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Supergods what masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a sun god from Smallville can teach us about being human

Morrison draws on history, art, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this alternate universe as a comic book writer to provide the first true chronicle of the superhero.

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  • "What masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville can teach us about being human"@en

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  • "Morrison draws on history, art, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this alternate universe as a comic book writer to provide the first true chronicle of the superhero."
  • "Morrison draws on history, art, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this alternate universe as a comic book writer to provide the first true chronicle of the superhero."@en
  • "Supergods is your opportunity to join one of the great figures of modern comics on a mind-bending journey into the world of the superheroes. In less than a century they've gone from not existing at all to being everywhere we look: on our movie and television screens, in our videogames and dreams. But why? For Grant Morrison, possibly the greatest of contemporary superhero storytellers, these heroes are not simply characters but powerful archetypes whose ongoing, decades-spanning story arcs reflect and predict the course of human existence: through them, we tell the story of ourselves."
  • "NATIONAL BESTSELLER What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, and the X-Men'the list of names as familiar as our own. They are on our movie and television screens, in our videogames and in our dreams. But what are they trying to tell us' For Grant Morrison, one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics, these heroes are powerful archetypes who reflect and predict the course of human existence: Through them we tell the story of ourselves. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Morrison draws on art, archetypes, and his own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of our great modern myth: the superhero. Now with a new Afterword."@en
  • "From one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of humankind's great modern myth: the superhero. Morrison draws on history, art, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this alternate universe to provide the first true chronicle of the superhero."@en

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  • "Supergods what masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a sun god from Smallville can teach us about being human"@en
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  • "Supergods : our world in the age of the superhero"@en
  • "Supergods : our world in the age of the superhero"
  • "Superhelden : was wir Menschen von Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman & Co lernen können"
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  • "Superhelden Was wir Menschen von Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman & Co lernen können"
  • "Supergods what masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a sun god from smallville can teach us about being human"@en
  • "Supergods : what masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville can teach us about being human"@en
  • "Supergods : what masked vigilantes, miraculous militants, and a sun god from smallville can teach us about being human"@en
  • "Supergods : Our World in the Age of the Superhero"
  • "Superhelden was wir Menschen von Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman & Co lernen können"
  • "Supergods what masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants, and a sun god from Smallville can teach us about being human"

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