Boys of Steel: all about Superman

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By Jessica Schneider Aug 13, 2008, 10:21 GMT

There is a new book called Boys of Steel by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Author), Ross Macdonald (Illustrator).

According to an article by Newsarama, the book: “aims to tell a new generation of readers what really led to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's most famous creation. Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ross MacDonald, it tells the true story of the events leading up to two teenagers' creation of a character that would change the course of popular culture.”When asked how the book came about, the author, in a lengthy interview, stated: “I got into children's publishing, and it was a few years after that that I decided to tell the story as a picture book. And my goal was to tell it to a new audience in a new format, so whether it was a screenplay or a picture book, it would have the same result in my mind.”According to the product description:“JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent—meek, mild, and myopic—than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories, and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format—the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joe’s long struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130!Marc Tyler Nobleman’s text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joe’s triumph, and the energetic illustrations by Ross MacDonald, the author-artist of Another Perfect Day, are a perfect complement to the time, the place, and the two young visionaries.”Read the interview with the author here.

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