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The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781683690764)
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xNominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book
More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This collection affectionately spotlights forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground). Included are pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.
Author: Jon Morris
ISBN-10: 1683690761
ISBN-13: 9781683690764
Publisher: Quirk Books
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.40h x 7.20w x 1.00d
More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This collection affectionately spotlights forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground). Included are pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.
Author: Jon Morris
ISBN-10: 1683690761
ISBN-13: 9781683690764
Publisher: Quirk Books
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.40h x 7.20w x 1.00d
By Jon Morris
xJon Morris is a cartoonist and graphic designer and author of The League of Regrettable Superheroes (Quirk, 2015), The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains (Quirk, 2017), and The League of Regrettable Sidekicks (Quirk, 2018). Since the late 1990s, he's operated the blog Gone & Forgotten, an irreverent in-depth look at the worst, the lowliest, and the most unfortunate stories and characters comic books have ever offered.
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