He seems to like Grant Morrison's work and that's mostly because they love to drop as many references to the silver age as they can, so no surprise there. As a reader born the same year Supes died, it's really difficult to hear someone shitting on every example of the character you love.
Surprisingly those aren't his demographics, yet that's how the narration goes regardless. I had to look the author up because I got the impression that he was an older dude that grew up reading the golden and silver age comics and just hated anything different from that.
It's once we get to the 80's to present that it starts to get degrading to the character, creators, and really every representation of Superman in existence. I wanted to love this and I did for the first half. Great Early Bio, Don't Continue for Modern Age Superman places every iteration of the Man of Steel into the character's greater, decades-long story: from Bud Collyer to Henry Cavill, World War II propagandist to peanut-butter pitchman, Super Pup to Super Friends, comic strip to Broadway musical, Lori Lemaris to Lois & Clark, it's all here.Īffectionate and in-depth, this biography contains analyses of the hero's most beloved adventures, in and out of the comics - his most iconic Golden Age tales, goofiest Silver Age exploits, and the contemporary film, television, and comics stories that keep him alive today.
Written by NPR book critic, blogger, and resident comic-book expert Glen Weldon, this biography chronicles the ever-evolving Man of Steel and his world - not just the men and women behind the comics, movies, and shows, but his continually shifting origin story, burgeoning powers, and the colorful cast of trusted friends and deadly villains that surround him.
How has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today.
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