30 years ago, DC Comics killed Superman.
From this far-off vantage point, we know that the Man of Steel got better eventually.
His absence felt real.
The main cover of ‘Justice League’ #75 by Daniel Sampere and Alejandro Sánchez.DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ for DC
Over on The CW,Superman & Loisishinting at the imminent arrival of Doomsday.
And in the pages of DC Comics, an even bigger threat is bearing down on the Justice League.
This time, more than one hero will die.
Variant cover of ‘Justice League’ #75 by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund for DC
The currentJustice Leaguecomic will come to an end with issue #75 (recognize that number?
), a story that will see DC’s greatest superheroes killed in battle against an unstoppable enemy.
Yes, really theJustice Leagueis going to die.
Variant cover of ‘Justice League’ #75 by Todd Nauck.Todd Nauck for DC
“It’s very serious,” writer Joshua Williamson tells EW.
We get to takeJustice League#75 and do ‘Death of the Justice League.’
That’s part of what led us to make the decision that this is the last issue ofJustice League.
Variant cover of ‘Justice League’ #75 by Mikel Janin.Mikel Janin for DC
But then three months later, there’s still not gonna be aJustice Leaguecomic.
For most of the past year, Justice League has been written byBrian Michael Bendis.
“Ever sinceInfinite Frontier#0, we’ve been building to this story,” Williamson says.
Variant cover of ‘Justice League’ #75 by Simone Di Meo.Simone Di Meo for DC
We’re going to see things get darkest before the dawn.
They go up against this Dark Army and they lose."
“We’ll get to see what the ramifications are of losing the Justice League,” Williamson says.
What happens when they know the Justice League is gone?"
That’s all for the future, though.
“My first reaction when I read this script was, ‘Wow!
This is going to be huge!’
Right after that, I started thinking, ‘how do I approach drawing this?’
" Sandoval tells EW.
Drawing such a painful death for these characters after they fought so hard was tough.
Justice League#75 hits comic stores on April 19.
Below, check out a host of variant covers.
