Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us about Being Human - Softcover

Morrison, Grant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812981383 ISBN 13: 9780812981384

Publisher: Random House, 2012

Synopsis

Supergods For Morrison, one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics, heroes are powerful archetypes who reflect and predict the course of human existence. He draws on art, archetypes, and his own astonishing journeys to provide the first true history of the superhero. Full description

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Review:

"Seventy years of superhero history with erudite analysis and autobiography thrown in--an account of what it's like to plunge your brain into these fictional universes for decades, refusing to come up for air."--Rolling Stone

"Morrison writes with such flair, humor and insight that Supergods may be the season's most winning exploration of pop culture and the creative process."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A personal and erudite history of the medium by one of its most intelligent and articulate practitioners . . . Morrison lays out the history of comics with infectious passion and amusement."--Financial Times

"A blast, a pure hit of hero worship and deep understanding of comics as mind expansion . . . It's hard not to be swept up in [Morrison's] vision."--Austin American-Statesman

"The perfect textbook for fanboys and the mainstream alike."--USA Today

About the Author:

Grant Morrison is one of the most popular and acclaimed contemporary writers of any genre. His long list of credits as a comic-book writer include JLA, New X-Men, Seven Soldiers, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles, We3, The Filth, and Batman: Arkham Asylum, the bestselling original graphic novel of all time. He is also an award-winning playwright and screenwriter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0812981383
• ISBN 13: 9780812981384
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480