John Byrne established his dominance in the comics industry during the late 70's to mid 80's with classic work that made the Uncanny X-Men into Marvel's flagship title. A definite Byrne style of drawing faces, figures, and scenery etched its way into the consciousness of fans everywhere. The artwork has a clean and pleasing detailed manner which tells the story with force and depth of emotion. Readers wanted more and also became addicted to anything and everything he did before and after X-Men. John Byrne's contributions to the Avengers, Captain America, Alpha Flight, Incredible Hulk, Superman, Wonder Woman, Kirby's Fourth World, Namor, Iron Fist, Wolverine, Action Comics, She-Hulk, Fantastic Four, West Coast Avengers, Next Men, Batman, JLA, and many other titles have all been memorable. People collect them because they are known as the Byrne run of that title.