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Superman: True Brit (Superman) (Paperback)

by John Cleese (Author), Kim Johnson (Author), John Byrne (Author), Mark Farmer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (23 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845760123
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845760120
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 16.4 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 101,047 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Western Daily Press December 2004: "A rollicking adventure with an eccentric English take on the Superman myth." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Get ready for Superman as you've never seen him before, in an uproarious new graphic novel from "Monty Python" and "Fawlty Towers" legend John Cleese and "The First 28 Years of Monty Python" scribe Kim 'Howard' Johnson! In this hilarious twist on a familiar tale, the infant Superman's rocket ship crash lands in an English town even smaller than Smallville. Adopted by the kindly Clarks, young Colin is taught to hide his powers, as nobody likes to stand out in a crowd. But when a grown-up Colin - now a mild-mannered reporter for The Daily Smeor - uses his powers publicly, the question on everyone's lips is: what will the neighbours think? Featuring art by superstar John Byrne, this is a publishing event not to be missed!
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4.0 out of 5 stars 'British' in an Austin Powers sort of way, 21 Sep 2005
This review is from: Superman: True Brit (Hardcover)
First, the good points: It's got lovely artwork. 1980's fan favourite (and the man entrusted with the late 80's reboot of the Superman mythos) John Byrne inked over by long-time Alan Davis collaborator Mark Farmer, famed for his 'clean' style. It looks great.

The story is good as well - an opportunity to parody the S** and the rest of the British tabloid press, with Colin (Superman) Clark's newspaper editor boss clearly modelled on a certain fictional Torquay hotelier. There are some lovely twists on the long-familiar Superman stories, including some lovely cartoony moments (how does a teenage Clark stop himself from looking in the girls' changing rooms with X Ray vision?; what if young Clark switched on heat vision whilst looking at a 'hot' girl? etc) Indeed, Clark's parents are more caricatures than 'real' people to keep in with the 'just for laughs' style.

Where I have an issue is with the use of John Cleese as a co-author of the book. I suspect that he's had very little to do with this. True, there are numerous in-jokes hidden away for the fans covering both Python and Fawlty Towers, but would Cleese really have allowed a conversation between Clark and his earthly dad to have allowed the use of the term 'sidewalk' instead of 'pavement'? (Just how British is the writing team?) This has all the hallmarks of one of those Chris Claremont X-Men stories where Britain consists of the Houses of Parliament, Beefeaters, and little else. Austin Powers would feel at home here.

Overall, disposable fun, but I'm glad I borrowed this from the library - it's written as much with one eye on pandering to the preconceptions of the US market as it is on giving us Brits 'our own' Superman story. For a quality alternative in a non-comedy vein, I'd recommend Batman: The Scottish Connection by the all-Scots team of Grant & Quitely. They'd even included Rosslyn Chapel years before the Da Vinci code got there...

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Proper faulty and no mistake Guv!, 15 Oct 2007
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I can live with the cliché's, I can live with the patronising ex pat, 'ollywood cockernee type characterisation's, I can even forgive John Byrne (once a legend in this business), but what I cannot forgive is that this is very poor and worst of all NOT FUNNY! It is simply short of the mark and way off target and desperately tries to capture a long dead zeitgeist that probably only ever existed in the minds of Americans watching "The Avengers" re-runs on TV as kids and in the long since dried up comedy brain of John Cleese who clearly spends way to much time in La La Land and out of England to recognise this for the poor excuse of a parody that it fails to be...shame

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9 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars And Now for Something Completely Different!!, 4 Mar 2005
This review is from: Superman: True Brit (Hardcover)
This is a refreshing change to the Man of Steel! With the combined talents of Messrs. Johnson, Cleese, Byrne and Farmer, it answers the seemingly bizarre question, "What if??".

Kal-El grows up in the English countryside suburb of Weston-Super-Mare, adopted by the kindly Clarks. They christen him Colin and his powers soon become more of a hindrance than anything else. While his alter-ego in Metropolis had the almost stereotypical, All-American, story-book upbringing, Colin doesn't have it so good, even working for the Daily Smear under the anarchic Perry Whyte-Badger.

I won't give too much away, only to say that it's a hilarious send-up of the Superman legend, that takes a swipe at the notorious image of the British press. It's the first superhero story that had me giggling at the misfortunes of Colin Clark, as he comes to terms with his new-found image. The humour is satirical, very English, and if you're a fan of the off-the-wall Pythonesque humour, you'll enjoy this different take on Superman. The artwork by Alex Bleyaert, displaying all things that are typically British, is bright and outstandingly funny, from the dreary weather to bad teeth....and fish slapping! This book is set to be a comedy classic and would make the perfect gift for any comic-book fan.

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