DC Comics’ best superhero rebirths


George Perez's Wonder Woman run emphasised her Amazon heritage and made her the kick-butt heroine she was meant to be.

The word “Rebirth” is such an overused word in comics. We’ve already had to come to terms with the “fact” that comic characters can die (especially after Superman had his solar-powered cells snuffed out by Doomsday back in 1992), and also that they can be reborn at any time. While we still reluctantly play along with all the deaths, it would be nice if the rebirth actually justified the hero’s demise in the first place.

One such death/rebirth event that failed miserably was Batman R.I.P., in which the Dark Knight was supposedly killed by Darkseid’s Omega Sanction beam during the Final Crisis event, only for it to be revealed that he was merely teleported back in time to face a series of over-the-top challenges. Now that was a real R.I.P.O.F.F.

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