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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Recently, someone told me the new Absolute Superman was more of a working-class hero, which like a movie flashback triggered an old memory of being recommended Superman: Red Son, a comic which I've still never read but I remember was highly regarded. Of course, I have a feeling I should've read it then, way before I had any communist leanings, and now I'd only see all the American brain worms in it lol.

But I've also heard it's a nuanced take on Superman and communism, so I'm wondering what do people here think? Is it still worth reading in this day and age with my current political readings?

For those not familiar, Superman: Red Son is about Superman landing in the USSR instead of Kansas. I tried an internet search for what actual communists think of it and couldn't find any such opinions, so I'm asking here.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

its one of the few good mark millar comics to the point some think he didnt write it

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Mark Millar is a good writer with bad tendencies

Needs a good editor to keep his shit in check

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