Superman the Man of Steel 2 Hardcover – January 26, 2021

Continues strongly after the 1st volume. The best part about John Byrne’s run is that it focuses on the human aspect of Clark Kent. The stories are interesting and make you actually care about all of the characters. There is not one boring story in the entire book. Plus the art is really wonderful to look at. Nice vibrant colors and expressive panels. A definite read before moving onto “The Exile and other stories.”

I am not a fan of the paper and glued binding.Or the restoration which could improve.But art wise and stories, Byrne’s period is the best as far as I am concerned.

Printed beautifully and quality binding. I know it's just reprints and will never have any real collector value, but if you're just after the classic John Byrne storytelling and sublime artwork, these volumes are a bargain. Love them on my shelf.

My read of the John Byrne run of Superman in the mid 1980s continues. In this volume, Superman takes on the Fearsome Five, a space mummy, Chemo, Mr. Mxyzptlk, the TIme Trapper, Rampage, Sleez, and various other threats to humanity. As with the previous volume, Byrne had assistance by Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, among others.A lot of ground was broken or hauled away in this. Byrne explained the Legion of Super Heroes' place in the post-Crisis universe, went further toward establishing what a jerk Lex Luthor is, and took part in the Invasion crossover. There was also the weird thing involving Big Barda and some adult material that managed to take up two issues.The Byrne run is in full swing and I feel like he's just scratched the surface of Superman lore to reintroduce. The relationship with Lois Lane hasn't begun yet, Braniac hasn't been reintroduced, and line wide crossovers have yet to derail what Byrne is doing.The controlled Byrne of the Superman mythos continues. Not quite as smooth as volume 1 but still great 1980s comics.

John byrne’s Superman is arguably the most important take on the character and the franchise since he was created in 1938.John understanding Siegel and shuster vision for Superman but adding a modern touch to the foundation character in all comic superheroes, John was able to tone down the absurdly over powered character and make him more relatable than he had been In over 40 years. His take on Clark being the real character and Superman the persona needed when trouble struck. The lex luthor following the same pattern from the 1978 movie was the best thing John could have done. The over exaggerated evil business man made lex someone the readers could understand. Lois being strong, independent and brilliant also helped. Being a top reporter you are not going to fool her for long. These are my personal favorites stories of Superman since the 1930’s through the 40’s. The three volumes of this era is a must for any Superman fan and collector. Up up and away.

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He says this is a great find, and it has quality printing!

Was expecting the cover in the ad but it actually came with a nicer and more colorful cover. The front and back of the flap both have really nice pics, but under the flap the actual hardcover itself has cool images too that are different than the book jacket.Haven't read the book since I just got it but I flipped through it. It looks nice and the colors look vibrant and not dull. The quality of the book seems solid too, like the Vol 1 hardcover and it looks good lined up with Vol 1.