Byrne was gone and the revamping of Superman had already become old news, displaced by such phenomena as the sudden and spectacularly successful rise of new comics companies like Image. But despite all the creative energy at work, Superman's sales went into decline once again. Still later, these would be joined by a fifth, quarterly title, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow. Well done, DC.PETER SANDERSON: After a period of transition, there were four regular monthly Superman titles: Superman, Action, The Adventures of Superman and Superman: The Man of Steel, named after Byrne's landmark miniseries. It's a well done animation and I really enjoyed it. I feel they kept many of the best parts of the comic and engineered the story to fit modern times and the animation medium quite well. But it definitely is a great remix of the original story. Lots of stuff has been changed around to fit in the under 3 hours run time.

I personally don't mind when an animated feature or movie doesn't slavishly copy the source material but tries something new. But were the changes good? Yes, I think so. from the members of justice league who fought Doomsday to the relationship between Lois and Clark. They definitely changed a ton around from the comics. Now, how is the story? Well, I felt it was done really well. I really appreciated the look and feel of this animation style. Things I look for in a good animation? The voice acting was superb. Well, I had just finished reading the entire Death and Return of Superman comics from the early 90s and felt I should see the animated version.

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