Comments on: "How precious and how fragile all the little things you value are"

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:45:40 +0000

Oh man, it was so good. The page of Superman building the sun's new heart was stunning.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:09:26 +0000

You're right Paperghost. Though something tells me Grant Morrison gets plenty of sexy time when ever he wants.

I am similar to some people who didn't like Superman that much, but this 12 issue run is just amazing. It is so entertaining and so well told.

If this comes out in an absolute (please DC?) I am getting it for sure!

By: Rohan Williams

Rohan Williams — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:59:14 +0000

Yep, it was perfect. I was irrationally worried that Morrison would lose the plot at the end, but he and Quitely pulled off the finale in style. Much like issue 10, it doesn't just get better with every re-reading, it gets better pretty much any time you think about it.

Really glad you enjoyed it, Joe. Your wild praise of the first issue is what got me to pick it up in the first place, IIRC.

By: Lynxara

Lynxara — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:13:39 +0000

Ah, that really was a beautiful conclusion to a beautiful story. Beautiful in a way peculiar to the character, genre, and medium, even. If only more stories aspired to try and do so much in the course of entertaining and engaging us.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:13:25 +0000

Phenomenal. For me, this has been a great year for entertainment, with A*S concluding alongside other faves like The Dark Knight and Metallica's Death Magnetic.

By: D. Peace

D. Peace — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:34:37 +0000

EDIT: That should have read "Superman story published in our lifetime" above.

By: D. Peace

D. Peace — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:33:57 +0000

I haven't read it yet, but I'm dying to see it.

Although I've occasionally had mixed feelings about this series (could it be possible to be TOO MUCH of a Silver Age homage?) I can see that, in retrospect, it's probably the most brilliant, uplifting, and well-conceived story published in our lifetime.

Joe - Your write-up was incredibly well-thought-out, touching, and even kind of inspirational. To see any comic exalt a reader in that way... to offer hope, insight, and beauty along with genuine fun... is really awesome. This is the kind of stuff I wish there was more of. The ecclesiastical reading is open to debate but I loved everything you wrote.

Kudos and thanks.

By: s1rude

s1rude — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:31:43 +0000

I can not wait to go back and re-read this as a complete story. 12 has consumed my thoughtspace since I put it down, and reading other perceptions and interpretations online is only increasing my appreciation of it. I never had much time for Superman before, and I don't think I will in the future either. But I will always have time for the story that Morrison, Quitely and Grant have told in this series.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:04:52 +0000

"Now I wonder if we can get them to do WE4?"

How can they? They never did do WE1 and WE2.

bummer

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:52:57 +0000

There have been very, very few Superman comics that I have been able to connect with...

This, however, is utterly superb. I haven't been to my LCS to pick up the issue yet, but I have been anticipating the last issue like an addict who needs his last fix, but wants to savour that last moment before it is actually all over...

Now I wonder if we can get them to do WE4?

By: Paperghost

Paperghost — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:24:28 +0000

Everyone who worked on this comic deserves sexytime on demand for the rest of their lives.

By: Rockin' Rich

Rockin' Rich — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:51:28 +0000

It was a wonderful series that I wished would never end.

All that it lacked was a wink at the end.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:33:48 +0000

And here I was, thinking Morrison's writing had lost a lot of its humanity to storytelling exercises.

What a wonderful comic! I liked the little touches (which character tries to revive Clark, how his secret identity is covered by a line of Jimmy Olsen dialogue) as much as the big moments (Superman's solution to the Luthor problem, Luthor's enlightenment, Superman's fate). Morrison & Quitely knocked it out of the park.

By: Dean Trippe

Dean Trippe — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:11:21 +0000

Since reading this issue, I feel stronger, as though the solar heart Superman built is pumping inside my own chest. I will never, ever, forget this story.