

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Man of Steel 2 is an upcoming sequel to Man of Steel set in the DC Extended Universe. He has also been an editor for DC Comics, Weekly World News, and World Wrestling Entertainment. Paul's own character creations include Arion: Lord of Atlantis, Checkmate, and Takion. Paul Kupperberg has written over 600 comic book stories starring Superman, the Justice League, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Simpsons, Archie, Jughead, Scooby Doo, and many, many others. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman, was a New York Times bestseller. For ten years, he was the senior writer of the SUPERMAN series, and has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, and the Justice League for DC Comics and Spider-Man, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers for Marvel. Roger Stern has written for radio, television, the stage, and the Internet, creating scripts for everything from sketch comedy to flash-animation. Superman The greatest hero the world has ever known began his journey. Jerry Ordway has been writing, drawing, and painting comic books professionally since 1980 - specifically on such titles as ALL-STAR SQUADRON, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, SUPERMAN, POWER OF SHAZAM, WildStar, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Tom Strong, WONDER WOMAN, The Messenger, and Proton. Browse issues from the comic book series, Superman: The Man of Steel, from DC Comics.

In 1986 he came to DC to revamp Superman, and has since gone on to draw and/or write every major character at both DC and Marvel. Following his tenure at Charlton, Byrne moved to Marvel, where his acclaimed runs on The Uncanny X-Men and The Fantastic Four soon made him one of the most popular artists in the industry. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders. After studying at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he broke into comics first with Skywald and then at Charlton, where he created the character Rog-2000. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. John Byrne discovered super-heroes through The Adventures of Superman on television. This volume presents the epic conclusion to his critically acclaimed run on the Man of Steel, with contributions from comics creators Jerry Ordway (THE POWER OF SHAZAM!), Roger Stern (LEGIONNAIRES), Ron Frenz ( Spider-Man), and more! About the Author: And who, or what, is the mysterious being who calls herself Supergirl?įamed for his runs on Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men and The Fantastic Four, John Byrne reimagined Superman for a new age before going on to chronicle the exploits of Wonder Woman, the Doom Patrol and the Demon for DC Comics. Now, after seeing the destruction they have wrought, Superman must battle his own people and bring them to justice. That is about to change when he discovers the existence of other Kryptonians. While all of this is happening, a strange ship crashes to Earth and changes the world forever.Įver since Clark Kent learned that he was a strange visitor from the planet Krypton, he believed himself to be the last survivor of a doomed civilization. It was certainly something no one saw coming, which made fans question what else he was capable of if he was pushed too far.Superman has always battled a wide array of powerful and strange villains, but none as unique as Mister Mxyzptlik! This imp from the fifth dimension doesn't want to destroy the Man of Steel - he just wants to drive him nuts! Once Mxy is taken care of, Superman must deal with the return of Metallo, the all-new Doom Patrol, and the strange science created by Cadmus.

Mxyzptlk by splitting him between two dimensions. However, he did end up shocking the readers by getting his hands bloody, killing Mr. Using their telepathic powers, the Legion of Super-Villains determined that he, the normally pacifistic Superman, intended to kill them, which ultimately drove the frightened villains to flee. His frustration ultimately explodes into a rage as he viciously attacks the remaining villains threatening his friends. As a result, the readers saw Superman do something that would be considered out-of-character. Mxyzptlk, who had turned to complete evil. These deaths were at the hands of a team of supervillains assembled to defeat him by one of the best Superman villains, Mr. Alan Moore's dark, violent resolution to the story of a non-canon Superman depicts the deaths of characters like Pete Ross, Jimmy Olsen, Lana Lang, and even Krypto the Superdog.
