An alternative history fiction. This is the heaviest superhero theme graphic novel I ever read. It took more than one and half hours to finish.
The plot does not just blur the distinction between superheroes and super villains. It is a story of a clash between ideologies, with a touch of quantum physics’ concept of time, told masterfully. None of the DC universe characters who make appearance in this graphic novels serve as mere accessories. They each has a vital role to connect the dots in the plot. Each represents a popular school of thought: Superman the communist, Batman the anarchist, Wonder Woman the feminist, Lex Luther the utilitarian capitalist, Green Lantern the Stoic, Brainiac the Dataist.
However, despite the main character is a Homo Deus who created a centralised communist utopia, the grand theme is still humanism and liberal democracy: that Homo Sapiens can unlock their potential if given free choice, and [Lex Luthor’s] self-serving ambition [to defeat Superman] can serve the common good and advance the human race.
Originally posted on Goodreads on 29 May 2018.