About the Author

Jess Nevins is a reference librarian at a community college. He is the author of A Blazing World and Heroes & Monsters. He lives in Naperville, Texas.

Reviews

"Another remarkable work from Jess Nevins, exposing and exploring the roots of the forms of weird adventure fiction that continue to dominate 21st Century culture. Essential archaeology." --Warren Ellis, author, Back on the Street

"As always, Jess Nevins is the ultimate historical source for pulp fiction. This book is like if Encyclopedia Brown had grown up obsessed with superheroes and make the ultimate guide to them." --Ed Brubaker, author, The Man Who Laughs