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v_v_ 's review for:
Superman: Red Son (New Edition)
by Mark Millar
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
20 years ago (Jesus h. Christ, how?) I gave this five stars. I still think it’s a fascinating science fiction tale about an alternate history where a superpowered being emerges in the Soviet Union. I just don’t know if it’s Superman. Yes, this character ostensibly wants to do good for humanity but Millar seems incapable of conceiving of an alternate Superman who doesn’t become corrupted by his powers without the inherent purity of good ole American individualism to keep him on the straight and narrow. Superman is supposed to be decent at his core and yes, the nurture of the Kent’s had much to do with it but part of that is fundamentally just who he is. This Superman is fine with lobotomizing his dissidents, how did we get there?
And the ending redemption of Luthor and his descendants into intellectual superheroes who save humanity and lead the world, with America steadfastly in front, into utopia and then eventually back into a circular reality? I’m sorry, what the actual fuck was that about?