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Post by The Spider on Jan 23, 2006 18:49:27 GMT
You could say that not only did Morrison and Quitely supercompress the origin, they also supercompressed the Vicki Vale scene from All-Star Batman.
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Post by The Spider on Jan 28, 2006 0:32:13 GMT
And from Newsarama, the cover for #4: and pg 4 of #3: I think it's possible that the character with scales is the Krull-the-evolved-dinosaur-dictator character Morrison mentioned in an interview.
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Post by The Spider on Jun 3, 2006 20:22:25 GMT
Covers! #5: #6:
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 3, 2006 22:17:01 GMT
Looks like Morrison is going to introduce Krypto. Cool.
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Post by sps1000 on Jun 18, 2006 1:13:06 GMT
Finally managed to get ASS #1 and 2 and wasn't that impressed. Too much talk and not enough action. May pick up #3 if I can find it if it is out yet. Just to see if it improves.
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Post by brett on Jun 18, 2006 6:13:30 GMT
#3 probably is the best so far. Great stuff with Samson and Atlas.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 27, 2006 1:44:45 GMT
Anybody pick up ASS #4? Finally got my copy today. Another good issue. I'm still loving this series. I like the way Morrison is weaving his own version of the Superman mythos out of different threads, while adding his own spin to things. Good to see some focus on Jimmy Olsen, who has so far been left out of the series. Jimmy gets portrayed as the normal guy who ends up in over his head, and it plays out well. Between ASS and the excellent work Busiek is doing on the core Superman books, it's a good time to be a Supes fan.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 27, 2006 1:46:32 GMT
I love ASS, I must admit. Morrison is still writing the Superman stories I always wanted to read but never realised. #4 was as good as the rest - which is to say, great
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Post by The Spider on Jun 27, 2006 4:29:33 GMT
I got it, too.
SPOILERS AHEAD
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I think the big kick to this story is that two things crucial to the story--Black Kryptonite (from SMALLVILLE and the new SUPERGIRL series) and Doomsday--were things developed Post-Crisis but given a Pre-Crisis spin.
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Post by Gay Titan on Jun 27, 2006 9:26:45 GMT
Do you think that DC will expand the All-Star Universe in a manner like Marvel's Ultimate line? Is this now an alternate Earth Post IC?
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 27, 2006 9:41:08 GMT
Good questions there. The best choices for expansion would probably be All-Star Wonder Woman and All-Star JLA. Though that is going to depend on who they find to do it. Creative team would be crucial before they even announce it. I'm not even sure ASS and ASB take place in the same universe. Superman is ultimately godlike in ASS, where in ASB he's shown to be much weaker. I tend to think of ASS being in its own universe, and ASB being part of the DKR-verse. But hard to say right now.
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Post by Gay Titan on Jun 27, 2006 10:18:58 GMT
I would love to see an AS WW or JLA
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 27, 2006 16:42:51 GMT
I think DC will keep the line incredibly small to guarantee the quality. The only other really top character is Wonder Woman, and finding a creative team for her that matches the teams on ASS (Well, Morrison at least) & ASB is not going to be easy at all. The idea seems to be that each of the AS line stands absolutely alone so that you don't have to read anything but that unless you want to. I think it's a good plan. DC are definitely working to a long term plan, and I suspect that will involve WW somewhere down the line. But I doubt they are prepared to sacrifice the 'All Star' bit just to put something on the market. I know I wouldn't if I were them
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Post by brett on Jun 28, 2006 4:06:41 GMT
I'm using the whole New Earth setup from 8C as an excuse that ASS is part of continuity now.
Hey, when its Morrison/Quitely vs Jurgens/Byrne/Ordway et al, there's no choice at all. Hoping that some of ASS might slip into 52 to back this view up.
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Post by hector on Jul 2, 2006 7:47:27 GMT
Good questions there. The best choices for expansion would probably be All-Star Wonder Woman and All-Star JLA. There is an All-Star JLA. It just isn't called that. A bit late, but I read this issue. I got to say that anyone who doesn't like this series has his head so far up his resulting acronym of the title that it's impossible to remove it without surgery. It's just plain fun.
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Post by The Spider on Aug 27, 2006 4:40:25 GMT
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Post by peterh on Aug 27, 2006 14:30:22 GMT
Thanks for the link Spider.
I don't know much about original art but isn't Quitely's ASS art pretty cheap for someone his caliber? The New X-men stuff is even cheaper and I think I've seen common pages by artists like Hitch go for way more.
Am i in the wrong here?
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Post by The Spider on Aug 27, 2006 16:57:14 GMT
Thanks for the link Spider. I don't know much about original art but isn't Quitely's ASS art pretty cheap for someone his caliber? The New X-men stuff is even cheaper and I think I've seen common pages by artists like Hitch go for way more. Am i in the wrong here? I think it's two factors: 1) It's only in pencil (as opposed to finished art) 2) It's very sparse in look--The emphasis is mostly on figures and not background, so there's a lot of open space in there. Also, Hitch is probably a more popular artist compared to Quitely.
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Post by The Spider on Aug 30, 2006 19:31:45 GMT
....And I just got my copy of #5 today. Looks really good on the first read; I think this issue might be more art detail-oriented compared to the last two.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Sept 3, 2006 19:09:18 GMT
Another great issue. All-Star Superman is always worth the wait, and this issue is no exception. I really love the whole mythic flavor of this book. Superman takes a trip down into the (metaphorical) underworld, with Luthor as his guide. The ending especially has a mythic bent to it. Morrison's writing on this book continues to hit new heights. I also really feel like Quitely is improving on this book. I really like that Quitely makes Clark look like a distinct person than Superman, down to the mannerisms and posture. Most artists tends to draw Clark as Superman in suit and glasses, which isn't the case here. This is just a great comic. Bright, shiny, and fun superheroics as it was meant to be.
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