Having grown up with comics, I love the superhero universe. And as an adult, I confess I indulge in the guilty pleasure of devouring novels from the Superhero genre - it's what inspired
The Personal Productivity Encyclopedia Of Superhero Powers.
Having just finished the delightful
It's Superman!: A Novel, I did some research to find as many other superhero novels as possible. Then I figured, heck, why not share them with
you! I've put them up in an Amazon Listmania list:
The Definitive Guide To Superhero Novels.
I'm curious: Do you have any superhero (or related) books to recommend?
Enjoy!
(Image from
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company's
Omnipotence page.)
Comments
Thanks for the list
I love superhero novels. Thank you for the list.
Here is one I didn't see.
Gladiator by Philip Wylie was a fun surprise.
http://www.amazon.com/Gladiator-Bison-Frontiers-Imagination-Philip/dp/08...
Howard Chaykin and Russ Heath turned it into a comic called Legend.
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Inspired-Philip-Wylies-Gladiator/dp/B000EZU...
I recommend Philip Wylie's book. It is a product of its time.
Sweet! Thanks, Chris. I need
Sweet! Thanks, Chris. I need some reading for an up-coming recuperation.
Superhero Novels
Don't know if you saw this:
http://www.amazon.com/FURTHER-ADVENTURES-BATMAN-Dreammaster-Subway/dp/B0...
It has -if memory serves- short stories from Stephen King and Isaac Assimov in it.
There was a sequel, although I never read it:
http://www.amazon.com/Further-Adventures-Joker-Martin-Greenberg/dp/05532...
I read the following book about 14 years ago-
http://www.amazon.com/Further-Adventures-Jon-Stephen-Fink/dp/0061715433/...
Much obliged, ECM
I hadn't seen those - thanks. The first two get stellar ratings, and the latter looks like a strange mix. All go onto the list!
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