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Title: Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 1 by Dick Giordano ISBN: 0-930289-28-5 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Superman enters the 80s with a total re-vamp!
Comment: With the end of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, D.C. comics taps John Byrne to re-invent their greatest creation for a new era. Man of Steel displays Superman as a truly human being, only trapped within this infinitely powered alien. Finally, we see that Clark Kent is not the disguise, but Superman is. A true comics milestone.
Rating: 5
Summary: Byrne Does It Again
Comment: John Byrne's strength as a writer/artist is that he sees clearly to the heart of the character. Here, as he did with the Fantastic Four, he not so much re-invents as clarifies the character. All of the fat and foolishness is stripped away, and new details are added that fit so well that you wonder how the feature went fifty years without them. Byrne is totally respectful of what has come before, and yet makes it all fresh and new. This is truly Superman reborn and reinvigorated. Landmark comics, and also a great "starter" book for the fledgeling comics reader.
Rating: 1
Summary: The Iron Age.
Comment: There was the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Broze Age, and then there was the Iron Age, possibly the most ill-concieved era in Superman's history. What Byrne essentially did with mos was strip all the awe, wonder, and grandeur of the character away and replace it with the mundane, ordinary, dull, and just plain repugnant.
First of all, the idea that Superman rose from hell rather than fell from heaven. Preposterous. Byrne intentionally created a Krypton that "deserved to blow up," creating a cold and sterile planet that has about as much charm as a pair of rubber gloves.
Secondly, there was the thing about making Clark a jock, which completely took away the audiences ability to relate to the character. Plus, the whole point when Siegel & Shuster created his dual identity was to show that within every meek and mild-mannered individual, there was, indeed, a Superman. Now, there was absolutely no difference between his personalities at all, making the character as bland as can be.
Thirdly, his depiction of Lois Lane doesn't exactly paint her in the best of lights. She comes off as a small and petty uber-witch who's only really attracted to men with a significant amount of power, either financial or physical.
Then there's Lex, who's reduced to a second-rate Kingpin wannabe, possessing not an ounce of the charm that the pre-Crisis Lex had and is a mere fraction of the threat.
As for Lana Lang, Clark's childhood sweetheart, Byrne writes her as a somewhat pathetic stalker, unable to move on with her life after Clark reveals his secret to her as teenagers.
And finally, possibly the worst line in comic book history appears at the end of this TPB. Contemplating his place in the world after discovering his Ktyptonian heritage, "Superman" utters something to the effect that while it's Krypton that makes him Superman, it's Earth that makes him human, completely disregarding his planet of origin. A true slap in the face to the Superman mythos.
My suggestion is this: if you want a tale about Superman's early years and origins on how he truly became the DCU's greatest super hero, pick up either the upcoming BIRTHRIGHT hardcover by Mark Waid or even Alan Moore's SUPREME. Don't let the title fool ya, despite it's SUPREME moniker, Alan Moore tells what has to be the best Superman tale of the '90s.
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Title: Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 2 by John Byrne, Terry Austin, Marv Wolfman ISBN: 1401200052 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Death of Superman by DC Comics ISBN: 1563890976 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 14 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: World Without a Superman (Superman (DC Comics)) by DC Comics ISBN: 1563891182 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 14 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Superman: Exile by Various ISBN: 1563894386 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Return of Superman by Bob Kahan ISBN: 1563891492 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 03 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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