Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading superman. The specific comic book in question was a miniseries 3 issues published by dc comics in 2003 and is a true gem of comic art. I went in to this comic expecting what people had told me. Superman red son viewcomic reading comics online for. Some years later, superman is the final weapon in the cold war. Red son is the first of three planned 2020 releases for warner bros. Red son is a 2020 american directtovideo animated superhero film focusing on the dc comics character superman, and the 37th installment in. Red son is an elseworlds story positing what might have happened if the pod carrying the infant superman would have crash landed on a farm in the soviet union under stalins rule. Its a pretty awesome idea for an elseworlds story, but i thought it could have been much better than it was. What if baby kalels rocket landed, not in kansas, but in the soviet union. Author mark millar created the comic with the premise what if superman had been raised in the soviet union. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. In the 1950s, the soviet union reveals its newest asset to be superman.
The sudden revelation of a superpowered alien under soviet control causes panic in the united states, shifting the focus of the cold war arms race from nuclear weapons to superhumans. Kevin smithhes a strange visitor from another world who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare handsaand who, as the champion of the common worker, fights a neverending battle for stalin, socialism and the. May 08, 2004 superman red son by mark millar illustrated by dave johnson and kilian plunkett titan books. Jul 11, 2019 none of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. In this tale of cold war paranoia, the spaceship carrying the infant superman lands in the 1950s soviet union, where he grows up to become a. The hero in question is the star of mark millars superman. Red son is a graphic novel 168 page comic that reimagines how things would have played out if superman landed in the communist soviet union instead of the usa. Its full of superman mythology to keep the fans on their toes. Superman leaves his own welcome parade after a chemical plant explodes, and stalins chief of police and son pyotr complains that superman will gain more power than he will in the soviet union. Red son s superman is the best and worst man of steel. Red son is a graphic novel from dc comics, and presents an elseworlds story not being set within the standard continuity of superman comics. Red son the version of kalel that would have risen to power had he landed in soviet russia, not the united states.
Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Aug 24, 2016 aujourdhui je vous presente le comics superman red son. Comments in spoiler tagged posts do not need to be hidden. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2004 eisner award for best limited series. While reimagining and reinventing comic book heroes, both on the printed page and on the big screen, has been going on for some time and indeed i believe this comic set. Superman red son pop vinyl pop heroes pop price guide. Red son reimagines how superman and the world would have changed if big blue had landed and been raised in the soviet union rather than smallville, usa. Superman red son viewcomic reading comics online for free. New edition kindle edition by millar, mark, johnson, dave, johnson, dave, plunkett, kilian. Faced with everlooming threats from within and the rise of a mysterious batman from the underbelly of moscow, how much longer will superman s reign continue. That is the premise of this elseworlds tale from dc comics. Red son written by famed comic book writer and member of the most excellent order of the british empire, mark millar. In this tale of cold war paranoia, the spaceship carrying the infant superman lands in the 1950s soviet union, where he grows up to become a symbol of soviet power.
Red son new edition millar, mark, johnson, dave isbn. Red son is a dc universe elseworlds story, written by mark millar and published in 2003, that dares to imagine what would have happened if the spaceship holding baby kalel had landed in the soviet union instead of the united states, due to a small difference in the earths orbit compared to the main dcu. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Aint it cool newsi waited years to read this story and millar did not disapoint. The supermen of infinite earths are teaming up screen rant. Red son is a comic book published by dc comics that was released under their elseworlds imprint in april, 2003. Assume no kryptonite or magic or red sun radiationjust a plain old brawl between the two fighters. Superman red son comic soft cover first printing used isbn 1401201911 5. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2004 eisner award for best limited series the series was told across three large prestige format. The cold war happens very differently when you throw superman and lex luthor into the mix. The trick, of course, was avoiding the cliches of superman being raised as a stalinesque tyrant or an overtly evil character. And whats hidden in area 51 in the american desert, and how is it tied to superman. It was an imaginary story where superman s rocket landed in neutral waters between the usa and the ussr and both sides were rushing to claim the baby.
Dec 09, 20 the answer was masterfully provided in superman. Descargar superman, red son 2020 webdl 1080p latino. As a kid growing up in the shadow of the cold war, the notion of what might have happened. It is a very interesting take on the well established world of superman and may just change your views on superman forever. Ok, he was already evil, but as it turns out, he was able to evade superman s attempted reprogramming of him. The film is based on the 2003 comic book miniseries of the same name written by mark millar and pencilled by dave johnson, andrew robinson, walden wong and killian plunkett. Now, the us needs a new superweapon and the only man that can do that is lex luthor. Red son is a threeissue prestige format comic book miniseries published by dc comics that was released under their elseworlds imprint in 2003. The colorful, actionpacked film is an adaptation of mark millars 2003 famed elseworlds tale, which posed the question. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Imagine for a moment a wildly alternative twist to the superman mythology.
With jim meskimen, david lodge, cindy robinson, kirk thornton. Man of tomorrow, a standalone film focused on a younger superman early in his career. Red son film makes quite a few changes to the comic book from which it adapts the story of a russian superman. Superman red son one of my favourite superman comics, a kalel of earth 30 who was the descendant of lois luthor and lex luthor was sent back to the past when the future earth was gonna get destroyed by the sun engulfing i. Dcs classic 3issue epic is back in this new trade paperback. Dcs classic threeissue epic is back in this new trade paperback. The superman from an alternate world where the nazis win wwii vs. Red son, adapting the popular mark millar elseworlds novel about a superman raised in communist russia, as well as superman. Jun 30, 2008 the superman depicted in the elseworlds red son comic. Where do people get these good scans i buy my comics every month of course but id really like to have a good scan site to try some first.