I'm in the midst of reading it right now and thoroughly enjoying it (and half-wishing they'd make a graphic novel of it). Anyone ever read it? Your thoughts?
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07-20-2014, 06:15 PM #1Fantastic Member
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"It's Superman!" by Tom De Haven
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07-21-2014, 06:57 AM #2Ultimate Member
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I read it several years ago and loved it. There were a few things, a couple nitpicks, that I didnt care for (Clark isnt written as being as intelligent as I'd like, and a few others I wont spoil for you) but overall I found it very well thought out, well executed, and it brought a different sensibility to the character rather than just re-tooling his story a little bit and calling it "new".
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By and large, the best Superman novel I have read outside of Maggin. Not that there's a lot of Superman novels out there at all, but still."We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
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07-21-2014, 07:05 AM #3Astonishing Member
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I thought it didn't quite find a balance between the period piece thriller elements and its nature as an off-kilter Superman origin, but really great when it was on nonetheless. Certainly a worthwhile read. Now the only major Superman book I have left to read is 1942's The Adventures of Superman--saw it at a used bookstore once, but it was insanely expensive.
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07-21-2014, 03:10 PM #4Amazing Member
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It is a fantastic read. Easily, the best novel about a superhero (or supervillain) after The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathon Lethem and Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman.
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07-21-2014, 03:35 PM #5Astonishing Member
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Read Invincible, it was pretty good. Have you read the Maggin Superman novels, or Robert Mayer's Superfolks? Originally Posted by 'Dax
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07-21-2014, 04:39 PM #6Amazing Member
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I only read Last Son of Krypton by Maggin. Unfortunately, I did not think much of it. I found it largely forgettable, but I thoroughly enjoyed his take on Luthor.
I did not like Superfolks very much either, but I can appreciate its significance to superhero comics.
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