Comments on: All Star Superman #4 Review

By: Solo

Solo — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:08:56 +0000

These are the first Superman comics I have enjoyed since the Alan Moore stories, and before that, the Denny O'Neil ones. It is just plain FUN to have a great writer/artist team on the book.

By: Blue Spider

Blue Spider — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:37:15 +0000

heck, I think it's interesting that someone is finally using the capable version of Jimmy Olsen... we haven't really seen him since the seventies or early eighties. I mean, honestly, I want stories that justify these people's places in Superman's universe. Otherwise Jimmy Olsen is much less of Supermna's pal than he is this special ed. twit that Kal-El happens to take pity on.

By: Mike Jory

Mike Jory — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:38:03 +0000

I thought it was also fun how, in a poke at that big green guy from the competitors, this 'reverse Superman' got weaker the more disturbed he got.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:31:12 +0000

Think of it as one day inside the Painting that Ate Paris

Great line!

By: Omar Karindu

Omar Karindu — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:27:38 +0000

I rather liked it -- it made Olsen cool, which always demonstrates creative genius, and it really did a nice job conveying that a world containing Superman and his wacky adventures would be a remarkably different and wonderful one for even the average joe on the street reading the Daily Planet. It's "Jimmy-as-accessibility-figure" taken all the way, so that he plays that role both textually and metatextually. Think of it as one day inside the Painting that Ate Paris, or a glimpse of everyday life on Danny the World or on Flex's Earth after the superpeople come back.

ShaMaN!

By: JR

JR — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:03:29 +0000

I did think his handling of the moment where Lois realizes that she's never really wanted Clark and Superman to be the same person was done rather brilliantly.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:55:41 +0000

I think that the previous issues had a bit more great character moments, especially with Superman and Lois, which is why I loved #2 - their date was handled fabulously.

By: JR

JR — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:16:23 +0000

My shop didn't seem to have Cassanova so this kind of one by default... Out of curiousity, I've seen others comment that they felt that this was the "weakest" issue of the run so far, and I'm wondering as to why. I personally felt that the 2nd issue was the weakest so far and thought this was stronger than that, though it does have less of Superman in it. Heh, maybe that's the answer to my own question right there..

By: Omar Karindu

Omar Karindu — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:52:45 +0000

Lucy Lane is still in continuity, and showed up during the Byrne reboot in the Man of Steel miniseries, issue #5.

She's not been seen in the comics for some years, having been romantically tied to -- and borne the child of -- Ron Troupe.

By: Paperghost

Paperghost — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:40:32 +0000

I thought it was a great issue - and I absolutely love how they keep playing with "established" continuity stuff. The whole Doomsday thing was awesome, as was the rather surreal effect of "Doomsday" cradling what it / he thought was a dead Superman at the end of the fight..

By: David C

David C — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:28:03 +0000

Matthew, that's an interesting idea! For me, this is the issue of All-Star Superman that has really and totally won me over. I liked the previous issues too, but wasn't quite sure what Morrison was going for, or whether I "got" his approach completely. I think I do now, and it's really, really cool!

By: T.

T. — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:17:14 +0000

Is Lucy Lane still in continuity?

By: Matthew Craig

Matthew Craig — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:43:30 +0000

The story made me ask the question: "What if it's been Jimmy Olsen's story all along?" I don't think it's a coincidence that FQ makes Lucy the looker of the Lane Sisters. //\Oo/\\