Super Graphic: A Visual Guide To The Comic Book Universe

"Infographics, which utilize eye-popping design to convey data with cleverness and clarity, are, let’s admit, a fairly nerdy pursuit already. Tim Leong takes the whole thing several steps further, creating flat-out beautiful charts and diagrams to quantify and calibrate the chaotic world of superhero culture with wit and ruthless efficiency. (“A Venn Diagram of Superhero Comic Tropes,” for example, reveals the five heroes and one villain who exist at the nexus of Cape, Tragically Dead Parents, and Underwear on the Outside.) Hugely fun, and impeccably done."