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.
I think it sucks
The entire premise of Superman having soviet values is wasted because the author says "well the logical conclusion is that Superman should be a omni-authoritarian who does everything for almost every person on earth" and the only way ""real communism"" can exist is by Lex Luthor trying to compete against what is essentially god. Batman as an anarchist terrorist serves what purpose?
Also the implied Krypton cyclical loop was a big self jerk off ending.