At its best, Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, released just in time for the big guy’s 75th birthday, feels like hanging out at a local bar, shooting the breeze with a friend who knows a shit-ton about Superman. In its less-successful moments, however, it can feel like reading an especially extended encyclopedia entry on the hero, one that’s become so exhaustive, it’s exhausting. The book is breezily written and compulsively readable, which ends up being both its greatest asset and its greatest demerit.
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