Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Frank Quitely
Published by DC
Someday, All Star Superman will be collected in one of those big trade-paperbacks that marketing people are calling an "Omnibus." When that thing comes out, it's gonna sell like a nickel cure to herpes. Until that time comes, readers can be content in enjoying each issue of All Star Superman in it's preferred format: a busted, stapled pamphlet designed for leaning against brick walls, holding down coffee tables and coaster-izing ice cold Coronas. (And for those of you sick of hearing that All Star Superman should be purchased, not waited for, and beaten to shreds, than take a guess at how sick we are of telling you. Buy it, read it, share it. The offer to buy copies that you, the reader, don't enjoy, is still open.)
Considering that being hip and trendy in NYC is quickly becoming the province of being too thin to defend oneself against a Pomeranian while listening to atonal vocalization over harp chords, it's about time that reading material got nerded out as well: and what could be nerdier, (and therefore hipper,) than reading a story about a Superman, his Super-Dog, and three versions of his future Superman Squadron? How about the story of mortality, the death of a parent, and the grief that changes boys into men? And how about having the kind of art that makes grown-ass adults start to reconsider their decision to give up on dreams of being the monthly cover artist for Batman and the Outsiders? How about it?
-Tucker Stone, 2007
Some updating news: still two albums needed to complete the set, trust us, we know. Marty is still trapped in a hippie internet-free zone, whereas Tucker has only just recently been released from his. You'll see the remaining albums soon. Otherwise, we're back on schedule at the offices, and 2007 looks to be the most important Factual Opinion year ever, more on that later. Stick around, bring a friend.
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