| The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman | |
| Author: | Julian Voloj |
| Illustrator: | Thomas Campi |
| Cover Artist: | Thomas Campi |
| Country: | United States/Italy |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Graphic Novel, biography |
| Genre: | Nonfiction |
| Publisher: | Super Genius republishing original italian book by BAO Publishing |
| Release Date: | May 15, 2018 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages: | 164 pages |
| Isbn: | 978-1-629-91777-1 |
The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman is a graphic novel written by Julian Voloj and illustrated by Thomas Campi. It is the first graphic novel biography focusing on Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. The book was originally published in Italian and then translated into English.
The Jewish Book Council said that "The Joe Shuster Story is a tale of unbridled aspiration in a world beset with the cruelties of reality".[1] Publishers Weekly said that the book's art "lends warmth and beauty to this elegy to two kids chewed up by a system that sees dollar signs and goes in for the kill."[2] The Comics Journal called it a "meticulously researched graphic biography" that is "smartly visualized in understated, softly painted Edward Hopper-esque images."[3]