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MariaTaylor posted...

^ this, which you clearly have no interest in doing.

Well that's not true. I'm happy to respond to this! Sorry that I somehow missed that this was what you were looking for. You know, I honestly thought I had even posted a comment or two about what I thought was enjoyable in DoS, so fault's on me! Late night posting while watching TV, not always a reliable form of communication, am I right?

While there's no special depth to the narrative of Death of Superman, the consequences of the demise of the inspiration point of DC's modern heroes really provided a great opportunity to explore a world where Superman had become a crucial point of hope and also stability and lost it abruptly, brutally and without reason. It provided some great examples of how grief is processed differently. And much like when a world leader dies, the rippling effects in politics or pop culture often hit in unique ways. Unlike Justice League, Death of Superman and the subsequent Return storyline is given a lot of time to unfold, and the detail provide to various characters really helps elevate it over the original story.

Death of Superman is really just a prelude to a much more interesting story that looks to evolve the world of Metropolis by forcing Metropolis to adapt in the absence of one of its most fundamental building blocks, and the result is enjoyable. You get new voices on Super-titles for the first time in a while, and it is a great starting point for new readers. And, of course, the aftereffects actually matter in the DCU for years to come, so readers who want to continue with the story are rewarded by events such as the destruction of Coast City persisting as a part of the DC lore long afterwards.

Really, the only major sticking points I personally have are with the dialogue being pretty stilted in some of the issues (earlier on; it definitely improves over time), and with the art jumping between artists often (but that's the nature of large crossovers).

Hey, sorry, I didn't understand what your intent was there. Hope that helps! I'm sorry that it led you to such a place of anger and hatred that you had to resort to using words such as "stupid" and "cowardly" to describe me. I know you were just passionately defending your argument which is an admirable quality that someone emotionally invested in good storytelling can respect.
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