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Books : Comics & Graphic Novels : Genre : Super-Heroes : Superman
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So potent is the Superman mythos, you would think that once Clark Kent donned the iconic costume, his unprejudiced morality and sense of Justice instantly fortified him. Is it possible that fears and self-doubts plagued the Man of Steel? Overwhelmed by the immensity of his self-proclaimed mission and the world's expectations? With Superman For All Seasons, the answer is given in the most beautiful, poetic fashion; exquisite proof of the depths that comics now regularly explore. By the story's end, we see a Superman forged by traditional values and tempered by raw experience of the harsh realities that will dog his extraordinary life and presence. A key character in Superman's life intimately narrates each of the four seasonal segments. From his father, the sorrow of losing his boy to his destiny; Lois Lane's infatuation for the hero who passes unnoticed as her colleague; a love story between Lex Luthor and Metropolis, with Superman as the adulterer; and Lana Lang's ode to a wistful childhood displaced by adult responsibility. From the pastoral beauty of Kansas to the sprawling urbanity of Metropolis, Loeb and Sale have not wasted one iota of this opportunity to explore Superman's genesis. Exceptional and overflowing with grace, this showcases a modern myth with purity and wonderment. --Danny Graydon
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There was an issue of Secret Origins that purported to have the most popular cover in the history of comics: it featured monkeys, including one in tears, and a cover blurb that posed a question. Inside, the editor explained that these were just three of the seven elements that the publishers had determined would help sell comics.The Death of Superman storyline was one of the biggest "events" in the history of comics; that it was handled clumsily, with the same thought process that leads to crying monkeys, is something not much brought up. Surely the death of the biggest character in the DC Universe deserves better than this: a multi-issue, multi-title crossover that pits the Man of Steel against an unknown being of unknown abilities (um, well, he was very strong) whose sole purpose was to smash up whatever got into his path. No amount of good writing could save this story, and none did--as inevitably as Doomsday made his way across the countryside, the series marched on to its pre-ordained conclusion.
With no back story and a minimal supporting cast, the story was flat (the final instalment was told entirely in splash pages, though the art is nothing to celebrate); that Superman returned a mere few months later (his place taken, for a time, by a few weak alternatives) just means that, someday, the powers-that-be might just try the whole thing again. --Randy Silver
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