Well, I'm sitting here in South Paw at SHSU, finished with all of my school work for the semester, and waiting for my friends to be done so we can head home. I am completely exhausted. The semester was beginning to kick my butt, but thankfully I made it through before I ran out of juice. Summer is going to be even harder this year. Taking both sessions, they will be Monday through Friday. I'm honestly afraid I won't be able to afford it.
Anywho, enough of my worries and the such lets get on to something a bit more fun!
Now, I've read a lot of books since the last time I posted, and I still had a list of books to review from even before then! So, with my list in hand lets get this show on the road!
All Star Superman Vol. 2
Ah, the final six issues of this amazing maxiseries. I was saddened when I finished this book. Why? Because it has been some of the best Superman stories I have ever read. Before this series even came out, I had read and seen Grant Morrison's other work. I had a few worries as he was going into this. He is, by far, one of the most craziest comic scribes around! It worked really well for this series. By ignoring the current continuity, and just telling timeless Superman stories, he was able to mix Golden and Silver age storyline tropes with the touch of modernity. The stories were out there, with all kinds of weird things such as the Bizarro-men, or even Zibarro, the only 'normal' guy on Bizarro World. Or even his tests of strength against Atlas, and the most evil Lex Luthor! Each issue, for the most part, was a one-and-done story, completely self contained yet it still developed an over-reaching story arc for the series as a whole; What would Superman do if he knew he was going to die?
The art was also a treat. I'll be honest, I normally didn't like Frank Quitely's artwork. Reading his issues of New X-men was a bit annoying. His art was scratchy, most people looked fat and had this "I'm better than you" demeanor, and his women were just plain fugly. Now, he still has a problem drawing the women(he likes giving them oval heads, which makes the face look pudgy while the body is built like a supermodel), but his Superman is just amazing. His take on the transformation/differences between Clark Kent and Superman is by far one of the greatest artistic renderings available. Now, I won't say Frank Quitely is the greatest comic-book artist around, he is at least in the top ten.
So, its a great book. A wonderful series. And it sucks that it is over.
Ciao!
