CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 1 HOW TO DRAW SUPERHEROES 1
4. 2 THE SUPERHERO AND THE DESSINATEUR 29
5. 3 IDEALISM AND COMIC BOOK HEROES 61
6. 4 RETRO ART AND NOSTALGIA 91
7. 5 REALISM IN AN UNREALISTIC GENRE 117
8. 6 SUPER CUTE MANGA, KAWAII, AND INFANTILIZATION 141
9. 7 GROTESQUE BODIES AND MONSTROUS HEROES 169
10. 8 SUPERHERO NOIR, MORE THAN JUST BLACK AND WHITE 191
11. 9 DRAWING CONCLUSIONS 215
12. WORKS CITED 229
13. INDEX 236