Even if superheroes are not your thing but you enjoy comic book stories, or even just the written word without the visuals, I would urge all to make this a part of your collection. To any fans of the superhero genre, this is a must read. Alongside amazing art from Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, we are treated to such wonderful visuals, escalating to an inspired, yet unpredictable ending. Great imagination throughout, one super set-piece to the next. Mark Millar has written something special with this story. Overall, Red Son is one of the best Superman books to ever have been released. One scene in particular may well have you reminiscing of the Frank Miller story “The Dark Knight Returns”, before becoming more extreme. In this is an urban terrorist, he lives in the sewers and goes to extreme lengths to destroy the Red Man of Steel. We see new imaginings of Wonder Woman, Bizarro and the Green Lantern Corps all are wonderful but Russian Batman comes out on top for the best alternate take on a DC superhero. It really is non-stop all the way through and really thrilling for comic book fans. Throughout this book we are treated to some really great moments.

Rather than seeing him as a cartoon villain, the characterisation of Lex in this book hits all the right notes. Millar brings such nuance to the character. Lex Luthor, thanks to these efforts, an American superhero in his own right. Arrogant, ruthless yet at times charming, funny his tireless efforts of bringing down Superman are written with such imagination. As with Superman, Mark Millar does a wonderful job of writing the character. Superman is obviously the star of this book, yet Lex Luthor runs him a very close second. From hero to a dark figure taking his absolute power to the limit.

This story of ‘Comrade Superman’, from a young man with high ideals to an isolated and intolerable megalomaniacal ruler of Soviet Russia, who wants nothing more than to mould the world in to what he believes is utopia. Yes, what If the spaceship carrying Kal-El to Earth, rather than Smallville, crash landed in Russia? This Elseworld tale gives us an imaginative take on the origin of the Man of Steel. What if Superman had landed in Soviet Russia instead of Smallville, Kansas? DC’s “Elseworlds” series imagines an alternate take on the Superman story with “Comrade Superman” becoming ruler of Soviet Russia, slowly taking over the world while an independent America led by Lex Luthor fights against an increasingly unhinged and totalitarian-minded Man of Steel. Now, before I go on, I must say that shamefully, reading it for this review is the first time that I have read this story. With the release of the animated version of this story on the horizon, this seems like an ideal time to review the original ‘Elseworlds’ story, Superman: Red Son.

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