BIBBO'S BACK
So, it turns out that 1) Louise Simonson and Jerry Ordway have a 5-page story in next month’s Action Comics #1000, 2) the FULL STORY is available as a...
Exile Omnibus!
Aaaand speaking of the Exile in Space storyline, Jerry Ordway said on Twitter that he just received his copies of the massive Exile & Other Stories omnibus...
Metropolis Mailbag: Perez' Wonder Woman reference?
mirrorfalls asked: Hey, man - I'm currently doing write-ups of George Perez's Wonder Woman run, and I'd like your help with a small continuity reference......
Action Comics #689 (July 1993)
Action Comics #689 (July 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! Featuring the return of a major thought-dead character from these pages: Pa Kent, who was in a hospital...
Metropolis Mailbag: Anon likes us three?
Anonymous asked: This blog is very helpful while trying to dig into 90s Superman, thanks for all the interesting posts! You’re welcome! Have a bizarro Baldy.
Metropolis Mailbag: Perfect Bibbo casting?
drakayl asked: Do you listen to "How Did This Get Made?" They recently did an episode on Superman IV, and their guest was Natasha Lyonne. Listening to her...
Metropolis Mailbag: Post-Infinite Crisis era?
nblumengarten asked: I'm in the "dark days" of the post '86-'99 era, the post-Infinite Crisis era. While I loved the first story co-written by Busiek and...
Reign of the Supermen Sketches
Original designs for the Superman pretenders, from the bonus materials on the recent Reign of the Supermen collection! For those following the story for the...
Adventures of Superman #502 (July 1993)
Adventures of Superman #502 (July 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! As you might have gathered from the cover, this issue is about Superboy (who thinks he’s...
Metropolis Mailbag: Superman Rebirth?
Anonymous asked: Not so much a question, but since there's no real spot in the comments for specific issues, I thought I'd bring up the fact that I made the...
Metropolis Mailbag: Jack Kirby?
slyelias asked: Do you like Jack Kirby? Very much. I especially admire the fact that he could create several full comics a month while I can’t write one dang...
New '90s Superman Collections Announced!
New '90s Superman Collections Announced! The Collected Editions blog reports that two new '90s-centric Superman collections have been spotted on Amazon: one...
Superman #79 (July 1993)
Superman #79 (July 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! After the Last Son of Krypton’s team up with Guy Gardner and the Man of Steel’s team up with Superboy, now...
New Bogdanove "Death of Superman" art!
One of two ALL-NEW posters Jon Bogdanove will have for sale at La Mole Comic-Con in Mexico, with profits going to earthquake victims. See the other poster...
Superman: The Man of Steel #23 (July 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #23 (July 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! In this issue: Steel vs. Superboy! I mean, “Superman" vs. "Superman". The Man of Steel is...
Karl Kesel/Tom Grummett Panel Recap!
Karl Kesel/Tom Grummett Panel Recap! by @donsparrow Last month I had the enormous privilege of moderating a panel at 2017's SaskExpo, a Comics and Pop...
BIG NEWS! Kesel/Grummett panel!
To those of you lucky enough to be in Canada, this Saturday this blog's co-host, the great Don Sparrow, will moderate a Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett panel at...
Action Comics #688 (July 1993)
Action Comics #688 (July 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! The Last Son of Krypton bumps into Superman’s greatest friend and ally: the dark, bat-themed vigilante...
Metropolis Mailbag: How many '86-'99 comics?
sideshowcris asked: Forgive me if this has been asked before, but do you have any idea exactly how many of these comics (including prestige/mini-series/etc....
"The Metropolis Kid" Poster
A poster of "Don't Call Me Superboy" by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood included in Adventures #501! Our resident art guy Don Sparrow says: "This week's...
Adventures of Superman #501 (June 1993)
Adventures of Superman #501 (June 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERBOYS! I MEAN, MEN! Featuring Superman 2.0: a clone of the older, deader Superman who is definitely...
Guess who's back?
No, not this blog, sorry (new post coming up). It’s… …freaking Psi-Phon and Dreadnaught (whose name is misspelled). Thanks to Corinne from the...
SECTION ZERO KICKSTARTER
Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett's Section Zero Kickstarter has 2 hours to go and is 95% of the way there! Help out Superboy/Kon-El's creators and get a kickass...
Superman #78 (June 1993)
Superman #78 (June 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! The grand debut of the Cyborg Superman, the one that looks like Superman's mom was having an affair with...
"The Man of Tomorrow" Poster
A poster of the Cyborg Superman by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding that was included in Superman #79, which we're covering… soon! Seriously! Thanks everyone...
"The Man of Steel" Poster
A poster of The Man of Steel from The Man of Steel #22 (covered in our latest post!). Everyone’s friend Don Sparrow said: “This week’s poster is another good...
Superman: The Man of Steel #22 (June 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #22 (June 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN CONTINUES! Presenting John Henry Irons, a.k.a. Henry Johnson, a.k.a. Shaq– uhh, STEEL. John...
"The Last Son of Krypton" Poster
A poster of The Last Son of Krypton included in his introductory issue, Action Comics #687 (which we covered the other day, in case you missed it). A...
Action Comics #687 (June 1993)
Action Comics #687 (June 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN BEGINS! Introducing the Last Son of Krypton, aka "Visor Superman" – or re-introducing, to be more...
Metropolis Mailbag: Tumblr archive page?
rickshawdick asked: Hi! I'm a newish fan of superman, and am really enjoying going through your archives, except for one feature--The archives pages are out...
Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993)
Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) OVERSIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! Featuring the return of Superman! And Superman! And Superman, and also, Superman! But...
Don Sparrow in the news... in 1993
Newstime: World Without A Superman Special (May 1993)
Newstime: World Without A Superman Special (May 1993) This is exactly what it looks like: a full-size, Time-esque news magazine (remember those?) that DC...
Supergirl by Tom Grummett
Supergirl/Matrix in her loveliest and ass-kickingest form, by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood. From the Supergirl and Team Luthor special (that we covered...
Supergirl and Team Luthor #1 (1993)
Supergirl and Team Luthor #1 (1993) Superman is still dead (and always will be, obviously, because that's how death works), so a brave, long-haired beauty...
Custom Post-Crisis Superman Collections
comicbindingpro: Post-Crisis Superman, from the Man of Steel mini-series to just before Death of Superman. More photos to come! This… this is like porn to...
Superman by Walt Simonson
Walt Simonson's kick-ass cover to The Superman Gallery (1993), aka The Let's Throw Something Together So There's a Superman Comic This Month While We Prepare...
The Legacy of Superman #1 (1993)
The Legacy of Superman #1 (1993) With Superman dead and never, ever coming back, Metropolis' other heroes step up to preserve his legacy! (Yes, Metropolis...
Superman #77 (March 1993)
Superman #77 (March 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, FINALE! Lex Luthor Jr. murders a lady just because he can (Superman is too dead to do anything about it), and...
Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 7! Pa Kent falls… literally and figuratively. This issue opens with Lois Lane having a...
Action Comics #686 (February 1993)
Action Comics #686 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 6! The quest for Superman's corpse continues! The cover asks "Who's buried in Superman's TOMB?"...
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993)
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 5! Someone stole Superman's dead body! Who could it be?! (Yes, we already know who it...
Superman #76 (February 1993)
Superman #76 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 4! Also, METROPOLIS MAILBAG, Part 2! This is a sequel to the very special Holiday story from last...
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 3! The actual funeral! In attendance are all of Earth's greatest defenders: Batman,...
A preview of our next post.
Action Comics #685 (January 1993)
Action Comics #685 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 2! After all efforts to revive him fail, Superman is officially declared dead by Dr. Sanchez,...
Supergirl by Don Sparrow
The new post is taking a while, so here’s a little teaser by @donsparrow! With Superman temporarily dead, guess who the next issue of Action Comics is about?...
Justice League America #70 (January 1993)
Justice League America #70 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, BONUS CHAPTER! The Justice League mourns the death of their most famous member, as well as...
Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993)
Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 1! That's a weird storyline name to type in all caps, because it sounds like I'm...
Where Were YOU When Superman Died?
Where Were YOU When Superman Died? Don Sparrow wrote this for our Superman #75 extravaganza, but I'm posting it separately as a shameless ploy to pad out our...