The League of Regrettable Superheroes

Posted on 08 July 2017 by Jon Morris

Look, up in the sky It s a bee It s a clown It sa giant eyeball You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen In The League of Regrettable Superheroes, you ll meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary 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. Best Download [ The League of Regrettable Superheroes ] author [ Jon Morris ] – kino-fada.fr The July 2015 Heroes 2 themed Loot Crate had this little gem inside, and it did not disappoint.Basically, the book s title says it all This is filled with very questionable at best superheros, that will make you wonder who in the hell would ever think them up, yet alone draw and publish them It was such an enjoyable read, that made me laugh out loud quite a few times The book is divided into three ages The Modern Age, The Silver Age and The Golden Age I give you a glimpse and some of th The July 2015 Heroes 2 themed Loot Crate had this little gem inside, and it did not disappoint.Basically, the book s title says it all This is filled with very questionable at best superheros, that will make you wonder who in the hell would ever think them up, yet alone draw and publish them It was such an enjoyable read, that made me laugh out loud qui...The subject matter was kind of interesting but I hated the writing style The sidebars being full of little unfunny gags was annoying to me on the one for Fantomah, Complexion Definitely a summer, except when she s transformed her head into a blazing skull The whole book felt ...Very quirky and kitschy, put together very nicely Good humor in the approach, and wealth of knowledge Video review here.I had some doubts about buying this book, despite the fact that I knew it would hit a couple of my fanboy buttons, but I ll explain those doubts later The fanboy buttons being D list super heroes and encyclopedia.Morris wisely elects to divide the book into sections The Golden Age, The Silver Age and The Modern Age I think that helps to view some of these C and D list heroes in the light of the time period in which they were created That s not to excuse some work that is arguably so bad that I had some doubts about buying this book, despite the fact that I knew it would hit a couple of my fanboy butto...Oh how I laughed at this loving but snarky compendium of failed superheroes Some lasted only one appearance, while others stuck around for much longer Apparently there really truly were superheroes with these names The Black Dwarf Take a bite of knuckle pie The Bouncer I bounced the laziness out of your soul Doll Man You should know that NO FIST can hold the DOLL MAN The Puppeteer he got his powers from a magic pipe organ and owns a bald eagle called Raven Captain Marvel Oh how I laughed at this loving but snarky compendium of failed superheroes Some lasted only one appearance, while others stuck around for much longer Apparently there really truly were superheroes with these names The Black Dwarf Take a bite of knuckle pie The Bouncer I bounced the laziness out of your soul Doll Man You should know that NO FIST can hold the DOLL MAN The Puppeteer he got his powers from a magic pipe organ and owns a bald eagle called Raven Captain Marvel not the famous Shazam one, another one whose superpower was making his own limbs and head fall off At...In an era when geek culture has become unavoidable, it is refreshing to read a work about the superhero genre which is free of pedantry and smart ass references to Star Wars.Beneath Morris snark is a deep knowledge and love for the superhero genre and the comic book medium Each chronologically arranged entry places the strange creations he describes in context, so that it goes beyond simply being an encyclopedia, but also becomes a lively and readable history of comics The names of legendar In an era when geek culture has become unavoidable, it is refreshing to read a work about the superhero genre which is free of pedantry and smart...Regrettable, is not the term I would have chosen for some of these Oddball Eccentric Curious any of these would be a better fit, though I ll concede that regrettable does fit in at least some cases The book is divided into three sections Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern, and, not only are those ordered chronologically, but also in order of descending length Entries are typically one page of art, usually the cover of the comic book in question, and a paragraph or thre Regrettable, is not the term I would have chosen for some of these Oddball Eccentric Curious any of these would be a better fit, though I ll concede that regrettable does fit in at least some cases The book is divided into three sections Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern, and, not only are those ordered chronologically, but also in order of descending length Entries are typically one page of art, usually the cover of the comic book in question, and a paragraph or three about the hero in question The original creators ... The League of Regrettable Superheroes is an entertaining look at some of the odder corners of the comic book world.Writer Jon Morris proprietor of Gone Forgotten, a blog that looks at amusingly weird comic book stuff has combed through the back issue bins or electronic databases to turn up some of thestriking examples of bizarre comic book characters The League of Regrettable Superheroes is divided into three eras Golden, Silver and Modern Ages and spotlights some colorful exa The League of Regrettable Superheroes is an entertaining look at some of the odder corners of the comic book world.Writer Jon Morris proprietor of Gone Forgotten, a blog that looks at amusingly weird comic book stuff has combed through the back issue bins or electronic d...I am not much of a fan of superhero comics, but this book was pretty fascinating My favorites were the Golden Age heroes More specifically, my favorites were Fantomah and Stardust the Super Wizard, both of whom were created by Fletcher Hanks So I suppose I am a potential Fletcher Hanks fan, though of course I d never heard of him before this It s just, the art looks pretty cool and also the two heroes are sort of jerks Or at least, pretty hardcore about punishing the bad guys They also bo I am not much of a fan of superhero comics, but this book was pretty fascinating My favorites were the Golden Age heroes More specifically, my favorites were Fantomah and Stardust the Super Wizard, both of whom were created by Fletcher Hanks So I suppose I am a potential Fletcher Hanks fan, though of course I d never heard of him before this It s just, the art looks pretty cool and also the two heroes are sort of jerks Or at least, pretty hardcore about punishing the bad guys They also both fly with their arms at their sides, which cracks me right up I only wish there were evenexcerpts from the actual comics, as I found them pretty fascinating But I mean obviously that would make the book way too big.The author writes the Gone and Forgotten blog, which is basically this sort of thing also old dumb comics but the authorial voice in this book is a little...It is what it is an amusing blog turned amusing book with great art and light, easy to digest summaries of bizarre comic book characters from different eras It s a shame Morris didn t delve deeper into the primary sources when he does talk about the stories, the reading gets surprisingly compelling but this is a solid coffee table book nevertheless Few projects that begin on the Internet are worthy of purchase in print form Anonymous Lawyer lol , but The League of Regrettable Superheroes It is w...

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08 July 2017

Jon Morris