The He-Man Effect

"""Brian 'Box' Brown tells a personal story of nerdy obsession and creates something universal and poignant. But, I wish I didn't have to take the book out of the wrapper. I like my collectibles to be pristine."" --Patton Oswalt ""In The He-Man Effect, Brian ""Box"" Brown elegantly and empathetically demolishes nearly all of a modern reader's illusions about their own childhood. It's a stunning work of graphic nonfiction--never didactic but endlessly informative. The artwork is, as per usual for Brown, compelling in its uniqueness and simplicity. A must-read mythbuster."" --Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee and Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America ""Here is an expert unafraid critically to face the social impacts of the industry he knows from the inside. This graphic novel is brilliantly suited to expose and analyze how mass media products--children's toys, films, TV shows, social media events, etc.--serve the profit drives of capitalists and the efforts of governments to support those drives."" --Prof. Richard D. Wolff, Founder of Democracy at Work and author of Understanding Marxism and Understanding Socialism ""Nonfiction comics at its finest. Well-researched, perfectly paced, clean lines, and fun drawings. A+."" --Austin Kleon, bestselling author of Steal Like An Artist ""Excellently presented. A wonderfully clear and concise timeline."" --Dan Larson, Secret Galaxy TV"