tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post1262401267623937524..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Books in 2013: #20 & 21: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Red Son by Mark MillarNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31410456761797390272013-07-29T10:51:37.816-04:002013-07-29T10:51:37.816-04:00I've actually never read Red Son. It's bee...I've actually never read Red Son. It's been on to-read list for awhile, but I've never gotten around to it. <br /><br /><i>All Star Superman</i> (or <i>ASS</i>, a perfectly apt abbreviation destined to trigger giggles), on the other hand, I've read and really enjoyed. It's probably the last Morrison comic I read where I enjoyed it as much as the rest of the internet, mainly because there was a strong enough surface level story that you could enjoy it without having to dive in and figure out all the kooky Morrisonian metatextual stuff he puts into all his stories. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-62470052165887161622013-07-26T15:59:18.916-04:002013-07-26T15:59:18.916-04:00I actually read Red Son this summer for the first ...I actually read Red Son this summer for the first time, and I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to think about the whole "what if" concept. I especially liked the finale. So often, books end with something that isn't a great payoff, but I felt that Red Son had a great payoff. I'll need to read All Star Superman and Kingdom Come sometime. If you're interested in some of the history behind the character and the creators, check out Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye. I found it a fascinating, detailed read.C. David Milleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636268718464080599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-15153027723799391872013-07-26T14:49:55.589-04:002013-07-26T14:49:55.589-04:00Apparently it has the emotional beats and outlook...Apparently it has the emotional beats and outlook the movie completely missed or deliberately ignored. Dusknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-40654282514238142952013-07-26T14:48:03.634-04:002013-07-26T14:48:03.634-04:00I've also heard Superman: Birthright is suppos...I've also heard Superman: Birthright is supposed to be a great take on his origin, even for non-comic book readers. It was written by Mark Waid who tore into Man of Steel calling it "disaster porn". That may give you insight into the side of people who really didn't like the movie. Dusknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-34978274549244286902013-07-26T13:47:46.521-04:002013-07-26T13:47:46.521-04:00It's funny, I can't stand Mark Millar and ...It's funny, I can't stand Mark Millar and I didn't think Red Son was all that... but you're not the first non-superhero person who has commented to me that the loved Red Son. There must be a quality to it that really connects with the non-comics reader. <br /><br />I'm a big Superman fan, but I have to say Red Son and All-Star are the big high watermarks for collected works. If you were to try out the characer again I'd go to the first volume Superman Chronicles and read the original version from 1938.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874622261770189776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-30241470499183201102013-07-26T10:29:06.496-04:002013-07-26T10:29:06.496-04:00Nikki!! I'm so glad you read All-Star Supes, ...Nikki!! I'm so glad you read All-Star Supes, it's one of my favorites (Kingdom Come is pretty amazing too). All-Star is pretty much a love letter to what makes Superman fun and cool, pretty much since his inception. It does a great job of covering various eras in Supes history encapsulating exactly what the character is all about.<br /><br />Red Son is pretty awesome too, a different take on the character, definitely, but another of my favorites.<br /><br />I would definitely suggest Kingdom Come, and also The Death of Superman.<br /><br />I think if you read those as well as All-Star, you'd see my point about Man of Steel in a new light. MikePnoreply@blogger.com