ALL-STAR SUPERMAN - A Modern Masterpiece

In this video, Owen explains how Grant Morrison examines mortality, humanity and legacy in the seminal All-Star Superman graphic novel, and what makes this comic one of the greatest Superman stories ever told.


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[YowLife]

There's an episode in Justice league that perfectly sums up Superman.
When Superman is trapped in a world where Krypton didn't explode, we get to see what Ka' El would have done if he wasn't super.
And all he wants is a quiet life on a farm with a loving family.
No domination, no limitless power, he just wants a normal simple life.

And that's why Superman shouldn't be written as a villain. His character shows us the ultimate display of humanity, sympathy, and generosity.

[slothbaby]

All Star Superman is his purest form like melted gold

[KentaroMiyamoto]

Frank Miller did an All-Star Comic that read more like a parody of his own work.


Grant Morrison did an All-Star Comic that is nothing less than perfection.

[ryanazman]

Superman isn’t an alien. He isn’t a god. He’s just a dude from kansas doing the right thing

[mysticalmonotreme]

The moment will treasure from this series is when he rescues that girl from suicide by giving her a hug and reassurance. It's comforting that no one is insignificant, especially to a being of immense power like Superman.

[MutantsInDisguise]

All-Star Superman is awesome. He died with no regrets, instead doing what he did best: the right thing.

[RickNazden]

Wait a second, you're telling me Owen liked comics this whole time?

[dupersuper]

"the morals his parents instilled in him from a young age":...played over footage of Pa Kent saying maybe he should've let the bus full of kids drown

[calebweeda]

“As long as there is good in the world. There will always be Superman” earned my subscription :)

[philiprearich]

There's really no better way to sum up this story other than it's about "Superman simply BEING Superman". Grant Morrison also talked about doing a series of specials that followed different generations of Superman, but the closest we got to that was his run on Action Comics during New 52 that reimagined Golden Age Superman.

It's stories like this that are really inspiring and showcase that Superman will ALWAYS work. Yes, the stories can be pretty outlandish, but that's kind of the fun of it. And there can be dark and grim stories featuring Superman and even he can be dark and grim at times, but in the end he never loses sight of who he is, what he does, and why he does it.

[rcbmmines]

This is THE Superman story. It showed both his human, compassionate and vulnerable side and his inspiring ultimate paragon of heroism side really well, paying tribute to all of Superman's history and his relationships with other characters. Grant Morrison proved you didn't have to greatly reduce the character's power, confidence or morality to make an iconic Superman story.


I hope the people over at WB learn this soon. With Death of Superman getting two adaptations, I say why not give All Star another? Maybe one that includes the Jonathan Kent and the Reagan girl this time. Two moments that really made me and a lot of people love this story on an even more personal level.

[devanbarrios]

All-Star Superman is actually the first graphic novel I bought when I was eighteen. To this day, it's still my favorite Superman story that I've ever read.

[GeezyLoves]

This really resonated with me.
My mother was diagnosed with cancer last year and we went through facing the eventuality that she was going to die.
Tied up loose ends, went on intimate adventures and spoke candidly like never before.
Worked through ceremonies on Ayahuasca and saw the fabric of life and the tapestry of existence.
Just like Lex.
All-Star Superman is my favorite comic story of all time.
It speaks to how stifling, fickle and meaningless our ego-glorifying, secrets really are and the freedom of honest intimacy.

[chikish]

There is a light that never goes out. The light of hope.

In "All-Star", Superman always seems to have an aura of a man who sees the bigger picture and just knows that things will somehow be okay in the end, he has a very calming presence. I love that book, it's such a light read too, which shocked me from a Grant Morrison book. Great video, Owen!

[jamess.]

There was a very exact moment where Superman became my favorite superhero. In the year or so building up to the release of ‘man of steel’ I decided to get more aquatinted with his books having been a member of the ‘Batman is way better Superman sucks’ club, I was about 16/17 at the time. My mom had just had a seizure for reasons we didn’t know at the time and while she was in the hospital my sister and I spent a few days with my grandma. While with her I bought that cheap Superman 4 film collection, the one with all the originals on 2 double sided DVDs. We got my mom back home and I was watching the first one when just as Pa Kent falls to his knees from a heart attack I heard my younger sister scream out in fear as my mom fell to the floor from a second seizure. And it was like that I just felt so connected to him and he became so relatable. There would later be other things about him that would cause me to favor him more and more but that moment will always be something that I remember. I love supes and I’ll always argue against those who say he’s boring or not relatable. He’s a treasure of a character and wish more people saw it.

[Frank-Einstein-Madman]

This book should be used as the basis for the next superman movie!

[earlofsandwich]

Superman is the father we all deserve, so it makes sense they made his send off majestic... Godspeed Superman, and to all those who need him right now

[adamdolph]

This is the superman we are finally going get on the big screen, since its mainstream people are going to finally realize who superman really is the hero that started it all, the one that all superheros wish to be, Superman is the SuperHero.

[DarkSpartanFTW]

My favorite comic ever made. And I’m known by everyone near me as a Batman fanboy. I prefer Batman 99% of the time, but this story means more to me than words can tell alone.

[erikbuchanan]

I see that image of of Superman sitting down while looking over his shoulder in peace has become iconic. Seen it in several videos. I think its a testament to this book as well as a powerful image.