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The
Story of the Year |
by Alan Moore, Joe Bennett, & Rick
Veitch
Cover and additional artwork by Alex Ross |
Paperback: 332 pages
Checker Book Publishing Group
ISBN: 0971024952 |
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$26.95
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The Ultimate
Superman
No one understands superheroes
better than Moore. This collection won him the 1997 Eisner Award for Best
Writer, and shows he can still find fresh things to say about the nature
of comic book superheroes. Supreme began life as an exceptionally violent
Superman rip-off. Moore took over in 1996, jettisoning everything except
Supreme's blond, muscular good looks and turning a copycat into an ingenious
homage to the Superman archetype. |
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work retells the history of superhero comic books as reflected through
Moore's retro drawings and superheroes modeled on characters and narrative
styles from the 1930s to today. Suffering from amnesia, Supreme has returned
to Earth, but must also return to his roots-his smalltown family, allies
and bombastic enemies-to discover his origins. In his everyday identity,
he's a mild-mannered comic book artist who draws a line of violent superheroes.
As Supreme investigates his past, readers are treated to a delightful series
of tongue-in-cheek flashbacks to revised versions of the Golden and Silver
eras of comics. Supreme grows up in Little Haven, rather than Smallville;
lives in Omegapolis, instead of Metropolis; and convenes meetings of the
Allied Supermen, rather than the Justice League of America. Moore weaves
a complex plot that leads to a startling, ingenious climax. He also offers
his characters and readers moments of poignant self-discovery. In his superhero
masterpiece Watchmen, Moore stressed the dangers of identifying with comic
book heroes. This work is a much kinder look at the form, done with wit,
intelligence, and love.
Copyright 2002
Reed Business Information, Inc.
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