Author Topic: Super Man: Red Son  (Read 5131 times)

acpracht

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on: March 21, 2011, 01:32:09 AM
I'm probably well off timely here, but I just want to recommend Super Man: Red Son. Really liked it - it's superman as a soviet rather than an american...



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Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 01:52:08 AM
Isn't it cool? I really, really liked that one -- as long as you ignore all the names matching up. But it's a great take on what might have been if the rocket arrived just a little sooner (or is it later??)


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Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 06:03:01 PM
Fighting for truth, justice, and the Soviet way?  :-\

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Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 07:21:24 PM
There's got to be a good Yakov Smirnoff joke here, somewhere…



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Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 07:42:12 PM
Oh, good to know.

I've read a few things by Millar and have yet to be too enthused about them. Will have to check this out!


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Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 08:41:53 PM
There's got to be a good Yakov Smirnoff joke here, somewhere…

Was there ever more than one Yakov Smirnoff joke?

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Reply #6 on: March 22, 2011, 08:53:50 PM
Isn't it cool? I really, really liked that one -- as long as you ignore all the names matching up. But it's a great take on what might have been if the rocket arrived just a little sooner (or is it later??)
Yes, very cool. And re: stEPH - It's odd, but he almost seems to fit in better with the whole communist "save the common man" idea than with capitalism.

Did I just call Superman a communist? Yes, I suppose I did...

Seriously, what I really liked was the spinning forward into the future of the "Luthers." THAT was brilliant.

Didn't care for the fuzzy Russian hat on Batman, though.



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Reply #7 on: March 23, 2011, 01:33:51 AM
Didn't care for the fuzzy Russian hat on Batman, though.

You think Batman doesn't have a cold climates Bat Hat??


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Reply #8 on: March 23, 2011, 02:51:37 AM
he probably has a specially designed batsuit that contains a thermal layer or two.

Or he has a 'make me warmer' gadget on his utility belt.


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Reply #9 on: March 23, 2011, 02:47:00 PM
Didn't care for the fuzzy Russian hat on Batman, though.

You think Batman doesn't have a cold climates Bat Hat??
Not saying it isn't practical; just that it looks extremely silly...