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Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book follows Superman from High School graduation to the Daily Planet to a period of self-doubt that leads to a return to a Smallville.

Superman: For All Seasons is told in four parts, four seasons, one told from the perspective of his parents, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and then Lana Lang. The book doesn't have any groundbreaking supervillain battles or plot points, what makes Superman For All Seasons work is that it captures in brief what really makes the Superman character.

Superman is often known as the Last Son of Krypton but he is also the best son of Smallville and that's what this book is ultimately about. The art is amazing. It's got a very Normal Rockwellesque traditionalist feel to it, both in the way that Clark Kent is drawn and that of the city of Smallvillle and its citizens. The story is often emotional without being maudlin with its use of active, inviting, and evocative art.

If I had one complaint about this book, it would be the clueless smallville Reverend who never quite talks like one. A minor flaw and not enough to cost this book a star.



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