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"A stirringly mythic, emotionally resonant, and gloriously alternative take on the Man of Steel." -Entertainment Weekly

"Maniacally brilliant." -The New York Times

"All-Star Superman is exciting, bold and supercool… all the makings of a classic." -Variety

"Morrison gets what's fun about Superman: he's ridiculously powerful, and therefore he just sees and does and has lots of incredibly cool, totally bizarre stuff." -TIME Magazine, Best Comics of 2007

"A must-read series." -Metro Toronto, Best Ongoing Comic Book Series of 2006

"The most enjoyable incarnation of Superman in almost 30 years." -A.V. Club

par Eisner Award Winner: Best New Series

The Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character Zibarro, also from the Bizarro planet. And Superman faces the final revenge of Lex Luthor in the form of his own death! All-Star Superman is a spectacular reimagining of the Superman mythos, from the Man of Steel's origin to his greatest foes and beyond.

Combining their singular talents to create a new and brilliant vision of the Man of Steel, comics storytellers Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely are reunited with their WE3 collaborator Jamie Grant for one of the greatest Superman stories ever imagined. Collects All-Star Superman #1-12.

The DC Black Label imprint features classic DC characters in compelling, standalone stories written and illustrated by world-class authors and artists.

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December 4, 2018
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“A stirringly mythic, emotionally resonant, and gloriously alternative take on the Man of Steel.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Maniacally brilliant.” —The New York Times

“All-Star Superman is exciting, bold and supercool… all the makings of a classic.” —Variety

“Morrison gets what’s fun about Superman: he’s ridiculously powerful, and therefore he just sees and does and has lots of incredibly cool, totally bizarre stuff.” —TIME Magazine, Best Comics of 2007 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Writer Grant Morrison is known for his innovative work on comics from the graphic novel Arkham Asylum to acclaimed runs on Animal Man and Doom Patrol, as well as his subversive creator-owned titles such as The Invisibles, Seaguy, and WE3. Grant has also written best-selling runs on JLA, Seven Soldiers of Victory, and New X-Men, and helped to reinvent the DC Universe in The Multiversity, All Star Superman, 52, Batman, Batman & Robin and Batman, Inc.

Frank Quitely was born in Glasgow in 1968. Some of his most notable work has been for DC Comics/Vertigo, including Flex Mentallo, Batman: The Scottish Connection, The Kingdom: Offspring, JLA: Earth 2, The Invisibles, Transmetropolitan, The Authority, The Sandman: Endless Nights, WE3, All-Star Superman and Batman & Robin. For Marvel Comics, he's worked on New X-Men with frequent collaborator Grant Morrison. He is also a sought-after covers artist, having drawn for Negative Burn, Judge Dredd Megazine, Classic 2000 AD, Jonah Hex, Books of Magick: Life During Wartime, Bite Club, American Virgin and All-Star Batman. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and three children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KJNZW45
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC; Illustrated edition (December 4, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 4, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
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Grant Morrison is one of comics' greatest innovators. His long list of credits includes Batman: Arkham Asylum, All-Star Superman, JLA, Green Lantern, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles, WE3 and The Filth.
The TV series of his graphic novel HAPPY! is showing on SYFY and Netflix.
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Ali

Great Story with Not-So Great Paper Quality

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019

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As the title says, the story is great and intelligently written by Morrison and the art compliment this smart comic perfectly, as a first time reader I was blown away!

The only thing I didn't like was the quality of the paper used in this print, it's a glossy thin paper that shows the panels and speech bubbles of the back page of whatever page you're reading, which is quite unfortunate.

I totally recommend the book but not this edition of it.

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Reg Y

Moore loves the Man of Steel

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020

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Instead of deconstructing the "Greatest Superhero of All"; Alan Moore writes a beautiful eulogy. A message of hope, honor, honesty and triumph. A message with more than a slight nod to the concept of rebirth and resurrection that has always been a part of the Superman mythos. With Lex Luthor finally seeming to have won and set in motion his death Superman does what he always does, serve the greater good, use his power to continue to make things right and protect humanity to his last breath...and beyond. Legends are expanded, boundaries are shattered, foes old and new are defeated, rivals are made to seem trivial. Then, Superman moves beyond what should have been a limit even for him..to protect the Earth and humanity. Forever, if need be.

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Dingus

Difficult to keep reading, because lacking in poignancy or purpose

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021

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Many years ago, before I "got into" comics, I heard about a run of Animal Man that engaged in the sort of reflexivity that appealed to me in the movies and novels I liked. So I checked some of those issues out and, finding them brilliant, I always remembered Grant Morrison's name as a great writer in the comic book medium.

Recently becoming interested in comics and reading a lot of them, including re-reading Morrison's Animal Man and finding it just as brilliant, I've been catching up on lost time with all the superhero stories I was never interested in as a kid or adult. I kept hearing that Morrison's Superman stories were amazing, and I read about half this issue digitally before stopping. But I thought maybe the experience of reading on a scree dampened my enjoyment, and since I love Animal Man so much I bought a physical copy of the book here.

I just don't find anything engaging about these stories, and I find it hard to get through them. Having read some of Morrison's book Supergods, I know that his take on the mainstream superheroes is that they are kooky devices to rationalize zany hijinks. You can tell that Morrison wants All-Star Superman to be zany, possibly even funny, but instead it comes across as a collection of stories devoid of any possible meaning to the reader's life. It's also not funny or weird enough to stand up on mythmaking or escapist grounds.

One of the issues I have with this book is that Morrison seems not just to be ok with scientific babble with no connection to actual physical laws, but takes the meat and potatoes variety you'll find in the average Star Trek episode and dials it to one hundred and eleven. Some of the outright dumbest plot devices of pseudo-sci-fi I've seen are in this book. They absolutely take you out of the story and make you not want to continue.

Loeb's Superman for All Seasons is high-quality schmaltz. It's moving, it works well as sheer narrative and characterization. It's a collection of vignettes that also take you through a thematic journey. It takes Superman's invincibility and superlative abilities, and crafts stories that still make him vulnerable and conflicted (without resorting to "wow some random rock messes with his power how will he get out of this scrape" stuff). The 2-4 pages or so at the end of For All Seasons that involves Clark Kent learning something about the medical status of a friend, but being unable to speak of it without revealing his identity, is more profound and moving that anything in All-Star Superman's 300 pages.

I bring this up because clearly All-Star Superman wants to be schmaltzy and sentimental. But it never devotes enough pages to characterization or conflicts at all resembling things humans might go through (instead of wacky fantasy battles and feats) to amount to anything.

Alan Moore said (I believe incorrectly, given the brilliance of that book) that his Killing Joke was just a remix of licensed character tropes with nothing to say about real life. I believe that criticism can be leveled at All-Star Superman and most of the other Morrison mainstream superhero stuff I've read (like JLA). It's hard to believe the writer of Animal Man also did this book.

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This is why Superman is my #1 favourite DC character

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019

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This portrays the heart of Superman at the core.

It shows Superman at his best. Inspiring hope. Selfless. Using his brains and not just brawn.

Each chapter portrays in depth someone important in his life. Lois. His parents. Jimmy. Lex. Especially they whys behind Lex's Superman obsession.

I loved how his beautiful relationship with Lois Lane was shown, especially in the chapter that focused on Lois.

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La versión definitiva de Superman

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019

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El arte de Quietly es definitivamente lo que hace a esta historia funcionar. Aunque esta encarnación de Superman se siente fiel a los ideales de verdad, justicia y el estilo de vida americano, en casi ningún momento te hace sentir que hay gran cosa en juego.

Recomendada si quieres leer una historia con corazón que experimente con los elementos que caracterizan a este icono de las historietas.

Si buscas una historia que te cambie la vida, quizás está no sea la mejor opción, pero es posible que como mínimo te entretenga o (si eres fan de Superman) al menos te haga sonreir.

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Mark Murphy

All Time Classic Superman Story

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021

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First off regarding shipping and quality of the product.... the book came quickly and in great condition. No complaints whatsoever in regards to those aspects.

Regarding the story, art and quality of the comic... it's a classic. It's probably one of the top ten Superman stories of all time. It seems like a fairly straight forward narrative but there are so many layers to Clark/Superman that come out throughout the whole story. The combination of silver age elements with adult storytelling is really something. The art is beautiful and colourful and you just want to explore every panel. You won't be disappointed by this excellent Superman story.

I give it 5/5 stars for being a timeless Superman story and you can get it for a rather inexpensive price and relive one of the big blue boy scouts greatest adventures all you wish.

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MaldororTop Contributor: Painting

A not so cliché Superhero

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019

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For this not so huge fan of the usual Superman fare this came as a refreshing surprise

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jody

Silver age fun with a twist

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2019

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Really good
Takes zaniness of the silver age and gives it a nice update. Probably the last time Morrison did something this good.

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Jacob Barlow

Less interesting than I was led to believe

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2020

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A lot of people really love this comic, and so I feel like I'm absolutely panning it by saying it's basically fine. If you want to see a very faithful interpretation of Superman as a character, emphasising his nobility and ethical purity, this is that comic. I understand why, in this age of relentlessly grimdark takes on every classic character, that's attractive.

This is a fun pulp comic that does more justice to the core character than, for instance, the recent films. Superman shouldn't be edgy. The challenge of writing him is to make his combination of simple decency and godlike power interesting. By that criterion, this take is way out ahead of the pack. However, being better than bad media isn't enough to make something good. This comic isn't challenging in any way, and it's actually trying to make a point of not breaking any new ground. Instead, it's a homage to a character who is already very well-loved and who has recently been badly misunderstood. Hardcore Superman fans are always going to be there for that, and I guess they deserve to get what they want. Personally though, I'd rather read something a bit less safe. The reason for the bad, grimdark versions of Superman is that a lot of people feel the same, but in attempting to make something more interesting they just made something that was pedestrian in the opposite direction.

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Eoin O' Reilly

The definitive Superman story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2021

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Probably the most common complaint about Superman is that he's too powerful and therefore boring. To be fair, it's not entirely unfair criticism. After all, the average comic book story about the hero outwitting beating up some hapless villain only has lower stakes when that hero happens to be Superman. All-Star Superman is anything but the average comic book story though and I think it's impossible to read the book and miss what makes Superman so compelling, despite the odds.

At the very least. Morrison presents everything that's compelling to me about the character here. In my opinion, this is Morrison at something very close to his best, with his usual wild ideas and smaller character moments tied together with a fairly cohesive and engaging plot. Quitely's beautiful art fits perfectly with the story being told here as well.

There's not a lot to criticise. As is typical of Morrison, some of his big ideas are less interesting than others, but to me he has a lot more hits than misses here.

Absolutely recommended to anyone looking to read some Superman, or really just anyone interested in an excellent comic series.

Kieran J. Mcandrew

Superman Faces His Death

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2020

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A strange concept takes centre stage in this amazing book, that Superman may indeed die. Not for the first time, Clark Kent must decide how his death will best serve the people he has sworn to protect and, more importantly, how he can best way goodbye to the people he loves.

The story is wonderfully told and the artwork is simply stunning, with a Clark Kent who is a solid wall of muscle and bulk, but cleverly hidden by posture and apparent clumsiness.

Anyone who loves the concept of Superman would serve themselves well by reading this story.

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Shaun

A Beautiful book that shows the truest form of Superman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2021

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A Beautiful book that shows the truest form of Superman. A paragon of selflessness, empathy and virtue ethics. This shows some really wonderful heartfelt scenes and funny moments. As well as some poignant and emotional story beats.
For those who want just laser eyes and punching, this is not the book for you. I think Superman throws 1 punch during the entire book.

Makes me so sad that Hack Snyder has changed the popular perception of Superman into an indifferent, superior, mopey misanthrope with a god complex (who commits war crimes and murders people). When that is not supposed to be the default version of Superman.

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skywalker

Ticks all the boxes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2021

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Superman has always been about the light and Batman the darkness. This graphic novel delivers everything you could want in a Superman tale. You can feel the love and enthusiasm the creators poured into this and appreciate how difficult it is to translate Kal-El's qualities to screen in an age of negativity after seeing Clark drawn as a bumbling fool, Superman chilling on the moon. Great comic intro for youngsters.