Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey [Paperback]

Dan Jurgens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995 | Series: Superman (DC Comics)

The Man of Steel must cross a galaxy to hunt down Doomsday, the creature that killed him. But as Superman gets closer and closer to his quarry, he becomes Doomsday's prey! This fast-paced story reveals the shocking origin of Doomsday.

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563892014
• ISBN-13: 978-1563892011
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LIKE WHOA!, August 28, 2000

By 

Trevoron Jones (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey (Paperback)

Now this book was the hotness. After reading the Death/World Without/and Return of Superman, I felt a little disappointed. Even though the Death of Superman was a pretty good read, I was let down by the actionless World Without a Superman and the unbelievable occurances in the Return of Superman, so I was a little reluctant to buy this book.

But I was amazed by Hunter/Prey. Here we find a Superman who is actually showing fear and doubt, realizing that Doomsday could kill him now. The action takes place across the vast reaches of space and time (you've got to read the book to understand). Probably the thing that blew my mind was how Doomsday ravaged through Apokolips and actually gave Darkseid a run for his money. The Darkseid/Doomsday battle simply blew my mind. Even though it was pretty short, it set the pace for the Superman/Doomsday battle.

Another thing that was a good turn of events was the reappearance of The Cyborg Superman who I thought had been wasted in the Return of Superman. I wont get into detail about that, but it adds a nice twist to the plot.

Anyway, this was a very good read and you will be amazed by Doomsday's new powers and the final confrontation between him and Superman that leaves me to still wonder how Superman was able to walk away from it.

If you have the whole Death and Return of Superman series, you NEED this book to complete it. It reveals the mysterious origin of Doomsday as well as the reason why he's able to quickly evolve past death and defeat. And you're gonna wonder, how is Superman gonna defeat a monster who is evolved past death? The answers will be revealed in Hunter/Prey. It's like whoa!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rematch that Every one knew would happen, November 23, 2002

By 

Shaun O'Donnell "Shaun O'Donnell" (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey (Paperback)

This is a follow up to the death and rebirth of Superman. FOr those who read that tale the Creature Doomsday slayed the MAn of Steel in one of COmics greatest Battles. Later an impostor known as the Cyborg took Doomsdays corpse (it died at the same time) and strapped it to an asteroid and threw it into the depths of space. In this tale it starts of with Superman still ahving Nightmares about the creature. Dead set on setting his fears aside he travels into the depths of space in search of the creature. Meanwhile a cargo ship picks up teh asteroid that Doomsday was on. It reawakens and slaughters all on the ship. As it turns out the ship is on it's way towards Apokolips. From there Doomsday wreaks havoc. Meanwhile Superman with the help of the Linear Men, more specifically Waverider discover the secret ORigion of the monster. In the end Superman and Doomsday have a rematch that is not as great as the first time, but the climatic end makes the story well worth owning.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well thought out, July 22, 1999

By 

Sidharth Khanna ([e-mail]) (New Delhi, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey (Paperback)

Unlike many other comic books (including some by DC), it is evident that 'Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey' was planned extremely carefully, with special thought and attention going to each of its aspects.

The storyline is brilliant and finally answers the all-important queations that virtually every Superman fan asked upon the Kryptonion's death- where did Doomsday come from? What is his true origin? Why is he obsessed with obliterating Superman from the planet?

It has also portrayed Superman in a different, more practical light than we are used to seeing him in: as a man who can be scared.

Appearances from a few other supersatrs from the DC universe, namely Waverider, Darkseid, and the ever dreaded Cyborg make for an exciting read.

Not only will every Superman fan enjoy this book, but I'm sure it will be liked by fans of DC Comics in general.

Well written, great artwork, a sensible plot....this book is definitely not to be missed.