Supergod in Warren Ellis: Q&A Experiment

Oct 27, 2011 Alan rated it really liked it

This could be viewed as a conclusion to Warren Ellis' superhero trilogy for Avatar Press (I'm including Black Summer and No Hero). while I would argue Black Summer ended on a slightly optimistic note, and No Hero is downright cynical, Supergod is his bleakest work in the genre. Essentially, using the cover blurb, humanity learns not to pray to its superheroes as if they are gods for salvation.

The premise is that over a 70 year period the world's government started trying to create superbeings, o ...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Mike rated it really liked it

Shelves: creator-owned

Lately I've determined that narration (or "telling" rather than "showing") is a Bad Thing in comics - why waste the power of a visual medium? Why irritate the reader with a non-display of what you're trying to convey? Why slow them down when you want to create energy, action and impact?

All this is relevant to Supergod, as a way of emphasizing how surprised I was at how well Ellis' narration of this tale worked.

I'm also surprised how much I enjoyed the "birth of superhumans" narrative. I think in ...more

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Dec 10, 2011 Julian Darius rated it really liked it

Great fun, and one of the few new takes on the super-hero since the 1999-2001 period.

We've seen super-heroes and politics (e.g. Millar's THE AUTHORITY). This is that plus religion.

It's not a perfect story, and it peters out a bit towards the end. But it's vital and revelatory and a must-read for fans of the super-hero genre. ...more

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