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Superman for All Seasons

Superman for All Seasons

Graphic NovelsComics
Published
1999
Language
English

Synopsis

Superman for All Seasons steps back from spectacle to tell an intimate origin story, narrated in turn by the people closest to Clark Kent: childhood friend Lana Lang in Smallville's spring, his hometown rival Lex Luthor in a scorching summer, ace reporter Lois Lane amid Metropolis's autumn, and his father Jonathan Kent as winter closes in. Each perspective captures a different facet of a farm boy becoming both Superman and a symbol.

Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale strip the story down to small-town nostalgia and quiet character work, treating Superman's decency as its own kind of superpower.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

NostalgicHeartwarmingReflective
Coming of AgeMultiple POVs

Genres

Graphic Novels Comics

About the author

J
Jeph Loeb

Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost, writer for the films Commando and Teen Wolf, and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008. In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of Marvel Television. A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner, Loeb's comic book work, wh...

Characters

Clark Kent / SupermanProtagonist

A farm boy from Smallville becoming Superman, seen through others' eyes.

Lana LangSupporting

Clark's childhood friend from Smallville, narrating the spring section.

Lex LuthorSupporting

Clark's hometown rival, narrating the summer section.

Lois LaneSupporting

A Metropolis reporter, narrating the autumn section.

All characters in Superman for All Seasons
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