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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by SevenSkalls@hexbear.net to c/comics@hexbear.net

Recently, someone told me the new Absolute Superman was more of a working-class hero, which like a movie flashback triggered an old memory of being recommended Superman: Red Son, a comic which I've still never read but I remember was highly regarded. Of course, I have a feeling I should've read it then, way before I had any communist leanings, and now I'd only see all the American brain worms in it lol.

But I've also heard it's a nuanced take on Superman and communism, so I'm wondering what do people here think? Is it still worth reading in this day and age with my current political readings?

For those not familiar, Superman: Red Son is about Superman landing in the USSR instead of Kansas. I tried an internet search for what actual communists think of it and couldn't find any such opinions, so I'm asking here.

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[-] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

is that the one where Batman wears a Ushanka with a little Batman logo on it?

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Ushanka yes

Also tries to kill Superman because Stalin's illegitimate son killed his parents

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