Justin's review
All Star Superman: Volume 01 (All Star) by Grant Morrison
Justin's review
rating:
recommended for: Anyone who wants a little joy in their lives.
status: Read in January, 2007
rating:
recommended for: Anyone who wants a little joy in their lives.
status: Read in January, 2007
Do you think Superman is too good? Too powerful? Too hard to empathize with? Just too goofy in general? Well, then you need to give this one a look. All the perceived weaknesses of Superman's character are made into something so strong, so iconic, that I have a hard time believing that anyone could hate this book. The writing and art are both nothing short of incredible, with an opening page that serves as an amusingly fast-paced reminder of the origin that even most non-comic book fans know by heart. In a time where comic books both long-running and re-imagined choose to embrace darkness and realism over anything else, this book really is something of a guiding light of goofy joy and imagination. This book's writer, Grant Morrison, has such obvious love for Superman's world that the pages almost seem to struggle to contain it.
You would be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable super hero comic. It's hard not to love it. I read it with a goofy grin on my face that just wouldn't go a...more
You would be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable super hero comic. It's hard not to love it. I read it with a goofy grin on my face that just wouldn't go a...more
