Superman the Man of Steel 2

So let me be clear - this is 5 star work by John Byrne (and Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway). I'm giving it only 1 star in protest to DC for ripping us off and denying us the treatment this work deserves in a true Omnibus edition. John Byrne revitalized Superman and made him relevant again. His concepts and ideas are still being used 30 plus years later. How does this not get the larger size deluxe omnibus treatment? Jonah Hex, Bronze Age Robin back-up stories that frankly are pretty weak get the omnibus treatment - but this game changing take on Superman gets relegated to an undersized meh hardcover series? Really? Shame on you DC. Shame on you. In a world where we need Superman and what he stands for now more than ever we get this low rent reprint. Quite frankly not only is it a poor decision creatively but it's a poor decision business wise. If you made money on omnibus editions of stuff like the aforementioned Jonah Hex, Robin, House of Secrets and a host of other less popular titles what were you thinking not cashing in on Superman properly with Omnibus editions of Superman by one of comicdom's most prolific and popular comic creators since Lee, Kirby and Ditko? Byrne is responsible for some of the best and most popular comic stories during the Bronze and Dark Ages (as they are such named by the comic industry). From the 70s all the way into the 90s putting Byrne on a book guaranteed a massive sales boost for the title he was taking over. His work on Superman deserves much better treatment and would easily be a top seller in the omnibus format giving fans his beautiful artwork in a larger size and superior quality. What kills me is even after buying these I'd still gladly shell out the cash if DC comes to their senses and finally releases this material in the larger omnibus format. DC - the fans deserve better. Superman deserves better. Too bad you sabotaged these releases like you were Lex Luthor himself.

Was expecting the cover in the ad but it actually came with a nicer and more colorful cover. The front and back of the flap both have really nice pics, but under the flap the actual hardcover itself has cool images too that are different than the book jacket.Haven't read the book since I just got it but I flipped through it. It looks nice and the colors look vibrant and not dull. The quality of the book seems solid too, like the Vol 1 hardcover and it looks good lined up with Vol 1.

Very nice presentation of John Byrnes Superman. I would have been happier if the paper stock would have been heavier considering the books $50 price tag. These stories have been reprinted in trade paperback already and you're not getting any extras in this format. I am not a fan of the omnibus editions as they are extremely cumbersome if you just want to sit on a couch and read them as opposed to lining them up on a huge bookshelf. As far as the stories go, I happen to have preferred the Wolfman Ordway stories, but the Byrne ones are certainly entertaining and still hold up today. I don't consider them to be among comics greatest stories, but they are a good read in presenting a more human man of steel. The Lois and Clark series were based on the Superman charachter as presented here.

I collected the whole run of this series in individual comics back in 1986. DC had managed to woo premier Marvel Comics artist John Byrne over to DC to reboot/revitalize their flagship character. The story arc contained in this collected edition includes the Legion Of Superheroes and those connecting issues of that series have grown in value and were hard to find. I always wanted those issues to complete my collection so I jumped at the chance to get this book which contains them. The story and John Byrne art doesn't disappoint and these collected volumes are a great way to get those hard to find and expensive issues for a better price and in a format you can keep and read for years to come!

You can't go wrong with a trade paperback with John Byrne's SUPERMAN run which is quite arguably one of the best SUPERMAN runs ever.

Great collection of stories.

Book is awesome

Volume Two in this series picks off, as you'd hope and expect, exactly where Volume One stopped, so it continues to print the three late eighties Superman titles (Superman, Adventures of Superman and Action Comics) in sequence. As with volume one, these are fine if essentially conventional superhero comics, and, if you like this sort of thing, or want to find out if you do, they make for very satisfying if undemanding reading while never quite reaching classic status.The creative teams (Byrne, Wolfman, Ordway) are largely consistent with the previous book (though there's a wider range of inkers) and the flow between the three different titles is handled as smoothly. There is a slight feeling of creative energies falling off from the earlier book, but other than that it's pretty much business as usual, and that's absolutely fine.The book's production values are also consistent with the previous volume. The reviewer who criticised the previous volume for not including the Action Comics/Legion of Superheroes crossover story should note that it's included here, in sequence, exactly where it should be. That said, this crossover only exists to make a continuity fix of the sort that comics obsessives demand but which more casual readers are likely to find baffling.You probably could read, understand and enjoy this book without having read volume one, but I can't imagine why anyone would want to do so. So if by any chance you haven't read that one, well, don't bother with this one till you have. But for anyone who enjoyed volume one, with its extremely solid stories told by superior craftsmen, this is more of the same, and you'll probably enjoy it just as much.

Superman Man Of Steel Volume 2.Really enjoying this book so far (page 129 of 544). Stories continue to be told in sequential order which is great. References / recaps to stories presented in Volume 1 - you don’t have to read volume 1 first, but I’m new to this run and I’m glad I did.Unfortunately there’s been a couple of pages with minor printing errors (see shadow effect in photos) the result is that the text and the artwork is not as clear / sharp as it should be on those pages and it is distracting and disappointing. I’ve encountered 3 pages in the 129 I’ve read so far.No problems with Volume 1 that I can recall.I can overlook these errors because the text is still readable and the book is enjoyable but it is worth mentioning as you do notice it when turning from a clean page to a “shadow” page and it’s not ideal for tired eyes.If this gets an absolute treatment I’ll be upgrading for sure but these little hardcovers are easy to hold and read.

Para mi es la mejor etapa del hombre de acero ya que fue con la crecí. Desearía que DC hubiera sacado un omnibus para apreciar el arte en un formato más grande, pero por lo menos nos lo trajeron en un HC

There is absolutely no point in buying a damaged hardcover graphic novel.

Recomendadíssimo para qualquer pessoa que queira ver o começo da era moderna do Superman. Claro por ser o vol 2. é melhor ler o 1 primeiro. A impressão das páginas é muito bonita e superior à versão brasileira da Panini (porém o papel da Panini é melhor de "pegar" na minha opinião). As cores são bem vivas.As estórias dessa coleção são muito bacanas de ler a ponto de nem ver a hora passar.