The Super Hero’s Journey is an adventure unlike any you have ever read. Imbued with Patrick's creativity, artwork, and heart, this all-new graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnell’s positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvel’s blockbuster brand.

Patrick incorporates panels from classic Marvel comics as a tribute to his heroes — Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and the other creators of the Marvel Universe — alongside inspirational quotes from Eckhart Tolle, Thoreau, and others.

Includes a bookplate that has been hand-signed by Patrick McDonnell (exclusive to MUTTS)!

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:

“The Super Hero’s Journey is thrilling, hilarious, mind-blowing, weird, and poignant — just like the stories that inspired it." — Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil

“The Super Hero’s Journey is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism.” — Alex Ross, Fantastic Four: Full Circle

“Syndicated cartoonist McDonnell (Mutts) celebrates in this joyous and invigorating blend of memoir and homage the Marvel Comics superhero saga, whose adventures have interconnected over the past 80+ years and formed a single, expansive fictional history. ... McDonnell’s unexpected conceit flies high and makes a perfect landing.” — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“A love letter to Marvel comics.” — Newsarama

“A profound and moving reading experience.” — Forces of Geek

“Combining the magic of Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko with the lessons of the Dalai Lama, Patrick McDonnell’s metatextual The Super Hero's Journey is a unique addition to the graphic novel medium.” — Conskipper

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