Dan Jurgens Interview: Death of Superman's 30th Anniversary
The iconic Death of Superman story is coming up on its 30th anniversary, so Screen Rant sat down to talk with one of the original series' writers, Dan Jurgens.
When DC Comics released The Death of Superman in 1992, no one could have predicted how monumental the event would be. The news of Superman's death was so big that it even earned coverage from major news outlets. Though Superman eventually came back, the shock of his climactic death at the hands of Doomsday is a moment no comic fan can ever forget. There's a reason the event has been adapted into multiple mediums. Now, DC is celebrating The Death of Superman's 30th anniversary with a new book that will show the event from the perspective of characters who didn't get as much time in the spotlight originally.
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Since the anniversary special brought back The Death of Superman's original creative team, Screen Rant spoke with writer Dan Jurgens about the original event and its impending follow-up.
Can you talk a little bit about what exactly this anniversary special is and what fans can expect from it?
Dan Jurgens: Sure, I think what this is, is a look at something that was truly epic for Superman in its time. And also epic for the business as a whole. If you think back to the Death of Superman when it came out in 1992, and how it just was everywhere, in every form of media, it was on the national news networks, it was on your local TV news networks. It was in newspapers of every size. It was on the radio, it was everywhere, and has since been adapted into so many different media, whether it be you know, live action, animation, radio plays, a prose novel. It was a singularly unique moment in comics.
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