7/ The final approval sheet from DC Editorial also shows Mike Carlin, Archie Goodwin, and Dennis O'Neil's thoughts. Carlin writes that "Mark is so way off in his understanding of [Superman] that it will help make this title a very different Superman." If anyone can help decode O'Neil...

6/ Hal Jordan is mentioned, and editor Mike McAvennie asks Millar to make the story more concise and "neat." Mark also says he enjoys Superman, but I find it hilarious that the editor told him he doesn't understand the character.
He also requests Watchmen's Dave Gibbons & Mike Mignola to draw it.

5/ Millar calls Superman a totalitarian and said that he had no doubts about "Superman believing what he believes to he law and order" and that this "strict behavior would be very much in character." Also discusses his version of this "grimmer and tougher" than ever.

4/ Mark also said that in a universe where Superman didn't exist in Metropolis that Lex Luthor would be looked at as a hero. Man of Steel is mentioned:

3/ In the first letter of the pitch, Mark talks about the original desire to see Superman "not believing in the American way and also instilling the rights of the common worker" with a crumbling US by the hands of Cuban.
He also makes some wittingly poor grammatical errors in the email.

This edition has the entire original pitch made by Millar in the mid-90s along with the letter sent to DC editorial by then-Superman editor by Mike McAvennie. It seems as though the series was supposed to be four to six issues long instead of the ending three issues it had been.

I had the chance to do an overview the Absolute Superman: Red Son hardcover published by DC Comics this week on Near Mint Condition. Gorgeous designs by Steve Cooke and the entire collected edition team.
However, I had some observations with the extra material in the back.

Here is a first look at the Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon TPB by @kellythompson.bsky.social, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey!
For just $17.99, this collects the first five issues of the Absolute Universe's Wonder Woman ongoing with 136 pages of stellar content!

The new Robin: Son of Batman Deluxe HC next week features a newly drawn cover by Patrick Gleason on top of also including the the two-part arc in his Superman run. Overview coming on @nearmintcon.bsky.social soon!

Evan Cagle's Birth of a New God acetate variant cover for New Gods #2 is incredibly stunning.

And here is a look at New Gods #2 [Ram V. (W), Evan Cagle & Jesse Lonergan (A), Francesco Segela (C)] cover by Nimit Malavia with the final trade dress along with an open to order variant by the legendary Mike Perkins!

Here's a look at the open to order Pablo Villalobos variant for Absolute Wonder Woman #4 by the amazing team of Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey!