Would U Buy It #52: "Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis"
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11/16/10 | Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis | (Blog) (Forum) | Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis | (Back) (Next) |
We all have trade paperback (TPB) collections we'd like to see. Here's one of mine:
Proposed Title: | Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis. (DKOM, for short.) |
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Collecting 4 Issues: |
Covers: (click to enlarge) |
I actually don't know anything about this story. I ran across it while browsing covers, and thought it looked cool. Although "Dark Knight Over Metropolis" was only a three issue arc, it appears that Action #653 leads directly into this story, so I included it in the collection. If I picked one of these covers for the TPB cover, I'd go with Superman #44. It tells you that both Superman and Batman are involved, and the kryptonite ring at the bottom tells you that there's kryptonite (and possibly Luthor) involved. Everything a good cover should do.
Whenever Batman guest stars in a cool story, my inclination is to suggest a Brave and the Bold title for a proposed collection, but Superman changes that to a Superman/ Batman title suggestion. (World's Finest is on two or three trades already, for two or three different WF mini-series - who needs the confusion?) The only reason my first suggestion is Superman: DKOM, is because all of the issues came from the Superman titles, and DC has a well established precedent of putting "Superman" on any collection from those titles, whether there's a better title possible or not. May as well be consistent. It could sell just as well (probably better) as Batman: DKOM, but that seems a little bit shady to sell Superman issues under the Batman banner. I wouldn't mind the Superman/ Batman title, because they are both in the story, but Superman: DKOM is probably best. Besides, "Dark Knight" in the title already tells the buyer that Batman is involved.
Would you buy it? Let me know in the comments, and thanks for reading. |
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#5: Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis. |
Update 9/4/14: I moved this blog to the Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis forum. :)
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