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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

For the record, I also enjoy good boy Superman stories the best. I haven't read a lot of him but my favorites have been stories like All-Star Superman and What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?

It's probably because I went through the whole arc of getting bored by Superman, then got burned out on all the evil/corrupted Superman stories. These ones focusing on his morality kind of helped me discover his potential again and like him again. By the time I was recommended Red Son I think I was at this phase, having already started The Boys or the edgy Marvel superheroes like Sentry or everyone in the original Ultimates run. So I skipped it figuring it was another version of an evil Superman.

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