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repobi's review against another edition
5.0
Superman, daripada dikasih twist 'gimana kalau superman jahat?', memang lebih baik dikembalikan ke akar karakternya yang berusaha sebaik mungkin membantu orang lain. Grant Morisson dan Frank Quitely berhasil menggambarkan Superman yang manusiawi dan rendah hati, tapi tidak naif.
hakimbriki's review against another edition
5.0
Grant Morrison delivered the perfect Superman story. Simple as that. He brilliantly captured the essence of the Man of Steel and his lifelong struggles and gave the character a new facet and (twelve) new challenges. By the same token, Grant Morrison explored the Superman mythos with a lot of ingenuity, originality and melancholy. Frank Quitely did a fantastic job as well; he draws a damn fine Lois Lane (Ohhhh man).
angadmax's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nadialeeowens's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ponch22's review against another edition
2.0
After [a:Max Landis|6688803|Max Landis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1462207813p2/6688803.jpg]'s excellent [b:American Alien|26152411|Superman American Alien|Max Landis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473157654s/26152411.jpg|46108699] series, I was interested in reading some more Superman stories, so I picked up [b:All Star Superman|10871782|All-Star Superman|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356470700s/10871782.jpg|10465171] a few months ago based on a recommendation from Will Hines on his Don't Get Me Started podcast.
Unfortunately, I don't think [a:Grant Morrison|12732|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311378308p2/12732.jpg] was writing this graphic novel for the likes of me. The story seems littered with references to stories and Superman lore that I'm unfamiliar with (e.g. Samson and Atlas who show up to have a dick-measuring contest). From what little I've heard, Morrison tends to be a very cerebral author—which doesn't exactly make it easy for a novice reader to follow. It's as if every issue has a few decades of history behind it, but I'm completely unaware of it all.
[a:Frank Quitely|21709|Frank Quitely|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1265722375p2/21709.jpg]'s art is beautiful to look at—at times. At other times, you wonder how Clark Kent got so fat.
I actually had to go back and listen to the podcast episodes where this book was mentioned (a Superman-themed ep, a Grant Morrison-themed ep, and a third ep where the recommendation actually came from) to see if I misunderstood their rave reviews. Sadly, no—they all seemed to enjoy it.
And what's not to love? I mean the story starts out with Superman getting overexposed to our yellow sun which causes his cells to begin breaking down. Superman finds out he only has a year to live! This should be exciting and wonderful.
But Morrison's writing is so pretentious and hard to follow (I literally checked my copy to see if any pages were missing on several occasions), I just couldn't enjoy it. Bizarro World seemed like it could be fun, but I couldn't get past the backwards talking... I tried to reverse every sentence to understand, but it just made my brain hurt.
That's not to say the whole thing sucked. I really enjoyed the issue that didn't even feature Supes—Clark visits Lex in prison and accidentally sets off Parasite—and the flashback issue that shows (is this really a SPOILER?). But beyond those small moments of clever writing, there was just too much I didn't/couldn't follow.
Maybe I'm too new to the whole Superman world to really appreciate this book the way others have. But if it's written for just die-hard fans, is it my fault for reading it before knowing the decades of history and storylines, or is it Morrison's fault for creating a piece of fan-fiction that got huge?
Unfortunately, I don't think [a:Grant Morrison|12732|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311378308p2/12732.jpg] was writing this graphic novel for the likes of me. The story seems littered with references to stories and Superman lore that I'm unfamiliar with (e.g. Samson and Atlas who show up to have a dick-measuring contest). From what little I've heard, Morrison tends to be a very cerebral author—which doesn't exactly make it easy for a novice reader to follow. It's as if every issue has a few decades of history behind it, but I'm completely unaware of it all.
[a:Frank Quitely|21709|Frank Quitely|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1265722375p2/21709.jpg]'s art is beautiful to look at—at times. At other times, you wonder how Clark Kent got so fat.
I actually had to go back and listen to the podcast episodes where this book was mentioned (a Superman-themed ep, a Grant Morrison-themed ep, and a third ep where the recommendation actually came from) to see if I misunderstood their rave reviews. Sadly, no—they all seemed to enjoy it.
And what's not to love? I mean the story starts out with Superman getting overexposed to our yellow sun which causes his cells to begin breaking down. Superman finds out he only has a year to live! This should be exciting and wonderful.
But Morrison's writing is so pretentious and hard to follow (I literally checked my copy to see if any pages were missing on several occasions), I just couldn't enjoy it. Bizarro World seemed like it could be fun, but I couldn't get past the backwards talking... I tried to reverse every sentence to understand, but it just made my brain hurt.
That's not to say the whole thing sucked. I really enjoyed the issue that didn't even feature Supes—Clark visits Lex in prison and accidentally sets off Parasite—and the flashback issue that shows (is this really a SPOILER?)
Spoiler
Jonathan Kent's deathMaybe I'm too new to the whole Superman world to really appreciate this book the way others have. But if it's written for just die-hard fans, is it my fault for reading it before knowing the decades of history and storylines, or is it Morrison's fault for creating a piece of fan-fiction that got huge?
avalonkin's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
4.5
"How do you say goodbye to a legacy that still lives?" What an amazing reading this was. The fact Superman, in his very last day of life, chose to spend it saving the big and the small, taking time off to check on someone attempting suicide the same day he went and faced the very sun, is what makes Superman, Superman. Is what makes you the Man of Tomorrow. An all-mighty Heracles who has decided our world is worth saving.
aberdeenwaters's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this take on Superman, somewhat of a goofy god. It has some compassion and character that often aren't there in tellings of his origin or "reimaginings" famous stories. Totally unique and cool.
tfrisina's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
amyeewing's review against another edition
4.0
Mark and I have been reading a lot of graphic novels in order to better appreciate the DC Animated movies that have been coming out over the last few years. This movie was fun but very segmented feeling. After the graphic novel, I better understand why. While there is a little bit of an overarching storyline, it is not a flowing storyline at all. In fact, if I hadn't seen the movie, I think I would have been seriously confused the whole time (hence the 4 rather than 5 stars). However, I think anything that can make me cry deserves at least 4 stars. All of the shorts installments were a lot of fun, and it made me happy, sad, and content at the end.