Faster than a speeding bullet, this Rough Guide brings you the mind-bending truth about the fantasy world's bravest and baddest, telling you all you need to know about the superheroes who save us and their vile enemies. Awesome features include:
• Superheroes and Heroines: The essential A-Z of the spandex-suited legends, including sidekicks, fatal weaknesses and implausible powers.
• The Villains: Asbestos Lady to Violator.
• The Origins and Creators: The artists who created the superheroes, and the key comics and publishers.
• The Influences: How superheroes influenced such icons as Jerry Seinfeld, Elvis Presley and Donald Duck, inspired scientists and changed fashion.
• Comics, Novels and Graphic Novels: The high flyers and where to find them.
• The Places, the Contexts and the Ephemera: The what, where and why of superhero lore on TV, in the movies, in print and on the Internet.
• The Background: All you need to know about the legends from Batman to Namor The Submariner and The Incredibles. |
What The Press Say
Rare is the resource that is equally accessible both to newcomers [as well as] the well-initiated. The Rough Guide is one of the happy exceptions. - Comic Buyer’s GuidePerhaps the only place a reader can learn everything about Captain America and Captain Underpants in one sitting. - USA TODAY |