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Superman: the Return of Superman Online lkvw7 (Mobile library) Superman: The Return of Superman Online [lkvw7.ebook] Superman: The Return of Superman Pdf Free Gerard Jones, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Jeph Loeb, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF #218030 in Books DC Comics 2016-04-05 2016-04-05Original language:English 10.20 x .70 x 6.60l, .0 #File Name: 1401266622480 pagesDC Comics | File size: 69.Mb Gerard Jones, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Jeph Loeb, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern : Superman: The Return of Superman before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Superman: The Return of Superman: 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Customergreat1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Superman ReturnsBy TeddyThe real Superman is back!.. tells how Superman was able to return and the fate of the 4 Supermen who filled-in during his absence.. Got this big volume on sale and it was worth it..1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mike E. Walsh Jr.Awesome SUPERMAN LIVESAs an unknown alien warship, unnoticed and unchallenged, approaches the Earth, the world still doesn't know who--if any--of the four replacement Supermen is the real Man of Steel. Though each of them have their own claim to the title, two are beginning to show their true colors when they begin to battle the others for supremacy. Unknown to all, the true Superman--recently restored by a Kryptonian regeneration matrix--begins to plot his homecoming. But will he be too late to save Coast City from the clutches of a traitor and the return of the alien warlord, Mongul?Written by GERARD JONES, DAN JURGENS, KARL KESEL, JEPH LOEB, LOUISE SIMONSON and ROGER STERNArt by JON BOGDANOVE, TOM GRUMMETT, DAN JURGENS and othersCover by DAN JURGENS and BRETT BREEDINGThe fourth of four volumes chronicling the epic saga of the Death and Return of Superman, collecting ACTION COMICS #689-692, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #5, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #503-505, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN ANNUAL #5, GREEN LANTERN #46, SUPERMAN #80-83 and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #24-26! Praise for THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN: "The tragedy proved to be a massive hit, receiving significant national news coverage and selling millions upon millions of copies. Spanning several different Superman titles, the arc was a blockbuster in every sense of the word... the final fight between Superman and Doomsday is a knock-out brawl for the ages."--PASTE MAGAZINE "An epic and carefully constructed narrative."--BLOODY DISGUSTING "Both in the universe and outside of it, DC toyed with the idea of a culture that had come to take the Man of Steel for granted. This was a time when heroes were getting darker and more extreme in their methods, and the style of the era didn't seem to allow for a character like Superman to keep his relevance. By removing Superman from the equation, we - and the characters in the DCU - learned how important Superman was as an icon, and his return was all the more impactful. This storyline brought the real and fictional universes together in a stirring realization of just how much Superman means to our culture."--IGNAbout the AuthorDan Jurgens is a writer and artist most famous for creating Booster Gold as well as for being one of the main forces behind "The Death of Superman." He has written and/or illustrated titles such as JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA, Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man, Thor, TEEN TITANS, AQUAMAN, DC's Tangent imprint, and the DC crossover known as ZERO HOUR. Karl Kesel loves his job far more than he has any right to. Over the past 25 years he has written, inked, and occasionally penciled most of the major comics publishers' major characters -- including Superman, Superboy, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Captain America -- although he has an inexplicable fondness for minor, obscure characters no one else remembers. Louise Simonson began her career in comics as an editor for Warren Publications, and went on to work at both Marvel Comics and DC, where she garnered acclaim for her writing on X-Factor, Power Pack, New Mutants, SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL,STEEL, and WORLD OF WARCRAFT. She is the author of the graphic novel Snow White and the Seven Robots. Roger Stern has written for radio, television, the stage, and the Internet, creating scripts for everything from sketch comedy to flash-animation. For ten years, he was the senior writer of the Superman series, and has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers for Marvel. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman, was a New York Times bestseller. 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