Reviews

All Star Superman by Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Diego de los Santos Domingo

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

“I love you, Lois Lane. Until the end of time.” Don't touch me I'm soft.

cecesloth's review against another edition

4.0

My first read of the year, and what a wholesome way to start! I don't know much about Superman, so I'm sure a bunch of references went over my head, but I was really emotional regardless.

talentedcain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

malteliest's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

tylerv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

moberle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

If you're looking for a "definitive and final" Superman comic, you probably can't do better than this. It includes modern takes on several staple Superman stories (like the Superman and Lois or Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen). The art demands your attention and the writing does a very good job of conveying why Superman is a character matters in the world. The only thing holding my rating back is just that I think I emotionally connect more to younger Superman stories. This is probably something I'm going to need to revisit when I am older.

cursed10fold's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

seanathan_port's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Need. More. Sup.

svnz's review against another edition

2.0

I will admit that as far as superheroes go, Superman is not one of my favourites. I usually find it only very mildly entertaining to read about him, but I really didn't expect to be this disappointed reading this book. Based on the reviews and the kudos handed to it, I expected myself to at least enjoy it a fair bit but for the most part it just bored me. There were a couple of good bits but that whole chapter that was

Spoiler

pretty much dedicated to Lois being reduced to an object over which three men lusted over was just too much to bear for my tastes

. Maybe I'm just not the target audience for Superman and I better just give up.

christian_rib's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0