Neil Adams illustrated the covers, including the iconic image of Superman breaking his chains. Very subtle storyline, and overall kind of pulpy, but when you look at the character before and after, the changes he's been put through feel natural and exciting.I had read part of this as a kid when the idea of a super doppelganger made out of sand was spooky, but as a 50-year old adult, the ending of the story was just rather silly. The story was trippy and odd, but in a good way. O'Neil avoids his typical pitfall of being overly preachy, and Swan - inked by Murphy Anderson - looks better than ever. This may not be for everyone, but I loved it.Five stars for the clear and detailed artwork and coloring!You'd think that a storyline which involves Superman losing his vulnerability to kryptonite, an irradiated duplicate "Sand Superman" sapping his powers, a diabolical devil harp & the soul stripping mystical assistance of Wonder Woman's mentor, the "oriental wise-man", I-Ching, would have to be interesting. Kryptonite is a problem, and not just for the character.
A sand doppelganger is gradually draining his power, and he has to learn how to fulfill his duties in spite of being sensibly weaker and more vulnerable.The story's goal was scaling Superman's off the charts Silver Age power levels way back to much more manageable levels, returning him to his In 1992, Walt Simonson wrote and drew a post-Crisis version of "The Sandman Saga" in In 2009, the storyline was collected as part of the TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Reading my way through a couple "Best of Superman"-type lists, I stand astonished at how this story made it onto them and even more amazed that it beat out some pretty damn good Superman stories, ranked by voters on a pretty popular comics website. ... SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE. "Kryptonite Nevermore" was a multi-part adventure in Superman's comic book where Kryptonite gets changed to normal iron through a freak accident. The new DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY makes its debut with this beautiful hardcover volume, SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE. Still, nice plotting, nice adventure, a good solid Superman comic.Denny O Neil’s take on the Man of Steel falls far short of his legendary run with the Dark Knight, but for a Bronze Age Superman story—it’s a fun little ride worth taking for those curious.Despite utilising as its main theme an element I view as completely unnecessary - the 'depowering' of Superman, this collection by Dennis O'Neill contains what is maybe my favourite pre-'Crisis' Superman tale. 1401220851 I also liked seeing Diana Prince in her depowered karate girl era. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Ah well... comics.Dennis O'Neil was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.Dennis O'Neil was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.
A bizarre nuclear accident turns all Kryptonite on Earth into iron. The art by Curt Swan is the very essence of that period's Superman, his take on the character being arguably the most iconic of all time. Now Superman apparently has no weaknesses (other than magic), and this leads to a few good adventures before a new Superman steps into the picture to cause problems for the old one. U.S. Price: $19.99. The Sandman Saga, popularly known as Kryptonite Nevermore is a Superman Story Arc published in Superman (Volume 1) #233-235, 237-238, 240–242, written by Denny O'Neil and illustrated by Curt Swan. I like that they didn't update the coloring; it made it feel old-school. The art by Curt Swan is the very essence of that period's Superman, his take on the character being arguably the most iconic of all time. Now Superman apparently has no weaknesses (other than magic), and this leads to a few good adventures before a new Superman steps into the picture to cause problems for the old one.
Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. O'Neil avoids his typical pitfall of being overly preachy, and Swan - inked by Murphy Anderson - looks better than ever. At the beginning, Superman is delighted, in spite of his boss' sudden decision to get him working as a newscaster. • The legendary tale that reinvented Superman for the 1970s is reprinted in trade paperback!• Collects SUPERMAN #233-238 and 240-242! I haven't read much from this area so it was interesting to see them settling into some serious changes: no Kryptonite, less powerful Superman and Clark takes a job with Morgan Edge as TV anchor. February 3rd 2009 We may have to stay home and stay still, but through t...The new DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY makes its debut with this beautiful hardcover volume, SUPERMAN:The new DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY makes its debut with this beautiful hardcover volume, SUPERMAN:I wanted to read this book for awhile, but there was a few things that kept me from picking it up.I wanted to read this book for awhile, but there was a few things that kept me from picking it up.El Superman clásico de los 70 ilustrado por el genial Curt Swan, con guiones de un joven Dennis O'Neil, cumple con lo justo. O'Neil does indulge in some spiritual hoohah toward the end, with Wonder Woman and I-Ching getting involved and Superman having a spirit quest. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes,” including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more.