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Great power. Great responsibility. Faster than a speeding bullet. I am the night. No evil shall escape my sight. I'm the best there is at what I do. Look up in the sky. Shazam! It's clobberin' time...

 

 


Squirrel Girl volume 1The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Volume 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North

Squirrel Girl and her sidekick Tippy-Toe kick butts and eat nuts. Volume 2 is Squirrel You Know It’s True.

 
 
 
 

Wolverine and the X-Men book coverWolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Chris Bacalo, and Tim Townsend

As the headmaster of a new School for Gifted Youngsters, can Wolverine defend his students lives while he faces down death? 

 

 

 


Wonder Woman: Blood book coverWonder Woman: Blood by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, and Tony Akins 

An innovative approach to Diana’s back story as we see her from her birth to her rise as the iconic hero.

 

 

 


Ultimate Spiderman book coverUltimate Comics: Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Sarah Pichelli

Miles Morales has taken up the mantle of New York’s favorite web slinging hero, but will he have what it takes to fill Peter Parker’s shoes? 

 

 

 

 


Secret Avengers vol. 3 book coverSecret Avengers vol. 3: Run the Mission, Save the World, Don’t Get Seen by Warren Ellis

When the threats the world faces are so grave, so terrifying, and so mind-boggling that even knowing about them would be a risk to public safety, Captain America assembles the best of the best to get the job done.

 

 

 


Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon book coverHawkeye: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction

This is what the bow-slinging Avenger does when he’s not… er, Avengering.


 

 
 
 

Blackest Night book coverBlackest Night by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis

When deceased superheroes rise from the dead to rampage against the living, the DC Universe’s biggest names team-up for an epic struggle against darkness.

 

 

 


Young  Avengers: Style > Substance book coverYoung  Avengers: Style > Substance by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Snarky and stylish, Kieron Gillen’s take on the Marvel franchise is packed with diverse characters ranging from the swoon-worthy relationship of Wiccan and Hulkling to the tensions of an up-and-coming female Hawkeye protégé. 

 

 

 


Adventures of Superhero Girl book coverAdventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks

Faith Erin Hicks’ fresh and funny approach to the superhero genre captures pitfalls of a young heroine as she struggles to fight ninjas and stay on top of her laundry.

 

 


Superior book coverSuperior by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu

After having his life upended by a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Simon is visited by a magical monkey (in a space suit, no less) who grants him his deepest wish: to have the powers of his favorite superhero!

 

 

 


All-Star Superman book coverAll-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely

“The classic superhero is tested physically and emotionally in Grant Morrison’s epic tale of bravery, sacrifice and cosmic destiny.”

 

 

 

 


Batwoman Elegy book coverBatwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III

She may wear a mask when fighting crime, but she is always true to herself.

 

 

 

 


Batman: Black Mirror book clubBatman: Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Francesco Francavilla

With Bruce Wayne gone, a former Robin takes on the mantle of the Dark Knight, battling against Gotham’s most sinister foes. Gorgeous art by Jock and Fransico Francavilla.

 

 

 


Ms. Marvel: No Normal book coverMs. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

After finding herself suddenly endowed with strange powers, young fangirl Kamala Kahn joins the ranks of her favorite superheroes to fight injustice. 

 

 

 


The Shadow Hero book coverThe Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew

Gene Yang and Sonny Liu revive 1940s superhero The Green Turtle in an action-packed graphic novel set in the streets of Chinatown.