The Man of Steel is a 1986 comic book limited series featuring the DC Comics character Superman. Written and drawn by John Byrne, the series was presented in six issues which were inked by Dick Giordano. The series told the story of Superman's modern origin, which had been rebooted following the 1985–1986 series Crisis on Infinite Earths.

John Lindley Byrne (/ bɜːrn /; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American [1] comic book writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics 's X-Men and Fantastic Four.

2023年7月6日 · That’s not a knock on those who wrote and drew Superman — it’s just a matter of taste. Then along came 1986 — 30-plus years ago now — and the announcement that John Byrne, after years as one of Marvel’s heaviest hitters, was coming to DC to revamp Superman post- Crisis on Infinite Earths.

The Man of Steel was a six-issue limited series published on a bi-weekly basis from October until December of 1986. Written and drawn by John Byrne, the series reimagined the origin of Superman and provided a snapshot of the events that first inspired him to become the Man of Steel. This series...

2021年12月10日 · "Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster." v. 1 reprints the 6-issue miniseries (published Oct.-Dec. 1986) in which writer/artist John Byrne revamped the Superman character.

2023年5月5日 · In six issues, John Byrne tells Superman’s origins while introducing us to a revamped Lois Lane and a new version of Lex Luthor. Kal-El also has his first meeting with Batman, a strange encounter with a bizarre creature, and learns about his extraterrestrial origins.

Yes, early post-Crisis Superman, which began with Byrne’s Man of Steel mini-series, is pretty much the best, most consistently good long run the character ever had.

2020年3月25日 · A lifelong fan of the Man of Tomorrow, Byrne was hired by DC to update the character. Byrne's two-year run on the character is arguably the best in Superman's eighty-two …

2024年5月25日 · Superman was mostly relying on clickbait covers and wacky villains of the week when other superheroe comics were doing epic storylines. I have a lot of issues with how Byrne dealt with Supernan, but blaming him for Superman's popularity decline is wrong.

2023年12月1日 · “You’re getting sloppy, Luthor.” These words open issue 5 of John Byrne’s Man of Steel mini series of 1986, an epic year in comics history which saw a hard reboot of Superman. Byrne draws Superman with a stern look on his face, casually holding a power suit belonging to one of Luthor’s henchmen.