User blog:Stevo1030/Stevo's Comic Reviews

For my first review, I'm going to start out with my favorite superhero and one of my favorite single stories, "For the Man Who Has Everything", by the great Alan Moore. So when Batman, Wonder Woman, and Robin (Jason Todd) go to the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they discover a plant attached to his chest. It turns out this is the doing of Mongul, who of course, wants to take over the world. The plant that's on Superman's chest is called a Black Mercy, a parasite that gives the person it's attached to their heart's desire; meaning it gives them a fantasy where they have the life they long for. Superman's fantasy is that he's living back on Krypton with his own family. So Batman and Robin have to revive Superman while Wonder Woman takes on Mongul. From what I've read from Alan Moore's work, I think his Superman work is his best. This comic definitely shows us why. I don't even know where to begin with this. But I'll just say the two best things I like about this comic. 1.) It makes us think about what life we would desire the most. I could probably wake up one day and be living in the city I grew up in. But it shows us that it's not always a perfect life. Which leads me to number two: it shows us how corrupt our world is. There's a campaign going on Krypton about releasing the prisoners in the Phantom Zone. But a cult lead by Jor-El is campaigning against it. The other things that make this comic good is it's use of characters. We also see Batman's desire, which is pretty obvious. And I won't give away who defeats Mongul. I'm not a fan of Mongul, but he's portrayed pretty well. There's even a nice moment between Superman and Wonder Woman that tops it off. So definitely download or buy it from the back issues of your local comic book store.