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The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
Jon Morris
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Description for The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
Hardback. A fun, funny, and affectionate look at the strangest superheroes to ever appear in comics, some so hilariously odd that it's hard to believe they were ever published. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FXS; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 816.
A fun, funny, and affectionate look at the strangest superheroes to ever appear in comics, some so hilariously odd that it's hard to believe they were ever published. Featuring vintage comic book art, with equally colourful commentary from a die-hard comic book blogger and cartoonist, The League of Regrettable Superheroes is a different window into the superhero phenomenon that's become so prevalent in movies, television and pop culture. For every Batman or Spiderman who hit the big time with a blockbuster movie, there are countless failures, also-rans, and D-listers. Some were shockingly ill-conceived, some were hilariously off-target, and some ... Read more
A fun, funny, and affectionate look at the strangest superheroes to ever appear in comics, some so hilariously odd that it's hard to believe they were ever published. Featuring vintage comic book art, with equally colourful commentary from a die-hard comic book blogger and cartoonist, The League of Regrettable Superheroes is a different window into the superhero phenomenon that's become so prevalent in movies, television and pop culture. For every Batman or Spiderman who hit the big time with a blockbuster movie, there are countless failures, also-rans, and D-listers. Some were shockingly ill-conceived, some were hilariously off-target, and some ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quirk Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, United States
ISBN
9781594747632
SKU
V9781594747632
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99-18
About Jon Morris
JONATHAN MORRIS is a cartoonist and graphic designer. Since the late 1990's, he's operated the blog Gone and Forgotten, an irreverent, in-depth and occasionally vulgar look at the worst, the lowliest and most unfortunate stories and characters comic books have offered. In 2001, he was invited to participate on a superheroes-themed episode of the public radio program This American Life, ... Read more
Reviews for The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
“A volume rich with historical anecdotes and informed commentary on every era of comics history.”—A.V. Club “With its gorgeous full page images of the comics and humorous descriptions of the heroes, each second-stringer gets a few pages of glory.”—Boing Boing “Jon Morris has compiled the histories and art of some of the strangest and most unusual superheroes that ... Read more