comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero historycomic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history

Q&A with author Jon Morris

What inspired you to write a series on regrettable comic book characters?

We’re in the middle of a superhero boom in movies, but most of the heroes who are getting a shot at silver screen success are the flagships characters—X-Men, Batman, Hulk, Thor, Superman—the characters who always get all the attention. I thought it would be fun to shine a light on the lesser-known characters.

What type of research did you do?

Over the course of my lifetime, I’ve read literally tens of thousands of comic books. For the series, I reinvested in a small library of several hundred more books, dove into public domain archives, and started up conversations with comics scholars on three continents!

Who is your favorite regrettable superhero?

I have a great deal of affection for The Red Bee, a two-fisted assistant district attorney whose sole superpower was that he had trained a single bee, named Michael, to help him fight crime. I like to say of him, 'Few have tried so hard to do so much with so little'.

What Critics Are Saying

comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero historycomic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history

comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero historycomic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history

comic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero historycomic book history, jon morris, comic book, comic book art, superheroes, superhero history


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quirk Books; Illustrated edition (June 2, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594747636
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594747632
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.31 x 1.01 x 9.28 inches
" />
Summary Digest Summary Digest

Sorry League of Legends: Half-Mature Heroes in Comic History


Price: $24.99 - $20.57
(as of Feb 12, 2025 08:50:08 UTC – Details)



Meet the weirdest superhero of all time and see prints with backstory, retro art and colorful reviews.

You know Batman, Superman and Spider-Man, but have you heard of Doll Men, Hormone Doctor or Spider-Queen? So for your own bees (Bee Man) (Batman, but with the bees), the Joker (circus-themed crime revelry), the eyes (giant, floating eyeballs) and many other weird balls and weirdos. The regrettable League of Legends draws on the entire history of the medium and will attract stubborn comic fans, casual comic readers, and anyone who likes to gaze into the corners of strangers who are strangers who like to gaze into pop culture.

From the publisher

Comics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero HistoryComics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero History

Comics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero HistoryComics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero History

Q&A with writer Jon Morris

What prompted you to write a series about regrettable comic characters?

We are in the middle of superhero prosperity in the movie. I think it would be fun to illuminate lesser-known characters.

What type of research have you done?

In my life, I have read tens of thousands of comic books. For the series, I reinvested in another small library of hundreds of books, putting the pigeon into the public domain archives and starting a conversation with comic scholars from three continents!

Who is your favorite regret superhero?

I have a lot of feelings for Red Bee, a two-punch assistant district attorney whose only superpower is that he trained a bee named Michael to help him fight crime. I want to say to him, “veryone has tried to do so little.”

What are critics talking about

Comics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero HistoryComics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero History

Comics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero HistoryComics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero History

Comics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero HistoryComics History, Jon Morris, Comic Books, Comic Art, Superhero, Superhero History

Publisher: Weird Books; Illustration Edition (June 2, 2015)
Language: English
Hardcover: 256 pages
ISBN-10:1594747636
ISBN-13:978-1594747632
Item Weight: 1.8 lbs
Size: 7.31 x 1.01 x 9.28 inches

Customers say

Customers find the book entertaining and a great gift for comic book fans. They appreciate the well-researched content with useful facts. The writing style is described as witty and lighthearted. The design is described as beautiful and colorful.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Share Post :

More Posts

Leave a Reply