The Death of Superman
Director: Jake Castorena, Sam Liu
Actors: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson
PlotAn unstoppable alien behemoth known as Doomsday crashes to Earth and begins a path of destruction across the country, heading towards Metropolis. Superman, along with the Justice League, which includes Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman, and Green Lantern, confront this new menace. Despite their combined efforts, the Justice League is quickly overpowered by this seemingly invincible foe, leaving the Man of Steel to battle the monster alone. The people of Metropolis and the world watch in horror and awe as their greatest hero faces his greatest challenge yet.
As Superman fights to stop Doomsday and save the city from devastation, Lois Lane – his colleague at the Daily Planet and love interest – finds herself caught up in the chaos and looks for ways to support him. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor, Superman's archenemy, watches the destruction unfold and plots to exploit the situation to his own advantage. Through the struggle, Superman begins to realize the true consequences and potential cost of being a hero, grappling with the balance between his duty to protect humanity and his personal life with Lois.
Writers: Peter Tomasi, Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman), Paul Norris (character created by: Aquaman), Bob Kane (character created by: Batman), Bill Finger (character created by: Batman), Marv Wolfman (characters created by: Bibbo Bibbowski and Cat Grant), Jerry Ordway (characters created by: Bibbo Bibbowski and Cat Grant), Marv Wolfman (characters created by: Cyborg and Silas Stone), George Pérez (characters created by: Cyborg and Silas Stone), Brett Breeding (character created by: Doomsday), Jerry Ordway (character created by: Doomsday), Louise Simonson (character created by: Doomsday), Roger Stern (character created by: Doomsday), Dan Jurgens (character created by: Doomsday), Jack Kirby (characters created by: Fourth World), Louise Simonson (character created by: John Henry Irons), Jon Bogdanove (character created by: John Henry Irons), Dan Jurgens (character created by: Hank Henshaw), John Byrne (character created by: Maggie Sawyer), Joe Samachson (character created by: Martian Manhunter), Joe Certa (character created by: Martian Manhunter), William Moulton Marston (character created by: Wonder Woman)
Release Date: 24 Jul 2018
Runtime: 81 min
Rating: PG-13
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Video Reviews
Score: 71
The Death of Superman Blu-ray impressively recreates the original comic's tone with solid 1080p HD visuals and a dynamic DTS-HD 5.1 audio mix, offering notable extras.
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Score: 61
Studio 4K efforts debated; DCAU's Death of Superman in 4K praised, despite extras.
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