Next up for the month, I decided to skip ahead to the 2000’s.
I’ll get to the 90’s later. The early 2000’s is one era I really haven’t gotten
to yet. Heck, I haven’t even re-read the Death/Return stuff yet. There’s always
something else to do and read. Other than some things like Greg Rucka’s run,
For Tomorrow, and Birthright, this era is
mostly a blank. So, I decided to jump right into this one with Joe Kelley’s last
stint with Superman. Joe Kelley had been writing Superman since 2000. He was
the one who wrote Action Comics #775 which featured one of the best Superman
stories.
Since Kelley was leaving, he wanted to go out with style. He
teamed up with Aspen Comics which was
headed by the late Michael Turner. Basically, Kelley wanted to see Clark on a
bike like he was Kanenda from Akira… seems cool, don’t it? The arc, “Godfall,” was contained in Action Comics #812-813, Adventures
of Superman #625-626, and Superman #202-203. Kelley and Turner handled the story. Talent
Caldwell, who’s known for his work on Fantom, did the pencils. Jason Gorder did
the inks. Peter Steigerwald and a couple of others handled the colors. Turner
also did the awesome covers.