Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1

This is a wonderfully illustrated book of Superman tales that are wholesome and well-written. It’s nice to see Classic Superman acting true to his Boy Scout nature. He is nice to everyone and genuinely gives it his all to make the world a better place. Another great thing about this book are the thoughts going on in Clark’s head. He really thinks things through and can be quite introspective at times, which adds more depth to his character and makes him more believable. The character dialogues are also witty, refreshing, and differ from person to person.Despite how cheerful and optimistic Superman is, there are high stakes in a number of the stories, and the threats come across as very realistic and believable.This is definitely one of the best Superman collections to own.

Great book, and even more great classic art by one of the greatest.But please DC, work on the omnibus.

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.

The best Era of Superman! The era known as the “Byrne Era: 1986-2000” is the era of Superman I grew up with so buying this was a no brainer.But the advertising is false!!! This is NOT the Omnibus as advertised! This collects basically the first two original trade paperbacks into one hardcover! So that was a BIG disappointment. Hopefully the remaining volumes will be collected and even more so for the stories set after EXILE. It wouldve been nice to have this as an Omnibus next to the Exile and Death and Return of Superman Omnibuses.

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!

This is when I became a fan. John Byrne had an ability to revamp characters. So much so that Superman felt human.

After the maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC comics history was changed. John Byrne had the difficult task to retell Superman's origin. There was a 6 issue mini series (Man of Steel) released and it was fantastic. After the great series there was an ongoing Superman title that was released. This coincided with Action Comics and Adventure of Superman. There where new friends and threats put in Superman's life. This volume consists of 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. I would highly recommend picking this up.

I just received this new hardcover version of (DC COMICS) SUPERMAN "THE MAN OF STEEL" (VOLUME 01) today, and it is beautiful! It also seems to have great binding as well! This reprinting of these classic mid 1980's (post-crisis) stories (by legends in the comic book business John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway & Dick Giordano) are more fantastic looking than ever! And although it is NOT an Omnibus (like we all wanted & were all led to believe), it is still a great buy! It's DEFINITELY, TOTALLY WORTH THE $49.99 cover price, for everything you're getting (I'm already looking forward to Volume 02)! Anyway, If you're a Superman fan, a DC Comics fan, or just a comic book fan in general, you won't be disappointed! A+++