Or at least thats what I thought it was when I included it in my reread.
Why dont, reboots be damned, I try and read them in chronological order for the character?
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This isnt a bug of Morrisons work: its the entire point of it.
They invented the concept of Superman, and he was so beautiful they wept.
So so that share him with more people, they brought the idea to Overcorp.
Superdoom comes back at the end ofActionComics, but is referenced a few times throughMultiversity.
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Nix travels to Earth 7, an analogue to Marvels Ultimate Universe.
All but one of the heroes have been killed by the new mysterious bad guys, The Gentry.
Nix sends The Thunderer to the Hall of Heroes and decides to try and deal with the Gentry himself.
I fully admit this is somewhat curious placement.
But heres why I think it works: the Superman in this issue isnt President Superman.
Here, its his supporting cast.
Morrow at separate points.
First, time is utterly meaningless inAction Comics.
So the transitions arent incredibly jarring except for Electric Superman, which…ugh.
But whatever, that was going to be silly no matter what.
That lack of self-confidence, even a momentary one, isnt there in the rest of these stories.
Third, its a counterpoint toThe Multiversity#1: this is ALL about his supporting cast.
Thats a great moment.
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But there are bits of it that are incredibly good, and meaningful takes on whats at Supermans core.
The Clark Kent alter ego dies and Superman replaces it with another secret identity.
What, you may be asking, the hell does this have to do with Superman?
It sets up a great counterpoint from the next book on the list.
Hes presented with an impossible choice in the first arc: save Kandor or save Metropolis.
He found a way to save both.
Clark Kent (and Calvin Ellis) dont accept that, and thats why they win in these comics.
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3: At The End of Days
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He invades the Watchtower, but the League eventually fights him off.
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This world sucks for everyone involved because of Superman.
Just to show them how to be better.
4, no others.
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The last story here is a little heartbreaking, but also very sweet and Superman-centric.
So naturally hes saved from certain doom by a little boys belief that Superman can save everything.
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So at least a summary might have been cool.
Well see why later).
The first two issues of this collection are mostly throwaways that dont move the plot at all.
This is an incredible ending to this story.
This story is such an incredible definition of The Trinity.
Wonder Woman may have led humanity into battle, but they were there fighting for Superman.
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Earth 4s premier superteam was Grant Morrison and Frank Quitelys riff onWatchmen.
The whole story is a loop, and Captain Atoms motivation in it is largely to see what happens.
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There are three sections to the story.
The first, consisting of the first 3 issues ofFinal Crisisproper, covers the downfall of the planet.
If that sounds insane, its because it is.
Its densely packed with almost every ridiculous idea Morrison had about the character.
Thematically, I think it fits there incredibly well, too.
Ultra is the Superman stand in here, and he represents Superman without an audience.
Superman puts the multiverse right with the Miracle Machine by wishing for a happy ending for everyone.
None of this is Supermannish (Supermanly?
Yeah, lets just go with Super).
The point ofMastermenwas to show a Superman without the nurturing component that the Kents provided.
But before that, the entire story hinges on where it flips from his Earth heritage to his Kryptonian.
Before they can stop it, it eats three minutes of his life.
Three minutes he needed to save Pa from a heart attack, preventing young Superman from saving him.
He taught me that a good heart is worth more than all the money in the bank.
He taught me about life and death.
He taught me that the measure of a man lies not in what he says but what he does.
Thanks, Pa. Those are lessons Ill never forget.
The conclusion ofThe Multiversityis all about the League.
