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If this sort of thinking interests you, I'd recommend checking out Red Son by Mark Millar.
It's an 'Elseworlds' story in which baby Kal-El's ship crashes in the Ukraine instead of Kansas. Superman is taken in by the Soviets and grows up with all the same powers but a Socialist ideology. It shows a whole alternate version of the 20th century and how the rest of the DC Universe changes.
It's clear that a lot of thought went into it and it's one of my absolute favorite Superman stories.
One of my favorite graphic novels/comic books with an awesome perspective.
For anyone interested; Superman: Red Son
What if baby Superman had crashed on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and grew up to become Stalin's right-hand man?
All Star Superman by Morrison and Quietly is a great arc that captures a lot of what makes Superman well, Superman.
Red Son looks at how things might have gone if instead of ending up in Kansas, he landed in Soviet Russia.
/r/comicbooks can help too!
A lot of 'I'm not a fan of Superman but it was good' folks here.
Might I suggest some really good Superman comics?
Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1 - Part of DC's New 52 reboot, these comics are by Grant Morrison (who is a great writer and something of an expert on comics, especially Superman) and shows a young Superman at the very beginnings of his superheroics.
All-Star Superman - Another Grant Morrison work, All-Star Superman is an Elseworlds (set outside main canon) that is by and large considered one of the definitive works of Superman stories. A little camp with lots of love given to the Golden and Silver Ages but played straight and fantastic story.
Kingdom Come - Another Elseworlds set in a dark, alternate future, where Clark has given up being Superman and the world pretty much standing on the edge. Amazing art by Alex Ross.
Superman: Red Son - An Elseworlds in which Superman landed in Communist Russia as an infant and raised by the state. The concept is silly but it's honestly a great read.
Superman: Birthright - A retelling and modernization of Superman's origin, it's a pretty good read and probably what Man of Steel is drawing a lot of inspiration from.
Superman Annual #11: "For the Man Who Has Everything" - It's a Superman story written by Alan Moore. I don't want to say anymore due to potential spoilers.
Rubix89 also said "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" which is pretty much a response to the question of 'What's so great about the big blue boyscout in this day and age?'
I was going to create my own list but you have almost everything I would have listed, good job.
Ex Machina Vol 1 $5.49 in place of Chew
Walking Dead Vol 1 $5.79 for Fables (good but I think walking dead is more addictive.)American Jesus $5.99 for Fables
Magneto Testament $10.99 in place of Strange Talent of Luther Strode (good but I think Magneto Testament is a better read)
New Total: $100.29New Total: $100.49
EDIT: Changed Walking Dead since already on the list
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Not Part of my list but any way:
If you can find Superman Secret Identity read it (out of print) but it looks like they may be re-releasing it in April 2013
Superman: Red Son $10.37 from amazon
> As for why he doesn't enslave humanity, well that wouldn't make for a very good story.
It can and has. It's called Superman: Red Son.
It depends on what characters or genres you're interested in. The New 52 is a solid starting point for many books, but that doesn't mean you should stay away from pre-N52 trades, as many of them are still accessible with a limited background knowledge. Here's a giant list of recommendations that I've made in the past (and that I keep adding to for some reason). Just take a look at what might interest you, and jump in.
> For New 52 Batman and Batman-related books, I recommend the following:
 
>For other New 52, I would recommend:
 
>And here are some good pre-N52 that you should definitely check out:
I really enjoyed the Kingdom Come graphic novel as well as Superman: Peace On Earth. Although Peace on Earth is a Christmas story it is still really well done, and anything done by Alex Ross is worth picking up. Both show Superman pitted against his greatest enemy: the darker aspects of human nature.
Superman: Red Son is an interesting twist on the Superman story line, where Superman is raised in Russia instead of on the Kent farm.
The Superman: Man of Steel volume set by John Byrne is a nice introduction, but I personally feel it is really short and lacking in a lot of detail.
The Death of Superman is quite good too, and I would highly recommend picking it up; the final pages are really hard for me to get through, but that might just be me.
Superman: Secret Identity isn't technically about Superman, since it takes place on Earth-prime (a world where superheroes exist only in comics, kind of like our world), but I love how this graphic novel portrays humanity...
I hope that helps. If I can think of any more graphic novels I'll be sure to list them in an edit. Good choice on Birthright though, you won't be disappointed.
Also, I know you had mentioned that you wanted to steer away from the new 52 for now, but they are going to be coming out with volume sets here soon, so if you wanted to you could start off with Action Comics Volume 1. This way you could experience Superman as he becomes the greatest hero the world has ever known.
This is pretty much the entire premise of my 2nd favorite DC comic, "Superman Red Son" It's an Elsewords comic, so not canon. Superman leaves Krypton late and lands in Ukraine and is raised a Russian. It leaves Lex uncontested in America, and he eventually becomes president. I'd definitely give it a read if I were you. Here it is on Amazon.com It's got my favorite ending of any graphic novel, but it is still second in total behind Kingdom Come.
I’m assuming you probably heard or read a lot of these already but their worth repeating on the chance that you haven’t.
Yo, $10 if you have Amazon Prime or like $12 non-prime w/ shipping.
That price range is generally the lowest I'm able to find graphic novels at.
Devil in the White City- By Erik Larson A fantastic nonfiction that reads like fiction.
Anything by HP Lovecraft for a dose of Horror. I think the story, "Horror at Red Hook" and "Lurker in Darkness" have more of an adventurer GM theme to them than others. Fair bit of warning, when reading his stuff have a dictonary pulled up on your phone. Since it's older material there are a lot of anitquated words in there. Don't worry about learning every new word for future reference. Your brain will pick a couple.
My favorite collection.
I have used some history books about WWI and WWII to make campigns for Iron Kingdoms.
I'm a fan of varied mediums, if you haven't done graphic novels before, maybe look into one that could strike your fancy. Hellboy, Batman-The Long Halloween, most titles by Allen Moore, Superman-Red Son.
Also sneak some poetry in there. Even light stuff like Shel Silverstein was helpful to me. It helps you think of how to use words in new ways.
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Check out Joe the Barbarian
http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Barbarian-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401237479
Superman: Red Son
http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Red-Son-Mark-Millar/dp/1401201911
I Kill Giants
http://www.amazon.com/I-Kill-Giants-Joe-Kelly/dp/1607060922
Secret Identity
http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Secret-Identity-Graphic-Novels/dp/1401204511
I think all of these are great books for someone just getting into graphic novels. Out of the four, Red Son is the heaviest, but definitely a really interesting spin on the Superman folklore. That being said, I'm not a Superman fan, and yet I've recommended two Superman novels.
Thanks for the posting this; Batman is a character in a "what if" regarding If Superman had landed in the USSR instead of the US
Next time, provide links
Thanks
Superman: Red Son is the best Superman story I've ever read. This is coming from an asshole that dresses like Clark Kent on a regular basis.
Mark Millar also managed to jumpstart the Avengers franchise 2 years ago, cast Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, AND rework Captain America from a militant symbol from the 1941 into the most likable motherfucker on the planet in his graphic novel Ultimates. Ultimates 2 was also very good, but #3 was not Mark Millar and it kinda sucked.
He did a Wolverine story called Old Man Logan that was great. Fun fact, he also wrote the comic book that was adapted into the Angelina Jolie film Wanted. In my opinion, his best work peaked at Marvel's Civil War event.
The basic story went like this: some D-List supers blow up a small town in New England, which sparks the American public to push for a superhero registration act. Iron Man thinks that this trend represents the natural evolution of superheroes, so he supports it. Captain America, being the dashing badass that he is, claims that this directly defies the American dream and decides to go against it. This pits the entire superhero community against itself. The event had ramifications that were felt by every Marvel comic book for years afterwards, and it also sparked Marvel as a company to begin running big, over the top events every year (there were events before this, but this was when Marvel realized that they could cash in BIG on summer events. I'm not too happy about this, because I'd rather just read comics without having to keep up with the goddamn news in a fictional reality. Not my cuppa tea).
After Civil War, Mark Millar got a big head about his work. Prior to this, the general understanding was that he liked shock value, but his mentor Grant Morrison (arguably the best writer in the business) was filtering his ideas and more or less proofreading his scripts. However, once he got famous, he basically disgraced Morrison in public and decided he was better off alone. Nowadays, Millar only writes comics as storyboards for movie pitches (he's admitted this, I'm not accusing). It's not necessarily a bad way to write comics, but his style is more chauvinistic than anything.
He's his own biggest fan. That said, he wrote some DAMN good comics way back when.
Does that answer your question?
>I won't get into the thick and thin of the plot (flew really close to the sun, got hit with a solar flare, no he has super cancer or something), but the point is a seemingly all powerful character can be a great character when you show the cracks in his armor.
Required reading, I think:
Superman: Red Son
Kingdom Come
Both excellent examples of stories that present Superman as a conflicted character rather than just a walking god.
Red Son?
I'm going to go with December 2nd and it's going to be a girl. Also, congratulations!
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Hey man, Sounds like you are interested in Batman and Superman. You said you were interested in recent comics so there are two i would recommend:
DC reset their entire universe in 2011 and begun new story arcs that are easier for people like yourself to start reading comics. This book was actually the first trade i ever bought so it has a special place in my heart and i'm sure you'll love it. It is a trade paperback which collects issues 1-7 i'n pretty sure.
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-The-Court-Owls/dp/1401235425/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393927430&sr=8-2&keywords=court+of+owls
A fairly recent comic, this one is set in Soviet Russia and explores what would happen if Superman landed with Russians as opposed to the Kents. Really great Superman story and pretty easy to get the gist of if you know the origin of Superman.
http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Red-Son-Mark-Millar/dp/1401201911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393927413&sr=8-1&keywords=superman+red+son
There are two comics you need to find if you like Luthor. There's Superman: Red Son that follows an alternate universe where Supe's baby pod crashed landed in Russia instead of the US. Luthor ends up in charge of the West, and it's really all generally fantastic.
Then there's Lex Luthor: Man of Steel. In terms of plot, it's pretty much like most Superman stories, but from Lex's point of view. It dives into his philosophy, history, and why he views Superman as bad for humanity.
I really can't recommend those two runs enough; I absolutely love them. (And for the record, I usually hate Superman comics - he's just about the most boring hero there is IMO). If you read those two and want more, check out Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman, in which Luthor conspires to give Superman supercancer. It's kind of a Superman's greatest hits but with a little more purpose behind it than usual. Also, I just plain love Frank Quitely's art style. There's also an animated version if you don't like reading or something.
Superman Red Son and All-Star Superman. Both are really good stories worth checking out!
I'd love to have this.
In that vein, check out Superman: Red Son (where Kal-El crash lands in the USSR at the dawn of the Cold War, rather than Kansas). It's generally regarded as among the best Superman stories out there (though it's not without flaws).