A hilarious spotlight on the strangest second bananas in superhero comics, including junior partners, animal assistants, and even heinous henchmen (sidekicks of the villain world). Complete with vintage art and publication details.
Jon Morrisis a cartoonist and graphic designer and author ofThe League of Regret-table 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 blogGone & Forgotten, an irreverent in-depth look at the worst, the lowliest, and the most unfortunate stories and characters comic books have ever offered.
Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best
Comics-Related Book
“This snarky, vividly illustrated ride through comic book history
is a hoot.”—BookPage
“A gorgeous technicolor reference tome.”—Tor.com
“The League of Regrettable Sidekicks is the perfect gift for
the comic fan in your life.”—Free Press
“The exquisite artwork allows readers to visualize each character
as they make their way through the book and is an entertaining read
all the way to the end.”—Bio Gamer Girl.
“Even non-comics fans could have a great time flipping through this
reference and laughing with a friend…or a sidekick for that
matter.”—Pop Matters
“Entertaining, well-written and researched…Highly recommended!”—My
Comic Book
Praise for national bestseller The Legion of Regrettable
Supervillains:
“Fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly
“A sequel to Morris’s acclaimed The League of Regrettable
Superheroes, this quick-read volume is a chronological encyclopedia
of the strangest and silliest antagonists ever to appear in
sequential art.”—Vulture
“In the realm of comic books, the undisputed guru of all things
ridiculous, forgotten, and regrettable is Jon Morris.”—VICE
“[A] delightfully fun rundown of more than 100 of pulp history’s
most marvelous forgotten baddies.”—Parade
“Full of gorgeous vintage comic art and poignantly entertaining
character entries.”—PRINT magazine
Praise for The League of Regrettable Superheroes:
“A volume rich with historical anecdotes and informed commentary on
every era of comics history.”—A.V. Club
“With its gorgeous full page images of the comics and humorous
descriptions of the heroes, each second-stringer gets a few pages
of glory.”—BoingBoing
“Jon Morris has compiled the histories and art of some of the
strangest and most unusual superheroes that ever saw print and
collected them here for you. Definitely check it out!”—Nerdist
“This compendium of short-lived superheroes (from actual comics)
will thrill and amaze.”—Mental Floss
“A great idea, executed with adroit prose, attractive design and
painstaking production quality… turning what could have been a
merely dutiful archive into a vibrant, living, expertly curated
tour of a long-neglected and seriously goofy facet of American
cultural history.”—NPR’s Monkey See
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