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2. Superman: True Brit

Where Red Sun took itself very seriously with its dark tones and rather depressing imagery, True Brit decides to turn the whole Superman mythos into something of a tongue-in-cheek comedy.

Once again Superman's rocket doesn't land in Kansas, instead landing in England. The baby Kal-El is found by the family Clark, who upon watching a video of his origins mishear his name as Colin.

Colin grows up and discovers his powers through a series of accidents, but instead of learning to harness his abilities they are repressed through a stereotypical British reluctance to stand out.

The saga pokes fun of British tabloids with Colin later working for the Daily Smear (ew) and getting into a spot of bother over a cricket incident.

The comic wasn't overly well received: its portrayal of the conservatism of the English was considered rather out of date when it was published in late December 2004.

A certain amount of latitude needs to be given to the writer; it was their first comic book after all. The writer was John Cleese, by the way – it's no Fawlty Towers, but it's not bad.