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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2755477" data-attributes="member: 151">As much as love some of the stuff Frank Miller did in Dark Knight Returns, I still think it was Moore who pulled the whole of comics forward.  His work on Swamp Thing was nothing short of brilliance (I always loved the description of the Flash as a man who moved so fast that he lived in a world of statues).  His 'last superman story' which was done just before Moore's reboot is another example of working in the framework that was just stunning.Filby, I agree.  That was something I really didn't like (and still find disappointing) is how Luthor is more of a buffon than a threat....but he looks like a genius next to Otis.  Oy vey.Moore's story where Mongul puts him in an kryptonian fantasy (which was made into an animated JLU episode) was another great one.  Superman can be every bit as interesting as Batman, IMHO.  Remember when Supes went crazy after killing the three rogue Kryptonians?  One of my favorite throwaway bits is when Supes stops some penny-ante robbers, and the store owners give him some baklava in gratitude, which he then eats while flying away.  (I think that was a Karl Kesel bit).</blockquote>