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Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC’s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size!
Combining their singular talents to create a fresh and brilliant vision of the Man of Steel, comics storytellers Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely tell one of the greatest Superman stories ever imagined.
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN! Topsy-turvy madness on the backwards Bizarro planet. A bottled city that proves you can never go home again. A living sun hell-bent on destroying humanity. A world without the Man of Steel. Twelve impossible labors and mere moments to save the Earth.
The multiple-award winning ALL-STAR SUPERMAN is an eternal story true to the greatest character from the golden age of comics.
Featuring iconic characters Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and Bizarro, this full color edition collects the entire story, All-Star Superman #1-12.
Publisher : Dc Comics (July 2, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 296 pages
ISBN-10 : 177952725X
ISBN-13 : 978-1779527257
Item Weight : 13.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.51 x 0.75 x 8.46 inches
Customers say
Customers praise the story for its unique take on the Superman series and its focus on integrity and morals. They find the book enjoyable and interesting, with impressive artwork that is detailed and expressive. The book is described as heartwarming, uplifting, and compassionate. Readers praise the writing quality as brilliant and well-crafted, describing it as one of Morrison’s best works. Overall, customers consider it a worthwhile read.
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Verified Purchase –
Goes off the reservation at times, but still the best Superman story and best comic book of all time
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My favorite comic book story of all time. It was the first and best story to give me a sense of why Superman is a great character.
Like many millenials, I was drawn to Batman: Year One, DKR, and I even liked in its own way the Dark Knight Strikes Again. I saw Superman as a boy scout, as boring, overpowered and too hard to relate to. And in the Frank Miller sort of way, Superman is a shill for authority, someone who never really questions the premises of American political or economic culture, never actually addresses big picture injustice like systemic abuse of power, ecological destruction, etc. etc.
All of that is still true in a way, but this story captures an even bigger element to Superman: the ability to inspire to greatness, and the reminder that we have an ideal to aspire to, and a reason bigger than ourselves to persevere.
The book goes off the rail a bit in some of the middle chapters- the Bizarro world issue I still don’t get, and some of the wonkier mythology I just read past. But it’s all worth it for some of the big payoff moments. When Superman comforts the would be jumper, the look in her eyes carries so much weight; can you imagine what it would be like if Superman showed up behind you in a moment of despair?
I want a world where Superman exists, and inspires. The weight of the loss of him in his final days is palpable. You realize at a certain point that there’s no easy fix, there’s not going to be an 11th hour deus ex machina that brings him back. That because this story is self contained in an alternate universe, this is really happening, and as Superman becomes more frantic toward the end accomplishing his end of life work, we feel frantic and worn out too. When he says goodbye to Lois at the end, we feel the loss ourselves.
Plus there’s the art- the beautiful, emotive art. For the first time perhaps anywhere it’s plausible that Superman and Clark are not the same person, that Clark really is just a lumbering farm boy in the big city, and not an obvious pretense for Superman.
There’s a hidden suggestion running through the length of the book that Lex is Leo Quintum, gone back in time after seeing the world as Superman does. Though Morrison has discounted this himself, I continue to hold stock in that theory. Superman wins ultimately, reforms even Luthor.
What more to say really? This is my favorite comic of all time, one of the very few I’ve ever bought, after having borrowed and read it from the library a half dozen times. It’s now in the hands of colleagues and friends, who, I can only hope, will get as much from this book as I do every time I read it.
Dustin Schoolden –
Worth a read.
This is definitely one of the best Superman stories that Iâve read. There is some filler that I couldâve done without, but each filler story plays a role in the overarching story thatâs being weaved together by Grant Morrison. I also enjoyed the art by Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant. They make for a great team.
Great first volume –
Great comic that captures the esense of superman
This story embodys what super is
wpawn –
Superman’s Final Maturity
What I Liked: Great characterization of Superman. The reader’s full attention and imagination are part of the reading experience. Art, text, and the reasoning of the reader, are each used to tell the story. Second and third readings are gratifying as I pick up on elements missed during the first. Ending is cogent and spiritually comforting. Action and violence are present but gore is rare and non-gratuitous. The setting is influenced more than most Superman stories by science fiction, which is my preferred setting for the character. Frank Quitely’s art makes use of subtle and minimalist touches to communicate to the reader. Splash art near the end where Superman is working inside of the sun is wonderfully conceptual.
Some FYI: This is a final maturity of Superman as mythical hero turned Christ like sun god. Lois Lane and Lex Luthor demonstrate archetypes of individuals experiencing divinity. This, combined with a science fiction setting, reminds me of Heinlein’s “Stranger in a Strange Land”. There is allusion to silver age, without setup or explanation, such as Jimmy Olsen dressed in drag. All Star Superman is part of the “All Star” series of DC Comics, where characters are presented outside of standard continuity.
What I didn’t like: Lois Lane’s conversation with the Unknown Superman of 4500AD is jarring for me, interrupting the reading experience. As I find with other works by Grant Morrison, some extra spoon feeding for the reader would in places be beneficial. There are twelve deeds to be performed by Superman, but this seems less than fully fleshed out, developed sporadically.
Summary: All Star Superman is an edifying demonstration of Superman’s true character.
Thiago Vieira –
Mesmo sabendo a história e conhecendo a fama desse quadrinho, não estava preparado pra todas as camadas dessa narrativa tão cativante. Que história linda! à uma ode não apenas ao Superman, como aos quadrinhos de super-herói e a sua inventividade. Nunca tinha lido nada do Grant Morrison, e depois de terminar esse quadrinho, já estou colecionando tudo dele. Virei fã.
Joshua Kurzitza –
This book has everything a true Superman fan wants or even a casual Superman fan that wants to know more about the mythology of the character. This is both an extremely popular Superman story and yet it tends to get overlooked. The story was even made Into an animated movie with the same story, it is very emotional, and Superman is incredibly brave and strong in this book. The art is totally unique as well. Please buy this. I couldnât recommend it anymore
paidi kelly –
best superman story every there is so much love and passion poured into this comic it puts most to shame it makes you love superman his mythos his character all thanks to grant Morrison’s amazing writing they are one of the best writers ever and this one of their finest works
WQ –
Goedkoop en leuke collectie.
M –
Loved it.