- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (Dec 14 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1840233842
- ISBN-13: 978-1840233841
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 16.4 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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After all the hype about the "death" of Superman, here's a much more fitting end to the Superman legend. Described as an "imaginary story," it begins 10 years after Superman has died and recounts the events that led up to his final stand. Alan Moore is a master of this kind of superhero story, and this edition is a great opportunity for those who may have missed it the first time around.
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This an imaginary story (which may never happen, but then again may) about a perfect man who came from the sky and did only good. It tells of his twilight, when the great battles were over, and the miracles long since performed; of how his enemies conspired against him and how he broke his most sacred oath. This is the big city, where people still sometimes glance up hopefully from the street, glimpsing a distant speck in the sky...but no, it's only a bird, only a plane - Superman is dead. This is Alan Moore (Watchmen), at his most reverential and revisionist best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Requiem for an age past,
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This review is from: Superman Whatever Happend to the Man of Tomorrow (Paperback)
So, I gave this book five stars, but I have a very important stipulation to go with that rating: Be sure which Superman you are a fan of. Here's the deal - Alan Moore is my favorite author of all time, heck, my favorite artist of all time - in any medium. That's quite an accomplishment. Moreover, this is a story that Moore felt so impassioned about that when he first heard the concept, he (or so I'm told) lept up and demanded that he be the one to write it. Again quite impressive. And while this is not his greatest work (go read Watchmen or Promethea for that) it definately is Moore quality writing. However, if you are not a fan of that age of comics, you will not fully appreciate this story no matter how fantastic the writing is. An example: as I described this book to a friend of mine he grew very excited about reading it - until I got to the part about Krypto the Superdog (who does make an apperance). At the mention of Krypto, my friend adamantly refused to read this book, and honestly I can't blame him. Krypto is from a different age of comics which, if you can't appreciate, you can't appreciate. That being said, this book works as an incredible eulogy for an age of comics now forever gone. If you miss that age, this book is for you. If you're glad it is gone and wish it had never existed - you will not like this book. Personally, I loved it :)
5.0 out of 5 stars
The real end of an era,
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This review is from: Superman Whatever Happend to the Man of Tomorrow (Paperback)
Before the infamous Death of Superman hit, legendary writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) was enlisted to write this final tale of the original pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is a mroe satisfying, fitting, and touching end of Superman as we see the hero pushed to his limits when the whole world is seemingly against him. He faces off against a plethora of his old enemies including Bizarro, Brainiac, Lex Luthor, and a surprise villian who is pulling all the strings. The art by Curt Swan and George Perez is superb, and Moore's writing is some of the best that ever hit the Man of Tomorrow. All in all, even though it is a bit short, I strongly suggest tracking this down; you won't be disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superman Silver Ages,
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This review is from: Superman Whatever Happend to the Man of Tomorrow (Paperback)
Perhaps the most wonderful period of Superman stories were in the silver ages (1971-1986), very fine arts, classic stories, and piece of greatness.Julius Schvarts editing was the best, the modern arts and stories that came after were less beauty. This novel,maybe the best "imagining" story ever published, for me, the best story for me was "the final days of Lois and Lana". I remember that i was so sad in the end of this story, almost pay a tear,and that's for two things, the story itself, and knowing that DC comics will stop publishing the silver age books, and start their what they called "Modern books". It, for me, looked like that Superman really dead, reviewing all the wonderful stories were told in the seventies and the first part of the eighties, any way, Every golden period has an end. Enjoy reading that book, a Novel believe me, under the editing of the greatest, Julius Schvartes.
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