Born in England and raised in Canada,John Byrne discovered superheroes throughThe Adventures of Superman on television. After studying at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he broke into comics first with Skywald and then at Charlton, where he created the characterRog-2000. Following his tenure at Charlton, Byrne moved to Marvel, where his acclaimed runs onThe Uncanny X-Men andFantastic Four soon made him one of the most popular artists in the industry. In 1986, he came to DC to revampSuperman from the ground up, and since then he has gone on to draw and/or write every major character at both DC and Marvel.