Supreme: The New Adventures #44

[lordultimus]

Alan Moore: "While doing Supreme, it occurred to me that what I've been doing was to go through the history, or pseudo-history, of a Superman-type character, from his origin in the '20s or '30s through to the present day. In the course of these stories, I was also showing some background that had previously never been seen of the Extreme Universe as it was during those decades. I had flushed out the group the Allies into a sort of '40s version called the Allied Supermen of America, which is a kind of All
Winners Squad/ JSA group of heroes. I mentioned to Eric Stephenson that if Rob wanted, in the course of Supreme, I could remodel the Extreme Universe and make it a much more coherent and dynamic kind of place."

Warning for racism and drug use.

Comments

[captainbellman]

I, for one, can't wait until you get to the chapter where Jack O' Lantern takes centre stage. It seems Moore could easily have written one heck of a Spectre series, had he been given the chance!

Which reminds me: er, Jack? Mate? Not that I'm complaining, but did you only metaphorically turn those Klansmen to grass?

[beyondthefringe]

If he's anything like Golden Age Spectre, I suspect those guys really are fertilizer now.

[alicemacher]

This may be my favourite issue of the run. The EC pastiches are fun both in their own right and as a metafictional comment on the diminished sales and cultural impact of superhero comics after WWII (at least until the Comics Code essentially killed off two of the genres -- horror and crime -- that had overtaken the capes).

Also, the "VAMP!" panel cracks me up every time.

[beyondthefringe]

Alan Moore's entire run of Supreme really is one of the most pitch-perfect deconstructions of Superman, super-heroes, and comic books in general throughout the decades.

[tripodeca113]

Take that Comics Code.

[bradygirl_12]

"Blistering Bilitis!"

Ooh, nice one.