Superman: Up, Up, and Away! [Paperback]

Kurt Busiek (Author), Geoff Johns (Author), Pete Woods (Illustrator), Renato Guedes (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401209548
• ISBN-13: 978-1401209544
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about Clark, April 15, 2007

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Gotham Night - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman: Up, Up, and Away! (Paperback)

One of my favorite Batman stories was called "24/7", written by Devin Grayson, and the story was actually about Bruce Wayne. It portrayed a day in the life of Bruce as we followed him from a board meeting to a golfing date to visiting friends, etc. I adored that story because there is something that arouses our interest about the ordinary lives that our superheroes lead. "Superman, up, up, and Away" is written with that premise in mind. Superman has lost his powers in the aftermath of the Infinite Crisis. He can finally be just Clark Kent for an entire year. It does wonders for his marriage, it brings him closer to his own humanness, he performs better on his job, and in his own words, "She (Lois) was happy, I was happy. With my powers gone, it was just us." And we find out that he particularly loves warm pretzels with mustard. However, Clark is not totally on vacation by any means. For the action enthusiasts, there's always Luthor meddling in the background and the Intergang is more than willing to cause trouble so Clark can still carry out his mission for truth and justice. It's a great story, written by Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns with artwork by Pete Woods and Renato Guedes. The artwork is perfect, portraying the everyman Clark Kent we all love and making him believable. I highly recommend this book if you're interested in finding out who Clark Kent really is, because that's what this lovely story is all about.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essence of a Hero, November 3, 2007

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Michael E. Hill "Major Rassendyll" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman: Up, Up, and Away! (Paperback)

"Superman - Up, Up and Away" is written by Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns. The art by Pete Woods and Renato Guedes and able supporting creative staff.

It is a year after the "Infinite Crisis". The world is still coping with a world without Superman. Unknown to most Superman has lost his powers in a climatic battle with a psychotic Superboy from an alternate reality.

No Superman - just Clark Kent, intrepid investigative reporter with a major metropolitan newspaper - The Daily Planet. A newly released acquitted Lex Luthor and his thugs have just given Clark a good old-fashioned back alley beating. No powers, getting worked over by his arch enemy should be depressing.

Not at all, Clark is having the time of his life.

This story is about what it means to be hero. Clark is free to focus on his career and marriage. Even powerless, he is still intrepid and fearless. He's got a lot of help from his friends like Supergirl and Green Lantern. Meanwhile Lex Luthor is using this opportunity of a world without Superman to take revenge against Metropolis.

Of course he fails.

Lets get one thing straight. I am a lifelong comics fan from childhood. Decades ago I became bored with Superman. This graphic novel was purchased because I consider the names of Busiek and Johns a mark of quality.

My faith was justified. This is the finest Superman comic I've ever read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superman: The Clark Kent Story, April 21, 2009

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Marvin B. (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman: Up, Up, and Away! (Paperback)

The overview of this book's plot has been mentioned in other reviews so I won't cover much of that, but I will say that the story is excellent. What makes the book worthwhile is that this is really Clark's story. This isn't simply Superman defending Metropolis against some giant robots (well, not for the most part anyway) this is the story of a man who wants to help people, but realizes just how much better his own life can be if he doesn't. The Lex Luthor that is shown here is downright desperate after finally losing his last shred of credibility and his company. Lex is a man out for revenge. It has great characterization and development, the pacing is great, and the art is wonderful. Great read.