Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 2

Byrne gave life to Superman! He elevated Superman to new heights!

John Byrne continues his seminal run on Superman; this is a must-have for any Superman fan. The artwork and storytelling in this volume is phenomenal. Unfortunately, it's a huge letdown that the other volumes in this series are impossible to find (Especially Volume 4), as I would have thoroughly enjoyed reading the rest of this fantastic run. Hopefully, DC will reprint this run with the upcoming movie

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.

As you can see in the video and photos, I go over how it stacks up in terms of quality and size with other comics books out there. I’m not going to touch on the story because that comes down to personal preference and bias. What I like: • the illustrations and colours • 80’s art work. • no gutter or loss of art down the middle of the book. What I don’t like: • Glued spine. But thats not really a problem with this book as there’s no loss of art down the center of the book when open. • that they haven’t made an omnibus edition yet. Forcing you to buy multiple volumes. • in certain bubbles, some words and letters feel mushy which makes it hard to read. Overall, I’m satisfied.

El Superman de John Byrne, pese a sus falencias, estableció las bases para la mejor época del Hombre de Acero. Aún cuando muchas ideas se han perdido gracias a las crisis posteriores, es un buen compendio de historias.

Gran edicion de DC de Super.

Have not read yet but I’m loving volume 1

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.

An amazing collection. Blessed that we have creaters putting all this work in to provide these collections for us to read in one book