One of legendary comics writer Grant MorrisonÕs earliest works took a forgotten, almost laughable DC Comics hero, Animal Man, and reimagined him in a stunning, postmodern series chronicling his bizarre adventures as a second-rate superhero struggling with real-life issues and moral dilemmas.~|~~|~From one of the greatest storytellers of his generation, Grant MorrisonÕs Animal Man took a forgotten DC Comics character and reimagined him in a groundbreaking, postmodern series that redefined what was possible in superhero comics.~|~~|~Buddy Baker, a.k.a. Òthe Man with Animal Powers,Ó is a second-rate superhero, devoted father, and animal activist. There isnÕt much money in the hero game, and with a wife and kids to support, Buddy soon finds himself torn between trying to make a living through traditional super-heroics and getting more deeply involved in the questionably legal world of animal rights activism. But in todayÕs world with real-life issues, who really needs Animal ManÕs protection? Is it humankind or the animals? Or is it Buddy himself?~|~~|~Collects Animal Man #14-26.