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Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Copertina flessibile – 3 agosto 2010

Edizione Inglese di Alan Moore (Autore), Various (Illustratore)
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An unforgettable trade paperback collection of WATCHMEN writer Alan Moore's definitive Superman tales that is sure to appeal of readers of his BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE graphic novel. Moore teams with Curt Swan, the definitive Superman artist from the 1950's through the 1970's, to tell the final adventure of the Man of Steel featuring his last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac and his other foes in "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?".

This volume also includes Moore's classic early collaboration with WATCHMEN illustrator Dave Gibbons, "FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING", in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman find Superman held captive by the villain Mongul in the Fortress of Solitude and dreaming of an idyllic life on Krypton courtesy of a wish-fulfilling parasitic plant known as the Black Mercy. Both tales are considered two of the top five all-time best Superman stories among fans.

The rare first team-up adventure between the Man of Tomorrow and Swamp Thing, the character that first brought Moore to notoriety in the United States, is included as an additional bonus.


This volume collects the two-part “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” from SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS #583, as well as “The Jungle Line” from DC COMICS PRESENTS #85 and “For the Man Who Has Everything...” from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11.
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  1. Parte della collana
    Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
  2. Lunghezza stampa
    128 pagine
  3. Lingua
    Inglese
  4. Editore
    DC Comics
  5. Data di pubblicazione
    3 agosto 2010
  6. Età di lettura
    13 - 16 anni
  7. Dimensioni
    16.6 x 0.5 x 25.8 cm
  8. ISBN-10
    1401227317
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1401227319
  10. Visualizza tutti i dettagli
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“A sweeping, surprisingly tender elegy to Superman's rich, primary-colored history. . . .  A moving farewell to the Superman most of us grew up with.”—NPR

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Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, From Hell, Miracleman and SWAMP THING. He is also the mastermind behind the America’s Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, PROMETHEA, TOM STRONG, TOMORROW STORIES and TOP 10. As one of the medium’s most important innovators since the early 1980s, Moore has influenced an entire generation of comics creators, and his work continues to inspire an ever-growing audience. Moore resides in central England.

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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ DC Comics; 1° edizione (3 agosto 2010)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 128 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401227317
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401227319
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 200 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 16.6 x 0.5 x 25.8 cm
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
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LordMotz
1,0 su 5 stelle Guter Comic, mieser Zustand
Recensito in Germania il 26 novembre 2019
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Dieser Band versammelt einige der besten Superman-Geschichten aller Zeiten, allesamt geschrieben von Alan Moore.
Selbst für Nicht-Superhelden-Leser und/oder Moore-Verweigerer, die mit seinem verschwurbelten Stil sonst nicht viel anfangen können, sind diese Geschichten Pflicht-Lektüre.

Dieser Band hätte inhaltlich die vollen fünf Sterne verdient. Wenn nicht das fast schon standardmäßige Versagen der Amazon-Logistik wäre. Da werden Paperbacks komplett schutzlos in Umschläge geprügelt, anders sind die Macken und Risse nicht zu erklären. Mir ist schon klar, dass bei schnellstmöglicher Massenabfertigung und gleichzeitiger Kosteneffizienz (und vorgeschobenem Umweltschutz) hier keine extra Schutzmaßnahmen für Bücher walten, aber bei Neuware finde ich es wirklich mehr als bescheiden. Man sollte eben doch beim lokalen Händler vorbeischauen.
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LordMotz
1,0 su 5 stelle Guter Comic, mieser Zustand
Recensito in Germania il 26 novembre 2019
Dieser Band versammelt einige der besten Superman-Geschichten aller Zeiten, allesamt geschrieben von Alan Moore.
Selbst für Nicht-Superhelden-Leser und/oder Moore-Verweigerer, die mit seinem verschwurbelten Stil sonst nicht viel anfangen können, sind diese Geschichten Pflicht-Lektüre.

Dieser Band hätte inhaltlich die vollen fünf Sterne verdient. Wenn nicht das fast schon standardmäßige Versagen der Amazon-Logistik wäre. Da werden Paperbacks komplett schutzlos in Umschläge geprügelt, anders sind die Macken und Risse nicht zu erklären. Mir ist schon klar, dass bei schnellstmöglicher Massenabfertigung und gleichzeitiger Kosteneffizienz (und vorgeschobenem Umweltschutz) hier keine extra Schutzmaßnahmen für Bücher walten, aber bei Neuware finde ich es wirklich mehr als bescheiden. Man sollte eben doch beim lokalen Händler vorbeischauen.
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Amandeep singh Gill
5,0 su 5 stelle Must have superman..
Recensito in India il 29 novembre 2019
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Very good standalone superman comic, must have for superman fans
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5,0 su 5 stelle Excelente
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Excelente ya habia pedido este mismo tomo y llego con algunos detalles, lo devolvi y tiempo despues lo pedi otra vez, llego en excelentes condiciones, muy contento con mi compra, solo espero que tengan mad cuidado con estos comics y que verifiquen que se encuentrrn en optimas condiciones al mandarlos.
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Wayne
5,0 su 5 stelle Really enjoy Alan Moore's writing
Recensito in Canada il 23 agosto 2013
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Been a big fan of Alan Moore when I first began reading his stuff when he became the long time main writer of Saga of the Swamp Thing back in the 1980's Since then I have enjoyed his work on varying superhero titles, especially The Killing Joke. This here is another fine example of Moore's writings on the man of steel this time and presents a great tale of this character that will never be part of the actual fixed storylines of the character. This is one of those one offs or what ifs kind of stories, but are usually the better stories you can read since the writer(s) and/or artist(s) get to do something that most never get to do and present a story that would never be part of the character continuity. If you are a fan of Alan Moore I wold definitely recommend this.
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MereChristian
5,0 su 5 stelle THE Most Influential Superman Story of All Time
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 6 giugno 2013
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Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is possibly one of the most influential and prominent Superman tales ever written in the history of that character. It arguably set the stage for the later tone of the '90's comics, though that is more of a case of writers completely missing the boat on what Alan Moore was doing in writing MoT.

Shortly after the conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz was looking to tell a big story to finish up the combined Gold, Silver, and Bronze Ages of Superman comics, and to send off some of the current team that worked on some of the comics for so long. It was essentially a goodbye to the previous version of Supes before writer John Byrne re-imagined the character with The Man of Steel. Schwartz envisioned an "imaginary story" that would assume that Supes had defeated the final of his major enemies around the year 1987, but that he couldn't enjoy this victory. There would be an epic battle that would be an appropriate send-off for the Man of Steel. After a meeting with writer Alan Moore, where the British comics writer showed interest in writing the story, Schwartz set the ball rolling.

Included with this volume are two other stories written by Alan Moore. Each story will be reviewed, and then the volume as a whole will be briefly discussed.

Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow

As I already stated, in this imaginary close to the pre-Crisis Superman mythos, the Man of Steel finds himself in a situation where he has defeated his major enemies and his hardly needed except for in the case of natural disasters. But this peace is not to last. This story takes place in the year 1997, where Lois Lane Eliot, former reporter of The Daily Planet agrees to an interview with the Planet on the ten-year anniversary of the disappearance and presumed death of Superman.

As Lois summarizes for the reporter and the audience, it is a time of peace for the world and for Superman. Things are going so beautifully it seems nothing can go wrong now, when it suddenly does. One by one, old adversaries pop up, more deadly than ever, and in some cases, joke villains are now homicidal maniacs. Bizzaro is a homicidal/suicidal, yet depressed soul, and Superman's identity is revealed. This is just the beginning of the nightmare.

As Superman engages in his final battle, he begins to realize that there is another power at work. Indeed, this sinister evil is one that even he can not hope to defeat, as it is actually so powerful it makes the difference between him and humans look miniscule by comparison. His only hope lies in a clue delivered to him from the future by the Legion of Super-Heroes. But even if he can survive, Superman will be dead one way or another.

This was a really hard story to read. It was just so sad to see beloved characters die. The ending, though it gave a fun hope for heroes of the future, was a bit of a tear-jerker. In many ways, this really was the "final" story of Superman. At the same time, it was absolutely epic. It seems Moore has a talent for producing such incongruous reactions from his audience.

Some of the scenes, I must warn, are very dark and nightmarish. If such may bother you, I have to warn you. Overall, this is a fitting end to the Silver Age Man of Steel.

The rating for this seminal tale was five stars.

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The Jungle Line (Superman/Swamp Thing Crossover)

This was a bit of an underwhelming tale. Superman gets sick by exposure to a sample of a virus from Krypton that crash-landed on earth after so many years, and he desperately searches for a cure. He can't find any, and realizes that he is dying, so he drives off into the mountains to pass away alone, fearful he may hurt someone in his agitated hallucinations the virus is causing.

Of course, once in the mountains, he somehow drives and drives until he meets Swamp Thing, who, unbeknownst to Clark, heals him.

That's it. Don't get me wrong, it can be great fun to see a character like Swamp Thing show up in Superman comics, but really, that's the crossover? A gibbering Clark healed by Swampy and not knowing it? It was disappointing to say the least.

As for the virus, how come only Clark got sick and not humans? Alien virus doesn't explain it all, as the comics explain that the Kryptonite actually does hurt humans, albeit by causing diseases over years. Radiation is radiation ultimately, so shouldn't a killer virus be a killer virus? Shouldn't there be loads of humans sick in about ten to twenty years? It just was a disappointing story.

Rating for this crossover was 2 ½ stars.

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For the Man Who Has Everything

This story, which years later was adapted by the cartoon Justice League Unlimited, features Batman, Robin (Jason Todd version), and Wonder Woman traveling to the Fortress of Solitude to wish Superman a happy birthday. Unfortunately, they arrive to find Superman the victim of a horrible plant-like organism called the Black Mercy. It attaches itself to the victim and keeps them in a coma-like state by trapping them in a dream world of their fondest wishes as reality.

Very soon they find that the villain behind this is the intergalactic warlord Mongul, who is impossibly formidable as he possesses the fighting abilities of a Batman or Wonder Woman, while being close to Superman's level of strength and invulnerability.

Wonder Woman proceeds to fight Mongul as Batman and Robin attempt to remove the Black Mercy from Superman. But Wonder Woman is badly outmatched, and if Superman doesn't awaken soon, the heroes will all be killed.

This is a story, unlike the above crossover, worthy of Alan Moore. The idea of what we fondly wish, and if we truly want what is in our hearts, is presented. Would we really be happy if our deepest desires were granted? The answer in the volume appears to be a resounding no. Our deepest desires are often ill-thought out. We are who we are, and trying to be different is not always as great as we assume it to be.

I liked the whole Silver Age tone of the story, and the lack of a comic taking itself too seriously. I also appreciated how Jason Todd actually did something really smart and neat to save the day. For a character who has gotten far too much disrespect, this was a great part of the tale.

Rating for this story was 5 stars.

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Conclusion

Though only the first tale is truly important to those interested in the history of the character of Superman and in the history of comics in general, the other two tales show the skills of Alan Moore. Though I don't think much of the middle story, the three were, as a whole, well-written and an example of a vivid imagination that could combine epic heroism with deeper questions and issues.

Please read this volume, it is both a great piece of history and absolutely epic.
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