We discuss Alan Moore Superman stories and answer the question: when is Superman’s birthday, anyway?
The idea of the Bottled City of Kandor, Krypto the Superdog, Bizarro, all of it.
I wanted to find out more about this incredible world with all of these fascinating details.
He still added a few fascinating details of his own in his time, though.
Heres a quick look at them.
They dont seem like prime team-up candidates in any case, though.
But check out the talent that brought this one to life with him.
Now hes losing both his powers and his mind as his body dies.
Mad with fever, the Man of Tomorrow is heading south to die.
Superman doesnt do any actual heroics in this one.
So, yeah, draw your own conclusions.
It doesnt matter, though.
You dont need any prior knowledge of Moores ongoing Swamp Thing series so that appreciate this.
This one is really the main event for this article.
You have to consider when For The Man Who Has Everything was published to fully appreciate its impact.
As he did in The Jungle Line, Superman once again finds himself a victim of alien plant life.
Perhaps in a sign that he subconsciously suspects something is wrong, this dream life isnt free of complications.
Here, he wakes up righteously pissed off, and with good reason.
He just lived about 25 years in his head and raised two children there.
Waking up to find they arent real, ummmm…he doesnt take it very well.
Hes got a long fuse, but when it goes off, well…burn.
As an exhausted Kal-El returns home, he contemplates reading his children another Scarlet Jungle story before bed.
Superman isnt just a hero to Earth, hes an intergalacticaly recognized figure.
Saving worlds, even alien worlds, is just a day at the office for this Superman.
Dave Gibbons draws perfect renditions of Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin.
Holy moley, that would have been something.
you could find For The Man Who Has Everything inDC Universe Stories by Alan Moore.
A note about Supermans birthday.
But Supes has had several birthdays established.
Geoff Johns and Gary FranksSuperman: Secret Originput Clark Kents birthday on December 1st.
There was no February 29th in 1938, though.
Alright, I spent way too much time on that.
Weve got one more story to get to…
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
No matter what, as with For The Man Who Has Everything, you should absolutely read this comic.
Have you ever seen Alan Moore?
Id take that seriously, too.
Schwartz felt the same way.
Since I didnt want to be an accessory to my own murder,he recalled, I agreed.
Moore is paired not with aWatchmenorSwamp Thingartistic collaborator this time around, but Curt Swan.
It all helps with the illusion that this is indeed the abrupt end of Supermans nearly 50-year publication history.
Superman does take a life in this story, and this story has found itself cited in wrongheaded See?
Supermandoeskill sometimes, bro defenses.
Its no accident what he does, to be certain, but his self-imposed penalty is a suitable consequence.
There are a handful of parallels toWatchmenworth noting, too.
But as any Superman story should, it ends on a hopeful note…and with a wink.
