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Superman Store - Superman: For Tomorrow, Vol. 1
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401203528
ISBN: 1401203523
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: 2006-05-01
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: Confessions of a Superhero
Comment: Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Jim Lee team up to create a new story for possibly the greatest hero in comic fandom. A year following an event that has caused millions to vanish into thin air, the Man of Steel finds himself fighting to avert a series of unnatural disasters. Worshipped as a god by many, ironically he turns to a local priest for guidance. But when he imposes his will on a world that turns against him, Superman may not have a prayer.
Azzarello's story gets off to a slow start, though that's not always a bad thing. Portrayed as the be-all-end-all authority on superhero conduct for years, the author manages to knock the chip off Blue Boy's shoulder and infuse in him a more conflicted, human side. And that touch of realism is always welcome in a medium often saturated with homespun heroics. At the artistic helm, Capt. Lee makes Superman his catch of the day. The only real complaint one can have about "For Tomorrow" is that it consist of two thin volumes, better off as one big book. Extra features include an introduction by Azzarello, a cover gallery, and a sketch gallery with commentary by Lee.
This comic is unrated: Graphic Violence.
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Summary: Underwhelming Superman
Comment: Great cover, nice premise, weak story. That pretty much sums up the book. What could have been a post apocalyptic vision of Superman's world and his struggle in it, ends up being a muddled psycho treatise on nothing. What can you do with the world's most powerful hero who can do everything? Explore his vulnerabilities of course, which is why this story tries to do, to no avail. The lack of continuity and disparate storyline coupled with a muddled Superman and muddled plot (this and part two) flunk this book. Do we care ? That seems to be the one question Azzarello fails to ask. A bunch of scenarios and set ups only reveal the emptiness of Superman at the core in this one. It's hard to reinvent the character, and this is disappointing.
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Summary: Good magazine.
Comment: Not as good as other Superman stories, but at least the artwork is very good.
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Summary: another great Superman story (vol 1)
Comment: First I have to say, Jim Lee's artwork is great. It helps make the book(s) well worth reading, not including Brian Azzarello (of 100 Bullets fame) and his great storytelling ability. What happens when millions of people just disappear? Find out by reading these two books.
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Summary: GREAT ART BAAAAD SCRIPT
Comment: Apart from Jim Lee & Scott Williams predictably gorgeous art this is a mess. The tone is all wrong and the plot is lumpy and unruly, it simply doesn't gel. There's a couple of good punch ups here and there and some nice sub plots but it hardly justifies this prestige format or the hype. Great Lee art rotten Azzarello script.
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A cataclysmic event has struck the Earth.Millions of people have vanished without a trace.No one is left unaffected #8722; not even Superman.A year has passed, and Superman is left with many questions and very few answers.For a hero who tries to have all the answers, it's torture.And, just as the action heats up and the stakes are raised, one huge question emerges: just how far is Superman willing to go "For Tomorrow"?
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