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YES. It is one of my favorite Superman comics and IMO not enough people talk about it. This might be the Loeb and Sale fanboy in me but I think it should be right up there with All-Star Superman as a must-read for anyone who wants to love Superman.
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•Superman, a.k.a. Clark Kent, is the last survivor of theplanet Krypton. His parents sent him to Earth just before Krypton exploded. Theship lands on the Kansas farm of Jonathan and Martha Kent, and they adopt him.As a teenager, he discovers that he has superpowers, including superstrength,superspeed, physical invulnerability, supervision, and the ...
Sale’s depiction of Smallville was influenced by American artist NormanRockwell. Smallville is an idealized version of rural, small-town life and isintentionally filled with anachronisms. The automobile styles, especially thetail fins, are more appropriate to the 1950’s than the 1970’s, and the trainClark outruns is pulled by a steam locomotive rat...
The story is divided into four parts, one for each of the four seasons. In“Spring,” Clark Kent discovers his superpowers and becomes Superman, like aplant growing from a seed. During the “Summer,” he is at his peak, saving livesand foiling terrorist plots against the people of Metropolis. In the “Fall,”Lex Luthor gains the upper hand in his ongoing...
The story does not break any new ground in the life story of Superman, butrather follows the lead of John Byrne’s The Man of Steel(1986).Byrne, unlike Loeb and Sales, was given the opportunity to reinvent thecharacter, whose history the editors of DC Comics felt by that time had gottentoo complicated. Nonetheless, even Byrne could not deviate too f...
Smallville. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Millar GoughInk, 2001-2011. Superman for All Seasons was one of the inspirationsfor the television series Smallville, and Jeph Loeb was a consu...
Byrne, John, and Dick Giordano. Superman: The Man of Steel(1986).Chaykin, Howard. Superman: Distant Fires(1998).DeMatteis, J. M. Superman: Speeding Bullets(1993).Dini, Paul, and Alex Ross. Superman: Peace on Earth(1999).Flagg, Gordon. “Not Your Father’s Superheroes.” Booklist99, no.11 (February 1, 2003): 998.Loeb, Jeph, et al. Superman: Our Worlds at War.New York: DCComics, 2006.McLean, Thomas J. “Hero Worship: Film, TV Talents Jump at Chance to WriteTheir Favorites.” Variety395, no. 9 (July 19, 2004): A1.Dec 8, 2001 · Superman for All Seasons is a four-part story conceived right around the time Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale embraced great success with Batman: The Long Halloween. Instead of following the holidays, this story focuses on our four favourite seasons, starting with Spring and ending with Winter.
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Oct 24, 2023 · The catalyst for the "Smallville" television program, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS is emotional and insightful, humanizing the alien from another planet so that he is not only realistic but also relatable. It also features in-depth characterizations of Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane and the Kents.
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Jun 24, 2014 · "Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster." "Originally published in single magazine form as Superman for all seasons, 1-4"--T.p. verso Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter Recounts some of Superman's earliest adventures including leaving Smallville for Metropolis and battling his enemy, Lex Luthor
Jun 17, 2022 · Taking the Man of Steel and humanizing him and the world around him, Superman for All Seasons is an excellent example of the beauty within the character of the Big Blue Boy Scout. Sadly, its legacy is somewhat understated, especially unfortunate given Tim Sale's recent passing.
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For All Seasons is a beautiful read, and it's different from other Superman origin stories because it shows how people close to Superman react. Superman : Red Son has the best endings to a comic ive ever read. Glad you gave Superman a chance, though.
