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Superman: The Earth Stealers

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Following hard on the heels of John Byrne's revamp of Superman, "The Earth Stealers" is -- well, it's not very good.

The Earth and moon are removed from this solar system by a grotesque, space-faring gnome king and his crew. Their purpose is to drag the planet and satellite across the galaxy to a processing plant that will reduce them to rubble and extract much-needed natural resources. The resolution penned by Byrne involves a stupid decision by his foes, as well as a feat by Superman that even his powers should not be able to handle. Bad villain characterizations and improbable plotlines aside, Byrne seems unable to decide exactly how powerful Superman is in this post-"Crisis" universe. Consequently, this story is flat and uninteresting, best to avoid by everyone but the most diehard Superman (or Byrne) completists.

by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(n e t) editor

This is the very megapowerful Superman sort of story. Superman must find a way to stop a bunch of crazy aliens who can literally nick planets. Not too many heroes with the power level to pull that off, so Superman is an obvious choice to try and stop them. A bit on the whacky and zany side and not that good really.

This is a very entertaining story because Superman is challenged to find a way to free the planet Earth from captivity by extraterrestrial aliens. Superman's power is pushed to the limit, but this gives the reader a truly exciting look at what our hero can do if necessary. If you are a Superman fan or enjoy a good science fiction story with a super hero in it, than this book is a must read for you. It's definitely 5-star reading material.

I actually bought this when it was first released in 1988. It's just as good now, obviously, since it has been re-printed, and is still available. This is real Superman! No "Fabio" hair, no watered down powers. Clark Kent is, well, Clark Kent, not a "hip, slick and cool" yuppie. This is the Superman that flies through space and does amazing things, not the one who gets killed off by "Johnny-come-lately" no-brainer two bit villians. If you like the Superman, and don't think that improving him means changing his costume, identitiy, and powers rather than improving the stories (such as the way Frank Miller did with Batman), you'll likely enjoy this book. Excellent pre-"Doomsday" Superman! If you haven't bought it already, go ahead, you deserve it! I give it five stars(because six aren't a choice)!!

The story was obviously written before "Crises on Infinite Earths". But published 2 years after. I found the story line just silly. This was the kind of immature story that DC had moved away from. I real step back for them at the time. Save your time and money.

I enjoyed this story because it really showed off Superman's power.