#79

... opinion column or a non-linear article is tough going... yet Jurgens knew what he was doing. One of my first exposures to his prose was in _Superman_ #79. In setting the story up as Ron Troupe's first column for the Planet, we not only got an interesting view of what the Cyborg was like, but also a sense of what Ron was like as well. And Dan rarely failed with this style of story; as recently as _Superman_ #142's debut of the Superman Robots, he's gotten mileage from the essay form. 6) Jurgens was capable of being inspired by the right contributor ...and the funny thing is, I don't think Jurgens does his best work for himself. But when he hooks ...

... [28] The Millennium Giants covers (the 9-grid panel as a whole) [15] Superman Red/Superman Blue #1 (Direct 3-D cover) [ 8] Superman: Man of Steel #79 (Red and Blue in front of Cabracas' Head) [ 6] Adventures of Superman #554 (Sewer monster strangles Superman blue) [ 6] Adventures of Superman #558 (Child's Superman in crayon) [ 6] Superman: Man of Steel #83 (Waverider, Dominus, Superman) [ 4] Adventures of Superman #563 (Painted, Superman vs Cyborg in Kandor) [ 3] Superman #140 (Painted, Superman in shackles in Kandor) Heh. Maybe we should just forego voting on any category where Alex Ross is competing. :) I don't recall any landslides on thi ...

... e) [ ] Superman Red/Superman Blue #1 (Direct 3-D cover) [ ] The Millennium Giants covers (the 9-grid panel as a whole) [ ] Superman: Man of Steel #79 (Red and Blue in front of Cabracas' Head) [ ] Adventures of Superman #558 (Child's Superman in crayon) [ ] Superman: Man of Steel #83 (Waverider, Dominus, Superman) [ ] Superman #140 (Painted, Superman in shackles in Kandor) [ ] Adventures of Superman #563 (Painted, Superman vs Cyborg in Kandor) TT5: Best Writing in the Superman Triangle Titles TT6: Worst Writing in the Superman Triangle Titles TT5 TT6 [ ] [ ] Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson (Man of Steel) [ ] [ ] Stuart Immonen (Action Comic ...

... r. Cover by Ron Frenz, Stuart Immonen, and Jose Marzan, Jr. Supermen Red and Blue battle Cabraca in Metropolis Harbor 19 - SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #79, "End of the World!" (MILLENNIUM GIANTS) Written by Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson Art and Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke Supermen Red and Blue defeat the Giants, but at what price for Earth? 20 - SUPERMAN #135, "Shattered Worlds" (MILLENNIUM GIANTS) Written by Dan Jurgens Art and Cover by Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein Supermen Red and Blue sacrifice themselves to save Earth 21 - SUPERMAN FOREVER #1 Written and Illustrated by just about everyone Covers by Alex Ross His traditional ...

... er stories, but rather in the style of a short story or opinion piece? I think of Ron Troupe's story about the Cyborg Superman way back in _Superman_ #79, and other stories. I understand that comic book writers are not journalists, but neither am I, and even I know that newspaper stories lead with the facts -- boom. First paragraph, right up front, then support the facts with details in the following paragraphs. Not so in the Daily Planet! In the Daily Planet, you have to wait until the middle or end of the story to get the facts of the piece. The beginning of the story is taken up with dramatic sentences explaining why the story got written. Re ...

... ut of order. Only this time, it was not just the triangle, but the title itself. It took about 5 or 6 e-mails to DC Subs for me to get _Man of Steel_ #79. On April 22nd, they said "We will check. Thanks." On Monday, May 4th, they said "You should receive it some time this week. Thanks." One week later, I said "I have #80. If I don't get #79 in 7 days, I'm cancelling." Monday, May 11th, they said, "We sent it out 5/6. You should receive it any day now. Thanks." ... That same day I received *three* issues of _Man of Steel_ #79, separate envelopes. Not to quote _South Park_, but... Dude, this is pretty screwed up right here! I don't know how to ...

... Radice Steel #50, by Jeff Sykes Section 4: New Comics Reviews Millennium Giants (cont) Action Comics #744, by Shane Travis Superman: The Man of Steel #79, by Mike Smith Superman #135, by Thomas Deja Section 5: New Comic Reviews The Return of the Man of Steel Superman Forever #1, by Shane Travis, Derek Jackson, Dan Radice, Emmanuel Soupidis, G.M. Nelson, Joey Ochoa, Jeff Sykes, Mike Smith, Simon DelMonte, and Vic Vitek Section 6: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles Superboy #51, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #21, by Thomas Deja Other Superman Titles JLA #18, by Anatole Wilson Superman Adventures #19, by Cory Strode Section 7: New Comic Reviews Spec ...

... an titles are $1.95. **** Quite a few people reminded me of the latter offer, and then there the same subscription offered appeared in _Man of Steel_ #79. I still want to know what they do to counter the fact that _Man of Tomorrow_ doesn't come out four times a year any more. What about special issues such as _Superman Red/Superman Blue_ and _Superman Forever_ which come out *instead* of one of the monthlies every now and then? What *about* the annuals nowadays? Here's my suggestion. Take subscriptions on a quarterly basis, so that you subscribe to 13 issues over three months. At the regular cover price, this would total $25.35, so you could ...

... twork designed by SUPERMAN penciller Ron Frenz, depicting the assembled heroes battling the Millennium Guard. In addition, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #79 (March 18) and SUPERMAN #135 (March 25) will present a two-part epilogue to the crossover, IN THE GIANTS' WAKE. MOTHER LANE Actors Teri Hatcher and Jon Tenney are the proud parents of a newborn baby girl, born Monday, November 10 in Los Angeles. Both parents and child, who has been named Emerson Rose, are reported to be doing well. Hatcher portrayed Lois Lane for four years on ABC's LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN and appears this holiday season in the new James Bond film, TOMORR ...

... n Troupe finally wrote an article for the PLANET that admitted that ÒClark Kent died while covering DoomsdayÕs rampage through Metropolis.Ó (SUPERMAN #79, July93) Jimmy Olsen later summarized the thoughts of ClarkÕs friends: ÒAfter all these weeks, he canÕt possibly still be alive. If only theyÕd find his body, at least then weÕd know.Ó (ACTION #689, LJuly93) When Superman did return, his first priority was to stop Mongul and the Cyborg. Next, he went about restoring his normal life. The first step was to arrange for Clark KentÕs return. SupermanÕs accidental discovery of some lost kids in an old bomb shelter gave him an idea. The Man of Steel s ...