The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History: 1

Was a present, and the quality of the book itself was good. So am happy.

Book has excellent content just received a slightly damaged book

Bought as a gift and my friend thought it was great! A bit of 'fluff' really but a fun read none the less.

Never knew how many superheroes never made it to the major superhero circuit until I read this book. Excellent read, book was in new condition and the delivery was fast. Worth buying.

Morris's "League of Regrettable Superheroes" is exploration of the flukes of the superhero genre, and this breaks things down into the nice explorations of vices and would-bes of the various comic book ages. Since the book focuses primarily on the super-heros with brief shelf-lives, you don't need to dig down into massive mythologies or character inconsistencies or revisions of character history or alternate universes. Or, not as much as in more standard and long-running superhero fair.Each character has, at least, a two page spread. A cover or panel is given as well as brief bio. Morris is not laugh at loud funny, but he is humorous without being snarky or pedantic. In the spirit of early comic books, there are few cute puns. The current break down is the Golden Age with 44 heroes; The Silver Age with 26 heroes; and The Modern Age with 30 heroes. The Golden Age has similar themes from comics publishers run amok, and the discussion actually gives you a insight into the early history of comics. The collapse of the "Bronze Age" and the "1980s-early 2000s" is probably a thematic mistake: the "Edgy" "adult" (teen vision of adult prurience and violence) and the bronze age attempt at more psychologically realistic and socially conscious heroes are actually quite different in their vices.One of the interesting things discussed in subtext of Morris' book is that not only are some of the more interesting superheroes more or less flops, but that superhero comics often go out of favor. For example, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Morris mentions that superheroes were often in serial movies in theaters, but that superhero comics declined in popularity very quickly thereafter. Conversely, the early 1990s were an unusual prolix and profitable time for comics, but it collapsed out from under the industry and basically only related properties keep the current industry afloat. Indeed, we live in an age where superhero comic properties dominate the movies and popular culture, but superhero comic books are on the wane. This is something Morris does not discuss directly but hints at in his erudition about the medium.The book is beautiful and well-laid out, the heroes range from hilarious to the vices of their age, and Morris shows his power as a subtle writer of pop culture and an academic of comics. In age of Geek and nerd dominance, this a refreshing reminder of its silliness.

I gave this gift to my best friend - who is an avid comic book reader and fan of superheroes in general - with some trepidation. You see, he is not a reader in the conventional sense (other than comic books) and I was worried he would already have this book. All my worries amounted to naught. First he does not have this book (and Amazon has a fantastic return policy if he did!) and secondly this book is very well made. It's chock full of full colour pictures and short articles that can be read in one sitting. In other words it's perfect for the comic-book fan that seldom reads conventional books. My friend is delighted with this book and so am I. Recommended if you or someone you know if a fan of the less well-known (though sometimes hilarious!) superheroes or comic book history. 5/5

Una entretenida recopilación sobre aquellos personajes curiosos y peculiares dentro del mundo de los superhéroes y supervillanos que no llegaron a triunfar, muchos de ellos por motivos más que evidentes.El libro se divide en tres apartados: la Golden Age, con personajes como Doctor Hormone, Rainbow Boy o Kangaroo Man. La Silver Age con Bee-Man, Fatman o Congorilla entre otros y la Modern Age que incluye a creaciones como NFL Superpro, Squirrel Girl o Brother Voodoo.Trae más de 250 páginas y las medidas son 23,5 cm de alto x 18,50 cm de ancho.