Overrated, and Grant Morrison's foreword reminded me of just how performatively wanky his pretensions are (oh I only even did this to impress my cool artistic friend, you wouldn't know him, he was so cultured and smart though), which frankly soured me a bit on the book overall. Yes, it is possible to write intelligent comics, including intelligent superhero comics. It's also possible to be not quite so visibly desperate to be seen doing it.