Supreme: The Return
by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse
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Author: Alan Moore, Chris SprouseEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-03
ISBN: 0971024960
Number of pages: 258
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
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Book Review: "'King' will do."
Summary: 5 Stars
It's hard to overstate how good a book like Supreme really is for people who like their superheroes sunny-side up. "The Return" is by turns compelling, sad, funny, and ludicrous, as virtuoso comics writer Alan Moore continues to polish the tired old Overman archetype until it shines. In the wake of his battle with Darius Dax at the end of the previous book, Supreme has to deal with his old flame Judy Jordan, his new love Diana Dane, and a supervillain jailbreak. Alliteration aside, the characters are warm and very human, and Supreme's awkward romance with Diana is one of the great moments in superhero comics. Moore's writing on Supreme transcends the source material and gives the reader something completely new - a heartfelt book that's so absurd, it approaches the sublime.
The art on the previous volume was hit-and-miss, but Moore has adopted regular penciler Chris Sprouse, whose attractively stiff rendition of rock-jawed superheroes makes a clever counterpoint to Rick Veitch's organic, loving homages to artists long gone in the flashback sequences.
Unfortunately, the book's final two chapters are as-yet unpublished, thanks to the untimely demise of Rob Leifeld's Awesome Comics. The book ends on a high note, with Moore, Veitch, and Leifeld's eye-popping Jack Kirby tribute, but several plot threads are left unresolved. Still and all, this book is the best classic super-hero work on the market right now, and should be on any Superman aficionado's shelf.
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