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Jeph Loeb is a screenwriter/producer, and Tim Sale is an acclaimed artist. Their credits together include the award-winning Batman: The Long Halloween and its sequel, Dark Victory. More recently, they have collaborated on Daredevil: Yellow and Spider-Man: Blue for Marvel Comics, with The Hulk: Gray planned for the forthcoming year.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale come together, they create magic. Both creators have callaborated time and time again and every time they do so, the work becomes legendary in the comic book hallowed mythos. Though most of their work has been with the Batman character, this Superman story shines like nothing else.
The poignant story showcases Supes in the four seasons of the year,with each one season narrated by one of the many supporting characters. The differing perespective is not only seen with the style of writing, but also the lettering, the coloring and the art. Superman's origin has always been very well established and has been revisited many many times. With this work, however, Loeb revisits Supes and makes us look at his upbringing through the years and how he established the values that makes him the man he is today. For the first time, we look at Supes during his teen years and feel the angst when his powers slowly start to come through. We fall in love when he does the same, and feel our heart break when his heart is broken. Loeb can be funny and he deals with that side of the character truthfully. It was after this rendition of Supes that Loeb was finally given the helm of the monthly Superman comic.
When it comes to art, Tim Sale is the man you would want to feast your eyes on his work. His basic pencils and inks flourish even more when you look into how the way he draws human emotion. His work can be sexy, especially noticed with the introduction of one hot Lois Lane. No wonder Superman falls in love with her and eventually gets married to the woman. She really is a presence.
Through it all, Superman for All Seasons is one heckuva good read. The hardcover format give it an even richer, more hansome feel to it. Loeb and Sale are the dream team. Working so well together that comic publishers just can't get enough of them. Which is a good thing, really. It leaves us readers feel great, truly enjoying the story and all its contents.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
While I am not a tremendous fan of the man in blue, I was taken aback by this tale of how Superman first started out (through the eyes of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale). Unlike their earlier collaborations in the Batman mythos (The Long Halloween, Dark Victory) which further perpetuated the dark isolation of Dark Knight's dedicated vigil, this story actually gives Superman a sprawling landscape and a sense of humanity that was not normally found in the regular series. Loeb, now writing for one of Superman's regular titles, showed great care in handling a pop icon and allowing him to show his faults (awkwardness, naivete, even brooding). Loeb also gives the inklings of a little romance for the Man of Steel. Tim Sale's work fits Loeb's words like hand in glove as he exhibits an adaptive quality. The scenery is beautiful and the characters look friendlier versus the dark claustrophobic view of Gotham and the sinister scowls of the Batman cast. If you haven't read it, give this funny book a try. You might like it, even if you're not a Superman fan.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Superman for All Seasons" is a comic book as directed by Frank Capra. Smallville is an easy swap for Bedford Falls, and the Kents could easily be the steadfast Bailys. (In a direct homage, Pete Ross says "I wish I had a million dollars!" at the soda fountain.)
It's a good fit. Jeph Loeb captures the 1940's idealistic dream of the 1930's perfectly, while still managing to set the series in modern times. Lex Luthor makes a nice glowering Mr. Potter, greedily lusting after the only thing his money can't buy. This optimistic writing style comes as quite a surprise from the pen of a writer most known for giving us the darkest side of Batman.
Keeping with the theme, Tim Sale borrows heavily from the Fleischer Superman cartoons of the early 1940's including a brilliant adaptation of the Fleischer's flying effect for Superman. The art is very stylized, and suits the story. Superman is huge, in the way that a big brother is huge to a small child. His size is comforting, rather than intimidating.
There are few comics that deserve the hardback format. "Superman for All Seasons" is one of them.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
"... there was time before all that. When he was just... a man's...
I never been a huge fan of Superman stories. I have no problem with the character per se, but I usually find other heroes more interesting. Read more
Published 2 months ago by para
Really good early Supes story!!
I have historically loved the combination of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. There work on Batman, Daredevil, Spider-Man, and the Hulk etc., have been great. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. Penrose
A non-event
While everything about this collection screams something essential or special I really felt this was nothing spectacular. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mark McLaughlin
Superb
I know Jeph Loeb is one of the most controversial comic writers of our time (and if you've ever read Ultimatum, and I highly recommend you don't, you'll understand why), so far... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Reed Serna
a man for all seasons
A book about the man inside the suit, the most powerful man on the planet, but very possibly also the loneliest. Read more
Published 17 months ago by IMkirok
Review of Loeb's 'Superman for All Seasons'
I loved the simplicity and honesty of this comic. The narrative offers a very basic introduction to the world of Superman--his values, his thoughts, his life. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ryan S. Mease
Great take on the early years for Superman
This is a great way to show how the small town boy of Clark Kent became the big city journalist of Clark Kent who from time to time dons the cape of Superman and all the struggles... Read more
Published on April 28, 2010 by Justin A. Schreier
Solid
This is the first Superman comic book I have read and I was very pleased with it. I own many comic books and this one is ranked high among them. Read more
Published on April 3, 2010 by Thomas Dean
One of the best Superman stories out there
I'm by no means a big Superman fan. I've always found him to be kind of boring, his enemies to be somewhat disinteresting and the character himself to be overpowered and... Read more
Published on March 9, 2010 by A. Taylor
Boring
I might gain lots of hate because of my very negative review for this book, but that was what it was for me. Read more
Published on March 4, 2010 by Xavier Zavala Heras
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- Daredevil, Vol. 1: Yellow by Jeph Loeb on page 206, and Back Matter
- Fantastic Four by Peter David in Back Matter
- Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 2 by John Byrne in Back Matter
- Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, Nos. 51-60 & Annual No. 4 by Stan Lee in Back Matter
- Son of Superman by Howard Chaykin in Back Matter
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