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Yeah, its structure is so fantastic that way. It's very rare, actually, in comics these days. Clearly a unified storyline that carries through all four issues, but made up of four completely unique segments. As opposed to the 96 page story split up into three issues, this was clearly four stories making up one story. Done very effectively, especially in the design aspect, as far as the covers went. That simple background image of his daughters flying in tandem was so sweet and so indicative of the book's contents, well, just such a great job.
I also liked how casually and realistically it handled Clark's interracial relationship with Lois. Probably one of the most realistic relationships ever illustrated under the DC logo.
So much to love about this book. They ought to release it as a hardcover and give it the same critical press that they did for "It's A Bird". Superman is so iconagraphic a character, that this piece would clearly resonate with a larger audience. Maybe even more so than Seagle's. It's almost a Contemporary Literature Superman (Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Sebold) as opposed to a Postmodern Literature Superman.
And yet, obviously, it works so well as a comic book, narratively and visually. Those double and single page splashes, I'd go so far as to say every single one of them, were just breathtaking. Such a great balance between the prose of the story of the visuals.
Yeah, great book. And very deserving of wider recognition once its collected. |
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