Thursday, July 1, 2010

Episode #133: Happy Birthday, Dan Jurgens!

(L to R:) Issues 1 - 3 of Superman Doomsday: Hunter/Prey, cover pencilled by Dan Jurgens, inked by Brett Breeding and colored by Greg Wright!



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Dan Jurgens was born on June 27, 1959 in Minnesota, where he still lives. He is most famous for his work on the Superman titles, especially THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN storyline, and for creating the superhero Booster Gold. This episode takes a look at his career, and highlights one of his stories, the three issue mini-series SUPERMAN/DOOMSDAY: HUNTER/PREY, cover dated April through June 1994. the story was collected in paperback in 1995. It was also part of the trade paperback SUPERMAN/DOOMSDAY OMNIBUS, published in 2006.

This episode also takes a brief look at some of the latest news with Superman and WONDER WOMAN #600.

Next Episode: TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND ALL THAT STUFF!

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