The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains: Oddball Criminals from Comic Book History (Comic Book History, #2)

by Jon Morris

Meet more than one hundred of the oddest supervillains in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.

This collection affectionately spotlights the most ridiculous, bizarre, and cringe-worthy criminals ever published, from fandom favorites like MODOK and Egg Fu to forgotten weirdos like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poison bricks) and Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics.

• ISBN10: 1594749329
• ISBN13: 9781594749322
• Publish Date: 28 March 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Quirk Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781594749322

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

I had so much fun reading this and learning about quite a few obscure (to me) villains from the Golden Age of comics (and beyond).

I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for more of these books. So informative and interesting!