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Years after the heroes of the Justice League retire, a new generation of powered people quarrel and fight each other, making life for civilians dangerous. This book is the antithesis of the film MAN OF STEEL. It answers the question ‘Why do we need Superman?‘ We need him to be the role model for the concept of ‘superhero‘. Otherwise, we live amongst fascist Gods ruling over us mortal peons. His most valuable power is always doing what‘s right.

One of the biggest complaints about Batman is he could do more good with Bruce Wayne‘s money than as a masked vigilante, beating up impoverished muggers. Without getting into the responses to this (cause honestly for me BM is just a pathway to the larger bat family) Absolute Batman just makes Batman lower middle class. Batman‘s grief and rage, as an adult and child, are well done. His mother is a revelation.

#HauntsAndHexes Day 24: Our college graduate had a #Tarantula - err Spiderman themed birthday cake last year here in the Emirates. Looking forward to spending our baby gay‘s 24th birthday in the Bay Area with family this year. Cannot wait! 🕷️🕸️

The title ‘YEAR ONE‘ carries a lot of baggage. It must be a bare-bones reimagining of a hero‘s origin story, told with gritty realism. It must be serious and mature. This feels like a trap, a recipe for a maudlin, no fun tale. But in the hands of this creative team, it is a success. The familiar story is rendered in a tense and pulpy fashion, making every moment feel highly consequential. Recommended!

My latest Little Golden Book rescued from an Op shop.

It's cool that this has a Jewish superhero, apparently a first for DC, but the story was just a big mess. 😞

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I liked how much this one added to the first series. It addressed a few questions I had and felt a bit more cohesive compared to the first Marvel Zombies. Still absolutely chaotic 😂

This was such an entertaining graphic novel!

The premise was super fun. Basically, one day the sky turns purple and it causes people to create scientific breakthroughs and become superheroes and supervillains.

At times the story was somewhat hard to follow because of the many characters. However, there is a cast list at the end of the book.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/review-super-science-vol-1/