An history
and an exploration of the superhero history and meaning.
For a fan
of the superheroes this book is a must have and even for a mere sympathizer
this is a recommended title.
Morrison demonstrates
a surprisingly accurate knowledge of the genre, of course it’s not complete
but, as the author himself says, a comprehensive history would have been three
times longer.
More
important than that it is an extremely readable book. While recounting the most
obscure passages Morrison eases the narrative with witty one liners and a
wonderful laid back attitude that reminds us that we shouldn’t take this stuff
too seriously.
The book
also doubles as an autobiography. Actually, and this is something a lot of
those more serious reviewers didn’t understood, this is not a pure history of
the superhero, this is an history of the superhero as Grant Morrison sees it
and an history of his relationship with that concept.
Overall
this makes the book far more interesting. Morrison has a lot of very
interesting ideas about the superhero concept and what it does mean in the
modern world and just those concept make this book worth reading.
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