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The new Metropolis!

In 1986, comics history was changed forever when DC Comics recruited the heralded John Byrne to reinvent Superman and the city he calls home. This relaunch reimagine the classic characters Lois Lane and Lex Luthor and introduced new characters Cat Grant and Dr. Emil Hamilton from the prolific writer Marv Wolfman and artists Dick Giordano and Jerry Ordway.

The Man of Steel must protect his beloved home from Bizarro and Metallo's catastrophic attacks, all while keeping his civilian identity a secret from the most powerful man in Metropolis, Lex Luthor. While Superman is the city's new hero, Clark Kent is still learning how to navigate daily life, especially when he meets the brilliant and beautiful television journalist Cat Grant. Despite the constant chaos in Metropolis, Superman travels to Apokolips to confront the all-powerful villain Darkseid.

This volume collects the classic stories from the birth of a new era for Superman including the Man of Steel #1-6, Superman #1-4, Action Comics #584-587, Adventures of Superman #424-428, and profiles from Who's Who: Update '87.

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Born in England and raised in Canada, John Byrne discovered superheroes through The Adventures of Superman on television. After studying at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he broke into comics first with Skywald and then at Charlton, where he created the character Rog-2000. Following his tenure at Charlton, Byrne moved to Marvel, where his acclaimed runs on The Uncanny X-Men and The Fantastic Four soon made him one of the most popular artists in the industry. In 1986 he came to DC to revamp Superman from the ground up, and since then he has gone on to draw and/or write every major character at both DC and Marvel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC Comics (August 25, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1779504918
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1779504913
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.92 x 1.14 x 10.45 inches

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I have drawn and written comics for over 40 years, working on such characters as Superman, Captain Marvel (Shazam), The All Star Squadron, Infinity Inc, The Justice Society, Justice League, Batman, Fantastic Four, Captain America and The Avengers. In addition, I have worked on many special projects like Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, Zero Hour, Marvel's Maximum Security, the 1989 Batman Movie comic adaptation, Superman's 50th anniversary Time Magazine cover and interior spread, and countless others. My author owned creations include The Messenger, Proton, and WildStar (Image Comics) co-created with Al Gordon.
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Andrea

A great starting place for future Superman fans

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 20, 2023

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I think this is a perfect balance for new comers to the character that want something more classic than modern comics but more contemporary to old Superman comics of the 40s. I great introduction to the man of steel

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Eric

One of the best Superman comic runs in DC history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2020

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As I'm sure fellow longtime Superman fans will agree, it is a rare thing to find an excellent run of Superman comics by the same author. There are many great one off stories, but many authors struggle to know how to write Superman. Many just can't seem to find actual threats for the Man of Steel to face, and end up writing a boring one-dimensional character flying around and punching things.
Enter John Byrne.
As the Man of Steel 6 issue mini series rebooted the Superman continuity, Byrne was able to reinvent Superman a little. He seems a little more sure of himself than past incarnations, and not quite as powerful, helping Byrne craft more suspense than previously found in Superman comics.
Simply put, this is an excellent collection of one of the best Superman runs in DC comics history, it shows a vulnerable yet capable Man of Steel, with interesting and layered villains. Byrne's art is also fantastic, and still stands out all these years later. It's nice to see that a great writer/artist actually stuck with Supes for a significant amount of time, and we finally have an omnibus to prove it.

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YoJamesBo

Not an omnibus!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2020

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They advertised this baby as an omnibus, and delivered an bog-standard hardcover. It's missing material from the Amazon description, has a glued binding (not sewn), is the same size as a trade paperback, and features lower-quality paper than DC omnibuses. I knew based on the price that I wasn't getting a 1000-page tome, but I didn't expect this.

Ugh.

So that's the bad, and that's why I'm docking it a star. I don't know who at DC was in charge of this production/marketing snafu, but maybe they should be on the chopping block come the next round of layoffs.

That said, still glad I picked it up since it beats hunting down single issues, and this is a Superman run I've always wanted to get my hands on. I'll pick up future volumes as well, but I hope that someday DC gives this the deluxe treatment it deserves.

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Mike

A really fun read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 3, 2021

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I didn't grow up with these books so I am not looking at this through nostalgic lens. I never read a Superman comic until the Death and Return of Superman. That being said this is a really fun book! When I think of "classic Superman" this is what I think of even though this was supposed to be a modern day (modern day in the 80s) retelling of Superman's story. A highlight for me is the way John Byrne retells the story of why Krypton was destroyed. The only down side I would say is some of the dialogue is very dated but that's also part of the book's charm. A really fun read for anyone who wants a break from "dark and gritty" comics and has no political agenda to push. I've already bought volume 2 and I can't wait to dive into it!

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Brett L.

This is great!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2020

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Far out! Volumes 1 & 2 of the Superman: Man od Steel trade paperbacks, in one volume, hardbound, with the extra biographical information. 460-plus pages of super goodness, old school Superman. Great nostalgia for those fans who were there when the Crisi took place and saw the "rebirth' of the DCU (well the first rebirth, anyway). Great art, great storylines and cool late-80's fashions. Easy to read on no glossy paper, light to hold onto so you can read it for a long time (as I did, having just gotten it today) and totally worth it. Trade up from your paperback or digital copies. Grab some M&M's or snack food of your choice (preferably the kind that wont leave fingerprints on the pages) and enjoy!

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Neil

Not an Omnibus Edition

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2020

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First let me say that I love the material inside. I'm a huge fan of both John Byrne and Jerry Ordway. I loved what John Byrne did with these stories and have been waiting for a hardcover collection that would do them justice. This is a nice hardcover but I was really hoping for a true Omnibus type edition. First off I'm not even upset at the amount of content although they could have given us more as was stated in the actual description. You only get about half the content so what is advertised is incorrect. But it's priced accordingly so it's not like it's a bad value. My issue is it didn't get the over sized omnibus treatment. Heck they just released a Jonah Hex collection and it's nicer than this in that it's much larger in it's dimensions - it also has more issues in it than this book relatively speaking. I feel DC missed the mark here. This material warrants better treatment and should have
been in a larger omnibus sized format and they should have included all the issues it originally advertised. Had they done that I would have gladly paid the going rate for an omnibus edition which is about double the price this was released for. At least I see that they are following up with a volume 2 which I'm glad to see. All of John Byrne's Superman stories should be given the omnibus larger format so folks can enjoy his great artwork and storytelling. Here's hoping they get it right someday so I can sell these and upgrade to proper hardcover omnibus editions collecting all this great work in a size, format and production quality that is befitting these classic, beautifully drawn stories. Superman is a difficult character to do well. John Byrne, Jerry Ordway and Marv Wolfman created a run that is the essence of what Superman is all about. Why DC gave them less than the stellar omnibus treatment is puzzling as much as it is disappointing. I'll still get these as it's better than the trade paperbacks out there but still not what the first and best superhero of all time deserves. At least John Byrne and company treated the character with the respect and care he deserves. A nice collection but far from bullet proof in overall quality.

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An ideal introduction to Superman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 26, 2021

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It's hard to believe, on reading these stories, that John Byrne's 1986 reboot of Superman was considered controversial at the time, and some older fans have still never forgiven him for it. The changes he made to the venerable franchise (including, but not limited to, making Clark Kent less of a feeb, turning Luthor into a devious business genius rather than a tubby mad scientist, and having Ma and Pa Kent still alive while Supes is an adult) seem ideally suited to updating the character for a new audience while remaining essentially true to his basic premise. Elsewhere, Byrne has certainly done horrible, unforgivable things to other much-loved characters, but this is the softest of reboots compared to the wholescale vandalism DC have inflicted on much of their line in succeeding decades, and it shows genuine respect and affection for the character and previous creators.

This book contains the mini-series "The Man of Steel", which did the basic reboot, plus the ongoing titles Superman (issues 1-4), Action Comics (584-587) and Adventures of Superman (424-428). The mini-series is pretty much a classic, a six-part story in which each chapter is a stand-alone episode but they all build to a highly satisfactory conclusion. Byrne's visual updating of the planet Krypton is stunning, and much overdue (the original look, which was taken directly from ancient pulp SF illustration, was hopelessly dated despite its nostalgic charm). And his pencils have never looked better than they do here, with inks from the ineffable Dick Giordano.

The three ongoing series pick things up from there and, though far from classics, are highly readable. The "Superman" series concentrates on the core elements of the franchise, "Adventures of Superman" takes a wider look at Metropolis and introduces new characters, while "Action Comics" teams Supes with other DC heroes. The three series are co-ordinated very well by the editorial team so the moves from one title to another are smooth and you get the feeling (as you should) that despite the changes of focus, you're essentially reading one big story, not three smaller ones. Byrne continues to write and draw "Superman" and "Action", while Marv Wolfman and the permanently-underrated Jerry Ordway are the "Adventures..." team, but everyone is pulling in the same direction. The result is a run of extremely solid superhero adventures, inventive and engaging if essentially conventional in both form and content. Basically, the material here is about as good as standard superhero comics get while falling short of "classic" status, and if you're looking for an introduction to Superman comics that shows a permanently undervalued character to best advantage, there's no better place to jump on board (unless of course you can find a copy of the out-of-print "Man of Tomorrow" book written by Alan Moore).

The book's production values are solid. Other reviewers have complained about the paper stock, but in fact this high-grade matt paper is better suited to carrying the art and the original colouring than the shiny stuff they were hoping to have. And no, it's not an omnibus size book. Good. Those volumes are heavy, unwieldy and expensive, and this is a much more accessible way into this material, especially for newcomers who would probably recoil - and quite rightly too - at the price and weight of an omnibus. Other reviewers' further complaints can be safely disregarded as fanboy entitlement. That said, a contents page would have been nice.

Persons who know less about comics than they think they do are warned that this book includes thought balloons and narrative captions, which they may find offensive. Not for their content, just because they exist.

Everyone else, though, is emphatically pointed towards this as an exemplary, engaging and entertaining introduction to Superman - or as an excellent way to get reacquainted with him.

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Jon

Fantastic introduction to Superman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 6, 2021

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I loved this.
Admittedly there is a fair degree of premature bias, in that I wanted to love this - Superman was my favourite hero growing up.
That said, I had high expectations after reading several reviews online and watching a few on YouTube and this didn’t disappoint. Whilst I enjoyed the occasional comic as a child - I was not a regular comic reader. Sporadically I would pick up a comic from the supermarket when I went shopping with my mum. They were enjoyable stories, but very little in the way of continuity which was abit of a frustration. I would switch between wrestling magazines, comics and different characters (eg superman, Batman, Spider-Man, transformers..).
As I got older, I remember buying the odd thick paperback at an airport (Spider-Man greatest villains) which was ok but again I wanted a complete story arc - from the beginning (origin) onwards. Well finally, at nearly 40yrs of age I’ve found it.
John Byrnes’ Man of Steel run reintroduced Superman following DC Comics’ reboot - I believe the eventwas “Crisis on Infinite Earths” (an omnibus I will add to my list) but not 100% sure. This volume covers his birth through to his arrival on Earth, the introduction of his dual identity, first meetings with key Characters, Villians, supporting cast - it’s all here.
A lot of reviewers have complained about the size of the book - it’s a standard hardcover book similar page size to a comic versus the more lavish and oversized hardcovers. Whilst I loved this enough to buy a more premium edition if one gets produced, I felt the existing size is more conducive to reading than the larger books/omnibus’ I’ve seen (and subsequently bought) for other characters. It’s easier to hold and more portable if you want to travel with it.
This comic has reintroduced me into comics, by telling a great story. I’ve since purchased Man of Steel volumes 2 & 3 and the consensus online is that volume 2 is even better so very excited about this.
So what more to say? High expectations were met, format is comfortable, story engaging and in chronological order. I’ve enjoyed this so much I’ve bought the following volumes available and subsequently have started collecting other DC hero omnibus’ (flash, green lantern, Batman) - this book has started a new hobby for me, one which I am trying to justify to my wife is for the benefit of our son. Given that he is 3m old - not entirely plausible but I’m sure he will enjoy these stories as I have done. At least he won’t be left wondering what came before / after a particular story in the way I did picking up weekly magazines.
If you have an interest in Superman, not sure where to start etc. then I strongly recommend this book.
One thing to be aware of, there are moments of adult themes running through this - nothing explicit and probably would fly over most you g children’s heads, but it’s worth pointing out. For example, Lex Luther is a womaniser (powerful businessman who uses his authority to get what he wants) probably being the most obvious adult but real touch.
10/10

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Stevo

Simple & great fun!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 9, 2013

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As delightful as watching Superman The Movie, with better characters though. Luthor is, for the first time here, a ruthless business man & not a "small time" criminal & scientist. Works much better & makes him much darker. Lois Lane is terrific! A real no nonsense tough girl, a whirlwind of a character. Sadly Jimmy Olsen is hardly used & is the usual stereo type but Clark & Supes are more fleshed out & proper real characters! Lovely to have the Kents alive & well too. Making Clark's early years more grounded. They're a sweet couple too, bless 'em. Great to see Supe's first meeting with the Batman too! All in all, a simple, fun adventure series. But just who swiped Kal El's rocket ship?? Will have to buy the other volumes now to find out!!

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greg koshman

Great story in a cheap format. Wish it was in an omnibus format

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 2, 2020

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This collection was originally solicited as an omnibus. Then the dc collections department decided that was a bad idea, and make it a smaller standard hard cover Why? No idea. Another wierd thing, amazon decided not to update the product description. So dont buy this thinking all the issues that the description says will be in ot, to actually be there. The actual issues included are....

The man of steel #1-6
Superman #1-4
Action comics #584-587
Adventures of superman 424-428.

Now like I said, this isnt an omnibus. Or even an oversized deluxe edition. It's the size of a standard size tradw paperback. The paper quality is pretty much what you would find in your single issue comics from the 90s. If you owned the the original man of steel trades, the paper is identical to that. This collection is basically the first 2 and a half volumes of the man of steel paperbacks crammed into a hardcover with glued binding. It is an upgrade from the paperback collections, but not by much. Personally? It should have been an omnibus. It def would have sold. This is just cheap, in my opinion. DC just does not understand what people want.

But as for the story? This took place right after the crisis on infinite earth's crossover. It relaunched and reimagined superman right from scratch. This is his origin that shaped superman stories for decades to come. You get how he became superman. His first meetings with lois lane and lex Luthor, and even batman.. In this collection you see him face off against villains metallo, bizarro, darkseid, and a bunch more. He teams up with a bunch of heroes. Like batman, teen titans, phantom stranger, and etrigan. I think these stories are essential stories for any superman fan. I just wish that DC put it together in a better format. The stories are a five star rating. The package is a 3 star rating. And that's me being generous.

All in all? It's worth reading. It's even worth buying and having in your collection until DC finally wakes up and puts these stories in a better format. It only took 17 years for DC to upgrade it from paperback to hardcover, so only 17 more years to get oversized with glossy pages and sewn binding. Hope I am still alive.

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Lennox Braithwaite

A solid read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 26, 2020

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My only complaint is that i wish this was the size of omibus editions otherwise this is a nice collection of john byrnes work along with jerry ordway. Will be getting any further volumes that come out

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