed off to the public; the attorney-client relationship between Marc Toberoff and the heirs of Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and[...]

 It's pretty interesting to hear about what goes on behind the scenes of those retelling as well… Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Lara-El Almost Came To Earth Twice… Not only was that John Byrne's original plan for Superman at DC, it was also his original plan previously at Marvel, when the company was exploring the offer from DC[...]

I explained that I needed that because if Superman was once again going to be the sole survivor of Krypton, the only way we could demonstrate how lethal kryptonite is would be to kill Superman So I came up with the idea of having Lara come to Earth so we could have a[...]

The check that DC Comics used to buy Superman has to be one of my favorite bits of comic history to surface in quite some time I have a hunch we'll be hearing learning more about this in the days to come. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Fanboy Rampage: Comic Con Vs Mens Fitness It was accompanied by rather[...]

It has long been part of the record of comic book history that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sold the rights for Superman to Detective Comics, Inc (the company which was to become DC Comics, of course) for $130. Here is the March 1, 1938 check that DC Comics publisher and accountant Jack Liebowitz issued to[...]

 So, along with Heritage, ComicLink, and a couple other houses, they're one of a handful of  go-to places to look when you want something that's really, really tough to get. But just when you think you've seen everything there is to see in comic-related… memorabilia, there's this: "These hairs are from the head which originated the character[...]

And in the New 52? We'll start to find out in January, it seems… Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Super January: Grant Morrison And Andy Kubert Reveal Superman's New Origin? One of the things I like about the new Action Comics is the specific reference to some of the key iconography of the earliest days of the original series,[...]

 So the cover and solicit blurb for Action Comics #5 has my interest — are they about to dive into some new details on the  Strange Visitor From Another Planet part? ACTION COMICS #5 Written by GRANT MORRISON Art by ANDY KUBERT and JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by ANDY KUBERT and JOE PRADO Variant cover by RAGS MORALES 1:200 B&W Variant cover[...]

More creator news fresh from NYCC on the DC Comics New 52 front: Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens are joining forces to take on SUPERMAN for DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 Jurgens will be writing the ongoing, modern-day adventures of the Man of Tomorrow, with Giffen illustrating. "In my mind, Superman is still the first and[...]

 The comic, featuring the first appearance of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and published by DC Comics, is widely considered the most important American comic book ever released. Take a good look at these photos It's one of the few times you'll ever see a pic of a comic of this caliber outside of[...]

I know, I know, we know the price of something and the value of nothing, but still. But we also get a look at the design of the crashed rocket ship that brought Superman to Earth And the new design for Jor El. In the comic book, while breaking out of his prison, he encounters the rocket[...]

Anna and Aaron from A Comic Shop in Florida flips through tomorrow's comics today and they both enjoy Action Comics #2, Swamp Thing #2 and Animal Man #2,

Newsarama is reporting that George Peréz will leave the ongoing relaunch Superman comic after issue 6 as writer/layout artist, to be replaced by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens They suggest Peréz may stay on, as in inker or finisher. The DC books seem to have been planned in six issue chunks, certainly when it comes to[...]

I've been told that orders for Action Comics #2 have "gone to backorder" on Diamond Comic Distributors' site, which means retailers are currently unable