| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Me and Batman and you / Austin Grossman -- On the Hulk: you wouldn't like me when I'm angry / Delilah S. Dawson -- Dented hearts: a story of Iron Man / Anthony Breznican -- The weight of four-color justice / Christopher Golden -- Daredevil, Elektra, and the ninja who stole my virginity / Jamie Ford -- Everything I know about love, I learned from Gambit and Rogue / Karina Cooper -- Spider-Manhattan / Scott Westerfeld -- How I spent my summer vacation with the Judas Contract / Brad Meltzer -- How Batman saved my life / Joe R. Lansdale -- All the world is waiting for you / Carrie Vaughn -- The devil inside: how Matt Wagner's Grendel saved my life / Brendan Deneen -- You never forget your first time / Neil Gaiman -- We are not Amazons / Leigh Bardugo -- Weapon X / Ron Currie, Jr. -- Wonder Woman / Jodi Picoult -- God of thunder / Kevin Seccia -- Underdog and me / Martin Kihn -- Superman: one rad dude / Jim Di Bartolo -- Some interstitial thoughts on the In-Betweener / Charles Yu -- Becoming Bethany: a life in seven deaths / Alethea Kontis -- Swashbuckle my heart: an ode to Nightcrawler / Jenn Reese -- The hero I needed / Liesa Mignogna. |
| Summary |
An anthology of essays exploring the origins of the authors' relationships to their favorite superheroes. |
| Subject |
Superheroes in literature.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
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Superheroes -- Psychological aspects.
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| Added Author |
Mignogna, Liesa, editor, contributor.
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Grossman, Austin, 1969- contributor.
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Dawson, Delilah S., contributor.
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Breznican, Anthony, contributor.
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Golden, Christopher, contributor.
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Ford, Jamie, contributor.
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Cooper, Karina, contributor.
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Westerfeld, Scott, contributor.
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Meltzer, Brad, contributor.
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Lansdale, Joe R., 1951- contributor.
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Vaughn, Carrie, contributor.
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Deneen, Brendan, contributor.
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Gaiman, Neil, contributor.
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Bardugo, Leigh, contributor.
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Currie, Ron, Jr., 1975- contributor.
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Picoult, Jodi, 1966- contributor.
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Seccia, Kevin, contributor.
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Kihn, Martin, contributor.
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Di Bartolo, Jim, contributor.
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Yu, Charles, 1976- contributor.
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Kontis, Alethea, contributor.
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Reese, Jenn, contributor.
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| ISBN |
9781250043924 (hardback) |
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1250043921 (hardback) |
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