Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day by Dave Croatto

Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day by Dave Croatto
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hilarious! Along the same line as the earlier MAD parody of "Goodnight Moon" with Batman. This time, Superman is the star of a retelling of Judith Viorst's children's book of a similar name. Written for all ages, though aimed at adults, this book takes a look at the grown-up day-in-the-life of Superman/Clark Kent having a rotten day while following the literary style of Viorst's book. There's no reason children won't enjoy the book as well, as there is no adult content but it helps to be familiar with the original and optimally to understand parody. The art is typical of what one would expect from MAD magazine and I loved the illustration device of drawing black and white sketches with only Superman in full colour. A fun book!