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Meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.
You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, but with bees), the Clown (circus-themed crimebuster), the Eye (a giant, floating eyeball; just accept it), and many other oddballs and oddities. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The League of Regrettable Superheroes will appeal to die-hard comics fans, casual comics readers, and anyone who enjoys peering into the stranger corners of pop culture.
From the Publisher
Q&A with author Jon Morris
What inspired you to write a series on regrettable comic book characters?
We’re in the middle of a superhero boom in movies, but most of the heroes who are getting a shot at silver screen success are the flagships characters—X-Men, Batman, Hulk, Thor, Superman—the characters who always get all the attention. I thought it would be fun to shine a light on the lesser-known characters.
What type of research did you do?
Over the course of my lifetime, I’ve read literally tens of thousands of comic books. For the series, I reinvested in a small library of several hundred more books, dove into public domain archives, and started up conversations with comics scholars on three continents!
Who is your favorite regrettable superhero?
I have a great deal of affection for The Red Bee, a two-fisted assistant district attorney whose sole superpower was that he had trained a single bee, named Michael, to help him fight crime. I like to say of him, ‘Few have tried so hard to do so much with so little’.
What Critics Are Saying
Publisher : Quirk Books; Illustrated edition (June 2, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 1594747636
ISBN-13 : 978-1594747632
Item Weight : 1.8 pounds
Dimensions : 7.31 x 1.01 x 9.28 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book entertaining and a great gift for comic book fans. They appreciate the well-researched content with useful facts. The writing style is described as witty and lighthearted. The design is described as beautiful and colorful.
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