Luthor

I didn't expect this comic to be what it was...Let alone one of my favourites, I honestly bought it just because of the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie coming out. I had a feeling that this book was one of the influences of the film, and it was confirmed on the DC Comics' Twitter (although the exact tweet was deleted, mysterious). So i thought, 'might as well, plus the art looks cool'.The story follows Lex Luthor obviously, but it presents him as the protagonist, or at least, less of the bad guy we thought him to be. Brian Azzarello gives Lex a likeability, and I ended up respecting Lex a lot through the book. He seemed humble yet unapologetic, a man willing to make sacrifices because Superman prevents us from reaching for greater things. Superman is shown perfectly as an alien or an 'it' through the eyes of Lex. This book is short, but I think it suits the book, It has things which I wanted expanded upon, but that's because I liked so much of what I read and I wanted more. The book also has a good sense of emotion, and you feel the passion of Lex shine through. The art is also fantastic, sometimes stylishly realistic and sometimes sharper and less detailed. But always great. Lee Bermejo aced it.Art: 9/10 (I just wanted more of the realistic style, my preference)Story: 10/10 (short but awesome and doesn't get carried away)Characters: 9/10 (I wanted more Bruce and some more stuff with Lex, again my preference)Themes: less themes but more like 'feels'. A strong theme and character motivation really made me feel happy for some reason.

Thought this story was pretty neat, because it wasnt the usual Superman story. He only features on a few pages throughout the novel. Nice artwork - good clear pictures and layout was clear to follow. This novel led me to the similar  Joker¹ , which is same in concept. I would recommend this to those that want a different style of Superman story. Joker¹

cool book,we view superman from lex luthors perspective,and because of the quality of azzerelos writing and characterisation you will be surprised how sympathetic you feel towards him,does not get 5 stars because the third act is not as strong as the first two,but still a worthy entry into any superman collection!Great art to!

Artwork and story's perception is absolutely phenomenal, just like the Joker counterpart

A good spin on the man of steel, seeing it from the eyes of the 'baddy'. This GN shows Lex in the limelight and the justifications he makes for his loathing of Superman. A great angle but needed more work in the story department I thought.