Luthor is part of the story but it's Luthor Jr. Which is a huge departure from the source.

Huge props to Rain Wilson who is perfect as Lex Luthor. I get it trying to establish their characters for casual fans but fans who know and love the source material will be slightly disappointed. Spends too much time on Clark and Lois's relationship. The first half is better than the second death of Superman is much truer to it's source material than reign of the Supermen is. Reviewed by davidm-08850 6 / 10 Better than the live version It's a well done animation and I really enjoyed it. I feel they kept many of the best parts of the comic and engineered the story to fit modern times and the animation medium quite well. But it definitely is a great remix of the original story. Lots of stuff has been changed around to fit in the under 3 hours run time. I personally don't mind when an animated feature or movie doesn't slavishly copy the source material but tries something new. But were the changes good? Yes, I think so. from the members of justice league who fought Doomsday to the relationship between Lois and Clark. They definitely changed a ton around from the comics. Now, how is the story? Well, I felt it was done really well. I really appreciated the look and feel of this animation style. Things I look for in a good animation? The voice acting was superb. Well, I had just finished reading the entire Death and Return of Superman comics from the early 90s and felt I should see the animated version. Reviewed by winstonsmith_84 8 / 10 Different Enough From the Comic to Keep Things Interesting!

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