History YMMV / AllStarSuperman

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The film changes Solaris' fate from [[spoiler: being captured and reprogrammed to being ''executed'' by Superman.]] It also changes the pacing of the prison riot so that Clark fails to save some convicts from the Parasite. The adaptation also cuts two of the comic's most affecting moments; where Superman [[spoiler: gets to say a final goodbye to his father]], and the famous scene with the attempted suicide.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: An EpilepticTree-ish one about Leo Quintum has become an almost essential part of the story's mythos on the internet after being pitched in [[http://mountainofjudgment.blogspot.com/2008/09/all-star-superman-xs-and-os.html an article]] by Cole Moore Odell. ''If you've finished the story'', check it out.
** "[[http://techland.time.com/2010/11/02/the-secret-of-all-star-superman/2/ The Secret of All-Star Superman."]]

** Franchise/{{Superman}}, upon learning that he's dying, merely proceeds to quietly put his affairs in order.

** Superman, upon learning that he's dying, merely proceeds to quietly put his affairs in order.
** [[spoiler: The same applies to Lex concerning his imminent execution. Though in his case, it's very clear his escape was already planned.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[EvilIsSexy Nastalathia Luthor]], despite making only a few appearances.

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** The DistilledAdaption origin retelling.

* SignatureScene: Superman saving the suicidal teen, a powerful moment often regarded as one of the greatest Superman moments of all time.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Quite a few scenes in the middle, particularly the one with Samson, come absolutely out of left field, have no relevance to the plot, and are never mentioned again. While comic readers know their whole stories from the comic, they are very poorly implemented into the movie.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Quite a few scenes in the middle, particularly the one with Samson, come absolutely out of left field, have no relevance to the plot, and are never mentioned again. While comic readers know they're whole stories from the comic, they are very poorly implemented into the movie.

* MagnumOpus: For Franchise/{{Superman}}, Creator/GrantMorrison, Frank Quitely and (see below) quite possibly for Creator/DwayneMcDuffie's work in animation too.

* MagnumOpus: Some fans even consider All-Star Superman to be [=McDuffie's=] Swan Song.

** It's more ambiguous in the animated version, but it seems that Solaris was merely knocked out.

** The entire Samson / Atlas sequence was all a part of Lois' adventures as a superbeing, part of which was to be wooed by other powerful men; she even states it explicitly.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The film changes Solaris' fate from [[spoiler: being captured and reprogrammed to being ''executed'' by Superman.]] It also changes the pacing of the prison riot so that Clark fails to save some convicts from the Parasite. The adaptation also cuts two of the comic's most affecting moments; where Superman [[spoiler: gets to say a final goodbye to his father]], and the famous scene with the attempted suicide.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Quite a few scenes in the middle, particularly the one with Samson, come absolutely out of left field, have no relevance to the plot, and are never mentioned again.

* RuleOfSymbolism: The whole series is 12 issues and in those issues Superman's story is following a sun's path throughout the sky. By the middle of the series he's entering his "winter" phase and we finally see Metropolis at night. In the end of episode 5, Lex's sidekick and niece rows a boat with Clark out of the prison where Lex is. It is heavily based on the Greek conception of the dead being sailed to the underworld on the river Styx by Death.

** [[spoiler: The same applies to Lex concerning his imminent execution. Though in his case, it's possible his escape was already planned.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: Superman, upon learning that he's dying, merely proceeds to quietly put his affairs in order.

* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Silver Age Superman probably remembers his dealing with ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, which is why he replies, "They surrender" to the question, "What happens when the UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject." That's ''precisely what happened'' in that crossover.]]
* FridgeLogic: Something seems odd when Batman (the world's greatest detective) doesn't make a single appearance in this story. Not even for a cameo, or to comfort one of his closest friends (in most continuities at least) as he's dying.
** The series deliberately doesn't feature ''anyone'' from outside the Superman stories [[note]]Unless you count the Sun Eater[[/note]].
** The All Star Batman wouldn't exactly be described as friendly, though the two stories don't seems to be in the same continuity.

* MagnumOpus: For Franchise/{{Superman}}, CreatorGrantMorrison, Frank Quitely and (see below) quite possibly for Creator/DwayneMcDuffie's work in animation too.

* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Silver Age Superman probably remembers his dealing with TheIncredibleHulk, which is why he replies, "They surrender" to the question, "What happens when the UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject." That's ''precisely what happened'' in that crossover.]]

* MagnumOpus: For both {{ComicBook/Superman}}, GrantMorrison, Frank Quitely and (see below) quite possibly for Creator/DwayneMcDuffie's work in animation too.

* AdaptationDecay: The film changes Solaris' fate from [[spoiler: being captured and reprogrammed to being ''executed'' by Superman.]] It also changes the pacing of the prison riot so that Clark fails to save some convicts from the Parasite. The adaptation also cuts two of the comic's most affecting moments; where Superman [[spoiler: gets to say a final goodbye to his father]], and the famous scene with the attempted suicide.
* AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EphFQelYhp8 Christopher Drake's score.]]

* MagnumOpus: Some fans even consider All-Star Superman to be [=McDuffie's=] Swan Song.

* WinBACKTheCrowd: In the sense that the story allowed Morrison to use some of the concepts from his aborted ''Superman 2000'' pitch and bring back his ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' continuity.