However, the story that grabbed me the most was the battle of the soul of DC Comics, for the spirit of truth and justice in Metropolis in Funeral for a Friend. I found the Reign and Return of Superman fun, very convoluted at times and pure science fiction perfection. I poured through the pages, engaging in blow after blow as Superman battled the never stopping Doomsday. That is where I was able to check out the “Death of Superman” book series. The library is an awesome place for a reader. I was able to ride my bike to places and, most importantly, the library. Let’s fast forward a few years to when I was about 10. It would be revisited in 1997 when Our Lady Peace would release the single “Superman’s Dead.” That image and those words stayed with me. It would be another three years before a comic shop opened near me. The only place to find comics nearby was a spinner wrack in a uniform shop on base. I had a bunch of Superman and Batman issues I had gotten for my birthday, but there was not a lot of continuity. I would get them occasionally when I could. Now at this time I did not read comics regularly. I read the article and was devastated, how else could I be. I didn’t know that any character could die, much less Superman. It read “Superman is Dead.” I was shocked. The red symbol of the House of EL written in blood with black behind it. I always had a habit of reading the arts and entertainment section, and there on the cover of the Virginian-Pilot was that symbol we all know too well. I remember taking a break from chores to read the newspaper.
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