Superman & Batman: Generations Omnibus - by John Byrne (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger; Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; Supergirl based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; Superboy created by Jerry Siegel, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family."

Book Synopsis

They are the world's two greatest superheroes. Superman. The Last Son of Krypton. Batman. The Dark Knight Detective.

In 1939, at the dawn of their careers, Metropolis's Man of Steel and Gotham City's Caped Crusader meet for the first time, teaming up to
battle the fearsome Ultra-Humanite.

As the years pass, their paths cross time and time again. Facing menaces as diverse as the Joker, Lex Luthor, and Mr. Mxyzptlk, they must combine their skills and powers to avert disaster. But even as they pass their mantles to a new generation of heroes, enemies from their pasts conspire against them. And at the brink of the 21st century, startling revelations will forever change the legacies of the world's finest heroes!

For the first time, Superman & Batman: Generations Omnibus collects John Byrne's (Superman: The Man of Steel) entire epic saga chronicling the life and times of Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and their families as their lives progress through the ages. Includes Superman & Batman: Generations #1-4, Superman & Batman: Generations II #1-4 and Superman & Batman: Generations III #1-12!

About the Author

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.