Reconsidering The Hero

For this reading I decided to read one of the alternate readings which I had always been meaning to get to reading which was All Star Superman. Not alot of people like Superman they think he's boring or some kind of goody goody boy scout. But when I see Superman I think of him more as an example of what we could all become if we were the best of ourselves and thats what I think Superman is an analogy for an idealized version of what all humans could be if we wanted too. But All Star Superman shows the feats Superman has to do before he dies at the end of the story. It shows what Superman feels he must do and what he feels he owes to the people he cares about, his adversaries, his acquaintances, other lifeforms and the world as a whole. It has really compelling writing and makes the reader think about what Superman has to deal with, the scarifices that come with the power he wields and what he feels he must accomplish in the time he has left to live. A very good read even if you aren't a fan of DC or Superman