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Post by lothar on Nov 23, 2022 22:54:19 GMT -6
This is a three issue series. This is a golden. Age type story with silver age artwork. The story can be depressing at times and fun at other times. There is a lot of story here per issue so don't expect a quick read. It's a memorable story for sure
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Post by Ariana Grande's Armpit on Nov 25, 2022 16:05:23 GMT -6
I read it just now. It's like a less polished, but more accessible (doesn't require as much prior knowledge of Superman's history/mythos to enjoy) version of All-Star Superman. ASS focused more on the sci-fi and superhero aspects of Supes. Space Age, on the other hand, was more grounded and tied Clark's story to historical events. The art isn't silver age, though. It looks more like a trendy digital artist's idea of what silver age artwork looks like (it's Allred, I know  ).
I also love the trolley problem (you have 5 people tied to the train tracks, and the only way to save them is to transfer the trolley to another track, but that would in turn kill an innocent worker who was just there working), and how it was used to differentiate between Batman and Superman as a superhero.
Supes would try to save everyone, because he believes that even if he fails and five people die, he still remains the people who would do everything to save six. Part of it because he's ever the optimist and does not want to compromise - yet part of it is because he's superman. He's pretty much powerful enough to actually save all six people.
Batman, on the other hand, knows that he can only choose the five or the one innocent life. He would prefer to save the five lives and let the innocent train operator die. The reasoning was interesting to me - because he wants whoever tied the people to the tracks to know that they failed.
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