- Brossura: 160 pagine
- Editore: Dc Comics (febbraio 2004)
- Collana: Superman (Graphic Novels)
- Lingua: Inglese
- ISBN-10: 1401201911
- ISBN-13: 978-1401201913
- Peso di spedizione: 181 g
- Media recensioni: 3.5 su 5 stelle Visualizza tutte le recensioni (2 recensioni clienti)
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What if Superman had landed in communist Russia and had become a Russian hero during the Cold War?
20 dicembre 2010
Di Adriano1977
Formato:Brossura
What if Superman had landed in communist Russia and had become a Russian hero during the Cold War?
That's the question this book tries to answer, as we see Superman going from working class hero to strategic asset (much like Doctor Manhattan in the much more relevant Watchmen book) to Soviet president.
This Superman is all powerful ad, despite being raised by normal folks, absorbs enough Russian propaganda to become a benign but strict dictator, going as far as lobotomising defeated rebels. This oddly reminded me of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, but not entirely in a good way, since Kesey's masterpiece is on an entirely different level and much, much more subtle.
In any case, this different attitude is well portrayed, although oversimplified.
Much as I enjoyed this book and much as I enjoy the work of both its creators, this has failed to impress me as other works by Millar have.
Trying to compress 60 years of history in 160 pages while at the same time re-inventing al main DC Universe heroes as well as Superman himself might have bee too much for Millar. It apparently was for main artist Dave Johnson too, who was aptly replaced by Killian Plunkett in issue 3. My guess is that Millar wrote it years before ad that it suffered from the artist's slowness, as the writing here is more reminiscent of some of Millar's less successful early efforts.
Nonetheless, Millar shows a deep and thorough understanding of what makes Luthor such a cool villain and why one might root for him instead of the all too perfect alien God he faces.
Luthor's "inhumanity"is often played upon, but eventually he's the one saving and reforming the world to reach the Utopia Superman himself couldn't achieve. Luthor finally beat Superman, using layer upon layer of carefully orchestrated plans and incredible discoveries and inventions that are born in a phrase and never expanded at all. Not even as little as Millar and Morrison still often do whenever they throw you 100 new concepts per issue. And they do that a lot!
That's the question this book tries to answer, as we see Superman going from working class hero to strategic asset (much like Doctor Manhattan in the much more relevant Watchmen book) to Soviet president.
This Superman is all powerful ad, despite being raised by normal folks, absorbs enough Russian propaganda to become a benign but strict dictator, going as far as lobotomising defeated rebels. This oddly reminded me of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, but not entirely in a good way, since Kesey's masterpiece is on an entirely different level and much, much more subtle.
In any case, this different attitude is well portrayed, although oversimplified.
Much as I enjoyed this book and much as I enjoy the work of both its creators, this has failed to impress me as other works by Millar have.
Trying to compress 60 years of history in 160 pages while at the same time re-inventing al main DC Universe heroes as well as Superman himself might have bee too much for Millar. It apparently was for main artist Dave Johnson too, who was aptly replaced by Killian Plunkett in issue 3. My guess is that Millar wrote it years before ad that it suffered from the artist's slowness, as the writing here is more reminiscent of some of Millar's less successful early efforts.
Nonetheless, Millar shows a deep and thorough understanding of what makes Luthor such a cool villain and why one might root for him instead of the all too perfect alien God he faces.
Luthor's "inhumanity"is often played upon, but eventually he's the one saving and reforming the world to reach the Utopia Superman himself couldn't achieve. Luthor finally beat Superman, using layer upon layer of carefully orchestrated plans and incredible discoveries and inventions that are born in a phrase and never expanded at all. Not even as little as Millar and Morrison still often do whenever they throw you 100 new concepts per issue. And they do that a lot!
Di Gloutchov
Formato:Brossura
Io non amo molto i supereroi. Facile salvare il mondo se si hanno dei super poteri. Posso giusto accettare i super che hanno un lato umano e più difetti che pregi, come Batman e Spiderman... super fallaci come i Watchmen, capite? Ma eroi invulnerabili come Superman mi stanno davvero sulle scatole.
Però, qualche tempo fa, lessi una recensione su questa graphic novel... e mi dissi: intrigante!
Superman lo conosciamo tutti. Sappiamo che la sua astronave cadde nel bel mezzo della campagna americana, che fu allevato da contadini, che si innamorò di una giornalista ambiziosa del Daily Planet... bene, ma qui succede un qualcosa di diverso. Immaginate se l'astronave fosse caduta in territorio sovietico. Superman cosa sarebbe diventato?
Ebbene è tutto spiegato tra le pagine di Superman Red Son. Lutor rimane il suo antagonista americano. Lo scontro tra titani sarà tanto sconvolgente da stupire ogni lettore di questa vicenda. Sono coinvolti anche Batman, anche lui di origini sovietiche, e Wonder Woman...
Perdonatemi, ma non voglio raccontare cosa si nasconde in questa vicenda. Sappiate che Mark Millar è stato davvero geniale nel costruire questa storia. C'è una influenza orwelliana che perplime (n.d.r. non avrei mai immaginato di utilizzare, un giorno, questo termine!) dalle pagine. L'ideale di una civiltà umana perfetta, senza guerre, senza malattie, senza incidenti, senza pericoli... la perfezione e la sicurezza in cambio della libertà. E' una storia che coltiva ed emana emozioni superiori, che propone valori altissimi, che punta a una razza umana migliore. Per certi versi la trovo... molto più bella di quella classica. I disegni di Dave Johnson e Kilian Plunkett sono davvero raffinati. Ho apprezzato gli schizzi finali in cui i due disegnatori mostrano alcuni provini dei personaggi principali, delle loro divise alternative, dei loro simboli. Ogni dettaglio è ben studiato.
L'unico difetto, che però è scontato visto che si parla di Superman, è che gli antagonisti non hanno possibilità di vittoria già da prima che la storia cominci. Lui è invulnerabile, mentre i cattivi no. Sigh... e qui si ritorna a quanto ho scritto nell'introduzione di questa rece.
Però, qualche tempo fa, lessi una recensione su questa graphic novel... e mi dissi: intrigante!
Superman lo conosciamo tutti. Sappiamo che la sua astronave cadde nel bel mezzo della campagna americana, che fu allevato da contadini, che si innamorò di una giornalista ambiziosa del Daily Planet... bene, ma qui succede un qualcosa di diverso. Immaginate se l'astronave fosse caduta in territorio sovietico. Superman cosa sarebbe diventato?
Ebbene è tutto spiegato tra le pagine di Superman Red Son. Lutor rimane il suo antagonista americano. Lo scontro tra titani sarà tanto sconvolgente da stupire ogni lettore di questa vicenda. Sono coinvolti anche Batman, anche lui di origini sovietiche, e Wonder Woman...
Perdonatemi, ma non voglio raccontare cosa si nasconde in questa vicenda. Sappiate che Mark Millar è stato davvero geniale nel costruire questa storia. C'è una influenza orwelliana che perplime (n.d.r. non avrei mai immaginato di utilizzare, un giorno, questo termine!) dalle pagine. L'ideale di una civiltà umana perfetta, senza guerre, senza malattie, senza incidenti, senza pericoli... la perfezione e la sicurezza in cambio della libertà. E' una storia che coltiva ed emana emozioni superiori, che propone valori altissimi, che punta a una razza umana migliore. Per certi versi la trovo... molto più bella di quella classica. I disegni di Dave Johnson e Kilian Plunkett sono davvero raffinati. Ho apprezzato gli schizzi finali in cui i due disegnatori mostrano alcuni provini dei personaggi principali, delle loro divise alternative, dei loro simboli. Ogni dettaglio è ben studiato.
L'unico difetto, che però è scontato visto che si parla di Superman, è che gli antagonisti non hanno possibilità di vittoria già da prima che la storia cominci. Lui è invulnerabile, mentre i cattivi no. Sigh... e qui si ritorna a quanto ho scritto nell'introduzione di questa rece.
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Superman Behind The Iron Curtain
4 febbraio 2004
Di Joshua Koppel
- Pubblicato su Amazon.com
Formato:Brossura
I have enjoyed many of the Elseworlds books ever since the precursor, Gotham By Gaslight. This is probably the best Superman title and one of the best overall.
A few hours difference in the arrival of superman's space capsule could mean landing half a world away from Kansas and that is the premise. Superman has landed in the Soviet Union and has been raised by loyal Socialists. Superman's presence in the Soviet Union drastically alters the future.
Superman rises to power despite the conflict of political ideals and the Warsaw Pact signs on new members. We see the world change and see the lives of many familiar figures form the DC universe; Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, etc.
This is more than just a remake of the Nazi Superman (Ubermensch) as seen on Saturday Night Live. The story is fairly believable and Superman is as true to his upbringing as in the regular DC universe. The story progresses nicely until we see the final surprise plot twist.
A wonderful story for Superman and Elseworlds fans.
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Very, very, very good
27 marzo 2007
Di DWD
- Pubblicato su Amazon.com
Formato:Brossura
First things first.
I am not a gigantic comics fan. I've never been to a comic book shop. I know the big names. Basically, if they had a live action TV show, I know them.
So, my opinion is not as well-informed as that of some.
But, I know what I like and I thought this was some grade-A, high test sci-fi with a good deal of political science thrown in.
Superman has always been of limited interest to me. He can't be hurt (technically, I know he can but who has Kryptonite sitting around?), he has the tools to deal with any situation. He has a healthy psyche. Good guy to have on your side but not particularly interesting.
But, let's take away his All-American freedom-loving politics and partner him with a truly soul-crushing totalitarian regime. Stalin backed by Superman's talents is a truly scary thought. Soviet theory becomes reality. A true dictatorship of the proletariat becomes possible since Superman hears and sees nearly everything.
With that you have enough to make this history teacher happy. Add to it the Lex Luthor (USA)/Superman (USSR) Cold War, a reference to Plato's "Republic", a Soviet Batman (loved him! Loved the hat!), Wonder Woman, Area 51 and Nixon winning the 1960 Presidential election instead of JFK and you've got a great read!
Some may quibble with details, but when you get down to it, aren't the comics supposed to entertain and take you to another world for a little while? Mission accomplished.
Bravo.
I give this one an enthusiastic A+.
I am not a gigantic comics fan. I've never been to a comic book shop. I know the big names. Basically, if they had a live action TV show, I know them.
So, my opinion is not as well-informed as that of some.
But, I know what I like and I thought this was some grade-A, high test sci-fi with a good deal of political science thrown in.
Superman has always been of limited interest to me. He can't be hurt (technically, I know he can but who has Kryptonite sitting around?), he has the tools to deal with any situation. He has a healthy psyche. Good guy to have on your side but not particularly interesting.
But, let's take away his All-American freedom-loving politics and partner him with a truly soul-crushing totalitarian regime. Stalin backed by Superman's talents is a truly scary thought. Soviet theory becomes reality. A true dictatorship of the proletariat becomes possible since Superman hears and sees nearly everything.
With that you have enough to make this history teacher happy. Add to it the Lex Luthor (USA)/Superman (USSR) Cold War, a reference to Plato's "Republic", a Soviet Batman (loved him! Loved the hat!), Wonder Woman, Area 51 and Nixon winning the 1960 Presidential election instead of JFK and you've got a great read!
Some may quibble with details, but when you get down to it, aren't the comics supposed to entertain and take you to another world for a little while? Mission accomplished.
Bravo.
I give this one an enthusiastic A+.
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An alternate history for science fiction readers
3 agosto 2004
Di R. Kelly Wagner
- Pubblicato su Amazon.com
Formato:Brossura
This graphic novel is not a parody, it's an alternate history. A most unusual alt-history: an alternate to a fictional reality, rather than an alternate version of our history. (The most popular themes for alternate history are, What if the South won the Civil War?, and What if the Germans won WWII?)
Alternate history is a concept generally more familiar to those who read SF novels rather than comics/graphic novels. Many of us SF novel readers did read a lot of comics when we were younger, though, and I think this particular graphic novel is aimed at us. We read Superman - and Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman - in the 50's, 60's and 70's. So, although we may not have read any other of this particular series of graphic novels, we have quite a bit of background in the Superman mythos - his real parents, where he grew up, girlfriends, enemies, etc.
I think that knowing that background from the original comics may make this book more enjoyable to my middle-aged generation than to people who are used only to the graphic novels. As well, my generation had the advantage of living through most of the history that was really happening from 1950 on. For those who know the history of the Cold War only from school, many of the details wouldn't make sense. It helps a great deal in reading this book if you are familiar with the course of the Cold War, and that you know not only who JFK was, but some of the celebrity gossip about him as well as the official records. (The name Norma Jean should mean something to you.) You should know what the Warsaw Pact was, and something about in what order the Soviet Union took over various countries.
I liked the way the book involved similar alternate twists on Batman, and brought in Wonder Woman and Green Lantern as well. Batman's hat is the funniest thing I've seen in a while!
A couple quibbles: having the artwork done by more than one artist is distracting; a couple times it was hard to recognize Lois Lane as herself. And I do wish that illustrators would STOP trying to use the Cyrillic alphabet incorrectly. If you can't use the letters for what they really are, don't use them, please. The thing that looks like a backwards R is NOT an R. The letter that looks like a backwards N is NOT an N. So stop it already! Just go for English in the signs and titles, or for accurate Russian. (One illustrator did this correctly, but on many pages, and the cover art, these letters are used incorrectly.) OK, that's one of my pet peeves, since I happen to be able to read Russian a little; it may not bother other people as much as it bugs me.
Summary? A graphics novel that may be of more interest to an older generation that doesn't usually read them, in a vein more familiar to SF readers than comics readers.
Alternate history is a concept generally more familiar to those who read SF novels rather than comics/graphic novels. Many of us SF novel readers did read a lot of comics when we were younger, though, and I think this particular graphic novel is aimed at us. We read Superman - and Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman - in the 50's, 60's and 70's. So, although we may not have read any other of this particular series of graphic novels, we have quite a bit of background in the Superman mythos - his real parents, where he grew up, girlfriends, enemies, etc.
I think that knowing that background from the original comics may make this book more enjoyable to my middle-aged generation than to people who are used only to the graphic novels. As well, my generation had the advantage of living through most of the history that was really happening from 1950 on. For those who know the history of the Cold War only from school, many of the details wouldn't make sense. It helps a great deal in reading this book if you are familiar with the course of the Cold War, and that you know not only who JFK was, but some of the celebrity gossip about him as well as the official records. (The name Norma Jean should mean something to you.) You should know what the Warsaw Pact was, and something about in what order the Soviet Union took over various countries.
I liked the way the book involved similar alternate twists on Batman, and brought in Wonder Woman and Green Lantern as well. Batman's hat is the funniest thing I've seen in a while!
A couple quibbles: having the artwork done by more than one artist is distracting; a couple times it was hard to recognize Lois Lane as herself. And I do wish that illustrators would STOP trying to use the Cyrillic alphabet incorrectly. If you can't use the letters for what they really are, don't use them, please. The thing that looks like a backwards R is NOT an R. The letter that looks like a backwards N is NOT an N. So stop it already! Just go for English in the signs and titles, or for accurate Russian. (One illustrator did this correctly, but on many pages, and the cover art, these letters are used incorrectly.) OK, that's one of my pet peeves, since I happen to be able to read Russian a little; it may not bother other people as much as it bugs me.
Summary? A graphics novel that may be of more interest to an older generation that doesn't usually read them, in a vein more familiar to SF readers than comics readers.
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