Monday, December 29, 2008

Superman: Red Son

I don't care about Superman. He's too powerful and nice, and his comics are often boring. But this one is an exception, imagining what it might have been like if Superman had crashed as a baby in the Soviet Union rather than Kansas. Basically, what happens is he embraces communism and becomes the leader of the USSR, trying to spread their message anywhere. This might be skeletal for a story, but Millar is genius in that he focuses much of the story on American Lex Luthor's attempts to thwart Superman over the years, even as the United States descends into economic chaos. It's a brilliantly written book, and one of the few exceptions to my "never read Superman" rule.

RATING: 91%

6 comments:

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

thaught id throw you a bone and coment on this comic review

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

so... here i am...

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

glen just sh*tted his pants wen he loged on and saw a comic review got 3 comments

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

so if anyones looking to get something for glen for canadion chr*stmas i recomend a pair of pants (dockers 36/32)

John said...

36/32 in Canada is 92/81. Canadian Santa doesn't do inches--he uses metric like the rest of the civilized world.

Bryan said...

Red Son is great. Red Son t-shirts are better.