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.
After this we have Perry opening the newspaper front page with Superman’s death which resembles quite closely the one in Action Comics #685.
When he opens the newspaper we also get a glimpse of some news. The one about Lex Luthor arrested looks similar to Lex Luthor indicted at the end of Superman: Birthright (issue #12).
There is also a news article about Clark killed in #BatmanvSuperman. In Funeral for a Friend (and specifically in a special from NewsTime on The Life and Death of the Man of Steel) there is a small article on Clark Kent being missing which I found interesting.
In #BvS we go directly to the Kent Farm, and some parts of Funeral for a Friend (Superman: The Man of Steel #20) also take place there where we see Jonathan and Martha having a burial for Clark. There are some visual similarities in the Kent Farm from #BvS to the comic also.
There are interesting similarities in the relationship between Lois Lane and Martha Kent in comic and movie. Especially how Martha is seen helping Lois that is utterly sad in both media (comic ones are from Superman #76).
And at the end of the scene, we see Lois receiving the ring Clark was supposed to give her. And there are visual similarities with Superman #77 where we also see Lois with a similar ring when she’s remembering their wedding.
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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.
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.
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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.