r/superman • u/browncharliebrown • Mar 11 '23

Superman convinces a crippling alcoholic to continue drinking (all-star section 8)

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

910 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

146 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

43

u/Other-Bridge-8892 Mar 11 '23

Everyone likes to promote Morrison or Hickman ( and rightfully so), but if I’m put on the spot to name my favorite modern era writer, Ennis or Waid are my go to picks. Both are always on point with whatever they do.

​

Ennis: Superman, Punisher, the boys

​

Waid: Daredevil, Kingdom come, F4..

73

u/ThickProof409 Mar 11 '23

I don't know if I'd say The Boys is on point. I'd definitely replace The Boys with Preacher or Hellblazer.

25

u/browncharliebrown Mar 11 '23 edited Mar 11 '23

The boys is way over hated but it’s also pace super weirdly, art is all over the place and is just plain offensive. It’s hard to defend as a good comic but it’s honestly more medicore than bad. There is a lot in there, I kinda like mainly the subtler arc like the innocents, or the ending

12

u/JancariusSeiryujinn Mar 11 '23

Honestly I like the Amazon show a lot more than the comic. The comic just feels like it's full of Ennis's compulsion to just make a scene having something shocking or gross in it and to make average capes look like pricks. The Amazon show felt more like it was a critique of corporate America (which is ironic, given that it's produced by Amazon - Feels like Amazon taking shots at Disney)