Luthor (Lex Luthor: Man of Steel)

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.

A really good comic with beautiful art. It strikes a nice balance between making Lex Luthor understandable, even sympathetic at points, and still absolutely the bad guy.

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.

Was really surprised by how good this was. I really liked the way that Lex could be seen as the (kinda) good guy while no one seemed to act out of character. The artwork was brilliant, maybe not everyones taste but I like it.Minor criticisms, the batman section (which is good) feels like a tangent from the main story, and it would have been nice if it was a bit longer.All in all, I recommend this for any comic fan.

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!

Luthor is a great comic. I would've enjoyed more of a presence from Superman but as this is designed to be from Luthor's point of view, it's understandable. Really enjoyed it.

I don't usually read Superman based comics just because he's not my style. Maybe that's why I really enjoyed this graphic novel. We see things through the eyes of Lex Luthor and why he dislikes Superman and the thing is, I understand from his POV. It doesn't make Lex a good guy by any means, but you can't help but feel the whole situation with superman is on a knife's edge and any minute, things could descend into chaos.

Loved the art and the story. Actually made me think Lex Luthor was the hero a few times.