From 457d81394d9113aad8a450aee1b7cf0edeaab3e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:35:30 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Book review: League of Regrettable Superheroes --- .../the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/books/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes.md diff --git a/content/reviews/books/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes.md b/content/reviews/books/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0bea57d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ ++++ +title = "The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History - Jon Morris" +date = 2020-02-02 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "fun", "comics", "superheroes", "jon morris"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23164984-the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes): +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. + + + +{{ stars(stars=4) }} + +An encyclopedia of failed super-heroes. + +The intro for the book is really good in the point that, today, super-heroes +are all in rage in the movies. But there are those who failed to get some +attention and died in the darkness of the comic book world. + +So, here they are. + +I just felt it could have a bit more about the background of the heroes. Sure, +some were promotional heroes (like NFL hero, the trucker hero, and so on) but +still, what was the catalyst for the creation of such hero: Was it the times, +the culture change, some requirement from higher ups, drugs...? Also, powers: +Some have a short list of super powers they got, but they are not complete -- +surely, it's mentioned that some heroes go through several revisions, so their +powers change, but one could consider a revision another hero and just keep +the powers with the heroes+revision. I'm saying this 'cause, as an +encyclopedia, it would be nice to have an index by powers, so when one is +looking for that hero that have, say, the power to create bubbles, one could +just check the index for "bubbles" and there you go. + +The book also need some more careful work by the editors. There are a couple +of misspellings around, like a "thsoe" in the middle of the sentence. It's not +that hard to figure out what was meant in these cases, but still... annoying.