The League of Regrettable Sidekicks

Name: The League of Regrettable Sidekicks
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781683690764
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Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History!

By Jon Morris

Series: Comic Book History

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The League of Regrettable Sidekicks offers a hilarious spotlight on the oddest second bananas in superhero comics, featuring junior partners, animal assistants, and even the henchmen of villainous worlds. The book presents over one hundred unusual sidekicks, complete with captivating backstories, vintage artwork, and colourful commentary. From explosive-soled Thunderfoot to polar bear pal Frosting and the ever-present Rick Jones, this collection unearths the forgotten helpers of comic history with affectionate humour and detail.
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More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.

Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book

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.

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Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book

More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colourful commentary.

This collection affectionately spotlights forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favourites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior's career barely got off the ground). Included are pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.

Series: Comic Book History

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The League of Regrettable Sidekicks

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. Nominated for the 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage...

By Jon Morris

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$67⁰⁰

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683690764

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quirk Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 803g

Pages: 256

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Jon Morris Pop Culture: Best-Selling Books Series: Comic Book History

About the Author

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.

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