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 were justmind-numbingly weird. And now, finally, these
long-forgotten heroes will get their day in the sun. The League of
Regrettable Superheroes presents one hundred of the strangest
superheroes to ever see print, complete with backstories, vintage
art, and colourful commentary from author Jon Morris. Within these
pages, you'll meet heroic characters like Captain Tootsie (Tootsie
Roll spokeshero) Bee Man (like Batman, but with bees!) , Squirrel
Girl (a rare bright spot in comics' darkest hours), Prez (America's
groovy teenage president/vampire fighter) and Skateman
(roller-skated avenger in a pre-Rollerblade world). The League of
Regrettable Superheroes celebrates the artistic train-wrecks that
can only happen in the anything-goes world of comics, where a
creative misfire can produce entertainingly bizarre results.
Drawing on the entire history of the medium, the book includes
characters that haven't seen the light of day in decades, pulling
from defunct and long-forgotten comics publishers as well as DC and
Marvel. Author Jon Morris, cartoonist and founder of the comic book
blog Gone and Forgotten, provides insight and context, as well as
curation, for this astonishing roster of not-ready-for-prime-time
heroes.
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