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Bill Doughty's Reviews > DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
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Alan Moore is one of the greatest writers to ever work in comics, but that doesn't mean everything is all that great, as this mixed-bag of a collection shows. Two of the Superman stories here, "For the Man Who Has Everything" and "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" are two of the best in the character's history, and the short Green Lantern and Vega stories are top notch, too, but the rest range from not-very-special to outright kind-of-bad. And while I know people love it, I will never, ever warm up to The Killing Joke (the Joker crosses a very uncomfortable line here, no matter what the "official" word from DC states).
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January 28, 2008
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April 6, 2008
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April 6, 2008
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Apr 15, 2008 01:07PM
I'll agree with most of that, Bill. I loved the Superman stories: I'd never read them before and they were the reason I picked this up; those stories alone were worth the cover price. Most of the others vary in quality between write-offs and curiosities. I do like The Killing Joke, though: I first read it when I was about 11-12, and the last ten or so pages really affected me. Not one of my favourite Batman stories, but one of my favourite Batman moments.
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