In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from marvel comics to reinvent superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker dick giordano, byrne reimagined the look of superman, lois lane, krypton and lex luthor. The relationsh...In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from marvel comics to reinvent superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker dick giordano, byrne reimagined the look of superman, lois lane, krypton and lex luthor. The relationships between superman and lois, superman and batman, and superman and luthor were reexamined and tweaked for modern readers.