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Alan Moore's: Supreme: The Story of the Year (Paperback)

by Alan Moore (Author)

3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Paperback: 332 pages
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group; illustrated edition edition (Jan 8 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0971024952
ISBN-13: 978-0971024953
Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 17 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 794 g

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #77,383 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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No one understands superheroes better than Moore. This collection won him the 1997 Eisner Award for Best Writer, and shows he can still find fresh things to say about the nature of comic book superheroes. Supreme began life as an exceptionally violent Superman rip-off. Moore took over in 1996, jettisoning everything except Supreme's blond, muscular good looks and turning a copycat into an ingenious homage to the Superman archetype. This clever work retells the history of superhero comic books as reflected through Moore's retro drawings and superheroes modeled on characters and narrative styles from the 1930s to today. Suffering from amnesia, Supreme has returned to Earth, but must also return to his roots-his smalltown family, allies and bombastic enemies-to discover his origins. In his everyday identity, he's a mild-mannered comic book artist who draws a line of violent superheroes. As Supreme investigates his past, readers are treated to a delightful series of tongue-in-cheek flashbacks to revised versions of the Golden and Silver eras of comics. Supreme grows up in Little Haven, rather than Smallville; lives in Omegapolis, instead of Metropolis; and convenes meetings of the Allied Supermen, rather than the Justice League of America. Moore weaves a complex plot that leads to a startling, ingenious climax. He also offers his characters and readers moments of poignant self-discovery. In his superhero masterpiece Watchmen, Moore stressed the dangers of identifying with comic book heroes. This work is a much kinder look at the form, done with wit, intelligence and love.
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Moore, writer of the acclaimed From Hell (2000), returned to superhero comics with Supreme, a tribute to and knockoff of the original superpowered crime fighter, Superman. Best known for bringing realism to superhero comics in the 1980s, Moore is more playful here, reconciling the juvenile elements of the Man of Steel's adventures with the greater sophistication of contemporary comics. Like the 1960s Superman, Supreme has a mild-mannered, bespectacled cover identity, is accompanied by a younger female version of himself, and has an evil-genius arch-foe and even a superpowered pet. Moore skillfully toys with superhero conventions, and the Supreme stories become fashionably "meta" as the characters begin to get inklings of their existence as comic-book heroes. Not nearly as profound as Moore's more ambitious works, this is a marriage of two qualities usually mutually exclusive in superhero comics, intelligence and fun; Superman should be in stories this satisfying. Moore's devoted following will seek out this collection, while others old enough to recall the decades-old stories that inspired it will appreciate it, too. Gordon Flagg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing mix of golden age and modern comics!, May 13 2008

By	Jason A. Martin "Anjohl" (Torbay, NL, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am actually only halfway through Supreme story of the year, but I can tell you that I am riveted. Alan Moore is in rare form here; he is obviously having a lot of fun with the book, but it's also very serious in tone.

Without giving too many spoilers, the basic gist is that in Supreme's universe, the characters suffer frequent amnesia as "reboots" occur. The retconning of their past by the writers is a PART of the story, and the book switches frequently from mid-90's Image art style to 40's and 50's-era golden age art! it's done beautifully, and some of the transitions remind me of Watchmen.

The best way to describe this is 25% Supreme Power (Swuadron Supreme reboot), 25$ watchmen, and the other half being taken up by random Alan Moore absurdity! So far, this is up there with Watchmen for me, I would HEAVILY reccomend this to any serious comic fan, particular a fan of the older style of books, or Alan Moore fans.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Gem by Alan Moore, Feb 28 2007

By	Michael Emond "Michael of the North" (Sudbury, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You know - I have yet to be disappointed by Alan Moore. While I might like some of his works better than others he always crafts a superior story, and even better, I find his writing style can go from overly serious (Watchman, V for Vendetta) to just pure fun (Supreme, Top 10, Tom Strong).
I was pleasantly surprised about how much I loved this Supreme (Story of the Year) collection. It is high on the fun factor but also high on the great plot factor. The "flashbacks" done in different styles of the era was the touch that made me fall in love with the book but even without that you have well plotted story with a very satisfying ending. This is a must have graphic novel for Moore fans and a must for lovers of the Golden age of comics.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed Reproduction of Great Work, Jun 6 2004

By	Thomas Young "English Professor and Newslette... (Suburban (DC) Maryland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Alan Moore's writing on this book is great. He's able to take the Mort Weisinger version of Superman from the 1950s and early 60s and give it the Alan Moore touch. However, this particular collection is a terrible reproduction of the series. It almost looks like someone photocopied the pages from the original comic books and just bound them together.

Were the original production proofs not available?

You must read this work by Alan Moore. However, buying this particular production of it should be the third choice for acquiring it only if a better production in the future is impossible or if you cannot get the original comics due to the lack of availability or prohibitive cost.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A "Supreme" waste of time
I ordered two of these graphic novels based on the exceptional work of Alan Moore, who I greatly admire. It's perhaps the worst stuff I've ever read. Read more

Published on April 24 2004 by Douglas Henry

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Alan Moore's best work ever!
I loved these stories. Alan Moore never missed a beat. As I understand it he set out to integrate the wonder and imagination of previous comic-book generations with today's... Read more

Published on Mar 22 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPREME! A Super tribute to the 60's superman.
I think it would be rude to ignore that this comic had a whole series of stories before and after Moore's run, but I must be rude then. Read more

Published on Dec 20 2003 by N. Chodoba

5.0 out of 5 stars Anything has potential in the correct hands
Supreme was conceived of by Image no-talent and general comics nuisance Rob Liefeld as a violent, egotistical play on Superman. Read more

Published on Sep 16 2003 by Babytoxie