Books : Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 3

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Rating:

- Introducing Kesel on inks
Byrne inked most of his own issues on Incredible Hulk and Fantastic Four; in his Man of Steel series he gets several amazing inkers. Kesel's slick & refined inks are some of the best in this series!

Highlights here for me...
*Superman 4- Jimmy Olsen & Bloodsport. Another stand-out favorite of mine in Byrne's entire run. His figure-work and details in the backgrounds are *exceptionally* well done. Kesel's stylized Superman is the signature interpretation I usually think of whenever I think of Byrne's eighties-version Man of Steel.
*Action 587- The Demon. Giordano is amazing again. It's tight, detailed inks here- not like Byrne's mid-nineties/ early 2000s work.
*Superman 5 & 6- Wonder Woman & Superman in the 1st few pages- great sequence! Interesting "ancient" enemy in these issues.
*Action 588 & 589- Hawkman & the Green Lantern Corps. Solid, space-faring action & adventure.

This is *easily* one of my favorite Man of Steel editions- it's jam-packed with quality material.

Included in this volume:
*Superman #4- John Byrne writes & pencils; Karl Kesel inks
*Adv. of Superman #427- Marv Wolfman writes; Jerry Ordway pencils & inks
*Adv. of Superman #428- Marv Wolfman writes; Jerry Ordway pencils & inks
*Action Comics #587- John Byrne writes & pencils; Dick Giordano inks
*Superman #5- John Byrne writes & pencils; Karl Kesel inks
*Superman #6- John Byrne writes & pencils; Karl Kesel inks
*Adv. of Superman #429- Marv Wolfman writes; Jerry Ordway pencils & inks
*Action Comics #588- John Byrne writes & pencils; Dick Giordano inks
*Action Comics #589- John Byrne writes & pencils; Dick Giordano inks

Rating:

- Another winner by Byrne!
John Byrne does the best Superman ever!

In the mid-eighties, DC asked John Byrne, who had written a long run of The Fantastic Four, to revamp Superman, who was about fifty years old at the time. In what I would consider typical "Marvel style," Byrne added characterization and scientific explanation to the Superman mythos as he reinvented classic characters and retold their stories. His beautiful art work and excellent story-telling ability make these comics a JOY to read!

I would STRONGLY recommend that you purchase all FOUR volumes of John Byrne's Superman; each one picks up right where the last one left off. When I was finished reading them, I purchased the rest of Byrne's run on the Superman comics; they were that good.

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