Like most if not all of Grant Morrison's work this is best read as a collection or in this case a group of collections. I can see why people reading this in single issues would be confused beyond belief it is a serious fraking mess when you look at any single issue especially the later ones. By the end of this third volume I have to say Morrison crafted one hell of a story that is full of twist and mind fraks at every turn. By the time you get to the third volume you begin to realize that Morrison's entire New 52 Superman run is one big Mxyzptlk story. Except this time Mxyzptlk isn't a villain instead he is a hero of some sort, the true villain of this encounter is Vyndktvx another magician from the 5th Dimension. Overall Morrison has crafted a Superman story of biblical proportions the only thing I wish had been left out was the references to the "Death & Return of Superman" story arc. If that had not been referenced then it would have made this story feel like a complete reboot. Another gem of Grant Morrison's Superman run are the back up stories written by Sholly Fisch. Her back ups have brought this sense of wonder & awe that reminds me of the Superman I grew up with in contrast to the Superman that Morrison is crafting. In the future I hope DC giving her full creative control of character to craft & broaden the fan-base. I would love to see what Grant Morrison could do if DC planned a reboot where he had the ability to craft every character as he sees fit. Morrison's true gift as a writer is in mining the material & creating something entirely out of left field. I would really like to see a grand epic from Morrison in which he crafts a universe of characters similar to what Brian K. Vaughan & Mark Millar do on a regular basis. If he could do that I think he would truly be on his way to being considered one of the great comic book scribes of all time up there with the likes of Alan Moore, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.
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