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A review by hisabelbide
Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Vol. 1 by William Woolfolk, George Klein, Mike Mignola, Curt Swan, Edmond Hamilton, Jim Steranko, Doug Mahnke, Karl Kesel, Al Plastino, Elliot S! Maggin, Lee Bermejo, Dick Giordano, John Byrne, Joe Shuster, Joe Kelly, Murphy Anderson, Michael E. Uslan, Mœbius, Jerry Siegel
5.0
Superman has yet to have a good live-action screen adaptation. That the majority of this collection does not contain a generic set of Vs. Stories, that Superman's greatest are often much more introspective than that, points to why.
He does 'Fight' Lex Luthor and Manchester Black here, but in both cases the setup is bait, both times the villians surprising us with introspection or a thematic twist on the rationalization of violence. "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" alone earns this collection 5 stars.
But throughout there's plenty to play with, a story where Superman discovers he is going to die has him prioritize cosmic storms approaching man from across the universe, renovations to agriculture tech, sustainability - again throughout these collected issues we see these concerns more often than a Brainiac or Bizarro brawl, a reminder that Superman soars above all that.
He does 'Fight' Lex Luthor and Manchester Black here, but in both cases the setup is bait, both times the villians surprising us with introspection or a thematic twist on the rationalization of violence. "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" alone earns this collection 5 stars.
But throughout there's plenty to play with, a story where Superman discovers he is going to die has him prioritize cosmic storms approaching man from across the universe, renovations to agriculture tech, sustainability - again throughout these collected issues we see these concerns more often than a Brainiac or Bizarro brawl, a reminder that Superman soars above all that.