Dorian Lynskey

The true superhero is Douglas Wolk – who has read through 27,000 Marvel comics

The experience might have led to a bewildering book, but Wolk proves a wry, astute guide to the heroes and villains of American mythology

X-Men became a ‘signal to every misfit out there that they weren’t alone and that things might be okay after all’. [Alamy]
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