Superman for All Seasons
Ratings12
Average rating4.1
Jeff Loeb shows us what it would be like for a farm boy to leave a small town for the big city and embrace his destiny.
Tim Sale channels Norman Rockwell and shows us a picturesque Smallville like we've never seen before.
A great starting point for new Superman or graphic novel fans.
Cute!! I don't care for Superman generally but I liked this. Also, the art was real pretty.
Touching on the personal side of Superman's life through 4 stories, told across 4 separate seasons of his life, this story manages to have a big emotional impact. Superman's personal struggles, from struggling to fit in to being frustrated that he can't do everything, show that there's far more to the classic superhero than just his strength and invincibility. I loved it.
The wholesome! Sweet, nostalgic, but not saccharine.
Jeph Loeb's four outsider POVs provided great reflections on just-starting-out Superman as a character. Tim Sale managed to draw the Man of Steel as simultaneously an absolute unit and cuddly. Lex Luthor is given enough complexity (⚠️referenced child abuse) that even as an over the top villain, you get a glimpse at how he justifies his motivations. I fear Lana Lang is outside my knowledge, such that I don't know if this version of her is too simplified.
Lois Lane, in addition to her perspective on Superman, does provide comical moments in her interactions with Clark Kent.
It's hard for anything to top Batman in the DCU, for me, but I did highly enjoy this.
⚠️ plot point of deadly virus hitting respiratory system; if reading about such things post-2020 upsets you, be aware.