All Star Superman

I have been following Grant Morrison's All Star Superman line since before I left the mainland. Not very faithfully, mind you. But I've been trying to catch up here and there (sitting in borders/barnes reading month old back issues) and so far what I've seen has been just as impressive.

It's hard to imagine that anyone could incorporate some golden age elements into modern day storytelling without falling into something ridiculous or self-depricating, but Morrison does so gracefully.

Frank Quitely's artwork is an acquired taste but one that's had enough time to simmer and grow on me, I guess. His work on the Authority and X-Men was so graphic and violent that seeing his take on an essentially brighter and more upbeat flagship character kinda demonstrates a range that I didn't expect. Granted, most people's faces look like prunes when he draws 'em, I think his style compliments these stories perfectly.

In tribute, I made this desktop from pieces and parts of my local internet:




All Star Supes is good stuff. The GODDAMN BATMAN however...that's another deal altogether. And another post. Goodnight.