In a week that included Mark Millar's Ultimates, Brian Michael Bendis' New Avengers, Alex Ross' Justice, Mike Mignola's Conan, Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men and Neil Gaiman's Eternals, Grant Morrison's All Star Superman outshines them all. It's probably just my dissatisfaction for modern day Superman stories and the familiarity I feel with Morrison's Superman. This issue (like the others before it) is a simple, straightforward story that could easily be a standalone issue. Jimmy Olsen is just as cocky as he was back in the Kirby days. I love the sci-fi layer of the story with stuff like "the electrokind are tungsten gas life forms with a brittle glass exoskeleton." And I love old-school sci-fi tech like the Superman signal watch. Clark Kent exits Perry White's office in classic fashion - "Oh my land!" Superman gets exposed to Black Kryptonite which takes him to the dark side of his personality. And Olsen becomes All Star Doomsday. And all's well that ends well. Quitely's art is fantastic too. His take on Superman is perfect. And his Olsen Doomsday is a panic.

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