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John Byrne
Born
1950-07-06 (76)
Place of birth
Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK
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5 titles
John Lindley Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics's X-Men and Fantastic Four. Byrne also facilitated the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics's Superman franchise with the limited series The Man of Steel, the first issue of which featured the comics' first variant cover. Coming into the comics profession as a penciller, inker, letterer, and writer on his earliest work, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, for story arcs including "Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past", and co-creating characters such as …
Known for
7.5This docuseries takes an unprecedented look at the enduring and influential legacy of DC, allowing fans to rediscover the universe of characters, as well as the iconic comic book company’s origins, its evolution and its nearly nine-decade cultural impact across every artistic medium.
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
5.3Sex, Lies & Superheroes features the writers and artists who have helped make comic books a medium for sophisticated stories and artwork...
Sex, Lies & Superheroes
2003
8.0A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
6.9The mythology behind Spider-Man
Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century
2002
NRAfter traveling to Gotham City, Superman witnesses the brutal tactics of Batman as he takes down the unlawful thief known as Magpie. Based on "One Night in Gotham City" by John Byrne
One Knight
2026