Dan Jurgens Breaks Down Death of Superman, Zero Hour, and Action Comics

Dan Jurgens joins The Brave and the Boys for a full conversation about Superman, Booster Gold, The Death of Superman, Zero Hour, Action Comics Rebirth, and his legendary career at DC Comics. We talk about how he got started in comics, what makes Booster Gold work, why Superman Rebirth connected so strongly with readers, the creation of Jon Kent, bringing back Doomsday, and what fans can expect from the Action Comics Rebirth Omnibus Vol. 2. Dan also reflects on Tomb Raider, Batman: The First Night, dream collected editions, and why some DC stories still deserve the Absolute treatment. If you love Superman, DC collected editions, omnibus talk, and behind the scenes comic history, this one is packed. Comment below with your favorite Dan Jurgens comic. Timestamped Chapters 00:00 Intro and Dan Jurgens welcome 01:00 How Dan Jurgens got his start in comics 03:13 Learning to write and draw comics 04:38 Writing vs drawing and how the process changes 06:46 Creating Booster Gold and what other writers get wrong 11:15 Dan’s long history with Superman 12:14 How to keep Superman fresh over the years 15:30 Rebirth, hope in Superman, and creating Jon Kent 18:37 Thoughts on aging up Jon Kent 21:12 Action Comics Rebirth vs Superman Rebirth 23:13 Why Dan brought Doomsday back 25:20 The origin of The Death of Superman 28:30 Why The Death of Superman still matters 30:06 Creating Zero Hour and DC event storytelling 34:00 Zero Hour villains and clarifying the Parallax reveal 35:22 Designing Doomsday 37:57 Writing Tomb Raider comics 41:17 Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and comic book friendships 45:07 What to expect from Action Comics Omnibus Vol. 2 47:18 Dan’s thoughts on Absolute Superman 49:23 Superman triangle era collections and omnibus talk 51:36 Batman: The First Night and Batman: The Second Night 53:54 Dan’s dream omnibus and Absolute Edition picks 55:40 Outro Click here to subscribe for more awesome content from us!!! https://bit.ly/TBATBYOUTUBE Check out Panel Bound Comics: https://bit.ly/TBATBOPB Buying 1 to 3 books? Save $2 with our code Braveboys Buying 4 or more books together? Save 5% with our code Braveboyssit Thank you for watching, and until the next time, keep reading and stay brave! Connect with us on social media: Our Discord:   / discord   Our Instagram: https://bit.ly/TBATBInstagram