Artist & writer John Byrne reinvented Superman in the 80s creating the foundation for the modern version of the character, including a logical approach to Superman being clean shaven. John shares the thinking behind the changes he made to Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor and many other parts of Man of Steel.

Image Credits in this video not drawn by John Byrne:
@2:20 - Jerry Ordway
@5:43 - Ryan Sook
@6:12 - Frank Quitely

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