re , ▁writing ▁for ▁Se qu art , ▁argued ▁that ▁All - Star ▁Super man ▁" conf ident ly ▁explo its ▁the ▁near ▁om n ip ot ence ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁character ," ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁other ▁Super man ▁stories . ▁He ▁compared ▁the ▁series ▁favor ably ▁with ▁Mor r ison ' s ▁other ▁work . ▁ ▁Ed ▁Mat he ws ▁from ▁Pop Image ▁review ed ▁the ▁first ▁collected ▁trade ▁paper back , ▁which ▁collect s ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁issues , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁cre ative ▁team , ▁stating ▁the ▁art ▁is ▁" the ▁most ▁elegant ▁work ▁out ▁of ▁Frank ▁Qu it ely ▁I ’ ve ▁seen ▁to ▁date ". ▁Mat he ws ▁also ▁sing led ▁out ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ' s , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁Super man ▁myth os ▁" by ▁twe aking ▁bits ▁and ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁character ’ s ▁rich ▁history ▁just ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁old ▁concepts ▁fresh ▁again ". ▁He ▁recommended ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁collected ▁ed itions , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" All ▁Star ▁Super man ▁s ings ▁a ▁hit ". ▁ ▁Another ▁review ▁of ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁came ▁from ▁D anny ▁Gray don ▁of ▁The ▁First ▁Post , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ' s ▁writing ▁is ▁" the ▁most ▁vig or ously ▁entertain ing ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁" Man ▁of ▁Ste el " ▁in ▁dec ades " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁" nu anced ▁art work ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁sav oured ". ▁ ▁Time ▁magazine ' s ▁Lev