disorder Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 sorry, had to post this one :eek: (from the link below) Millar is the author of Red Son, a new three-issue Superman series presenting the alternate history of an alternate history: a world in which little Kal-El crash-lands on a collective farm in the Ukraine rather than a Kansas wheat field. ....... In Red Son, Superman is raised by that other man of steel, Joseph Stalin, and becomes a true believer in the dictatorship of the proletariat. Instead of maintaining a humble facade as a writer (one hesitates to say "a reporter") for Pravda, he rises to political superpower, replacing Stalin upon the dictator's death. (This makes a certain kind of sense--in a polity based on the supremacy of the collective, the only way for exceptional individuals to make their mark is by running the collective.) Superman gives in to the temptation of infinite paternalist power, musing, "I could take care of everyone's problems if I ran this place." By the end of his reign as the leader of the world's sole remaining superpower (the USA is reduced to economic and social chaos), the Soviet superhero has wiped out crime and famine, but the subjects of his global empire lack basic civil liberties. RED SON article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJohn Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 "When adopted son from Collective in the sky takes over they will miss Uncle Joe. Yes, will be no more Mr Nice Guy!" [ May 20, 2003, 02:59 PM: Message edited by: JerseyJohn ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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