John Byrne's classic 1986 reboot of the character is a surprisingly good read. I was expecting a full-on cheese-fest (and to an extent that is what I got) but it's also enjoyable and fun. A comic book that's aged like fine wine! Full review here!

Superman is born again for a new generation! I bought this in its single comic book issues, but I chosen this TPB edition to be of making a better overall review.This TPB collects “The Man of Steel” #1-6.Creative Team:Writer & Illustrator: John ByrneInks: Dick Giordano THE FIRST SUPER-HERO IS TOLD ONCE AGAIN Since the creation of Superman in 1938, it’s not like his origin had been the same, since once a while, here and there, creative teams added their own visions and details to the foundat

Somewhat dated, especially the women's clothing and hairstyles, but I still really enjoyed it. I like Byrne's classic take on Supes, that he just wants to help people because he's an altruistic person. His Lois is more difficult to like, but I'm guessing her icy demeanor will defrost as times goes on. This version of Lex Luthor has since become the norm, the rich, powerful businessman jealous of Superman. Up to this point, Luthor had just been a mad scientist who sent giant robots and the like a...

Man of Steel is an interesting and educational read for sure, but I didn’t fall in love with this take on the character. Byrne’s origin feels simplistic, cold and sterile, and not really resembling anything I’ve grown to know and love about Superman. It’s very readable and visually pretty for its time, but as a straight up origin story I still prefer books by Waid, Morrison or Johns over this.

In 1986, Superman was relaunched alongside Batman and Wonder Woman following the epic Crisis on Infinite Earths. While Frank Miller reinvented Batman and George Perez mythologized Wonder Woman, John Byrne, a Marvel writer, did something...readable.This book is 30 years old. So I give it some contextual leeway. And in the book's defense, I haven't read any Golden or Silver Age Superman. In fact, Crisis is as far back as my reading goes. But I feel like those nearly 400 pages adequately acquainted...

This is really one of Byrne's best works as a writer and artist. As a writer, he creates anew a Superman for our age who believes in morality and wonders what he can do. He even tries without the costume and sees a real reason why he should use it. Bryne wisely avoids the mistake of many writers and makes Krypton as ambigeous as possible. WE know more about his origen that Superman does. Bryne's run on Superman was about his confronting this myth and finding what works, you can see this on a sma...

This was so good! I finally understand the hype about this volume after reading it. It's a perfect restart to Superman for this era with this. It tells the origin of Superman and his time in Smallville and going to metropolis, getting a job and meeting Perry and Lois, making his first appearance as Superman and saving people, teaming with Batman to stop Magpie, going off against Luthor and then Bizarro and finding out about his origins and dealing with that. It's such a fantastic volume and I wa...

This book is definitely dated but, you know what, I kinda dug it.

Not a bad Superman origin. I don't know why DC kept changing the canon origin of Superman as there are three different pre new 52 canon Superman origin stories.

We've all heard of Superman. Whether you've read about him or watched his TV series and/or movies, many people can agree that Superman is a character that has been rehashed too many times. How often can we hear his life story without getting tired of it? We know this guy so well, that it feels like he's been around since...well, always. Man of Steel is nothing new in the plethora that is DC. Told over 10 years, we watch as Clark Kent goes from high school to Metropolis to the Daily Planet. He...

My personal favourite version of Big Blue's origin story, Byrne nailed the innocence, hope, and wonder that encapsulates exactly what Superman is supposed to stand for, and his pencils are just as fresh and delightful to the eye as they were when I first read the biweekly issues back when I was a kid.

Despite the fact that this book completely hit the reset button on Superman's origin story, it was so well done that there is very little if any room for complaint.

A decent read! So this one originally came out in 80s after Crisis on Infinite Earths which was DCs first major reboot of the comics! While Frank Miller was rebooting Batman, John Byrne was given the job of rebooting Superman! This series is what now days would be considered a pretty standard Origin Story, but at the time it was obviously very new. Artwork will be hit or miss for some, but me I'm an absolute sucker for 80s and 90s art, so it was treat for me! Story was like I said pretty standar...

I know many fans will find this 1986 version of Superman's origin story cheesy, but I like a little cheese with my superhero stories, they take me back to my childhood when everything did not have to be so dark and meta. Byrne's art in this book is perfection with his version of Superman being my definitive artistic representation (his Lex and Lois- not so much)!

The planet Krypton is dying, Jor-El and Lara send their newborn away in a space pod in hopes that he'll find a happier life on a planet where humans are still in touch with their morals and emotions unlike Krypton where science has evolved so far that people became disconnected from the world and each other. The space pod lands in a peaceful countryside on Earth, discovered by Jonathan and Martha Kent who adopt the mysterious alien baby and name him Clark Kent. Blessed with incredible strength,

There's a review down there somewhere, I promise.Comic book project explanation:I've decided to reread all my Superman and Batman comics. Time will tell if I actually pull this off, and I expect it will take a year or two. When I get to one where a trade paperback came out for the story, I'll post a review on here and also catch everyone up on what happened between the books. I feel it's a service the Goodreads community desperately needs, and I shall not shirk my duty!I collected for a few mont...

A perfectly fine and readable reboot of Superman to bring him into the modern times (In the 80's). I enjoyed the story with Bizarro and I liked the introduction to Magpie (I'm about 99% sure this was her debut but correct me if I'm wrong). The artwork looks like what everything since has been based on as to how Superman and Lois Lane etc look so it was definitely a defining moment, just not my favourite style of art.

I should have read this before I started reading the more modern Superman Origin stories...this is the daddy of those. John Byrne redid Superman for the 80s, a few years before I started getting into comics. The look of Superman and Clark Kent here is pure what I grew up with. There's some good stuff, and some other stuff that makes it apparent this book is 27 years old.This Superman has some seriously sanctimonious moments where he tries to put Batman in jail, then figures out Batman's Gotham i...

DC did a fine job hiring John Byrne to reinvent their greatest Superhero ever. The Man of Steel is obviously old, and may feel dated to some. But it has got heart and quality that one may not easily find in Superhero comic books nowadays. It is indeed a superhero story and involves action, supervillains, supernemesis, but also it is a story of coming-of-age and exploring oneself. John Byrne has done an impressive job with both the writing and the art by delivering this must read Superman story.

Man of Steel (#1-6). A generation on, it's almost impossible to conceive how entirely revolutionary John Byrne's take on Superman was. He recreates everything about the character, making Clark is something more than a milksop, reimagining Lois and Lana as their own people, and reenvisioning Luthor as a tycoon, not a mad scientist. The result brings Superman down to Earth in multiple ways, by making him a more realistic character and his world closer to ours. This is the comic that skillfully set...