Sunday, April 23, 2023

All-Star Superman

One of my all-time favorite Superman tales from DC Comics is the All-Star Superman 12-issue maxi-series written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Frank Quitely.

The maxi-series examines what happens to Superman when his powers overload.

Warner Bros./Discovery presents the DC Animated Movie of All-Star Superman adaptation with slight changes and deletions.

Lex Luthor sabotages a mission to study the sun that requires Superman to save the crew of the sun probe spaceship. In doing so Superman is exposed to massive amounts of the Sun’s radiation causing his body to overload with power.

Unable to process the excess energy his body begins to break down eventually leading to his death.

Over the course of the film Superman makes his final preparations including telling Lois Lane that Clark Kent is Superman.

Other occurrences include finding a new home for the inhabitants of the shrunken bottled Kryptonian city of Kandor, caring for a young Suneater, preparing his Fortress of Solitude’s preservation and saying his goodbyes to friends and family

During his last days Superman fights the Parasite, meets two arrogant inhabitants of Krypton, both Lois and Lex get superpowers, competes against two gods for Lois' affection, defeats a solar foe and more.

All-Star Superman defines who Superman is with his incredible powers and abilities.

It also shows the human side of the Man of Steel: his compassion, love of family, friends and the people of Earth and his unswerving loyalty and bravery.

The 4k UltraHD/Blu-ray/Digital Code Combo also includes several featurettes, commentaries by author Grant Morrison and Bruce Timm and an All-Star Superman Digital Comic. 

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'” — Hebrews 13:5

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