Folks who know the score: Michael Netzer

Michael Netzer, formerly Mike Nasser, is one of the most underrated artists ever. His work in the 70s and 80s was easily on the level of Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Unfortunately, there isn't a great deal of his work out there. That makes me very sad. He hasn't done huge amounts of work with the Superman Family, but when he did, he definitely got it right. Mike's been mentioned here before, when he contributed his time and efforts to a silly interview and even some remastered art. I won't go on about that again, but do go back and take a look. It's really great stuff and discusses at length Netzer's most famous work with Superman.

Most of Mike's work on Superman Family related stuff was in Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes. My favorite work of his, what best shows what I love about it, was a Mon El solo story. A few pages-





Expressive faces, fluid action, a big sense of adventure. Everything a you could want in a super hero comic. I wish more comics felt this big. That's just a small look at what he can do. Gorgeous, gorgeous work.

I talked with Mike a little about Superman, and more than anything, his thoughts had a sense of hope around the character, and that's what the character is all about.

Plus, his Supergirl is hot, heh.