The Death of Superman screened at San Diego Comic-Con. It arrives on Digital July 24, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD August 7th. Some SPOILERS follow.
The Death of Superman marks the third time in 11 years that a movie has killed off the Man of Steel, which makes this latest DC animated offering a tedious case of been there-done that. While this new version hews more closely to its bestselling 1992-1993 namesake comics event than either 2007’s Superman: Doomsday or 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice did, it nevertheless lacks anything truly fresh or revelatory to add to this now well-worn tale. All the same beats are hit once again, Doomsday remains a lame villain, and all the sequel set-up undercuts the emotional impact of Superman’s tragic fate since the film almost immediately tells you all will be fine.