Understanding Superhero Comic Books

Superhero comic books: to many people they feature a bunch of costumed good guys fighting a bunch of costumed bad guys. The good guys always win.

That may have been true at one time but today’s superhero comic books are anything but predictable and formulaic.

Over the past several decades superhero comic books have tackled every conceivable aspect of society, embraced creativity and dared to push the envelope of what it means to be a comic book.

In Understanding Superhero Comic Books by author Alex Grand (with a foreword by comic book legend Jim Steranko) and McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, explores a history of key elements, creators, events and controversies.

The book explores the origin and genesis of superhero comic books and characters, the creators behind them, controversies, their relevancy to their times, elements explored and other aspects including the popularity of superheroes.

Discover how superhero comic books changed and metamorphosed over the decades, their influence on popular culture and how they continue to evolve, reflect current trends and modify and revolutionize panel-to-panel story-telling.

Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.