false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172609123m/198076.jpg 198076 6 Coming of age in rural 1930s America with X-ray vision, the power to stop bullets, and the ability to fly isn’t exactly every boy’s story. So just how did Clark Kent, a shy farmer’s son, grow up to be the Man of Steel? Follow young Clark’s whirlwind journey from Kansas to New York City’s Daily Planet–by way Hollywood. This ace reporter is not the only person leading a double life in a teeming metropolis, just the only one able to leap tall buildings in a single bound–a skill that comes in handy when battling powerful criminal masterminds like scheming Lex Luthor and fascist robots. But can Clark’s Midwestern charm save the day and win the heart of stunning, seen-it-all newspaperwoman Lois Lane? Or is it a job for Superman? Look deep into the soul of a pop-culture legend brilliantly reimagined in this novel, which is as inventive and thrilling as it is touching and wise. 435262 29 8 2006 It's Superman!: A Novel total:301|5:63|4:121|3:87|2:23|1:7| 301 1113 444 78 5 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 20:34:39 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 20:35:38 -0700 2007 Chris Ware cover. And hey, for onc...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Nov 11 11:49:35 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:11:17 -0800 2009 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/boar......more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 02 21:00:27 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 01:08:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 26 09:11:16 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 09:22:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:19:36 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:48:34 -0700 2009
I take it back, this isn't a Superman novel, it's the story of Clark Kent from Smallv...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:31:30 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 22:24:50 -0700 2009 A fascinating, sharply written exercise that eventually misses its mark.

Tom De Haven makes a valiant effort to reinvent the story of what comic book fans call the "Golden Age" Superman. Accompanied by a glib-tongued fugitive, naive farm boy Clark Kent travels from Smallville t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:18:15 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:32:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:37:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:37:02 -0800 2009 If you enjoyed De Haven's Derby Dugan trilogy or have fond memories of (or a continued obsession with) the Man of Steel, you'll like It's Superman!, a re-creation of Superman's early life before 1938, when he first started to appear in comic strips and, later, books, radio and television shows, and ...

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The atmosphere De Haven creates with his dusty, detailed Depression setting merges with the well-known Superman origin story to create something of an entirely different style, but with the same lasting poignancy. His sharp present-tense pro...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 20:32:13 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 07:37:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 08 03:59:29 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 04:08:27 -0800 2008
Anyway, that was just one of the nagging little thoughts that kept going through my mind as I read this book. Overall, it's a good read - we begin wit...more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Jun 17 01:51:47 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 12 20:59:18 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 17 01:51:47 -0700 2009
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I totally enjoyed this book. It gives superman a little m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 13:10:22 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:17:37 -0700 2009
It's Superman is a coming of age story about Clark Kent becoming Superman. Unlike most interpretations, this story takes place in the same period that the Superma...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 14 13:34:46 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 29 00:14:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:01:25 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 20:02:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=198076