Unlike the homely and comforting Superman that developed at DC, however, we have a cruel and capricious beast, yet one rapidly locked away and only released under controlled conditions to serve a specific purpose. Much parodying of the Superman origin story occurs over the opening chapter when an elderly Mid-West couple in 1918 are in the vicinity of a space egg that lands on Earth, freeing the infant within. Unfortunately, this third set of musings (after The One and Brat Pack) lacks the coherency of his earlier efforts, which is a pity as The Maximortal also presents a heartfelt exploration of DC’s disgraceful exploitation and neglect of Superman’s creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Unlike others who switched tack on the basis that there was always some deconstruction in their approach to superheroes, Veitch was both more creative and more vicious. In the wake of The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen Rick Veitch was an early adopter of deconstructing superhero archetypes.
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