Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 1

Customer reviews:

Good But Not Great, 2008-09-21
Although this book probably explains more and better than most books on the origin of Superman, it still fell short in some areas. Kryptonite is explained as well as Supe's costume. But the letter S on his costume is not explained. Lex Luthor is brilliantly explained. I mean, I never really wonder why he hated Superman so much...mmmm...other than because he's being evil. Origin of Bizarro is also in this book. What I didn't like about this book is there is very little action. Superman mostly fights nobodies on the street and the only real villain he fights is Bizarro. Artwork is what you would expect from any great Superman comic and writing is great but I felt someone bored by lack of any real villains. Subsequent volumes would probably be more exciting.

Excellent! Couldn't Put It Down, 2008-07-09
John Byrne did do the impossible, and in my opinion, I actually think he improved on the character. I love that Clark becomes the focus and the real person and Superman is the hero. It just works better that way, and when you read this you can see it. This book is amazing, I couldn't put it down. Every story is just great, but I'm not so much of a fan of the way Lara and Jor-El are portrayed (not knowing love, at least not until the end). Besides that, I loved it. It was an interesting approach on the two characters and those who live on Krypton, so I have to give Byrne points for the new take, even though I didn't care for it much. Overall, this is a must buy if you are a Superman fan or new to the character. It's great!