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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The continuation and conclusion of Morrison and Quitely's brilliant collaboration. I can't say the word brilliant enough in reviewing these. Grant Morrison is a brilliant writer and Frank Quitely is a brilliant comic book artist. This is a compelling story that incorporates a lot of the Superman mythos while keeping the story interesting, fast-paced and FUN. A great place for newbies to begin. Highly recommended.
The second half of All-Star Superman is much more linear and interlinked – whereas the first six issues were very easily differentiated into mini-stories, one for each issue, these six issues flow together much closer while still retaining a bit of that stand-alone plot ability. This is also the back half of the revitalization, and naturally we have to address that cell death Superman is experiencing which is leading to his ever-more imminent death. Given this additional continuity and fluidity, I enjoyed it more than the less-cohesive unity of the first half of the series. The artwork is still really detailed and interesting, though I recall a few points where I had to flip back to catch either a missed detail or a skipped panel which would have melded the flow of one panel to the next much better but was just absent. Also the comments about Clark and the stairstepper make for a nice nod to readers how while we are always going to continue suspending disbelief about how glasses and clumsiness is all it takes for Superman to hide his true identity of Clark Kent, at least the characters in the universe are capable of acknowledging things – besides, we believe what we want, and even when the truth is right before us, we interpret it how we see fit so that it works in the world we create for ourselves.
Issue #7: As “good” of a guy as Quintum is, he has a knack for getting into very dangerous situations which ultimately put Superman into a very tight spot and are potentially deadly even to him. I mean, with friends like Quintum, sometimes I wonder who needs enemies like Lex Luthor? This is the story of how Superman has to foray into the Underverse as it separates from the Oververse/the world we know, and let’s just say, it’s a good thing he didn’t have to deal with any additional black Kryptonite on top of everything else in the Underverse/Bizarro-world.
Issue #8: Superman is all but trapped in the Underverse, on Bizarro-world, and he must find a way to enlist the help of the Bizarros to get back home, or else the severe gravity of the Underverse will ultimately crush him to death. I found Zibarro a very interesting character, and I hope that Superman will be able to keep his promise to Zibarro. The trickiest part of this issue was sorting out all the reverse-language the Bizarros use – in simplest terms, “hello” means “goodbye” – it’s a completely inverted world. I also found Zibarro’s comment to Superman about how it pained him to hear Superman talk as the Bizarros do – it adds a depth that I would like to see in future storylines, an enrichment to a character who, whether a new or old face, has some very interesting potential.
Issue #9: In this issue we get a little back to a one-shot type story, with the introduction of Bar-El and Lilo as the Kryptonian stand ins while Superman was trying to escape the Underverse. Bar-El and Lilo are as Superman puts it, “living history” as they were the first Kryptonian astronauts who became lost in space for a long time, and thus were not on Krypton when it was destroyed. They also provided an interesting alternate Kryptonian view – though I have to say, I was also a bit surprised to see just how close Superman is to his Kryptonian heritage and customs, considering he was raised as a human, and only in adulthood (?) learned and subsequently embraced his Kryptonian heritage. I guess there is the Jor-El memory hologram in the Fortress of Solitude to impart knowledge of Krypton to Superman?
Issue #10: Superman knows his end is near, and is actively preparing – not just himself, but others as well. Here is a Superman we recognize – one who cares for the regular people of earth: even though he knows his death is coming soon, he makes the time to visit sick children to bring them joy and hope. We also see at least one of his other Labors – creating life – and how that comes about and more importantly his reasoning behind his actions. He also takes time to actively consult the shrunken Kryptonian survivors of Kandor and assist them to enter into a Third Golden Age of their own. He even takes the time to show a suicidal girl that life is never as bad as it seems in total. Oh, and I can’t forget how much I enjoyed
Issue #11: Maybe all I should say about this issue is “I wonder why, with all Lex Luthor has done – and despite him being a genius – they would STILL let him experiment and even have a hand in mixing his own deadly cocktail?!” I mean really, he was given entirely too much freedom to invent and tinker while in jail and then on death row - which is why Superman is even dying to begin with! Good thing Superman is also triple-plus powered after his close encounter with the sun in order to have a chance at out-thinking and out-maneuvering Lex Luthor…maybe.
Issue #12: The first few pages had me a little confused what Jor-El meant, or at least how it could possibly work, though I’m glad it did. To avoid spoilers, I’ll just say that I’m glad we got a chance to see how Lex Luthor is indeed multi-faceted and not ALL bad – even he has potential to see the side of “good” and appreciate Superman and what he stands for. As for the rest, well, it honors the arc of “the death of Superman” while also allowing us the reader to see how the Superman story can continue – after all, we know somehow he has descendants alive hundreds of thousands of years from “now”!
Issue #7: As “good” of a guy as Quintum is, he has a knack for getting into very dangerous situations which ultimately put Superman into a very tight spot and are potentially deadly even to him. I mean, with friends like Quintum, sometimes I wonder who needs enemies like Lex Luthor? This is the story of how Superman has to foray into the Underverse as it separates from the Oververse/the world we know, and let’s just say, it’s a good thing he didn’t have to deal with any additional black Kryptonite on top of everything else in the Underverse/Bizarro-world.
Issue #8: Superman is all but trapped in the Underverse, on Bizarro-world, and he must find a way to enlist the help of the Bizarros to get back home, or else the severe gravity of the Underverse will ultimately crush him to death. I found Zibarro a very interesting character, and I hope that Superman will be able to keep his promise to Zibarro. The trickiest part of this issue was sorting out all the reverse-language the Bizarros use – in simplest terms, “hello” means “goodbye” – it’s a completely inverted world. I also found Zibarro’s comment to Superman about how it pained him to hear Superman talk as the Bizarros do – it adds a depth that I would like to see in future storylines, an enrichment to a character who, whether a new or old face, has some very interesting potential.
Issue #9: In this issue we get a little back to a one-shot type story, with the introduction of Bar-El and Lilo as the Kryptonian stand ins while Superman was trying to escape the Underverse. Bar-El and Lilo are as Superman puts it, “living history” as they were the first Kryptonian astronauts who became lost in space for a long time, and thus were not on Krypton when it was destroyed. They also provided an interesting alternate Kryptonian view – though I have to say, I was also a bit surprised to see just how close Superman is to his Kryptonian heritage and customs, considering he was raised as a human, and only in adulthood (?) learned and subsequently embraced his Kryptonian heritage. I guess there is the Jor-El memory hologram in the Fortress of Solitude to impart knowledge of Krypton to Superman?
Issue #10: Superman knows his end is near, and is actively preparing – not just himself, but others as well. Here is a Superman we recognize – one who cares for the regular people of earth: even though he knows his death is coming soon, he makes the time to visit sick children to bring them joy and hope. We also see at least one of his other Labors – creating life – and how that comes about and more importantly his reasoning behind his actions. He also takes time to actively consult the shrunken Kryptonian survivors of Kandor and assist them to enter into a Third Golden Age of their own. He even takes the time to show a suicidal girl that life is never as bad as it seems in total. Oh, and I can’t forget how much I enjoyed
Spoiler
how Lois orchestrated getting herself in danger in order to get some face to face time with Superman to discuss how Quintum told her that Superman is dying.Issue #11: Maybe all I should say about this issue is “I wonder why, with all Lex Luthor has done – and despite him being a genius – they would STILL let him experiment and even have a hand in mixing his own deadly cocktail?!” I mean really, he was given entirely too much freedom to invent and tinker while in jail and then on death row - which is why Superman is even dying to begin with! Good thing Superman is also triple-plus powered after his close encounter with the sun in order to have a chance at out-thinking and out-maneuvering Lex Luthor…maybe.
Issue #12: The first few pages had me a little confused what Jor-El meant, or at least how it could possibly work, though I’m glad it did. To avoid spoilers, I’ll just say that I’m glad we got a chance to see how Lex Luthor is indeed multi-faceted and not ALL bad – even he has potential to see the side of “good” and appreciate Superman and what he stands for. As for the rest, well, it honors the arc of “the death of Superman” while also allowing us the reader to see how the Superman story can continue – after all, we know somehow he has descendants alive hundreds of thousands of years from “now”!
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No