Review by the Dork: Superman, What Happened to the Man of Tomorrow TPB

Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Curt Swan
Publisher: DC Comics (January 1, 1997)
Price: Softcover-Out of Print
Format: TPB
Includes: Superman #423 and Action Comics #583

I didn't read these two issue when they first came out, but later discovered that they existed through an article I read. It then took me several years to track these issues down and I was very happy for it.

The stories are a farewell to the Pre-Crisis Superman as John Byrne was about to reboot Superman for the post-Crisis Universe. It was a nice tribute and goodbye to the Superman who could move planets and to an artist, Curt Swan, who had given life to the character for three decades.

Though Curt Swan did do a few projects here and there, this two issue book was his retirement from the Superman books. There's an awesome page that Curt Swan did of Superman flying away from the Daily Planet; which I saw on Ebay years later that had been signed by all the artist and writers at DC as a going away gift to Swan. It's a piece of nostalgia that would be on the top of my list to track down and buy, should I ever win the lottery.

In 1997 DC put the two issues out as a Trade Paperback, a very sweet move on their part and a must have for any true collector.

If DC should ever re-release this Trade I would hope they include a tribute and history of Curt Swan and his journey with the Man of Steel.