McCloud, Scott

"David Smith is giving his life for his art--literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the 11th hour isn't making it any easier! This is a story of desire taken to the edge of reason and beyond; of the frantic, clumsy dance steps of young love; and a gorgeous, street-level portrait of the world's greatest city. It's about the small, warm, human moments of everyday life...and the great surging forces that lie just under the surface. Scott McCloud wrote the book on how comics work; now he vaults into great fiction with a breathtaking, funny, and unforgettable new work"--.

Phantom Zone villains Jax-Ur and Mala are at large again, ready to wreak havoc on Superman, Metropolis and the world.

While trying to foil a theft at S.T.A.R. Labs, Superman is hit with a prototype device which increases the effect that gravity has on him until he can barely move.

As the light from the explosion that destroyed Krypton finally reaches Earth, the robot Brainiac sets out to destroy Superman and so erase all knowledge of Krypton--and the memory of his role in its destruction.

Kryptonian villain Jax-Ur has shrunk down Superman to two inches tall, and it is up to Professor Hamilton to reverse the process with his size-changing device.

The electrically-charged villainess Livewire surges ahead with a new cause-- the complete and utter downfall of all men, and only Superman has a chance of stopping her.

Examines comics as an art form by detailing the process of how comics are created by combining writing, art, genre, trends, subject matter, and themes. Presented in comic book format.

Examines comics as an art form by detailing the process of how comics are created by combining writing, art, genre, trends, subject matter, and themes.