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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401224257
Edition: Deluxe
ISBN: 1401224253
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: November 17, 2009
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Studio: DC Comics
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Product Description:
Strange visitor from another world who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands… and who, as the champion of the common worker, fights a never-ending battle for Stalin, Socialism and the international expansion of the Warsaw Pact.
In this startling twist of a familiar tale, a certain Kryptonian rocketship crash-lands on Earth carrying an infant who will one day become the most powerful being on the planet. But his ship doesn’t land in America. He is not raised in Smallville, Kansas. Instead, he makes his new home on a collective in the Soviet Union!
From the mind of Mark Millar, the best-selling writer of THE AUTHORITY and Wanted, comes this strangely different take on the Superman mythos. Featuring art by Dave Johnson, Kilian Plunkett, Andrew Robinson, and Walden Wong, with an introduction by film producer Tom DeSanto (X-Men, X2: X-Men United, Transformers), this Deluxe Edition also features an extensive sketch gallery by Johnson, Plunkett and Alex Ross.
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i really liked this book, it's a great idea and was very well executed a must read for superman fans
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Like many other reviewers of this paperback collection, I have never been a big Superman fan (just too darn powerful). But this is awesome and I intend to buy the hardcover. A truly daring Superman deconstruction-- landing in the Ukraine instead of Smallville, raised in Stalinist Russia, etc.Alternative history at its best.
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When I first looked at this coy of Red Son I was afraid I stumbled upon a poor reversal of Superman's roles. But I thought Amazon reader's reviews couldn't have been so wrong. I started reading it and by the end I was glad I bought it. Great scenario and an interesting combination of smart villains and political satire. The graphics nicely enhance the scenario. It's a good looking comic with a nice story and a very nice ending in my opinion. If you're reading this review I recommend you get the deluxe ... Read More
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I picked this up for two reasons: One, I love Dave Johnson's covers for 100 Bullets and two, the premise seemed interesting.
After reading Superman: Red Son, I realized two things: One, this book is a true classic and two, it has fascinating parallels to an Incredible Hulk story by Peter David, "Future Imperfect".
In both stories, the main ominpotent/invulnerable characters of their resepctive universes (DC's Superman, Marvel's Hulk) are posed perhaps the most obivous yet complicated ... Read More
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okay, dig it man.
what if kal-el, the last son of Krypton, you know, Superman, landed in communist Russia instead of Kansas?
an awesome graphic novel, that's what.
that's basically all you need to know.
well,that, and the fact that superman grows up embracing the hammer&sickle instead of truth, justice, and the American way.
Even if you're an amateur comic enthusiast, its just a great story.
the only reason I give it 4 stars is because, without ruining the ending ... Read More
