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Learn countries, states, capitals and landmarks with this geography learning game. With over 6...
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Counterexamples on Uniform Convergence: Sequences, Series, Functions, and Integrals
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A comprehensive and thorough analysis of concepts and results on uniform convergence Counterexamples...
WorldStock - Global Stock Market Tracking App
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“WorldStock” provides a summary of global markets performance. At a glance you can see what's...
WorldStock for iPad
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David McK (3562 KP) rated Superman: Red Son in Books
Jan 28, 2019
I must admit, this has an intriguing premise: what if the spacecraft carrying the infant Kal-L crash-landed in Russia, instead of in rural USA?
What if, in other words, Clark Kent had been brought up in a Communist society instead on in a Democratic one?
Reading that, you might think that Mark Millar would go down the route of making Superman and out-and-out villain, but that's not the route he chose. Instead, we still have a Superman who is doing what he believes to be the 'right thing': the only difference is in his view of just what that is.
You also might think that the story might concentrate on his upbringing. That, however, is barely touched upon with the story starting roughly 30 years after his arrival just as he comes onto the world scene. It also has Superman and other major characters interacting with actual historical characters such as Stalin or J.F.K., alongside showing his (Superman's) own-going battles with Lex Luthor, and also brings in other comic-book characters such as Wonder Woman, Batman, Brainiac and Hal Jordan.
I have to say, also, that I didn't see *that* link at the very end coming ...
Dictator 2: Evolution
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Meet the sequel to one of the best strategic games in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Russia, UK...
Dictator 2
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Meet the sequel to one of the best strategic games in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Russia, UK...