The Hero Book:
an illustrated memoir
Scott Waters

November 2006
978-0-9733499-7-9
Graphic Novel
5.5x8.5 inches, with flaps
64 pages (12 colour, 20 b/w images)
$15 CDN / US
Originally published by Cumulus Press

Deviant behaviour and homosocial elements in a military society.

“The characters in his paintings are engaged in brutish acts, but presented in such a way that it is almost a challenge to take them seriously. In his series titled The Hero Book, Waters doesn't hide the figures's awkwardness or vulnerability. The series title comes from a book of the same name used in the military to instill camaraderie and to motivate young soldiers with tales of bravery and adventure.... In the series, the not-quite men, not-quite boys, are somewhere between playing childhood dress-up games and acting as authority figures.”
— dose

“Reading The Hero Book, I am reminded of the similarities between children’s skipping songs and military marching cadences. The content differs, but the narrative stays the same.”
— Michael Turner

“The Hero Book is a striking work that defies easy categorization:  a hybrid of art and text.”
— Montreal Review of Books