Astro City: Samaritan Special #1
Astro City: Samaritan Special » Astro City: Samaritan Special #1 - The Eagle & The Mountain released by DC Comics on September 2006.
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Taylor's review 0
The story is really really good. It depicts a constant and incredible rivalry between two time traveling immortals. One who's experiences has led him to believe that humanity is remediable and one who's experiences has led him to believe that it's not. Both are fighting for two mutually exclusive 'Utopias' in the far future. One where humanity is enslaved by an iron overlord and the other where humanity is free to make it's own mistakes. At the start of the story they have countless b...
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Over time the eagle will soar while the mountain wears down, but which is which? 4
This is a through examination of Superman and Lex Luthor's relationship. The thing about Astro City though is that while the characters are definitely inspired by others they do have enough to be good on their own merits. In this case Infidel the Luthor stand in, is a ancient man hungry for power who was able to achieve it, and then lost it all due to The Samaritan's heroics. As with all of Astro City you don't have to read anything beforehand to get what's going on but it may help to have read...
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