All-Star Superman (2011) 7/10

Starring : James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Anthony LaPaglia, Edward Asner, Obba Babatunde
Director : Sam Liu
Running Time : 77 mins

When Superman (Denton) rescues the crew of a spaceship heading into the sun, he receives a lethal dose of solar radiation that will eventually kill him. Realising that he doesn’t have long to live, he decides to make the most of the time he has left, starting with telling the truth to Lois Lane (Hendricks) about his secret identity and imbuing her with an element of his power for 24 hours using a super serum. But the serum is soon utilised for evil by Lex Luthor (LaPaglia), who plans to use it to take over the Earth

I loved the anime style animation of this movie, which also uses the artwork of Frank Quitely as a basis, giving this an appearance that really brings it in line with the comic book series on which it is based. Denton’s voice is a little flat and boring for my liking, and LaPaglia is a bit hammy, but overall this is a decent translation of a popular comic book story.

You’ll like this if you liked : Superman / Doomsday