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Superman: Red Son (Elseworlds) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Millar
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 7812
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1401201911
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401201913
ASIN: 1401201911
Publication Date: February 1, 2004
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 Great Story, One of my favorite Batman takes November 10, 2008
I thought that The Red Son would be this sort of cool elseworld take on Superman and I will get around to it when I feel like it. Then I read it and I wished I had picked it up sooner. It has taken a place on my self reserved for my favorites.
I really liked the use of Batman, Green Lantern, Bizarro, and Brainiac in this story as well as the lack of kryptonite. I have always considered it pretty gay that some douche always is taking Superman out with a little green rock. Not here though. I liked how differently every enemy was formed and took on Superman. Batman was my favorite enemy of the state of all time and I think a story line like with Batman like this should be written.
The ending for me is what really made this story stand alone. It was clever and something that made me shout, "AWESOME!!!" then my girlfriend elbowed me for waking her up. Just a well told story. Enjoy.
Needs to made into a movie/ *spoiler alert* November 1, 2008
Being a girl and not so much into comic books, I loved this "what if" version of Super Man. Thinking back on it I think it would be a great movie. I like the fact that Lois and Clark aren't together, I love that they had Bat Man and Wonder Woman. All in all a great read and one that can be done again.
Hes watching you October 24, 2008
I got this book because its a good "What If" (remember the old marvel series?). This really is a good book and I like the alternative takes on some of the other JLA characters. The art has an old and new style appeal and the writings good too. The ending is appropriate and well done.
Im not really the spoiler type. You can take my word for it, or some guy that has to write an essay on his thoughts. If you like Superman or JLA at all and want a good story, this is it. This is the good stuff. C'mon Superman a communist? How could you need any convincing?
 Kind of Boring September 28, 2008
Normally, when I get my hands on one of these babies and I just cannot put it down. Not the case with this one. An Elseworlds story on what if Superman landed in the USSR instead? Certainly, this would make an intriguing story. Some of the differences include a new costume, Batman as a vigilante in USSR, Jimmy as a government spy, and Lois as wife of Lex Luthor. Some of these differences are self-explanatory, but others such as Batman being in USSR and Jimmy working for CIA is not really explained. Add to also, really boring writing (took me several sittings to finish it) and not too interesting storylines and you get three snoozefest stories.
The first story on Luthor creating Bizarro to battle Superman is very uninteresting. Luthor is hired by US Govt to counteract the Superman threat and is considered a hero in this book.
The second story is somewhat more interesting as Batman teams up with Luthor in bringing down the man of steel. I really enjoy how they do this and Batman's costume is pretty nice, but again, there is no explanation to why he is here in this country.
Third story is suppose to be epic as the last and final assault launched by the US to destroy Superman. Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Lex, attack at the same time. However, the final climatic moment is very weak and quite confusing. And the epilogue is not really as brilliant as one would think, probably tiresome as this book is too long and boring.
The only saving grace is the artwork which resembles propaganda-ish cartoon art which is very popular in communist countries. The Wonder Woman in this book is one of the best and most accurate I ever seen.
Very Cool Alternate Storyline About The Man of Steel September 10, 2008
What this book teaches most of all is that things turned out for the best since he did actually land in America in the official story. Things start off great, but eventually all falls apart by the end. The end of the story also has a very interesting twist and new take on the origin of Superman. What is also interesting is that they didn't take the easy way out made the Soviet Union as pure evil bad guys, but in fact, kind of made the US look bad in some parts of the story. Overall, this is a must have if you are a fan of Superman. Nothing official, but still an interesting read. If you are a fan of Millar, then pick this up. It doesn't disappoint.
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