Book description
In 1938 Action Comics #1 introduced the world to Superman. In a
matter of years, the skies of our imaginations were filled with
mutants, aliens and vigilantes. Batman, Wonder Woman and the X-Men -
in less than a century they've gone from not existing at all to being
everywhere we look. But why?
For Grant Morrison, possibly the greatest of contemporary superhero
storytellers, these heroes are not simply characters but powerful
archetypes whose ongoing story arcs reflect and predict the lives we
live. In this exhilarating book, Morrison draws on history, art,
mythology, and his own astonishing journey to provide the first true
chronicle of the superhero.
Grant 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.
