#Review: DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore by Supersotilas

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Thread for discussing DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore, reviewed by Supersotilas!

desert kite
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For the Man Who Has Everything (Superman Annual #11) Iconic story showing Clark's, Bruce's, and Diana's friendship, as well as showcasing that maybe Krypton wasn't as utopian as it's often portrayed. I had read this one before, it's good but not as mind blowing as first time. 8/10

Night Olympics (Detective Comics #549-550) Short Green Arrow back-up, cool atmosphere but nothing else. 5/10

Mogo Doesn't Socialize (Green Lantern (vol.2) #188) Funny introduction of Green Lantern Mogo, which works much better if you don't know beforehand who Mogo is. Still very enjoyable short story. 8/10

Father's Day (Vigilante #17-18) Very dark and disturbing story about homicidal father. I don't know comic Vigilante at all, but he felt more like a side character here. 7/10

Brief Lives & A Man's World (Omega Men #26-27) Two very short sci-fi stories with no known connection to the wider universe. Kind of cool, though. 7/10

The Jungle Line (DC Comics Presents #85) Superman/Swamp Thing crossover, which unfortunately felt really pointless. Might have worked better if I had read Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing. 5/10

Tygers & In Blackest Night (Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2-3) First one had trippy sci-fi but as story was not interesting at all, the second one worked much better and (like Mogo story above) showcased a more unique Green Lantern well. 5&8/10

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (Superman #423 & Action Comics #583) This was Awesome! Even though I haven't read any Silver-Bronze Age Superman, this works as a great possible ending for the Man of Steel. Iconic story for a reason. 9/10

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Footsteps (Secret Origins (vol.2) #10) A possible origin story for Phantom Stranger, except it's told in two parallel stories (past & present) and neither is particularly good. Definitely my least favorite here. 3/10

Mortal Clay (Batman Annual #11) Interesting(?) story of Clayface III having some serious delusions. It was nice that story was told from his perspective, but showcasing in art what was actually happening. 7/10

Batman: The Killing Joke Another one I had read before, because it's one of THE Batman stories. It's so celebrated for a reason, exceptional study into Joker's psyche. Love it. 9/10

wraith saffron
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Oh nice, I should check this out if I get the chance! Does TKJ have the original coloring or the recoloring by Bolland?

desert kite
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Original, though they aren’t as bright as in the 80s. I don’t know if it’s because of paper quality or what

wraith saffron
wraith saffron
pine kayak
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I’m surprised you didn’t love For the Man Who Has Everything

desert kite
# wraith saffron You read both? Which one do you prefer?

Colors? Yes, I have read both. I think some scenes need the original, crazy color palette, but some other work really well with the Bolland’s darker, more grounded colors. I don’t have preference for the whole book, it depends on the mood of the page and the image

desert kite