Well . . the bad news is . . this is the last book in this series. Well . . at least with this creative team. The book may pick up with a new creative team, but I'm not really sure about that. The good news is . . Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely went out with a bang. This issue was fantastic, both with the story and visually. I thought Superman's solution for beating Lex was genius, and the ending with Superman and Lois was touching. I've really enjoyed Frank's work on this book also. Like the title says, it was definitely an "All*Star" collaboration. I've collected almost everything that Frank has done . . even those Vertigo issues from a long time ago, Flex Mentallo . . but I think his work on this series was easily his best to date. I enjoyed everything about it . . the pencils, the colors, the sequencing and framing . . I thought it was all fantastic. I even enjoyed the alternate cover by Neal Adams. Although, what's not to like. Even though it did cost me a few extra bucks. It's nice to know that, at least according to the Mile High website, that it has appreciated. I'd also like to say that this book is a testament to Grant and Frank's work as the All*Star Batman title actually came out before this one. However, in the 3+ years since, that title has only put out 8 issues. And these 12 issues are on top of all the other insane amount of work that Grant's done for DC in that time period. I think it's amazing and phenomenal. This isn't the first, or even the second or third time that Grant and Frank have teamed up. I surely hope it's not the last. Their collaborative effort is pure genius. I think we got new insight into Superman, and his cast of characters with this series . . which is no small feat considering that they've been around for 70 years. If you didn't get the books at least look for the TPBs. It'll definitely be worth your effort.
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