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Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 10 years ago
Nice quick read. Looks at this history between Clark Kent/Superboy and Lex Luthor, as well as expanding on the relationship between them as adults.Kent manages to bumble his way through, while still managing to make a quick change when necessary to save people around the world.Luthor comes across as...
Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings rated it 12 years ago
What happens when your heroes grow up? When they have children of their own?What happens when their children don't share the same morals, the same worldviews, the same sense of restraint and self-control their parents did?At once a cautionary tale for the world in we now find ourselves - a world in...
coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it 12 years ago
I think I may have confused Alan Moore's proposal for a dystopian future DC universe showdown with descriptions of Kingdom Come, which is a shame, because the thing with warring Houses and actual characterization was so much better. Or it was in my head, anyway.I'm sure this works better for people...
Wild Symphonic
Wild Symphonic rated it 12 years ago
I almost can't believe I had never heard of this before. Absolutely incredible story, amazing illustrations (you so rarely see gouache in graphic novels!). The story takes place 30 years after Superman has retired. The world has descended into chaos, and Clark is forced to come out of hiding to rest...
Sesana
Sesana rated it 13 years ago
I love Alex Ross's superhero art, especially on a book like Kingdom Come. There's the right mix of epic pages with awe-inspiring visuals and panels that use realism to show these still larger-than-life characters as flawed and human, in their own ways. The character design, both aging up existed DC ...
sixthreezy readsies
sixthreezy readsies rated it 13 years ago
Good, good, good. Apocalyptic. Mostly about Superman, but Batman has the best deliverance of the word "Shazam" ever recorded. Lol.
Maybe Tomorrow
Maybe Tomorrow rated it 13 years ago
I should have read this a long time ago, but I’ve always had issue with DC comics. Their heroes have always been untouchable gods. Sure they have their flaws, but even Batman seemed to be above humanity thanks to his money and abilities. In comparison, X-Men, my biased favourites, were far more huma...
digitaltempest
digitaltempest rated it 13 years ago
Never have I respected Superman as much as I did after reading this comic. Superman and I have a rocky relationship. I have never been a big fan of his because he’s just too perfect. And I have a hard time caring for perfect characters. I won’t go into that rant again. This isn’t about that. This is...
LeahSL
LeahSL rated it 14 years ago
Alex Ross should illustrate the entire world.
The Cranky Old Reader
The Cranky Old Reader rated it 14 years ago
Not bad. Another overly-earnest story of a future Superman. The art's pretty good. It's a bit too worshipful of Superman - what wouldn't I give for a "The Man of Steel is an asshole" story line, does he EVER do something as human as fart? And if so, wouldn't the result be a super-fart that would des...
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