tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post365037734232692938..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Superman: Redemption trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-10124830530911329172008-05-22T20:22:00.000-05:002008-05-22T20:22:00.000-05:00If you like Simonson, he did a Superman special wa...If you like Simonson, he did a Superman special way many years ago, a remake of another Superman story where Superman fights a sand/Kryptonite monster -- anyway, if you can find it, it's a good Superman story, and it's good Simonson writing and art.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the extra input on #666; I appreciate your comments.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79404575258868375082008-05-21T23:38:00.000-05:002008-05-21T23:38:00.000-05:00Lots of reasons, I guess. The opening was genuinel...Lots of reasons, I guess. The opening was genuinely creepy, and everything that occurs is just so outrageous and entertaining. It's nice to see a writer, just this once, go all-out and have fun with a script and not take himself or the character too seriously. It helps that the art and hand lettering are so powerful and energetic (it's my first exposure to Walter Simonson).<BR/><BR/>As a fill-in (an extra-sized fill-in, mind you), yeah I guess it didn't advance Busiek's overall arc, except that Busiek never really had one anyway other than Camelot Falls. And yeah, it might not be something I'd care to see too much of, but once in a while it's great stuff.Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-44968940310731987162008-05-18T11:47:00.000-05:002008-05-18T11:47:00.000-05:00Jeffrey -- I liked #666, but it struck me as more ...Jeffrey -- I liked #666, but it struck me as more of a fill-in. I'm genuinely curious -- what did you like so much about it?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-38913262706775645132008-05-12T20:35:00.000-05:002008-05-12T20:35:00.000-05:00I quite liked the first story, and the #666 story ...I quite liked the first story, and the #666 story was <I>heaps</I> of fun, arguably the single best issue of either the Johns or Busiek run as far as I'm concerned. The middle with Nicieza felt a little laboured to me (not helped by the art) but I'd happily recommend the book to any Superman fan.Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.com