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When i finished grant morrison s run on action comics, i was struck by how little has been used or perhaps more appropriately explained from morrison s eighteen issues. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the dc universe in the award winning pages of seven soldiers, allstar superman, final crisis and. While morrison is no stranger to writing the superman. Download pdf allstar superman dc black label edition. The new york times bestselling creative team grant morrison and rags morales landmark run on superman. Grant morrison has been working with dc comics for twenty five years, after beginning his american comics career with acclaimed runs on animal man and doom patrol.
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The official site of leading comic book writer grant morrison including a comprehensive guide to his comic, film and journalistic work. For years, it seemed as if writers just didnt get what made superman work, with the obvious exception being grant morrison and frank quitelys allstar superman. Morrison all but acknowledges this later in action comics when superman. Ithos sphere action comics dc comics dc rebirth grant morrison new 52 postcrisis superman rags morales superman 71 views when i finished grant morrisons run on action comics, i was struck by how little has been used or perhaps more appropriately explained from morrisons eighteen issues. Jla 1997 comic read jla 1997 comic online in high quality. Grant morrison s superman story has taken 20 years to tell, but it was elegant, beautiful, and out of order. Superman and the men of steel by grant morrison, rags morales, andy kubert online on amazon. Grant morrison stretches the action comics of superman cbr. Rags morales, however, has done a beautiful job with the artwork in his issues. Action comics 2011, volume 3 by grant morrison overdrive. The nook book ebook of the superman action comics vol.
Superman action comics book 2 available for download and read online in other formats. Scottish comic book author grant morrison is known for culturejamming and the constant reinvention of his work. Im like on the third issue and find a lot of what hes doing to be. Following the completion of morrisons storyline, writer andy diggle and artist tony daniel. Dc claimed that this series would strip down the man of steel to his timeless, essential elements.
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