You know what’s awesome about comics? That a character’s entire appeal can be summed up in five panels like this:
There’s so much to love about All Star Superman, but this page may be my favorite of the entire series, for the kindness it shows in its main character. It’s not that he stops Regan from jumping, it’s the way that he does it, and the fact that he silently holds her afterwards. We need more kindness in comics, I think.
February 28th, 2012 at 11:21 am
This panel saved my life. Not joking.
February 28th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Perfection.
February 28th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
The fourth panel is my favorite one, because its like he’s talking to all of us. Superman believes in us, our strength, our ability to preserve. Trust in him.
February 28th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
yeah, the 4th panel is pretty much the whole point, and even more moving in context of the entire issue.
And seriously, who else but GM could even conceive this much less pull it off so nicely? Moore? Unlikely. Johns? Even less. Millar? Yeah, right (and I know he’s a super-Super fan), Ellis? Wouldn’t even _want_ to… Maybe Waid, maybe…
February 28th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I disagree with you fed up, without dialogue it just looks like she’s saying “WTF do you want? get off me!” He isn’t just talking to her, he’s speaking of all humanity in general
February 29th, 2012 at 11:49 pm
“We need more kindness in comics, I think.”
Yes, we do. That’s a very good point.
March 3rd, 2012 at 10:07 am
Morrison doesn’t understand the basics of narrative storytelling. A bunch of cheap, emotionaly manipulative “moments” strung together is not a recipe for a good story.