It's a Bird... HC (2004) # 1 1st Print (9.0-VFNM)

1st printing. 

Written by Steven T. Seagle. Art and cover by Teddy Kristiansen. 

The acclaimed VERTIGO hardcover that tells one of the most realistic Superman tales ever - without featuring Superman. 

Steve's given the dream assignment to write Superman, only he can't relate to a Man of Steel when his own fears of death haunt him. 

Explore the cultural significance of a comic-book icon as Steve comes to terms with Superman's cultural importance. "...remarkable, genre-bending work..." - People Magazine "

...easily ranks with SPIRIT creator Will Eisner's memoirs...and Michael Chabon's best-selling The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." - USA Today

 "Terrifically wry...deep thinking...this is something truly different." - Entertainment Weekly, Editor's Choice

"...strikingly original..." - The New Yorker

"Magnificent" - St. Louis Dispatch

"Ingenious" - Newsday "...does something unique with the graphic novel, and it's well worth the time of any reader..." - San Francisco Chronicle Recommended on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" 

Hardcover, 136 pages, full color 

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