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I have not been shy in my distaste with the hero I describe as "The Big Blue Boyscout", yet I was so impressed by the first All-Star Superman that I made sure to pick up the second, and last installment, of this saga. I wasn’t disappointed.
Volume 1 of Grant Morrison’s work was a brilliant look at what would Superman do if he knew he was dying. Volume 2 continues this exploration, with Superman doing the truly amazing, like journeying to the Bizarro Universe and defeating some long lost Kryptonians, while also having time for the simple, almost mundane stopping a young woman from jumping off a building. Morrison even leaves a ray of hope at the end for those that want to see Superman’s return, making him Arthurian in stature.
By focusing on the Superman mythos, rather than his place in the DC universe as a whole, Morrison has created an almost intimate portrait of the Man of Steel. Through Morrison’s tale, we see the nobility of Superman in a way that has rarely been captured in comics or on film. He is an honourable man trying to do the right thing in a universe that doesn’t reward that kind of behaviour.
This is an excellent graphic novel and worth taking time for.