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Ten Memorable Squandered Opportunities in Comics, Part One

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What it had going for it: The premise: Man of Steel Action Comics Final Night
Manhunter Blue Beetle JLA The fallout: Man of Steel Spider-Man: The Clone Saga
What it had going for it: The Death of Superman Knightfall The premise:
Spider-Man The fallout: Venom’s Series of Miniseries and All His Kids
The premise:
Why it failed: The fallout: Spider-Man 3 Ralph & Sue Dibny: Ghost Detectives
What it had going for it: Identity Crisis Infinite Crisis The premise: Identity Crisis 52 Justice League Starman Why it failed: Final Crisis The fallout: 52 Blue Beetle Flashpoint Chris Claremont’s return to the X-Men
X-Men X-Men The premise: Why it failed: The fallout: New X-Men