A lot of these issues feel uneven, probably because what would be multiple issue stories today are crammed into one issue. Putting the covers at the end of the collection was an odd editorial choise and helped add to the confusion of these stories as you weren't sure when a new story was beginning nor did you have the context of the cover to introduce you to the story. The Legends crossovers feel a bit out of place without any context of the Legends event. Legends was a big DC crossover that Joh...

So this week on Superman, Lex rapes a woman! Lex Luthor forces his employee, Amanda McCoy to dinner, even forcing her to wear his chosen skimpy dress. She is very afraid that he will destroy her life and she is forced to give up consent. The next morning they are wearing bathrobes. He tells her to call him ‘Lex’ now. I did some research on this and Lex has a history of raping his employees. But DC doesn’t state that it’s rape and, like real life, the rapists get away with it. It’s just seen as n...

This was another good one!It starts off with Clark facing off against Metallo and we see the origins of that guy and then a story with Emil Hamilton and whatever device he builds while Superman is dealing with some attacks from Luthors side and the machinations and fall of that and its a pretty fun story which shows how good Superman is and even his villains are not enough.Then the main story is with Lois and what Lex has planned for her and is manipulating her, the coming of Cat Grant and the b...

John Byrne really knows how to disappoint and make me hate a comic. I want an action packed issue and I get nothing but story! Well that's what I thought when I read this in 2002ish, it was then I realized 15 years later and the stories are still great. 30 year old issues and I still remember what they were about. Is timeless and exaggeration? Probably, but they're still great issues. Although volume 1 reached my limit, in this volume there's a lot more going on. I think Superman #2 is in 'Super...

Another great collection of old school Superman! Byrne's artwork defined these characters for me in my teen years. This volume is a little uneven for me, at least when compared to Volume One. A few of the stories in the opening half are throwaways (don't anyone tell Marv Wolfman I said that!) and even the issue featuring a possessed Superman battling the Teen Titans (which should have been my favorite) left me wanting a little more. My favorite part of this run is the last few issues dealing wit...

Metallo (SM #1). It's nice to see Byrne revamping another classic foe in Metallo, though this is mostly a dull fight rather than the more interesting Man of Steel intrigues [3+/5].Team-Ups (Action #584, 585). In the early post-Crisis days, Action was briefly the Superman team-up comic, here with the New Teen Titans and the Phantom Stranger. It's interesting to see Superman dipping into a variety of genres, and to see what people look like post-Crisis, but other than that these one-and-done stori...

More Superman action and drama...but it's all great fun. Fans of shows such as Smallville or Superman & Lois should check out these comics.

John Byrne's Superman wasn't the first iteration of the character that I ever read, but it remains one of my favourites. This volume isn't as much of a classic as the first in the Man of Steel series, but there are some fun science-fictiony type adventures in it.One thing I was *very* disappointed in, though, was the last three chapters of the book. It's part of the Legends mega-crossover, and we're just unceremoniously dumped into the middle of that story without any context. To make matters wo...

This is a bit better than the first volume, but man, Lois's 80s fashions are atrocious. I wonder why 80s fashion feels dated, whereas 50s fashion seems kinda timeless?Anyway, this book gives us the new Metallo, and appearances by the Teen Titans, the Phantom Stranger, and the New Gods & Darkseid. The stories by Byrne are a bit better than Marv Wolfman's, but Jerry Ordways's pencils look fantastic here.

For unknown reasons I had impulse to read some of classic Superman, considering I never read Superman comics or been fan of Superman movies it's strange impulse indeed.First two volumes of Man of steel and am not enjoying it. This are just too hectic and stories that would have been developed over course of one volume in modern comics are cramped in single issues. Fights are often poorly drawn and in some less straightforward fights I had trouble understanding what the hell is going on.

This era of Superman is the one to read. Incredibly drawn by Byrne, Ordway and Giordianno, with really iconic and character defining stories by Byrne and Wolfman. Just a straight m***f***ing classic!!!! Don’t skip this if you like Superman

John Byrne continues his amazing retelling of Superman's origin in this new addition to the book series.

Superman Finds His Place in MetropolisReintroducing key members of the familiar Rogues' Gallery, Superman finds himself at loggerheads with Metallo as the arch criminal finds his radioactive power cell is the key to Superman's destruction. Author kidnaps Lana,Lang to discover the mysterious connection between Clark Kent and Superman. Then Darkseid kidnaps the Man of Steel to reinforce his power base on Apokolips.There is a real sense of movement in the art work and the artists capture the facial...

As Vol. 1 is out of print, I started with Vol. 2. Eh. More 80s camp and sci-fi hilarity similar to Wolfman's Teen Titans in a way I found unenjoyable. (Which, if you're wondering, Wolfman's New Teen Titans is amazing as far as Bronze Age comics go.) The first story involves Supes fighting a Kryptonite powered Terminator (like truly ripping off James Cameron), the second he's switched minds/souls with a guy with MS...basically a morality check that it's okay to be disabled. Or maybe not, the guy

Surprisingly good. I missed all this in the 80's. I'd turned by back on DC after the horror of CRISIS. Just wish this was all just the John Byrne ACTION COMICS stories without the Ordway SUPERMAN mixed into it. The Byrne stuff seems timeless. The Ordway seems like he's aping the British comics of the time a bit too heavily.

the new gods story arc is absolutley incredible (4.5) the beginning byrnes arc with lex and cyborg etc is fun but relatively forgettable

This continues to be a phenomenal series--one that has some great storylines that I can clearly see influenced some of my other favorites (such as "Superman: The Animated Series"). This book had a lot of really cool moments, but the best for me was when Lex Luthor strenuously gathers information on Superman and Clark Kent, runs it through a computer, and is told: Superman is Clark Kent. He refuses to believe it, because, as power-hungry as he is, he can't comprehend that someone could have Super...

Very good.After the amazing beginning in the Man of Steel collection, the rest of the Post-Crisis goes into high gear. First, Superman resolves the mysterious theft of his stolen spaceship and then he goes on to face a familiar enemy in John Corben aka Metallo. I've seen a version of this story before and this was well done.Afterwards a pretty amazing confrontation with the Teen Titans which is explained. But its still great, no doubt Marv Wolfman enjoyed having his kids go against the Man of St...

John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, and Jerry Ordway bring the new era of Superman to three ongoing titles after the Man of Steel miniseries. The Last Son of Krypton faces new versions of some old threats like Metallo, while teaming up with the likes of the New Teen Titans, the Phantom Stranger, and the New Gods. The modern world of Metropolis is being further expanded with supporting characters and new twists on old favourites.

Gets bogged down by an event. Also i have discovered I am just not a fan of Byrnes writing style. I will have to see what I think about his FF as that is regarded better then his Superman. I skipped ahead to the Jurgens Superman right at Superman exiled and have been enjoying that more.