We've seen Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman rally readers to the war effort, discredit the Ku Klux Klan and champion equal rights for women. The symbolic power of superhero characters is part of their appeal.
We can tell ourselves that the punching and explosions happen for good reasons, to act as ballast for messages about how to make things better for the many instead of the few.
They are meant to counter the ideologies that are the opposite of our ideals, not surrender to them. In this comic, Morrison wonders what would happen if our greatest superhero was raised by them, raised by one of those enemy ideologies. Could truth and justice still find a way?
Spoiler: No. Mastermen isn't not as gleeful as Red Son , a story where Superman was a Stalinist super-strongman. That interpretation found its fun in character re-inventions and a wonky, time-loop ending. Mastermen is much more dour.
The empire Overman rules is built on a toxic foundation and, as the tragic ending of this one-shot suggests, he can't save the world when he's unable to truly represent the best in all of humanity. Contact the author at evan kotaku.
What I liked about it was Morrison was willing to linger on the idea that the Freedom Fighters are, in this reality, perceived as terrorists. He writes them as, if not bad guys, definitely anti-heroes. It's a nice touch. Chance Green Man Ion. Recent blog posts. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
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