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Author
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this characte\r in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that...
3) Super Amoeba
Author
Series
Squish ; 1
Language
English
Description
Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," tries to emulate him when his best friend is threatened by a bully.
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Flashpoint has changed the DC universe, and nothing is as it was before. Now, the Flash has never become the hero he was meant to be, and those closest to him feel the greatest effects of the timestorm enveloping the entire universe. Now, Central City's greatest hero is the mysterious Citizen Cold-- but as Cold's enemies in the Rogues seek vengeance on him, can he keep his long-hidden past a secret? Now-- his evil unchecked by the Flash-- Gorilla...
Author
Series
Squish ; 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Squish, comic book fan and grade school amoeba, is made captain of his soccer team and following the example of his favorite superhero, must figure out how to turn a losing streak around without losing his friends.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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"Miles Morales is a normal kid who happens to juggle school at Brooklyn Visions Academy while swinging through the streets of Brooklyn as Spider-Man. After a disastrous earthquake strikes his mother's birthplace of Puerto Rico, Miles springs into action to help set up a fundraiser for the devastated island. But when a new student's father goes missing, Miles begins to make connections between the disappearance and a giant corporation sponsoring Miles'...
11) Civil war
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero Registration Act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. Divided, the nation's greatest champions must each decide how to react - a decision that will alter the course of their lives forever!"--
13) Fear the amoeba
Author
Series
Squish ; 6
Language
English
Description
Afraid to go to horror movies with his friend, Pod, Squish the amoeba feels better after learning that even comic book superheroes get scared sometimes.
Author
Series
Max Meow ; 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"After taking a bite of a radioactive space meatball, Max, a regular cat living in Kittyopolis, gains superpowers and begins to fight crime alongside his scientist friend Mindy"--
15) Citadel
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Wolverine appears to defect back to Alpha Flight, taking Kitty Pryde with him, the X-Men must pursue and intercept him.
16) Surprise!!
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The reason Wolverine never tells anybody about his birthday is that every year on that date Sabretooth shows up to dice him into cutlets. Now the love of his life, with whom he is sharing his birthday dinner, is in grave danger!
18) Watchmen
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This stunning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all too human failings. The concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin. Originally published as a 12 issue series in 1986 and 1987, Watchmen remains one of DC Comics' most popular graphic novels.
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