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Illustrations by Joe Bennett, Rick Veitch & Chris Sprouse The conclusion of the acclaimed Alan Moore run on Supreme collected in trade paperback at last, this is follow up to The Story of the Year contains Moore's groundbreaking 'The Return' arc in its entirety. Flush with adventure, humour and comics nostalgia, Supreme is a brilliant showcase of Moore's superior talent and imagination.Tags
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Mark Thompson's publisher's note at the start of the book calls Supreme: The Return "a fresh prospective on the genre" of the "caped archetype."
I don't see it.
Maybe it's the 20-25 years this these stories were first launched. Maybe it's my personal immersion/boredom with Superman and his various imitators.
Supreme is somewhere between a tribute and a pastiche. The story telling is great for what it is. The world building is wildly varied and satisfying. It feels crowded, maybe even overcrowded with peers and enemies. And just like Superman, the best stories are the ones when the caped crusader is off screen so those secondary characters have room to shine.
But I was expecting more bite. More critique. More meta commentary on the nature show more of supreme power. But maybe Moore already said it all with Dr. Manhattan. show less
I don't see it.
Maybe it's the 20-25 years this these stories were first launched. Maybe it's my personal immersion/boredom with Superman and his various imitators.
Supreme is somewhere between a tribute and a pastiche. The story telling is great for what it is. The world building is wildly varied and satisfying. It feels crowded, maybe even overcrowded with peers and enemies. And just like Superman, the best stories are the ones when the caped crusader is off screen so those secondary characters have room to shine.
But I was expecting more bite. More critique. More meta commentary on the nature show more of supreme power. But maybe Moore already said it all with Dr. Manhattan. show less
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Multiple award-winning author Alan Moore is universally considered the best writer of graphic novels in the medium's history. Among his many awards are the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Eisner Award, and the International Horror Guild Award
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- Canonical title
- Supreme: The Return
- Original publication date
- 2003
- People/Characters
- Supreme; Radar, the Hound Supreme; Billy Friday; Omniman; Diana Dane; Carl Chambers (show all 22); Szazs; Suprema; Judy Jordan; Suprematon S-1; Wild Bill Hickok; Witch Woman; Achilles; Televillain; Slaver Ant; Shadow Supreme; Korgo; Vor-Em; Optilux; Bill Clinton; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Darius Dax
- Important places
- Omegapolis; Amalynth
- First words
- "Wow. So, like, then what happened?"
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Now, about this gay thing..."
- Publisher's editor
- Eric Stephenson
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- Genre
- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5941 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography European British Isles
- LCC
- PN6728 .S92 .M667 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, French, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
