{"id":42132,"date":"2025-01-01T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T00:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes-half-baked-heroes-from-comic-book-history\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T00:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T00:05:01","slug":"the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes-half-baked-heroes-from-comic-book-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes-half-baked-heroes-from-comic-book-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$24.99<\/del> - $20.57<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 01, 2025 00:05:01 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/1594747636?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  Meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.<\/p>\n<p>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.    <br \/> <br \/>\n         From the Publisher            <\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/5aad0fdc-6cbf-466d-9e53-ff7c1c6e6176._CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970__.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/5aad0fdc-6cbf-466d-9e53-ff7c1c6e6176._CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970__.jpg\">   <\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/9b0fe4ec-a1b2-4710-a84c-648fc5dcb0e6._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/9b0fe4ec-a1b2-4710-a84c-648fc5dcb0e6._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\">   <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"a-spacing-mini\"> Q&amp;A with author Jon Morris <\/h3>\n<p> What inspired you to write a series on regrettable comic book characters? <\/p>\n<p> We\u2019re 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\u2014X-Men, Batman, Hulk, Thor, Superman\u2014the characters who always get all the attention. I thought it would be fun to shine a light on the lesser-known characters. <\/p>\n<p> What type of research did you do? <\/p>\n<p> Over the course of my lifetime, I\u2019ve 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! <\/p>\n<p> Who is your favorite regrettable superhero? <\/p>\n<p> 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, &#8216;Few have tried so hard to do so much with so little&#8217;. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"a-spacing-small\"> What Critics Are Saying <\/h3>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/81225f62-6005-4fcf-a2ee-e430e8448072._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/81225f62-6005-4fcf-a2ee-e430e8448072._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\">   <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/e119d734-4c06-42e0-a5cb-10c338b9283c._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/e119d734-4c06-42e0-a5cb-10c338b9283c._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\">   <\/p>\n<p class=\"apm-text-center\">\n                                              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/G\/01\/x-locale\/common\/grey-pixel.gif\" class=\"a-spacing-mini a-lazy-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/1fa5fd34-8355-4db6-84ef-3bc6fef8fdfb._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/1fa5fd34-8355-4db6-84ef-3bc6fef8fdfb._CR0,0,1250,1250_PT0_SX300__.jpg\">   <\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Quirk Books; Illustrated edition (June 2, 2015) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Hardcover                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 256 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 1594747636 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-1594747632 <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 1.8 pounds <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 7.31 x 1.01 x 9.28 inches <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-csa-c-item-id=\"ai_generated_text_banner\" data-csa-c-owner=\"CustomerReviews\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"cr-product-insights-cards_ai-generated-text\" data-csa-c-type=\"uxElement\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-ai-generated-text\" class=\"a-size-small a-color-secondary\">AI-generated from the text of customer reviews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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? 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