The writer of all star superman, grant morrison, spoke with cbr. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. Who can lift more, the incredible hulk or superman. Whether if they are real or fiction, we have high expectations that they will always be there for us. Exploring the elements of life and death through allstar. Allstar superman is probably one of the most unique and iconic superman stories thats been told in the last decade. Allstar superman is a twelveissue comic book series featuring superman that ran from november 2005 to october 2008. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know. Even by granting these stories magical exemptions, taking into account that.
Feb 19, 2011 despite my reservations, all star superman is an entertaining movie and should please fans whether theyve read the original miniseries or not. Much like there is no limit to possible universes as opposed to existing universes. In the dark knight returns, superman is a government puppet and a stooge, reflecting the cynicism bruce feels. Bruce timm and company took the right approach in attempting to get as close a conversion from page to screen as possible to do. I also appreciate the fact the book acknowledges superman s brain power. The series was written by grant morrison, drawn by frank quitely, and digitally inked by jamie grant. All star superman 2006 comic read all star superman. The animated adaptation of morrison and artist frank quitelys comic book epic flies. In fact, the dc animated movie based on all star superman ends up working better on several levels than the comic, but the movie does forgo a very emotionallyimportant story as well. While browsing for a good animated movie to watch for valentines day, ive encountered this gem. Absolute allstar superman by grant morrison goodreads.
All star superman is an animated superhero film based on the comic book series of the same name by grant morrison and frank quitely. Superman, venom, martian manhunter, starfire sure, theyre superpowered from our perspective, but from theirs, they just have normal abilities. Death of superman was a throw down fist fight, where allstar superman is superman being superman. It is the tenth film in the dc universe animated original movies in contrast to most films in the series receiving a pg or r rating, the film earned a pg rating from the motion picture association of. Allstar superman is a directtovideo animated superhero film based on the comic book series of the same name by grant morrison and frank. Nov 12, 2014 superman and shazam travel to the library of limbo to read a book housed in a sphere which details all the histories in the dcu, at a time when there were 52 multiverses. If it had infinite normal pages stacked upon each other, it would be infinitly tall. Parents need to know that all star superman contains the usual cartoonsuperhero violence, with at least three scary andor intense scenes, plus some minor sensuality. Oct 22, 2008 our 10part look back at all star superman with writer grant morrison continues. Dc claimed that this series would strip down the man of steel to his timeless, essential elements.
All star superman is a spectacular reimagining of the superman mythos, from the man of steels origin to his greatest foes and beyond. Superman underwear, a superman ice tray, a shot glass, a funko pop superman figurine, and you guessed it a copy of allstar superman. In his semiautobiographical book, supergods, morrison details the impact of allstar superman on his life and how different it was for him to write that work as opposed to. In an emotionally and visually stunning graphic novel harkening back to a golden age of comics, allstar superman creates a new, and at the same time familiar, take on the worlds first superhero. Parents need to know that allstar superman contains the usual cartoonsuperhero violence, with at least three scary andor intense scenes, plus some minor sensuality. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media. Superman lifts a planet superman hulks lifts a star infinity 6. The original death was a storyline that was created to boost sales, introduce more characters into the superman continuity, such as. A collected graphic novel of the twelve issues released between 2006 and 2008, written by grant morrison, drawn by frank quitely, and inkedcolored by jamie grant. Its interesting to note how each book treats the other hero. All star superman allstar superman is a collection of 12 issues revolving around the adventures superman goes through in the last weeks of his existence after being hit by three times the amount of solar radiation his cells can take after saving a space crew.
An anthology of stories based on the premise on how future history would view superman when he is gone. Since it didnt, it must have been something magical about it. Superman and shazam travel to the library of limbo to read a book housed in a sphere which details all the histories in the dcu, at a time when there were 52. All star superman morrison, grant, quitely, frank on. I also appreciate the fact the book acknowledges supermans brain power. His physical strength is potentially limitless, given it grows exponentially as his emotion. Grant morrison is a prolific comic book writer for dc comics as well as its vertigo imprint line. The shopkeeper didnt press charges against barnak for the jewel robbery because the researcher threatened to turn him in for stealing the box from him. And given how popular morrisons sprawling original story has been in comicbook and collected form, this mightve been an ideal time to break free of the standard dc universe 75minute format, and maybe push for two hoursor even two separate movies.
In the first panel, regan is dropping their phone after finishing a conversation with a therapist, and. Then, you need a villain all heroes are, at best, defined by what they struggle against. Allstar superman is a twelveissue american comic book series featuring superman that was published by dc comics. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and. Between superman and lois most specifically, but also between superman and humanity as a whole. Superman underwear, a superman ice tray, a shot glass, a funko pop superman figurine, and you guessed it a copy of all star superman. In the pages of the twelveissue maxiseries all star superman, lex luthor planned the man of steels ultimate demise. Oct 05, 2011 death of superman was a throw down fist fight, where all star superman is superman being superman. The amazing creative team of writer grant morrison batman. Clark knows of the vast power he possesses but is forbidden by his father from showing. In contrast to most films in the series receiving a pg or r rating, the film earned a. Three years, 12 issues, eisners and countless accolades later, all star superman is finally finished. Superman lifts a pyramid to get the plant needed for the antitoxin and brings it to mercy general. Following the success of all star superman volume 1 comes the next book from the brilliant creative duo of grant morrison and frank quitely.
Some fifteen years pass and clark, named for marthas maiden name, is a student at smallville high school. Its striking, and not typically something you see on a comics page. The outofcontinuity look at supermans struggle with his inevitable death was widely. He is a water boy on the schools football team, and friends with cheerleader lana lang, but is frequently bulled by lanas jock boyfriend, brad wilson. Allstar superman dc black label edition by grant morrison. Allstar superman is an animated superhero film based on the comic book series of the same name by grant morrison and frank quitely.
Allstar superman is the smartest superman movie ever made. A recent comic series based on the silver age version of the character that strips away current continuity in favor of telling fresh but classic stories. In allstar superman, batman is a friend superman was blessed with. The importance of allstar superman and comic thought.
All star superman was a work that was reflective for morrison, it showed much of who he had become and, after the death of his father, what he wanted to continue being. The series was written by grant morrison, drawn by frank quitely, digitally inked by jamie grant and published by dc comics. All star superman is a twelveissue american comic book series featuring superman that was published by dc comics. Superman and shazam travel to the library of limbo to read a book housed in a sphere which details all the histories in the.
The possible ways one can configure a book is infinite, as there are no limits to a possible books size or the number of its possible pages. Superhero stories are known to be larger than life, bending the rules of reality to deliver audiences exciting stories. Allstar superman was a work that was reflective for morrison, it showed much of who he had become and, after the death of his father, what he wanted to continue being. After reinventing marvels mighty mutants, morrison and his. Far from a kiddie cartoon, this story centers on the man of steels impending death, which lends a dark tone to the movie. This is the final, dramatic chapter of the incredible, awardwinning 12issue run of all star superman by grant morrison, frank quitely and jamie grant dont miss it.
They held the book open long enough to recite several verses and only failed to continue lifting it later after shazam got strained. With luthor put behind bars, it seems as if the forces of good are once again triumphant. Warner bros animated adaptation of grant morrison and frank quitelys allstar superman is so reverent and faithful toward the source material that the film, to a certain extent, feels like a pale copy of its inspiration thats not necessarily a damning criticism. A superman story outside of the canon that still uses most of the known elements of the character. All star superman allstar superman is a collection of 12 issues revolving around the adventures superman goes through in the last weeks of his existence after being hit by three times the amount of solar radiation his cells can take after saving a space crew from hitting the sun and since then hes been dying. Combining their singular talents to create a new and brilliant vision of the man of steel, comics storytellers grant morrison and frank quitely are reunited with their we3 collaborator jamie grant for one of the. Allstar superman is a spectacular reimagining of the superman mythos, from the man of steels origin to his greatest foes and beyond.
Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. Supermans death in allstar superman is vastly different from his death in the death of superman storyline from the 90s and for me, thats a positive. I would definitely recommend this to a lot of comic book fans, especially light fans who have some pop culture familiarity with superman but arent major fans and. Dawn of justice is wellknown for having lifted elements from. A sizable portion of the credit for the fulllength animated films cerebral and visual ambition belongs to writer grant morrison and. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Oct 21, 2008 with all star superman all wrapped up, we begin an epiclength conversation with grant morrison about the groundbreaking 12part series. Now, as lex luthors brilliant, criminal machinations come together, what fate awaits the doomed superman. But theres also no doubt that the films struggles to capture the particular mood of the comic and determine what to prune and what to keep make the films pacing a bit bumpy, to put it charitably.
Quitelys precise work on allstar superman is without flaw. He spends his time in this book helping the little guy, visiting children in hospitals, and the iconic scene where he talks to the young girl about to jump off a building. All star superman did not lift 200 quintillion suns comic vine. The animation in allstar superman is good enough, though it lacks the eccentric shapes and thin lines of quitelys art. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
With james denton, christina hendricks, anthony lapaglia, edward asner. When the comic book miniseries was released in the mid2000s, famed writer grant morrison had just ushered xmen into the new millennium, with epic storylines that turned the superhero genre on its cliched head. Superboy, steel, and cyborg superman, and to revamp. Our 10part look back at all star superman with writer grant morrison continues. It is a unique event having unique parameters in the creation of the character allstar superman. Every possible book is not the same as every existing book. But superman doesnt lift infinite weight everyday so i believe on average i agree with beinsalsa he lifts whatever he has to, whatever he has to or whatever needs to be done. After being poisoned by sun radiation, a dying superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams while lex luthor has his own agenda. Whats incredible about the story is that all star superman is about as far as you can stray from a typical superman story and yet somehow, against all odds, its the most superman story of all time. It is the tenth film in the dc universe animated original movies. The eisner awardwinning 12issue series from grant mor. The exact lines spoken by superman and shazam were a book with an infinite number of pages all occupying the same space followed by this contains every book possible. According to the official marvel web site, right now, they state this about the hulk.
The book in question contained every book in the history of the 52 universes of the dc 52 multiverses, which is still a finite amount. In supermans world, even the dark knight is little bit more cheerful. Superman flying just beneath the fury of a blazing sun, lois lane being kissed passionately by her love on the surface of the moon, and the man of steel hunched over the gravestone of his father shortly after his death. Round and square earths collide in allout, all star action as two mismatched supermen go toetotoe. Allstar superman is a twelveissue comic book series written by. This is due to narrative consistency being a horribly screwed up mess, and incredibly indicative of bad writing. In his semiautobiographical book, supergods, morrison details the impact of all star superman on his life and how different it was for him to write that work as opposed to. Dec 04, 2019 im going to separate this into two sections. Metro toronto, best ongoing comic book series of 2006 a quirky, fun and. Exploring the elements of life and death through allstar superman 2011 we all dream that our favorite heroes would live on forever. Venom is just another symbiote, which makes him very powerful to us, but hes not got powers any more then a bear has powers.
May 20, 2014 the book is crammed with extraordinary imagery. Superman takes a nuke and is knocked out supermanwonder woman 6 hulk takes 2 giant gamma bombs marvel knights hulk 4. Arkham asylum and artist frank quitely we3 join forces to take superman back to basics and create a new vision of the worlds first superhero. In this book superman saves earth from a bizarro invasion only to be sucked into a parallel bizarro world and have his powers taken away. This nowclassic graphic novel features supermans renowned supporting cast, including jimmy olsen, lois lane, bizarro, perry white and of course, his greatest foe lex luthor. The bestselling, smash hit all star superman bursts into another issue by comics masterminds grant morrison and frank quitely. Oct 11, 2011 death of superman was a throw down fist fight, where all star superman is superman being superman. All star superman is a twelveissue comic book series featuring superman that ran from november 2005 to october 2008. A sketch from grant morrison and frank quitelys allstar superman. The world is flipped upside down when the man of steel encounters his topsyturvy doppelganger bizarro. Id like to do the early superman, who just lifts trucks and who can be. In reality, another baldheaded mastermind plotted it all and pulled the strings of what many consider one of the greatest superman tales ever told.
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