Books : Superman: Red Son (Elseworlds)

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- My Favorite Superman Story
I've never really like Superman as a character. Superman never really had appeal to me. Mark Millar however wrote this interesting twist on Superman and his world. I loved it.

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- Really Interesting Take On the Man of Steel
One of my friends told me to read this, saying it was awesome and I would definately like it. He was not wrong. I didn't really know what to expect when I heard that the premise was Superman being a Soviet, but I certainly was not disappointed. I would call this a must read.

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- truth, justice... and the American way:?
Wow, Mark Millar ( a 'name' in the comic book world) created a story about Superman. What if he arrived a few hours later? What if he landed in the Soviet Union, and what is it about his arrival there that makes the heroes we know born in Russia. Even though there are some wierd inconsitencies, it is still a great alternate story. It stands alone. ANd it is good.

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- Superman with a communist twist
In this Elseworlds take on the Superman, the "what if?" proposed is if Kal-El's ship had crash landed on a ranch in the Soviet Union. I expected Superman's personality would have been altered considerably, but he is pretty much the same character, just with everything around his being radically different.

Not to say that history is completely re-written here. There's still a Metropolis and a Daily Planet where Lois works, however she is now married to Luthor. A major portion of this story concentrates on Luthor and his battle against Superman to keep the US communist free. Luthor has the most interesting character development out of the cast of characters here. You could ever argue that he is the story's protagonist.

Other familiar faces pop up in guest roles from the DC universe. Wonder Woman is pretty much unchanged. There is a new take on Hal Jordan's Green Lantern, and my favorite, Batmankoff. For an Elseworld's title, Mark Millar does a pretty decent job of deciding what to keep from the Superman mythology and what can be played with. Not everything makes sense exactly, but being that its a stand alone story, it grants itself creative license.

The artwork is pretty great. It suits the style of the story and is never ugly or boring. The colors are always eye pleasing as well. I enjoyed the sketches in the back showing the other possible redesigns for some of the characters. That's all in the way of features though.

If you're a fan, you'll probably get something out of it. It's a creative re-imagining of Superman and there's plenty of action and historical fiction weaved in as well.

Rating:

- Great Read
Great read for anyone looking for a creative well thought out twist to the Superman legacy.

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