Originally posted by VirginiaR:
I just finished reading "All-Star Superman, Vol 1 & Vol 2" - by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely with Jamie Grant
As you've probably already discovered, Morrison is known for his idiosyncratic story telling style. You might have to re-read the series a few times to get all the nuances. I'll try to make my comments as spoiler-free as possible, in case anyone who hasn't read the 12-comic-book (2 volume) series is intrigued enough to do so.
I can't say I liked the scientist in rainbow jacket (Quantum?), mostly because he seemed to be working for Lex Luthor at first.
There is actually an interesting hypothesis that
Dr. Quintum IS Lex Luthor . I'm not sure I buy it, but it is fun to think about.
There were nods to several eras of Superman in this series. Steve Lombard was very much a Bronze Age (1970s or early 1980s) character. Jimmy was portrayed similarly to the Silver Age (1950s and 1960s) "Mr. Action" version. Cat Grant was featured in the 1980s and 1990s.
I would have liked to see more of Perry White though. Clark seemed to do something for Lois and for Jimmy once he found out he now had over-charged DNA due to too much exposure to the sun, but nothing for Mr. White.
A good point. I had the impression that Perry wasn't as important a factor in Clark's life in this 'verse as he was in the L&C-verse. He was his boss, but not necessarily his friend.
She also tries to kill Superman
because she's thought he's gone insane / bad without really much proof, when he was just trying to keep her birthday gift secret.
I can't recall the specifics, but IIRC, she was under the influence of some sort of drug that made her paranoid.
I was a bit confused on why Clark went out of his way to continually save Lex Luthor in prison.
I had thought he was just acting from his overall ethos of all life being valuable and everyone (even Lex) being redeemable.
At the end, it didn't sound like Clark ever turned in the article.
True, but the last (ever) article that he did turn in was undoubtedly a Pulitzer in the making.
I found it interesting that he kept meeting future generations of supermen (his descendants) but never considered how they may have come to be.
I interpreted it very differently. I think he had been pondering that even when, as the unknown Superman, he gave the ambiguous answer to Lois' question. I definitely think that was one of the main reasons (possibly even the only reason) he gave Dr. Quintum the DNA samples.
Have fun watching the movie. It wasn't perfectly faithful to the comics, but I still think they did a fantastic job translating the story into a different medium.
Joy,
Lynn
