Description
Book SynopsisGrant Morrison was born in Glasgow in 1960. As a comics writer, he is renowned for his bold reinventions of existing superheroes and his own authored titles. He has had successful runs on
Batman, Animal Man,
Doom Patrol,
JLA,
The Invisibles,
New X-Men,
Fantastic Four and
All Star Superman His
Batman: Arkham Asylum is the best-selling original graphic novel ever published. A documentary on his life and work,
Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods, was released in November 2010.
Trade ReviewSupergods is a rather astonishing piece of work that leaves you feeling pretty much as those first readers of
Superman in 1938 must have felt: slightly more aware of our place in the universe and cautiously optimistic about the future * Independent on Sunday *
Magnificently idiosyncratic new history of the genre...
Supergods is packed with intriguing nuggets of insight, and it will be fascinating to see how the trends it discerns play out... What was it they said about the geeks inheriting the earth? * Daily Telegraph *
Supergods is perhaps the most satisfactory potted history of the American comic book industry I've ever read (and I've read just about all its competitors) while also offering a brilliantly incisive, if very personal, appreciation and analysis of the most important comic books or graphic novels - call 'em what you will - to be published in the past 30 years * Guardian *
Part manifesto, part memoir, part idiosyncratic spiritual/philosophical tract... Morrison knows the genre and loves it deeply, and both that knowledge and that love shine through... an often funny and sometimes very moving account of Morrison's life as seen through the lens of his relationship with superheroes, which began in childhood -- Katherine Farmar * Irish Times *
The author shows a deft turn of phrase while appraising his fellow creators...
Supergods proves an entertaining introduction to newcomers * Metro *
