That panel from All-Star is one of the few comic book moments that has made me cry. This is a great essay and a wonderful selection of runs to introduce people to good, wholesome Superman stories.
Thanks you. Yes that page from All-Star is one of the most amazing pages in all of comics, in my opinion. From what I understand it has truly saved people in the real world.
Thanks for the kind words, Tony! This is a great list of recommendations. Steven T. Seagle wrote an excellent autobiographical graphic novel with art by Teddy Kristiansen titled It’s a Bird. . ., which also deconstructed Superman in a positive way, and is sadly out of print but worth hunting down. :) Wonderful newsletter, as always!!
I really enjoyed reading this essay about Superman and I think I'm gonna have to go pick up one or all of these and give them a read ! Thank you Tony for your insight, and great writing Tony!
Wow Tony, beautifully written and so insightful. Now I’ll have to get my Book Club ladies to read Superman. We can follow your suggestions. Great work! Nona
All Star is amazing, the whole book but that page specifically. I think he's an important character too for all the reasons you shared. "Of Tomorrow" in Action Comics 1000 made me cry, I stayed up until 11pm my time zone for it to drop so I could read it ASAP. "The Car" by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner was the other stand out in that collection of short stories. "Faster than a speeding bullet" had one of my favorite lines someone has said to Superman: "I just thought 'what would Batman do'."
I'm hopeful we can highlight the best of what he means. It's okay that it is fiction, we need something to inspire authentic, non-cynical, non-ironic, hope.
That panel from All-Star is one of the few comic book moments that has made me cry. This is a great essay and a wonderful selection of runs to introduce people to good, wholesome Superman stories.
Thanks you. Yes that page from All-Star is one of the most amazing pages in all of comics, in my opinion. From what I understand it has truly saved people in the real world.
Thanks for the kind words, Tony! This is a great list of recommendations. Steven T. Seagle wrote an excellent autobiographical graphic novel with art by Teddy Kristiansen titled It’s a Bird. . ., which also deconstructed Superman in a positive way, and is sadly out of print but worth hunting down. :) Wonderful newsletter, as always!!
Thank you, Devin. I’ll definitely be hunting down that book. I appreciate the recommendation.
I really enjoyed reading this essay about Superman and I think I'm gonna have to go pick up one or all of these and give them a read ! Thank you Tony for your insight, and great writing Tony!
Wow Tony, beautifully written and so insightful. Now I’ll have to get my Book Club ladies to read Superman. We can follow your suggestions. Great work! Nona
Let me know how that goes. I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts.
Brilliant post Tony as always!
Refreshing to see someone cover superman for all the right reasons and showcase a deeper understanding of what the character represents!
Thank you so much, Connor. I appreciate that greatly.
> Who knows, maybe one day I will, a man can hope, right?
Isn't Superman entering public domain soon?
You know, I totally forgot about that. If I don’t get to write proper DC comics Superman one day, then Public Domain Superman here I come!
All Star is amazing, the whole book but that page specifically. I think he's an important character too for all the reasons you shared. "Of Tomorrow" in Action Comics 1000 made me cry, I stayed up until 11pm my time zone for it to drop so I could read it ASAP. "The Car" by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner was the other stand out in that collection of short stories. "Faster than a speeding bullet" had one of my favorite lines someone has said to Superman: "I just thought 'what would Batman do'."
I'm hopeful we can highlight the best of what he means. It's okay that it is fiction, we need something to inspire authentic, non-cynical, non-ironic, hope.
Action Comics 1000 is full of amazing stories. I love “The Car” from Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, what a classic feeling story.