All-star Superman
by Grant Morrison, Frank Quietly · first published 2007
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While we're at it. If you want to read some great, inspirational, and easy-to-get-into story about Superman, read All Star Superman by Grant Morrison. http://www.comixology.com/All-Star-Superman/comics-series/16... I also loved Superman-Batman by Jeph Loeb. But it's way more... action comic-bookey. http://www.comixology.com/Superman-Batman/comics-series/378
on “I Choose Superman” ↗…controlling lighting is so overdone now. Also, it means you haven't really read any great Superman stories. In the last 10-15 years, there have been many amazing stories centering around Superman. All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely is probably top of the list. Also, look at the Injustice 2 video game for a new take on Superman, my jaw dropped at how they took Superman off the edge.
on “Superheroes a 'cultural catastrophe', says comics guru Alan Moore [2014]” ↗Not really. Read All Star Superman for a great example of how you can have a story be about the fantastical and make it very human. That story is about Superman basically becoming overexposed to sunlight in a way that makes him progressively…
on “Alan Moore on superhero culture” ↗