Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman giá ưu đãi

JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent–meek, mild, and myopic–than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories, and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format–the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joe’s long struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130 Marc Tyler Nobleman’s text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joe’s triumph, and the energetic illustrations by Ross MacDonald, the author-artist of Another Perfect Day, are a perfect complement to the time, the place, and the two young visionaries.

I have written more than 70 books, most for young people of all ages. “Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman” is the first and still only standalone biography of the young men who dreamed up the world’s first superhero; it is an ALA Notable title that received multiple starred reviews and appeared on the front page of “USA Today.” My picture book on the “secret” behind the creation of Batman comes out in 2012.

I have written extensively for Nickelodeon Magazine. I’m also a cartoonist whose works has appeared in more than 100 publications including “The Wall Street Journal” and “Forbes.” I do not know how to draw sewing machines or SpongeBob SquarePants.