Speaking of Supes, there's no way we could neglect All-Star Superman, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's opus to the Man of Tomorrow and everything he embodies.
Released as a twelve-issue mini-series from 2005-2008, All-Star revolves around the Man of Steel as he comes to terms with a terminal diagnosis of solar radiation poisoning. Gifted with endless powers in his final year alive, Morrison sets about telling a story that celebrates everything Superman is meant to be, and Quitely - ever the visionary - conveys it beautifully.
I dare not spoil the story for readers yet to pick it up, but one thing that everyone must know is that All-Star is the finest Superman story ever told. Boundless in its vision and all-encompassing in its approach to the character's history, All-Star fundamentally distills the essence of the world's most famous superhero and does so in a way that'll make even the steeliest of hearts beat with feeling.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
