The forebears of the hugely successful modern superheroes are examined in this new book…
Meaning superhero, of course.
Even by these early stages of the Golden Age, certain tropes of the form are already in place.
This often makes the content a little stiff and awkward, but never dull.
Of course, there are exceptions moments of wide-eyed transcendence.
Supermen!is a nice, well-made edition, with spotty, but historically important contents.
However, it is hard to see few but the collectors being satisfied.
- That said, Fantagraphics have done a good job withSupermen!, even if it doesnt convert the masses.
The First Wave of Comic-book Heroes isout now.
Rating:
3 out of 5
