A review by tshepiso
Absolute All-Star Superman by Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison
4.5
4.5 stars
All-Star Superman easily joined my personal canon of perfect superman stories. Unlike Loebs and Sales, Superman For All Seasons which I love for capturing the humanity of Clark Grant Morrison captures the mythic symbol of superman excellently.
All-Star Superman follows the hero after being exposed to a deadly amount of solar radiation. While his power has increased infinitely he's also dying and attempted to tie up some loose ends before his death
All-Star Superman is a collection of small perfect moments that culminates wonderfully into a version of superman I absolutely adore. In this Clark is an inhuman force for good. Every action he takes both as superman and Clark kent is perfect;l calculated to do good. Intellectually I understand why some could find this saccharine but I just can't help but be filled with hope and a love for humanity when I see moments like superman rushing in at the 11th hour and saving the day.
some small
but this volume still leaves room for Clark's more human moments. One of my absolute favourite scenes in the series was Clark's final conversation with his father. it was such a moving moment
All-Star Superman also has one of my favourite versions of Lex Luthor. I'm on the record as stating I'm not as fond of unstable evil scientist lex but Morrison absolutely convinced me with this iteration. The opening pages of this comic are seeing lex's masterstroke attempt at killing superman. It works because I was so completely sold by his hatred of superman
I will say this book's only flaw in my eyes is its art. there was something aesthetically unpleasing about the colouring especially. it all felt too smooth and shiny and the highlights and curves just didn't work for me.
however, this story is so fabulously written it didn't bother me much at all.
All-Star Superman is a near-perfect encapsulation of why I adore the character so much. Grant Morrison captures the heart of superman that hopeful paragon who's always there to save the day and I loved every minute of reading about him. the book has the finality and scope of whatever happened to the man of tomorrow and the rich intimacy of superman for all seasons
All-Star Superman easily joined my personal canon of perfect superman stories. Unlike Loebs and Sales, Superman For All Seasons which I love for capturing the humanity of Clark Grant Morrison captures the mythic symbol of superman excellently.
All-Star Superman follows the hero after being exposed to a deadly amount of solar radiation. While his power has increased infinitely he's also dying and attempted to tie up some loose ends before his death
All-Star Superman is a collection of small perfect moments that culminates wonderfully into a version of superman I absolutely adore. In this Clark is an inhuman force for good. Every action he takes both as superman and Clark kent is perfect;l calculated to do good. Intellectually I understand why some could find this saccharine but I just can't help but be filled with hope and a love for humanity when I see moments like superman rushing in at the 11th hour and saving the day.
some small
but this volume still leaves room for Clark's more human moments. One of my absolute favourite scenes in the series was Clark's final conversation with his father. it was such a moving moment
All-Star Superman also has one of my favourite versions of Lex Luthor. I'm on the record as stating I'm not as fond of unstable evil scientist lex but Morrison absolutely convinced me with this iteration. The opening pages of this comic are seeing lex's masterstroke attempt at killing superman. It works because I was so completely sold by his hatred of superman
I will say this book's only flaw in my eyes is its art. there was something aesthetically unpleasing about the colouring especially. it all felt too smooth and shiny and the highlights and curves just didn't work for me.
however, this story is so fabulously written it didn't bother me much at all.
All-Star Superman is a near-perfect encapsulation of why I adore the character so much. Grant Morrison captures the heart of superman that hopeful paragon who's always there to save the day and I loved every minute of reading about him. the book has the finality and scope of whatever happened to the man of tomorrow and the rich intimacy of superman for all seasons