Legendary creator John Byrne's hard-to-find works at DC are now collected here in their entirety in this deluxe edition hardcover- DC UNIVERSE BY JOHN BYRNE! During the 1980s, John Byrne revolutionized the comics industry with his genre-defining reboot of Superman in the MAN OF STEEL series, as well as his work with the Amazon Warrior in WONDER WOMAN. However, it was his work as a writer and artist on the other heroes and villains in the DC Universe that solidified his place as one of the legends at the imprint. With tales featuring Batman, Green Lantern, the Atom and Hawkman, John Bryne's stories are some of the greatest ever told! This hardcover graphic novel collection includes UNTOLD LEGEND OF BATMAN #1, NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2, OUTSIDERS #11, GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #3, SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL #1, WORLD OF SMALLVILLE #1-4, SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2, WORLD OF METROPOLIS #1-4, POWER OF THE ATOM #6, CHRISTMAS WITH SUPER HEROES #2, GREEN LANTERN- GANTHET'S TALE #1, THE FLASH 80-PAGE GIANT #1, BATMAN- GOTHAM KNIGHTS #2, DC COMICS PRESENTS- HAWKMAN #1, DCU BRAVE NEW WORLD #1 and DCU INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1.

Author Biography

Born in England and raised in Canada, John Byrne discovered superheroes through The Adventures of Superman on television. 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. 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 1986 he came to DC to revamp Superman from the ground up, and since then he has gone on to draw and/or write every major character at both DC and Marvel.