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Bookish Trip: Birthplace of Superman
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Bookish Trip: Birthplace of Superman

Man of la BookAugust 31, 2021

Both homes are private properties, but the owners decorated their historic locations accordingly. Cleveland even put street signs to mark the creators.

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Graphic Novel Review: Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar

Man of la BookJune 14, 2017

The book is still one of the smartest, self-contained graphic novels I have read

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Book Review: Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
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Book Review: Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Man of la BookJune 11, 2013

Superman in this strip is a step, or a few steps, above a circus strongman accomplishing magnificent feats, underwear on the outside and all. The adventures are masterfully reproduced to insure enjoyment of fantastic storytelling, active imagination and the beginning of the greatest super-hero of all.

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Book Review: Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye
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Book Review: Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye

Man of la BookSeptember 27, 2012

Superman – the granddaddy of all superheroes, the one who started it all, the icon who is held to higher standard in fiction and has set the standards for many of us in the non-fiction world. It’s no wonder why the franchise is almost 80 years strong and growing stronger.

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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2010

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

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