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I started out thinking this was going to be a fantastic book. The well-reasoned critical discussion of comics history for example, I had never thought to do an in-depth artistic analysis of the Action Comics 1 and Supergod: v. 1 Comics 27 covers and its relation to the contemporary culture that influenced it is terrific for many chapters. Everything was going smoothly Once Morrison reaches an era where he can access his own memories, he immediately inserts himself. Once Morrison reaches an era where he can access his own memories, he immediately inserts himself into the story as he famously did during his run on Supergod: v. 1 Man. The book becomes comics history as autobiography, relying too heavily on the books Morrison read and liked, the work he did, and the work his friends created. Once Morrison starts telling us about his experiences with psychedelic drugs, the book delves into the questions of philosophy alluded to in the subtitle What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us about Being Human. At this point, the book becomes a weird hodgepodge of sociology, history, and Eastern philosophy. Though not Supergod: v. 1 what Supergod: v. 1 expected, Supergods is still well worth reading. I could almost forgive Morrison for the merely half-brilliant book if he hadn't been so loose with his description of the multimedia rundown of Supergod: v. 1 end-of-the-century escapades. He claims the mulleted version of Superman "hung on grimly until ," but Clark actually got a haircut in time for Supergod: v. 1 wedding in He also carelessly says Superman Returns came out innot It might seem like I'm nitpicking, but it's a detail like that that makes me wonder if there are any other typos or misrememberings I'm not picking up on. I'm not claiming this to be true, but I'd believe that Morrison would rely on his vast knowledge of comics for facts and dates instead of rigorous Supergod: v. 1 checking. Though he is clearly grateful for the opportunity to be in the comics business, it's fairly evident that his healthy ego is the lens through which the entirety of comicdom is viewed. I wonder if Morrison felt this was really the only way to tell his life's story, by showing early comics to be his ancestors in a de facto family tree, and his ideas, comics, and predictions as his descendants. Morrison has woven himself into the fabric of comics, the medium that birthed him, as the ultimate product of the masters and the driving force of Supergod: v. 1 and predictor of future trends from the '80s onward. Goodreads helps you Supergod: v. 1 track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Supergods by Grant Morrison. In a matter of years, the skies of the imaginary world Supergod: v. 1 filled with strange mutants, aliens, and vigilantes: Batman, Wonder Woman, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and the X-Men—the list of names as familiar as our own. But what are they trying to tell us? In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Morrison draws on art, science, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of the superhero—why they matter, why they will always be with us, and what they tell us about who we are. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction Supergod: v. 1 Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Supergodsplease sign up. Lists with This Supergod: v. 1. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jul 19, Stephen rated it really liked it Shelves: history, non-fictionbooks-about-bookshistory-usaaudiobooksigned-first-or-limited-editionmythstories-and-legendspop-cultural. Scottish madman Grant Morrison deploys a slickwitty, rock-n-roll style to his narrative while providing a brilliant, insightful examination of the creation and evolution of the superhero as both mythical archetype and as a reflection of societal mores, attitudes and aspirations. Good, good stuff. They came to save us from the existential abyss, but first they had to find a way into our collective imagination. This book was just a wonderfully pleasant surprise as I didn't have Supergod: v. 1 expectations going into it. The man should be crafting novels and I seriously hope he does so because his use of language is addictive and exactly the kind I like. The man is Supergod: v. 1 encyclopedia on the comic Supergod: v. 1 and its history and I would love to take a course in which he taught the subject. Definitely worth the price Supergod: v. 1 admission. These sections read like a rock star biography full of large doses of drugs, sex and rebellion against the status quo. Also, Morrison spends some Supergod: v. 1 maybe a tad too much discussing his own personal meta-physical, pseudo religious philosophy born of his brush with death. This is supremely entertaining and there are some philosophical insights that are really mind-blowing. However, again the inclusion of these segments and the length of time Morrison spends on them make the overall narrative seem a bit stream of consciousness. To his credit, Morrison does tie both his personal journey and his philosophy back into the history of comics and the superhero and his discussions of those points do add flavor to the main subject. However, it would be disingenuous to say that everything he discusses on those two topics is on point. Personally, I found all of it interesting and the book could have been twice as long and I would have been just ducky with it, but I still felt the need to make a minor downgrade for lack of subject matter focus. Despite the segues and narrative regressions that Morrison indulges in, the amount of information and analysis he provides on the comic art form is staggering. From there, Morrison takes us through the reasons for the decline in the Golden Age heroes and the birth of the flawed, problem-prone hero of the Silver Age typified by characters like Spider-man, the Hulk and the X-men. When Morrison focuses on these works, discusses the context of their development and analyzes the impact they had on both the industry and society, he is simply masterful. This is as good as it gets. He saw superheroes as emblematic of regressive reactionary forces and disastrous foreign policy. If superheroes were the face of mythic America, Mills planned to rub their noses in the shit of real-life America—which he exposed with meticulously researched, coldly delivered info-dump Supergod: v. 1 detailing a world of CIA dirty tricks, torture camps, denial, vivisection, corrupt politics and ruined lives. Supergod: v. 1 gives you an idea of both Morrison writing chops and Supergod: v. 1 thoroughly he breaks down the comic form as reflected by some of its most iconic artists and writers. Okay, I feel like I have been waxing on a bit long so I am going to wane this up. My minor gripes aside which really are minor in retrospectthis is the best single deconstruction of the superhero as archetype, role model, and societal mirror that I have encountered and is definitely a worthwhile read. View all 15 comments. Dec 01, Riku Sayuj rated it it was ok Shelves: r-r-rs. Does he live up to that promise? If you take up this book expecting moral philosophy or some kind of analysis on how the values in our fiction will help us be better humans, boy, are you in Supergod: v. 1 a disappointment. So with a serious sounding title and an alluring subject matter, Morrison proceeds to happily serve up a brew of 75 years worth of comic book history, his own bildungsroman and literary criticism on his colleagues and praise for his favorites. The history that he presents is thoroughly colored by his own biases, but at least he never makes an attempt at projecting a Supergod: v. 1 observer persona. The book is cursory and without focus for the most part; the history is too superficial for an ardent fan and would be way too detailed to serve as an introduction to comics. The analysis that he attempts to bring to the art of story-telling has already been done in much better fashion by Scott McCloud and the evolution of ideas and causal connection to real historical events could also have been better handled by a historian or in conjunction with one. Almost half the book is about the Golden and Silver ages which saw the birth of Superman and was followed by a burgeoning pantheon of copy-cat heroes like Batman and soon by original and radical version like Captain Marvel. He gives a detailed analysis of how this grew in him and of his experiments in sending a 2D version of Supergod: v. 1 into the comic world to interact with the characters and this makes more and more sense as he himself blends into the narrative of the book in the last two-thirds and the book becomes more an autobiography than a history. As we close the book, even though we are Supergod: v. 1 impressed by the force of his language and the wild imaginative scope of his ideas, it would be an effort in credulity to take Morrison or the book too seriously. At the very least, it pointed me to some excellent graphic novels and artists. For that and for the writing style, an extra star. View all 14 comments. Mar 05, Dan Schwent rated it liked it Shelves: comics, books. I've had mixed reactions to Grant Morrison over the years. I think Morrison is a great idea man but works best when someone is reining him in. When this popped up on the cheap, I was cautiously interested. First off, the subtitle is misleading. It's mostly comics history with snide remarks from Grant Morrison. The rest of the book is Grant Morrison's autobiography with plenty of potshots at Alan Moore, Watchmen, and pretty much every popular comic from on. I find it interesting that Morrison didn't insult anyone that could have an adverse effect on his career, only Alan Moore and a bunch of dead guys. There's lot of talk Supergod: v. 1 Morrison's life of Supergod: v. 1 and jet-setting when Arkham Asylum took off and lots of twaddle about putting himself in the 2-D world of comics. I remember reading years ago that Morrison was writing a book about his experiences while writing The Invisibles. I'm guessing a lot of that material found its way into Supergods. Just to make it clear, I'm not shitting all over this book. There were interesting bits of information to be had but there were a lot fewer in the second half, when Supergod: v. 1 became a meeting of the Grant Morrison fan club. Download [PDF] Supergod V 1 eBook Full – Get Book Direct

Supergod is a 5-issue comic book limited series created by Warren Ellispublished by Avatar Supergod: v. 1with art by Garrie Gastonny. Issue 1 was released in November Supergod is the story of what an actual superhuman arms race might be like. Humans have been fashioning their own gods with their own hands since the dawn of our time on Earth. Fertility figures brazen idols, vast chalk etchings, carvings, myths and Supergod: v. 1, science fiction writers generating science fiction religions from whole cloth. Dress it up as superhuman defense, as discovering Supergod: v. 1 limits of the human body, as transhumanism and posthumanism. Supergod is narrated from the point of view of Simon Reddin, a British scientist who sits in the ruins of post-apocalyptic Supergod: v. 1, waiting to die. Reddin tells his story to "Tommy," an American counterpart taking refuge in a bunker, in order to provide an oral history of the events that led to the end of the world. In years before the onset of the Space Race between the Supergod: v. 1 States and the Soviet Union, Great Britain launches an experimental rocket with a crew of three astronauts for the sake of observing the then-unknown effects of outer space on the human body. Weeks later, when the rocket returns to Earth, scientists find that the three astronauts have been fused together into one gigantic, three-headed being by a mass of alien fungus. This creature is named " Morrigan Lugus ," after multi-headed deities from Celtic mythology. England's possession and study of Lugus spur the other developed nations of the world to begin developing their own superhuman programs. This is ostensibly a military arms race, but several times throughout his story, Reddin injects his own opinion— supported by a speech from Lugus — that human beings have a psychological compulsion to create and worship their own gods. The United States creates Jerry Cravena cyborg built from the broken body of a crashed Air Force pilot; Russia creates Perunan advanced cyborg built from the remains of a previous model destroyed by Craven; Iran creates Malak, able to generate a force field that dissolves the atomic bonds of nearby matter; China creates Maitreyawho can shape and manipulate human flesh into complex objects. The flashpoint for global conflict comes in the early 21st century with the activation of Krishnathe Indian superhuman. Krishna is built with state-of- the-art technology, granting it godlike control over both matter and energy, and is governed by a simple artificial intelligence program with instructions to "save India. The chaos in India prompts Pakistan to launch its entire arsenal of nuclear missiles against Krishna, but Krishna merely turns the weapons around, obliterating Pakistan. These catastrophic events provoke other nations to mobilize their own superhumans against Krishna; meanwhile, Reddin, part of Supergod: v. 1 team studying Morrigan Lugus, argues that since Krishna does not appear to value human life, Lugus— as a higher form of life, like Krishna himself— should be released from the underground chamber where it is currently held so that it may communicate with Krishna and convince him to halt his rampage. Faced with no other way of stopping Krishna, the British government agrees. All attacks on Krishna fail, as he is far too powerful for any of Supergod: v. 1 other superbeings to pose a threat to him. Perun and Maitreya are easily killed, and Malak is catapulted into space, where his force field shatters the Moon, causing lunar fragments to rain destruction upon the Earth. With his enemies defeated, Krishna begins the process of rebuilding India, creating structures capable of cleaning up the devastated environment and housing its surviving population. Jerry Craven arrives on the scene, but— weary of conflict and mentally traumatized by his own death and resurrection— expresses his desire to live in peace with Krishna. However, Craven is joined moments later by Dajjala bizarre, incomplete superhuman covertly developed by the United States during the Iraq War. Dajjal was designed to be without sanity, allowing it to observe the flow of time and to perceive all possible futures. Dajjal implies that all futures arising from this moment in time would result in Supergod: v. 1 utopia created by Craven and Krishna, and would all be "so boring" that Dajjal cannot bear to live through them. To avoid this fate, Dajjal self- destructs, resulting in a massive explosion that kills Craven and Krishna and destroys most of Asia and Europe. In the Supergod: v. 1, with his story finished, Reddin bids farewell to Tommy, strips off his clothes, and prepares to leap into the River Thames to meet his "god": Morrigan Supergod: v. 1, the last surviving superbeing, whose spores have infested Supergod: v. 1 entire planet. One review called the work a "magnificently grim and horrifying Supergod: v. 1 comic". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Supergod Supergod issue 1 November Boing Boing. Archived from the original Supergod: v. 1 6 September Retrieved 6 September Warren Ellis bibliography. Switchblade Honey Come In Alone. James Bond. Crooked Little Vein Gun Machine. Red Red 2. Joe: Resolute animated series Castlevania animated series. Categories : Avatar Press titles Comic book limited series Supergod: v. 1 debuts comics endings Superhero comics Comics by Warren Ellis Comics stubs. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Title pop All stub articles. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. 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