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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What if Kal-El had dropped down in the USSR instead of Kansas? How would it change the course of two nations and the arc of other characters?
Commie Superman is an interesting premise and this comic book has a couple of good moments and some meta commentary, of which some surely was lost on me as I don't know much about the Man of Steel and the other characters in this book. Lex Luthor, in any case, is ridiculous and hilarious in this one and was my highlight of the whole book. I liked the ending too. But overall I think there wasn't a particularly enganging storyline.
Mark Millar throws a lot of stuff in here, but I would have prefered a (maybe) more streamlined and (certainly) better developed version of this. Also, whoever chose the colors for the lettering needs to find a new job. The art was fine. But reading the text gave me a headache.
<b>2.75 stars</b>
<i>Buddy read with <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nataliya_x">Nataliya</a>. Let's see how she rates Komrade Klark Kentovich's adventures. Spoiler alert: Expecting a two.</i>
<i>Recommended by Kai</i>
Commie Superman is an interesting premise and this comic book has a couple of good moments and some meta commentary, of which some surely was lost on me as I don't know much about the Man of Steel and the other characters in this book. Lex Luthor, in any case, is ridiculous and hilarious in this one and was my highlight of the whole book. I liked the ending too. But overall I think there wasn't a particularly enganging storyline.
Mark Millar throws a lot of stuff in here, but I would have prefered a (maybe) more streamlined and (certainly) better developed version of this. Also, whoever chose the colors for the lettering needs to find a new job. The art was fine. But reading the text gave me a headache.
<b>2.75 stars</b>
<i>Buddy read with <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nataliya_x">Nataliya</a>. Let's see how she rates Komrade Klark Kentovich's adventures. Spoiler alert: Expecting a two.</i>
<i>Recommended by Kai</i>
dark
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
This was trippy and cool and kind of crazy. I really enjoyed this version of Superman who isn't "Awww, shucks, hyuck, America!" His mission in the USSR seems pretty similar to what we're used to, until it isn't, and then things get really interesting. There's a lot of things to love here.
When Mark Millar is on, he is ON. And he is most definitely 'on' for this outing. While alternate universes are by definition the places to take chances and rewire characters and their milieu, this one was done with much care to the context and history of Superman. I don't even really like Superman, but this was a delight to read, and see how his sense of right and wrong was so strongly influenced by his home and their values. Superman will always be Superman, but like all of us, we are also the product of our environments, and Millar painted a great examination of that.
It had to happen and happen it did. The quintessential all American modern Hercules transposed as its Marxist antithesis. Superman, the Stalinist God.
His ship crashing into Russia, the young Kal-El matures worshipful of Communism and becomes his nation's premier guardian. But this not only brings him into direct conflict with the United States but also with what it truly means to be human while believing in a contradictory ideology beset by inhumanity.
His ship crashing into Russia, the young Kal-El matures worshipful of Communism and becomes his nation's premier guardian. But this not only brings him into direct conflict with the United States but also with what it truly means to be human while believing in a contradictory ideology beset by inhumanity.
I had been wanting to read this for a while, so it was nice to finally get to do so. I’m not usually a big fan of Superman, but alternate histories and stories about Russia are always a win. Anyway, I loved the redesign of Superman and Wonder Woman in this comic and loved how characters interacted in ways they normally never could. I loved the rebuild of Batman’s story. My only quibble was part of the Wonder Woman story - it did not receive enough time to fully make sense. Other than that, great story with fantastic art!
4.5
I was so close to giving it 5 stars but since I’m using this collective edition to keep track and the second Volume was nothing but boring I will leave it as 4.5.
Very interesting take on the Superman mythos, I’ve never read an Elseworlds story but I am obsessed with reading more of them now!
However the comic is only saved by a solid and compelling plot and great artwork during the first two volumes. I understand that this is basically a reimagining of the heroes but I felt nothing for none of them; no hate, compassion, fondness, nothing! But the third volume, ugh! That’s a whole different story, what a great conclusion! And that twist at the end? Spectacular! Never saw it coming
I was so close to giving it 5 stars but since I’m using this collective edition to keep track and the second Volume was nothing but boring I will leave it as 4.5.
Very interesting take on the Superman mythos, I’ve never read an Elseworlds story but I am obsessed with reading more of them now!
However the comic is only saved by a solid and compelling plot and great artwork during the first two volumes. I understand that this is basically a reimagining of the heroes but I felt nothing for none of them; no hate, compassion, fondness, nothing! But the third volume, ugh! That’s a whole different story, what a great conclusion! And that twist at the end? Spectacular! Never saw it coming
I'm not a big fan of Superman. I find him pretty boring especially compared to Batman. But the concept behind this graphic novel alone earned it 4 stars. It looks at what may have happened if Superman had landed in the Ukraine instead of Kansas. It's an interesting story and well-written, and I'm a big fan of alternate history stories so I'd definitely recommend this.
I'll admit that having this as my first Superman comic experience probably wasn't the best idea as I didn't fully appreciate the interactions between Superman and some of the other characters (Batman, Brainiac, Lex Luthor, and the other villans). It was an interesting premise, but I felt the story was a bit rushed and tongue-in-cheek.