DCU in 2011: What does Doomsday want?

Doomsday's back - and while we agree that that’s not a good sign for the heroes of the DCU, we can still ask: why did Doomsday return?

Well, I asked, and I got a hint back in return. Here's a few words from DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza about Reign of Doomsday:

“Doomsday is back - and he's hunting down each of the four characters that rose from his first strike on Earth: Steel, Superboy, The Eradicator and Cyborg Superman. Something about those four has drawn him back... And nothing is getting in his way, not even the JLA. That’s all I’ll say for now!”

And here's another news nugget. This story is so big that we can now announce that the SUPERMAN/BATMAN Annual 5 is part five of what appears to be a visceral tale of collateral damage and revenge.

As for Part 6, hmmm... We're not saying. Yet.

Part 1: STEEL #1

Part 2: OUTSIDERS #37

Part 3: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #55

Part 4: SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #5

Part 5: SUPERBOY #6

Part 6: ???

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Can Steel stop the monster who killed Superman?

Next year's "Reign of Doomsday" storyline is still shrouded in mystery. We've done a couple teases here on The Source, and here's another: this great splash by Ed Benes from STEEL #1!

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Excited? Me too.

In STEEL #1 — which kicks off "Reign of Doomsday" – Doomsday has returned to Metropolis, and Steel is the only hero who can keep him from destroying the city. But how can Steel, a normal human, possibly hope to stop the monster who killed Superman?

Find out when the issue hits store in January!

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