Not surprisingly, there are homages to the The Death of Superman storyline and specifically to Superman #75 which is the final comic in this run. And what a better time to do this thread as we get closer to celebrating the 30th anniversary of this classical moment in comics!
So, we start with Clark saying to Lois how much he loves her before his final fight with Doomsday.
This is followed in both comic and movie with Superman flying to attack Doomsday.
In #BvS we get Wonder Woman lassoing Doomsday close to when Superman and Diana are fighting Doomsday in Action Comics #961 (which was written in 2016 when #BvS was released).
Then we have Doomsday using a spike to hurt (mortally) Superman. There is a resemblance to Doomsday cutting Superman with a spike (and him being surprised) in Superman #75.
The moment where Doomsday hurts Superman with the spike one can imagine inspire a panel from Batman: The Devastator #1 written in 2017. In it, Batman transforms into Doomsday to stop Superman.
Superman’s death shot from above resembles quite closely The Adventures of Superman #468 cover (the immediate follow up to The Death of Superman’s storyline.
After this we have Lois crying over Superman’s body, also quite close to different panels from Superman #75.
Interestingly, this shot with Wonder Woman standing next to Superman and Lois looks like the one from Injustice: Gods Among Us #20. However, in that storyline the one that dies is Lois (close to what would have happened in the planned Justice League 2).
And to close the thread, this scene in #BvS also has an epilogue with Lex communicating with Apokolips (and Steppenwolf) very reminiscing of him trying to communicate with Krypton in Superman: Birthright #12.
So that’s it for today’s thread. Remember if you like this thread or any previous ones, consider donating to the @afspnational Autumn Snyder Fund. Every small amount counts to raise awareness for this cause! supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuse…
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Part 1 was all about different DC references out there. And today it’s all going to be about the references (and differences) from the Funeral for a Friend storyline. So much to dissect so this one (my last one) is going to be a long one 😅, so let's get to it!
First off, there are several homages in the Metropolis funeral in #BvS to Funeral for a Friend.
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This scene has many references. Several of them to the storyline in Funeral for a Friend. And then several others to different pieces of DC media/comics. So today, I’ll cover these latter types of references and next week I’ll close out with the Funeral for a Friend ones.
So, let’s start with these peppered DC references. First, we can see similarities in Superman’s funeral to the Comedian funeral in Watchmen. This is not too surprising since Zack Snyder was behind the camera in both.
This scene (and the next ones, ups spoilers) homage several parts of the continuation to The Death of Superman storyline in comics which was called Funeral for a Friend, an 8 issue storyline across different comics.
However, the first reference in this scene is not to this storyline, but to All Star Superman #5 with Lex in prison with the orange suit and a classical look after being shaved.
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Several classical homages here to comics. Let’s start from one that was part of last week’s thread with Superman lying in space at the beginning of the scene and how it looks like Injustice: Gods Among Us #33.
Then we get Batman saved by Wonder Woman as it is common in the Snyderverse. She has a very classical pose from the comics. And there might be several references in here. I really like how it looks like from Trinity #6 (which actually took place after #BvS).
So let’s start where we finish off last week because the homages to The Dark Knight Returns (TDKR) #4 continue. First, we have the bomb going off homage in #BvS.
Funnily enough, after the bomb explosion we get Batman saying Oh God in #BatmanvSuperman and in The Dark Knight Returns we get a similar one. This one from Carrie Kelley worried not that Superman is dead but rather that Bruce is.