[.ca] All Star Superman VOL 01 (ISBN 140121102X)

I'm not a Superman fan... but I absolutely love All Star Superman:
I bought this HC collection as I've enjoyed previous collaborations of Frank Quitely & Grant Morrison (We3 & The New X-Men). Not being a hardcore fan of Supes, I still picked this up expecting Morrison & Quitely to entertain me. It definitely did that and more! This is arguably their finest work yet. The storylines by Morrison seem to borrow ideas from classic conventions give me a feeling sense of nostalgia, bringing me back to a time when comics were for kids and cost 12 cents an issue. You'll see what I mean when you read about Lois getting Superman's powers for a day, or a story which pits Jimmy Olsen against Superman(!). The storyline which brings Supes back to Smallville touched me and brought actual tears to my eyes, which has never happened to me ever before from reading a comic. Some of Morrison's dialogue and ideas he throws into the stories are still very radical and 'out there,' yet Quitely's super clean & detailed art is able to make it all somehow believable. A lesser artist would not have been able to do achieve this. The hardcover collects All Star Superman 1-6 and has a slipcover. It was over too soon, but I find myself re-reading this book and noticing subtle details and references in the dialogue and art I missed the first time through. Morrison & Quitely's interpretation of Superman was simply an amazing comics experience for me and I hope you'll enjoy it too. For me, the bar has been raised so high, I don't know if the 2nd volume will be able to come close, but I can't wait to find out. Highly recommended.