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A review by unladylike
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar
2.0
I don't know how many years it's been since I first read this beloved Elseworlds tale, but my opinion of it has dropped significantly. I could've sworn this would be the *one* good Mark Millar comic, but nope, it's almost nothing but one-dimensional characters in a one-dimensional world. All the interesting developments happen off-page, in between scenes, because Millar has no way of explaining how they worked out.
The idea that Superman tries sticking to a more Batman-esque murder-free rule and refuses to invade the two remaining capitalist countries, but says nothing about his enforcers doing all the heavy-handed-oppressive-regime-secret-police shenanigans was not believable. The portrayal of U.S. capitalism vs. Soviet communism seems to be informed more by propaganda and action films more than any understanding of political theories and praxis.
Lex Luthor is the one barely-interesting character in the whole book, and the surprise ending in the final few pages was cute, but the rest of this one-off is a snooooozerrrrr.
The idea that Superman tries sticking to a more Batman-esque murder-free rule and refuses to invade the two remaining capitalist countries, but says nothing about his enforcers doing all the heavy-handed-oppressive-regime-secret-police shenanigans was not believable. The portrayal of U.S. capitalism vs. Soviet communism seems to be informed more by propaganda and action films more than any understanding of political theories and praxis.
Lex Luthor is the one barely-interesting character in the whole book, and the surprise ending in the final few pages was cute, but the rest of this one-off is a snooooozerrrrr.