▁G ross man ▁ranked ▁the ▁graph ic ▁novel ▁third ▁in ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁Graph ic ▁Nov els ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁pra ised ▁the ▁story line , ▁not ing ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁character ' s ▁strength ▁and ▁mor ality , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁difficult ▁character ▁to ▁write ▁for . ▁ ▁I GN . com ' s ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁ 2 5 ▁Super man ▁stories ▁ranked ▁All - Star ▁Super man ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁list , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁lov ing ▁and ▁affection ate ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁everything ▁that ▁Super man ▁stands ▁for ". ▁ ▁The ▁pop ▁culture ▁comment ator ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Girl ▁ 1 9 ▁pra ised ▁the ▁series ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ▁had ▁port rayed ▁Super man ▁as ▁" em otion ally ▁intellig ent , ▁thought ful " ▁and ▁" comp ass ion ate ". ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁media ▁All - Star ▁Super man , ▁a ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁DC ▁Un iverse ▁Anim ated ▁Original ▁Mov ies ▁series , ▁is ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ▁and ▁Frank ▁Qu it ely ' s ▁com ic ▁book . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁writer ▁D way ne ▁Mc D uff ie ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Sam ▁Li u . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁stars ▁James ▁D ent on ▁as ▁Super man , ▁Christ ina ▁Hend r icks ▁as ▁Lo is ▁Lane , ▁Anthony ▁La P aglia