“It became pretty quickly to me that this guy was a renaissance man," Idelson ... “It was pretty impressive." Suzuki, now 51, ...

Now, with the Summer of Superman fast approaching, fans are about to see more of the Man of Steel than ever before, kicking off what promises to be an epic renaissance for the character.

What is a ‘Renaissance man’, and why has such an archetype persisted in Western culture six centuries on from its namesake? Many of the artists, scientists, philosophers, and courtiers of the ...