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- An anthology devoted to heroes that are super. Covers by Paul Hornschemeier. Featuring the works of: (in alphabetic order) Gregory Benton, Jeffrey Brown, Dean Haspiel, Scott Morse, Joel Priddy, Paul Pope, Paul Rivoche, and others. The interior is printed in three colored sections: black & red, black & blue and 4C.
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Many underground cartoonists define their work at least in part by its relationship to the superhero comics mainstream: they're against it. But superhero comics are also the teat at which many of those cartoonists suckled, and this meaty anthology challenges a few dozen artists who generally steer far clear of superheroes to do short comics about them. Most of the results fall into a few basic categories, the most popular of which is slice-of-life stories about quotidian experience rendered ridiculous by everybody wearing Spandex outfits (notably Nick Abadzis's "You Can't Always Get What You Want"; Scott Morse's "The Solutionist"; and J.W. Cotter's "Sucker Punch"). A handful of artists (Chris Pitzer, J. Chris Campbell, Nathan Jurevicius) contribute pieces that are less actual stories than smooth graphic design inspired by cape-and-cowl iconography. Others use superhero fantasies as a metaphor for childhood trauma and dreams of revenge (Mike Dawson's "Ace-Face"; Farel Dalrymple's "Hollis"; and best of all Jamie Tanner's creepy, bold "Blink," which riffs ingeniously on children's fantasies of moral authority). Among the book's other standouts, Jeffrey Brown contributes a nutty, way-over-the-top slugfest (in the vein of his recent Bighead) concerning a one-eyed, tentacle-armed hero called Cycoloctopus; and R. Kikuo Johnson's "Thrustman" is a clever if sometimes baffling piece of metafiction. (Mar.)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. An anthology devoted to heroes that are super. Covers by Paul Hornschemeier. Featuring the works of: (in alphabetic order) Gregory Benton, Jeffrey Brown, Dean Haspiel, Scott Morse, Joel Priddy, Paul Pope, Paul Rivoche, and others. The interior is printed in three colored sections: black & red, black & blue and 4C. Seller Inventory # CIN0972179488G
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First edition trade paperback. Fine condition, appears unread, as new. NOT a dreaded 'Good' or 'Fair' copy, since 'Good' is bookseller jargon for 'you must be kidding' and 'Fair' is even worse. NOT an 'Acceptable' copy, since nobody has a clue what that even means. Seller Inventory # 17446
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Book. First Edition. First Printing as stated. Edited by Chris Pitzer. Trade Paperback with matte wrappers. Covers show edgewear, light scuff marks, and shelfwear to all extremities. Spine uncracked. Spine shows a few light indentations. Upper and lower corners of front cover lightly bumped. Tail edge of textblock shows light shelfwear and a few smudges. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and unmarked. 287 pages. 6 X 9. Seller Inventory # VAPR-01-B01-0626
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Seller: Jerry Prosser, Bookseller, Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Like New. One of my favorites. Great collection of superhero comics from alt cartoonists. Seller Inventory # 015587
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Unpaginated collection, about 200 pages, by the above artists and others, most in color, some two- color. Seller Inventory # 155296