Finally, the trade of the Morrison-Quitely All Star Superman vol. 1 is out. But first I'll show you Zoë's b&w version of the cover.
Tell me that isn't the most awesome thing you've ever seen. I like how Superman has sort of a vaguely Toulouse-Latrec dissoluteness. Like he just spent the night on a cloud knocking back black kryptonite-and-absinthe cocktails:
You can see the original under the fold.
I was underwhelmed by the All Star Superman. you can hardly be credited with making us understand how the nebbishy Clark Kent could never be recognized as Superman when your methodology consists of drawing Clark Kent to look really different. I mean, yeah, if you want to stipulate that he dons 35 ill‒distributed pounds and a chin‒weakening device from Krypton along with the glasses, then I guess he would be hard to recognize! also, too much soft focus on Lois' ass. props for the 4 panel backstory, though.
Posted by: belle waring | July 28, 2007 at 09:44 PM
also our daughter is a genius. ;)
Posted by: belle waring | July 28, 2007 at 09:44 PM
Yes, that's fairly amazing. A melancholy superman.
She even draws the eyelids!
Who is the fierce little baby in the sky?
Posted by: ozma | July 29, 2007 at 01:55 AM
This is Superman as written and illustrated by Saint-Exupéry.
Posted by: Kieran | July 31, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Also overly minimalist: suns without shades.
Posted by: The Modesto Kid | July 31, 2007 at 10:04 PM