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DC Universe by John Byrne
2017
First Published
3.67
Average Rating
350
Number of Pages
Your favorite DC characters, written and drawn by the incomparable John Byrne! In addition to John Byrne's classic character-defining arcs of SUPERMAN and WONDER WOMAN, the writer/artist also created a trove of lesser-known DC Comics tales, starring characters from every corner of the DC Universe. In these one-shot stories spanning more than 20 years, Batman thwarts a contest of wits between his greatest villains, an alternate-timeline ancestor of Superman helps the British win the Revolutionary War, and the Guardians of the Universe reveal their untold history. With more than 300 pages of material never collected before, THE DC UNIVERSE BY JOHN BYRNE brings you the battle of the Teen Titans versus robot dinosaurs, the poignant Christmas tale of bygone hero Enemy Ace, the modern adventures of the Silver Age Hawkman and much more! Collects NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2; OUTSIDERS #11; GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #3; SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL #1; POWER OF THE ATOM #6; CHRISTMAS WITH THE SUPER-HEROES #2; BATMAN 3-D; GREEN GANTHET'S TALE; ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #6; BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #1; SPEED FORCE #1; 80-PAGE GIANT #1; GOTHAM KNIGHTS #2; HAWKMAN #26; DC COMICS HAWKMAN #1; DCU INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1; SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES.
Avg Rating
3.67
Number of Ratings
91
5 STARS
23%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
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Authors

John Byrne
John Byrne
Author · 202 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero. Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.

Cary Bates
Cary Bates
Author · 45 books
Cary Bates (born 1948) is an American comic book, animation, television and film writer. He is best known for his work on The Flash and Superman.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Author · 174 books
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
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