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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781845760076
ISBN: 1845760077
Label: Titan Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Titan Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: January 21, 2005
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Studio: Titan Books Ltd
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Many graphic novels have attempted to ground in reality the notion of superheroes living in the real world, but very few have done so with such finesse and skill. Named after the famous comics character by his parents, Laura and David Kent, Clark has grown up detached and alienated by his stupid moniker. Then one night, life imitates art and Clark, like the bane of his life, can fly. Suddenly he has superpowers. Suddenly he is Superman! And suddenly the small boy from a small town is thrown into a big, big world that may be far more demanding than even he can handle. Heaped with praise, this new and brilliant alternate reality for the Man of Steel takes all that has gone before, throws it in the blender and creates something beautiful.
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Rating:  -
This is one of the finest comic series, and graphic novels, I have read. Right there with Batman:Year One. After seeing Superman grow into such a powerful being I found the stories got rather boring. I applaude any writer who can write an interesting Superman tale.
By placing this story in an alternate universe and working with such an interesting theme the writer has created a comic that should appeal to adult readers. Especially those who, like me, have been reading comics since the ... Read More
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What previous reviewers don't seem to have picked up on is the book's THEME. Believe me, I'm no lit-crit guy who goes around looking for the symbolism in everything...but even _I_ can see that Busiek is using his Clark Kent to dramatize the challenges that ALL of us (well, at least all of us men; maybe things are somewhat different for women) face as we go through the stages of life: finding our identity in adolescence, establishing ourselves in the world and finding love as a young adult, providing ... Read More
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This is not even the Superman that we all know and love. The character looks nothing like Superman because he's not supposed to be the Superman we know. But yet he happens to have the same name, Clark Kent? Gimme a break. I think it's fine if this is a story of some random kid that finds he has identical powers as Superman but then they shouldn't title this comic, "Superman"? Seriously. And he happens to have a girl friend named Lois but thank goodness her last name is at least different. There ... Read More
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"Superman: Secret Identity" was originally published in four issues, running about 48 pages each, from January to April 2004. "Secret Identity" begins with Clark Kent, a teenage boy in Picketsville, Kansas, who has to deal with the fact that his parents named him after the mythic superhero as sort of a light joke. Of course, it's not a joke for Clark, who has to endure the incessant mockery of his peers as well as a slew of Superman-related gifts for each of his birthdays. But then, one night, completely ... Read More
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I never would have known this was illustrated by Stuart Immonen if the cover hadn't told me. Acclimatized to Immonen's streamlined, cartoony images, the unique, rotoscoped style of Secret Identity came as a shock.
Busiek has definitely buttered his bread with stories about the real-life burdens of being a superhero (see: Astro City), and, in Secret Identity, he's proven that he's up to the task of giving a bit of emotional gravitas to the two-dimensional Superman. In fact, he occasionally skids ... Read More
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