Superheroes

Since he first appeared on the scene in Detective Comics No. 27 in May 1939, Batman has been a massive influence on popular culture. He has inspired comics, blockbuster films and television series and was second only to Superman in the top comic book...

Using a broad array of historical and literary sources, this book presents an unprecedented detailed history of the superhero and its development across the course of human history. How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has...

Framing Gotham City as a microcosm of a modern-day metropolis, Gotham City Living posits this fictional setting as a hyper-aware archetype, demonstrative of the social, political and cultural tensions felt throughout urban America. Looking at the comics,...

Framing Gotham City as a microcosm of a modern-day metropolis, Gotham City Living posits this fictional setting as a hyper-aware archetype, demonstrative of the social, political and cultural tensions felt throughout urban America. Looking at the comics,...

Since at least 1939, when daily-strip caveman Alley Oop time-traveled to the Trojan War, comics have been drawing (on) material from Greek and Roman myth, literature and history. At times the connection is cosmetic-as perhaps with Wonder Woman's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780762475742Author Matthew K ManningFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Rp MinisPublisher Rp MinisSeries Rp MinisWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 97mm * 79mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798354405312Author Art BernalFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 287gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798354400591Author Art BernalFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958564073Author King YoungbloodFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint All She Wrote ProductionsPublisher All She Wrote ProductionsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798366559324Author Brano PalesFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries Tales of the Greek Gods and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952303104Author Mark LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Mad Cave StudiosPublisher Mad Cave Studios

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948724685Author Adam WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsSeries MIS-Adventures of Adam...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647228965Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

From the perspectives of positive psychology and positive communication, superheroes are often depicted as possessing virtues and serving as inspirational exemplars. However, many of the virtues enumerated as characterizing the superhero (e.g., courage,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781302923440Author Rob LiefeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Marvel ComicsPublisher Marvel Comics

Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has Captain America's character. Because the comic book world fosters a close fan-creator dialogue, creators must consider...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMatthew K. Manning has contributed to more than 40 books and comic books, including DK's Batman: A Visual History, DC Comics: A Visual History, DC Comics: Year by...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692069240Author Ena HodzicFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Dunton PublishingPublisher Dunton PublishingWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

Tell your favorite fierce female all the ways she's the best with this DIY gift book inspired by Wonder Woman.Whether she's your mom, sister, wife, daughter, grandmom, or best friend, we all have amazing women in our lives who embody the qualities of the...

Superhero comics reckon with issues of corporeal control. And while they commonly deal in characters of exceptional or superhuman ability, they have also shown an increasing attention and sensitivity to diverse forms of disability, both physical and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635299014Author Gary ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Caliber ComicsPublisher Caliber ComicsWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 9mm

Welcome to Teen Titans Academy! Class is in session at the newest school for young heroes. Packed with a new and untested crop of superpowered teens, the Academy s latest recruits include an Australian speedster, a trio of Goth(am) teens obsessed with...

Miranda Turner never knew her sister, international supermodel Lindy Turner, was also the super-powered crime fighter The Cat. At least not until Lindy appeared in Miranda's bedroom as a ghost, looking for help finding her own murderer. Miranda takes...

Inheriting unimaginable power rules! Learning you're the 38th person to host that power in the last decade and that there's an equally powerful intergalactic baddie whose sole purpose in life is to kill you? Not so cool. Collects THE MANTLE #1-5.Book...

The supergroup known as The Front Line have just invited new hero Crosswind to join them. But what they don't know is that Crosswind is a mole, sent to learn all their secrets. And the Front Line have LOTS of secrets.Book InformationISBN...

ALL-NEW HARDCOVER EDITION IN FULL COLOR! What's worse than being a super-villain in Los Angeles County? Being their parole officer, of course! This is your chance to enjoy this crime neo-classic in new, glorious color! Loaded with extra features!From...

Chicago is home base for Protectors, Inc., a corporation renting out super-powered men and women as franchises and heroes and spokespersons... making money and enjoying prestige and power in a world without super-powered bad guys. But when one of the...

We continue with collecting one of our most popular and critically acclaimed series, Irredeemable, into oversized, deluxe hardcovers. This volume collects issues #9-15. The members of Paradigm continue their search for Modeus, The Plutonian's nemesis,...

Willard Penn, a struggling artist, scores an unlikely hit with his new comic. After an unexpected sell-out, the book's hero shows up in the real world, appearing outside Willard's window, and refuses to return to the comic until he finds true love...

In the '40s, it was DC. In the '60s, it was Marvel. Now Millarworld has reshaped comics in the 21st century and turned into a powerhouse force to be reckoned with. Riding a wave of grand-slam properties ranging from comics to box office smash hits...

It Girl goes on a series of globe-spanning adventures: fighting robots in the Swiss Alps, stupid rat creatures underwater, and a legendary immortal on her home turf of Snap City. Collecting all the comics and covers with new pin-ups! Get your...

Savage Dragon is on trial for crimes he committed when he had reverted to his Emperor Kurr persona. Now the world is witness to the shocking verdict.Book InformationISBN 9781607067559Author Erik LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Image...

Today is the worst day of Benjamin Day's life. He's the poster child for the first generation raised in a world where superheroes exist, but he wants nothing to do with super-anything. When versions of himself from throughout the multiverse show up...

JUSTICE was the age of heroes. EARTH X, their twilight battle. But when ALL the heroes are gone, who will fill their shoes?Book InformationISBN 9781607065517Author Jim KruegerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Image ComicsPublisher Image...

MEET THE LAST - He's mankind's last hope and he HATES us! As the Earth stands on the brink of annihilation we must beg the last survivor of a family of superheroes to put aside his hatred and save our butts. From the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated...

70 years ago, the world began its race to create the first Super Soldier. In 2011, the United States succeeded... twice. Project: Red Spike discovered that through the manipulation and regulation of the adrenal glands the Super Soldier was no longer...

Top Cow Productions, Inc. and Heroes and Villains Entertainment present the next evolution of supernatural noir! It's the message on the walls. It's the feeling in your gut. In this city, 'We Are All Lost.' Ray certainly is; a former cop turned...

Follow the journey of Marineman from celebrated marine biologist and TV presenter to sea-breathing marine superhero as Ian (Hulk, Supergirl) Churchill's critically acclaimed Marineman series is collected into one feature-filled volume packed with...

The last survivors of the Multiverse live among us under new, superheroic identities, five survivors of doomed worlds...taking a second chance to ensure our world lives on. A new twist on strange superhero comics, with a bleeding-edge eye on the...

Gamma Rae's one true love is already dead, and her best friend was demoted to being a glorified janitor after a series of what seemed like strategic crimes against humanity. Most people wouldn't call this winning, but sometimes when you're in the...