I watched this the other day, yeah is very interesting. I haven't read “All Star Superman” but want to now based on Morrison's comments. It's interesting how he thinks of Superman as a very relaxed sort of guy, I guess if you are nearly invulnerable that would make sense.
Also liked his description of Superman as embodying the zeitgeist of the times, never thought of Superman as a socialist champion during the Great Depression with the famous cover of “Action Comics” #1 (1938) of Supes lifting a car above his head and smashing it, but maybe Morrison has a point…
Broken_Finger
All Star Superman was the first time the character was made interesting, outside of when Frank Miller portrayed him as a fascist back in the 80s. And yeah, if memory serves some of Superman's earliest fights were with corrupt politicians and social injustice, a tradition which has carried over with the modern day corporatist Lex Luthor (depending on who the writer is, of course).
Anonymous
All Star Superman was the first time the character was made interesting, outside of when Frank Miller portrayed him as a fascist back in the 80s. And yeah, if memory serves some of Superman’s earliest fights were with corrupt politicians and social injustice, a tradition which has carried over with the modern day corporatist Lex Luthor (depending on who the writer is, of course).
