Hmm….We got three seperate Superman stories yet all written by the same man. How to review this? I know! Pellet Reviews!!

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?: This is it! The definitve end of Superman! We haven’t seen a new story with the man of steel since then I believe. *holds ear* What’s that? Oh he has been in DC comics since this? I see….Well what I can say about Alan Moore (that hasn’t already been said) that for a man who doesn’t write superhero books anymore, he can write a damn good Superman story. This ‘end’ to Superman is a very dark tale and Moore has a great handle on all the villains presented in here. Then you get great pencils by Curt Swan and inking by George Perez and you got a great looking silver age story. Even if it’s not the true end of Superman, it’s a nice send off of the Silver Age era.

For the Man Who Has Everything: Let me first off state that this is my favorite title ever for a comic. Can’t say why in full but I just love how dramatic it is. This is also another little bleak tale of Superman cause he gets to witness what his life was like if Krypton never died. Then you got quite possibly the best villain ever (thanks to Moore but also to Peter Tomasi in GLC) with Mongul. I don’t care what comic it is but if Mongul is involved then I will pick it up. I do also like the interactions between Diana and Bruce during this whole story. You see it often now with Trinity, JLA, and other stories; but I think this could be one of the first times these two really have some sort of bond other then just as teammates. Also you get the team up of Moore and Gibbons so if your hankering for more of those two after Watchmen…well here ya go.

The Jungle Line: Finally we got sorta the ‘dark horse’ of the collection. I say Dark Horse only because I don’t think many people realize about Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing. I’ve reviewed the first trade beforehand and we’ve had discussions about this on the site before. But I’m sure the majority of fans don’t know about this. Let me say that this is a well written interaction of the two heroes. You think that’s obvious cause it’s Moore, but Swamp Thing is a different beast (sorry for the pun) then Superman. He acts differently, he speaks differently, and his goals are much more different then what Superman believes in. It’s a very weird looking tale as well with Al Williamson on pencils. When it comes to the swampland it’s very beautiful; but when we go into this weird world Superman is dreaming of…It’s just plain bizarre. Again it’s a little bizarre to put this in here (even with the HC premise) but it’s just as enjoyable as the more famous Moore Superman stories.

Overall this is a very good deal of a trade to get. Sure these have been collected to death. (See DC Stories of Alan Moore to get more of his DC work) But if your a Superman fan and you don’t want to read his other tales. I would think this would be a no brainer for people looking at it in their LCS.