{"id":26471,"date":"2022-09-10T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=26471"},"modified":"2022-09-06T17:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:37:37","slug":"superman-time-and-time-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2022\/09\/10\/superman-time-and-time-again-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman: Time and Time Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Dan Jurgens<\/strong>, Jerry Ordway<\/strong>, Roger Stern<\/strong>, Bob McLeod<\/strong>, Brett Breeding<\/strong>, Dennis Janke<\/strong>, Tom Grummett<\/strong>, Jose Marzan<\/strong> & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1852865702 (TPB)<\/p>\n

When Superman<\/strong> was re-imagined after Crisis on Infinite Earths<\/strong>, many of his more omnipotent abilities were discarded. Like his earliest days, he was a far from omnipotent hero, more in touch with humanity because he wasn\u2019t so far above it. One thing that was abandoned was his casual ability to travel through time.<\/p>\n

Indeed, rather than being able to navigate the chronal corridors with ease, in this splendid epic from 1991 (originally published serially in Action Comics<\/strong> #663-665, Adventures of Superman<\/strong> #476-478, and Superman<\/strong> (volume 2) #54-55 -with epilogues from #61 & 73 – the Man of Tomorrow is trapped in a cataclysmic and volatile temporal warp, bounced around from era to era with his abilities constantly diminishing and utterly unable to regain his home and loved ones.<\/p>\n

That specifically means co-worker and girlfriend Lois Lane<\/strong>, to whom he has just divulged his greatest secret\u2026 his real identity\u2026<\/p>\n

It all begins in Adventures of Superman<\/strong> #476 as Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding\u2019s \u2018The Linear Man\u2019<\/em> sees a rogue (self-appointed) guardian of the Time Stream attempt to forcibly return chronal refugee-turned superhero Booster Gold<\/strong> to the 25th<\/sup> century he originated from. When Superman intervenes, the battle sparks a tremendous explosion, causing the Caped Kryptonian to careen through time. Each \u201clanding\u201d leaves him in a significant period of Earth\u2019s history such as Roger Stern & Bob McLeod\u2019s \u2018Lost in the \u201840s Tonight\u2019<\/em> (Action Comics<\/strong> #663) precipitating a meeting with that era\u2019s first mystery men before almighty wraith the Spectre<\/strong> transports him not home but to \u2018The Warsaw Ghetto!\u2019<\/em> to act as temporary savour in an iconic battle saga by Jerry Ordway & Dennis Janke from Superman<\/strong> #54.<\/p>\n

Apparently only gigantic explosions can launch him back into the time stream, such as occurs in in \u2018Death Rekindled\u2019<\/em> (Adventures of Superman<\/strong> #477 Jurgens & Brett Breeding) when a trip to the future introduces him to an iteration of the Legion of Super-Heroes<\/strong> needing help to destroy a monstrous Sun Eater\u2026 \u2018<\/p>\n

That climactic detonation deposits him \u2018Many Long Years Ago\u2019<\/em> (Action Comics<\/strong> #664, Stern & McLeod) to end up a Jurassic castaway until a clash with marooned time thief Chronos propels him into the Pleistocene and a chronologically adrift encounter with primordial alien race the H\u2019v\u2019ler\u2019ni<\/em> (AKA the Host<\/em>)\u2026<\/p>\n

That tussle tosses him forward to \u2018Camelot\u2019<\/em> just as the Dark Ages begin, battling valiantly but in vain beside eventual All-Star Squadron<\/strong> champion and Seventh Soldier of Victory<\/strong> Sir Justin<\/em> the Shining Knight<\/strong> in Superman<\/strong> #55 (Ordway) before landing again with another LSH for blockbusting finale \u2018Moon Rocked\u2019 <\/em>(Adventures of Superman<\/strong> #478 Jurgens & Breeding) and resolution and reunion with Lois via a 5-page excerpt from Action Comics<\/strong> #665\u2019s \u2018Wake the Dead\u2019<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

Also included are the contents of Superman<\/strong> #61\u2019s \u2018Time and Time Again Again!\u2019<\/em> and #73\u2019s \u2018Time Ryders\u2019<\/em> – both by Jurgens & Breeding – as the Man of Tomorrow has further dealings with the Linear Men Matthew Ryder<\/em>, Waverider<\/em>, Liri Lee<\/em> and Hunter<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

As Superman is gradually depowered whilst seeking to get home without wrecking reality, he enjoys incredible memorable moments – such as walking with dinosaurs, cathartically crushing Nazis, tussling with a mammoth and fighting Etrigan the Demon<\/strong> during the fall of civilisation. He also meets many milestone characters from DC history including the WWII Justice Society of America<\/strong>, and encounters the Legion of Super-Heroes<\/strong> at three critical points of their long and varied career: making this tale a significant marker for establishing the key points of post-Crisis on Infinite Earths<\/strong> continuity\u2026<\/p>\n

This hugely enjoyable epic is highly readable and cheerfully accessible for both returning and first time fans so it\u2019s a true shame it\u2019s currently out of print and still unavailable as a digital edition. Hopefully with Superman\u2019s 85th<\/sup> anniversary impending there are moves afoot to rectify that\u2026
\n\u00a9 1991, 1992, 1994 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, Bob McLeod, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Tom Grummett, Jose Marzan & various (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1852865702 (TPB) When Superman was re-imagined after Crisis on Infinite Earths, many of his more omnipotent abilities were discarded. Like his earliest days, he was a far from omnipotent hero, more in touch … <\/p>\n

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