Alan Moore's Supreme

[Captain Midnight]

Should the Supreme stories done by Alan Moore be considered classics?

[CromagnonMan]

they are over 2 years old, so yes. stock answer i know, and i get what you mean about deigning something a "worthy" classic but really thats all down to opinion at the end of the day. on this forum, the only thing that makes a comic "classic" is the age apparently so..

[icctrombone]

they are over 2 years old, so yes. stock answer i know, and i get what you mean about deigning something a "worthy" classic but really thats all down to opinion at the end of the day. on this forum, the only thing that makes a comic "classic" is the age apparently so..

I thought the number given a classic comic was over 10 years. Interesting that Moore's Supreme was a homage of the silver age Superman , so it might be considered classic by that fact.

[Eumenides]

To paraphrase Italo Calvino, a classic is a book that never runs out of things to say. So Supreme is definitely a classic!

[FanboyStranger]

It's definitely a classic. Rick Veitch's insert stories alone make it a classic.

[dan bailey]

I thought the number given a classic comic was over 10 years.

The "Your Guide to the Classic Comics Forum" sticky is there for all to see; if I had a dime for every time I've cited it here for just these reasons, I'd ... well, I'd have several dimes --

For our purposes, the terms "classic" and "comics" can be interpreted rather broadly. Classic is defined as anything more than two years old, although in practice, most of the discussion here centers around comics which are older than that.

(I'd have several more dimes if I had one for every time I've noted that I think that's a silly definition, but so it goes.)

[Indigo Al]

Moore's Image/Awesome stuff is worth a reread, if only to see the seeds of what would become America's Best. Although rereading the Judgment Day mini in one of those Checker Press reprints was very painful to the eyes...

[Coyote2010]

Should the Supreme stories done by Alan Moore be considered classics?

Absolutely! Fun to re read and highly influential. In an alternate universe Superman went this direction rather than Man of Steel by Byrne.

[icctrombone]

The "Your Guide to the Classic Comics Forum" sticky is there for all to see; if I had a dime for every time I've cited it here for just these reasons, I'd ... well, I'd have several dimes --



(I'd have several more dimes if I had one for every time I've noted that I think that's a silly definition, but so it goes.)

My error. I was going by the Classic Christmas rules of using books over 10 years old.

[DubipR]

Should the Supreme stories done by Alan Moore be considered classics?

While its a great homage/pastiche to the Weisinger Superman era, if it was for Veitch going the extra mile in creating all the eras, that book would've faltered if they didn't get the right person for the job. Only thing that hurts that book, at least to me, was the constant rotating of the 'modern' artists. Too bad Sprouse couldn't do the whole run.

I prefer Moore's 1963 more than his Supreme run, in terms of nostalgia comics.

[dan bailey]

My error. I was going by the Classic Christmas rules of using books over 10 years old.

Which is what I personally would prefer to be the yardstick, though I ... uh ... can't seem to find the part where I get a vote.

[Red Winter]

Yes it is a classic.

[LEADER DESSLOK]

Did Image ever release the Moore\Supreme material in a Tradepaperback?

[dan bailey]

I believe my Amazon wishlist includes a TPB called Supreme: Story of the Year, or something like that, & that that's what it is. Otherwise, I can't imagine that I'd be interested in it. It's out of print & expensive, regardless.

[destro]

Alan Moore's Supreme is my favorite work of his. It's truly sad that DC never took any inspiration from it for Superman. It was dynamic, creative and exciting in a way that the Superman stories of the time definitely were not.