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"Grant Morrison is one of the deftest superhero-comics
writers of the moment, ... His collaboration with the artists
Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant, is full of mad, cartwheeling
invention and airy open spaces.... Clever." --New York Times,
Book Review
"[Morrison's] affection for the Superman cast shines through on
every page as he homes in on their iconic demeanors--quietly
noble Superman, bumbling Clark Kent, suspicious Lois Lane,
boyishly enthusiastic Jimmy Olsen, and brilliantly evil Lex
Luthor ... Meanwhile, collaborator Quitely shows that he might be
the perfect comic book artist: subtle when necessary, cartoonish
when appropriate, and adroit with the action sequences. Together,
writer and artist devise a Man of Steel who is both respectfully
classic and excitingly contemporary." --Booklist (starred review)
"Morrison . . . get[s] what's fun about Superman: He's
ridiculously powerful, and therefore he just sees and does and
has lots of incredibly cool, totally bizarre stuff. . . The sky
isn't even close to the limit: time machines, nanonauts,
sun-eaters, a super-dense sphere of black kryptonite from the
Underverse, it's all good."--Time Magazine Best Comics of 2007
"A stirringly mythic emotionally resonant, and gloriously
alternative take on the Man of Steel." --Entertainment Weekly
"Taking the Man of Steel back to his roots and into the future
at the same time, All Star Superman is exciting, bold and
supercool...all the makings of a classic" --Variety
"The most enjoyable incarnation of Superman in almost 30
years..." --A.V. Club
"The Paul McCartney/John Lennon of comics, Grant Morrison and
Frank Quitely, are currently working their magic on All Star
Superman." --Nashville City Paper
"Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely might just be
the best one-two punch in comics. . . . Quitely's finely detailed
art style and Morrison's sensationally cerebral and witty
storytelling have taken this simple re-imagining of Superman's
life and made it a must read series." --Metro Toronto, Best
Ongoing Comic Book Series of 2006
"A quirky, fun - and poignant - throwback to classic comic-book
adventures, courtesy of writer Grant Morrison and artists Frank
Quitely and Jamie Grant." --Winston Salem Journal
Salon, Best Comics of 2007
EW.Com, Best Comic Books of 2007
About the Author
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Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for
more than twenty years, beginning with his legendary runs on the
revolutionary titles ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then he
has written numerous best-sellers -- including JLA, BATMAN and
New X-Men -- as well as the critically accled creator-owned
series THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE
BARBARIAN. Morrison has also expanded the borders of the DC
Universe in the award-winning pages of SEVEN SOLDIERS, ALL-STAR
SUPERMAN, FINAL CRISIS and BATMAN, INC., and he is currently
reinventing the Man of Steel in the all-new ACTION COMICS. In his
secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a
musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. He is
also the author of the New York Times best-seller Supergods, a
groundbreaking psycho-historic ping of the superhero as a
cultural organism. He divides his time between his homes in Los
Angeles and Scotland. Frank Quitely was born in Glasgow in 1968.
Since 1988 he's drawn The Greens (self-published), Blackheart,
Missionary Man, Shimura, Inaba, ten shorts for Paradox Press, six
shorts for , FLEX MENTALLO, 20/20 VISIONS, BATMAN: THE
SCOTTISH CONNECTION, THE KINGDOM: OFFSPRING, JLA: EARTH 2, THE
INVISIBLES, TRANSMETROPOLITAN, THE AUTHORITY, Captain America,
New X-Men, THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS, WE3, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
and BATMAN AND ROBIN. He has also created covers for Negative
Burn, Judge Dredd Megazine, Classic 2000 AD, JONAH HEX, BOOKS OF
MAGICK: LIFE DURING WARTIME, BITE CLUB, AMERICAN VIRGIN and
ALL-STAR BATMAN. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and three
children. He used to design his own hats and clothing. Currently
his favorite hobby is cooking.