Superman

up in the Sky

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Andy Kubert, Tom King: Superman (2020, DC Comics)

144 pages

English language

Published Aug. 27, 2020 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-4012-9456-4
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5 stars (1 review)

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Everything we love about Superman, boldly explored

5 stars

Superman: Up in the Sky is very different than other Superman stories that I've ranked highly lately, such as the Earth One series that are performing a modified re-telling of Superman. Up in the Sky is noteworthy to me precisely because it is so classic: even the artwork seems like the quintessential superman. He flies, he champions, he never gives up -- like All Star Superman¹, he represents the best of Superman's uncompromising standards and pathos. The Up in the Sky volume so unapologetically takes up the Superman that has been beloved for decades and bald-facedly takes on the questions that have been asked in the meta-culture: if Superman raced Flash, who would win? Why is Batman great? What if Superman were stuck in an administrative help line for hours and hours? What scares Superman? What if Superman is forced to compromise his standards in order to save a child? …