- Superheroes, Comic books, strips, Science fiction, history and criticism, Heroes in literature
Morrison draws on history, art, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this alternate universe as a comic book writer to provide the first true chronicle of the superhero.
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Epic, cool, grave and nostalgic.
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Grant Morrison
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 480
- Publisher
- Random House, Spiegel & Grau, Turner
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780099546672
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Scottish comic book writer and playwright.
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