I Am Not Starfire

I Am Not Starfire
Author: Mariko Tamaki
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1779511205

From New York Times bestselling author Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) and artist Yoshi Yoshitani (Zatanna and the House of Secrets) comes a story about Mandy, the daughter of super-famous superhero Starfire. Seventeen-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is not like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, and a hero. Mandy is not a sparkly superhero. Mandy has no powers. She’s a kid who dyes her hair black and hates everyone but her best friend, Lincoln. To Starfire, who is from another planet, Mandy seems like an alien, like some distant, angry, light-years away moon. And ever since she walked out on her SATs, which her mom doesn’t know about, Mandy has been even more distant. Everyone thinks Mandy needs to go to college and become whoever you become at college, but Mandy has other plans. Or she did until she gets partnered with Claire, the person she intensely denies liking but definitely likes a lot, for a school project. When someone from Starfire’s past arrives, Mandy must make a choice: give up before the battle has even begun, or step into the unknown and risk everything to save her mom. I Am Not Starfire is a story about teenagers and/as aliens; about knowing where you come from and where you are going; and about mothers.

I'm a Superhero

I'm a Superhero
Author: Sherry Wilde
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781586858476

Written by four-year-old Daxton Wilde with the help of his mother while he was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments for a brain tumor, the book places Wilde as the central character, a superhero, fighting "a bad guy named Cancer" with the help of "Captain Chemo."

What is a Superhero?

What is a Superhero?
Author: Robin S. Rosenberg PhD
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019933952X

It's easy to name a superhero--Superman, Batman, Thor, Spiderman, the Green Lantern, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rorschach, Wolverine--but it's not so easy to define what a superhero is. Buffy has superpowers, but she doesn't have a costume. Batman has a costume, but doesn't have superpowers. What is the role of power and superpower? And what are supervillains and why do we need them? In What is a Superhero?, psychologist Robin Rosenberg and comics scholar Peter Coogan explore this question from a variety of viewpoints, bringing together contributions from nineteen comic book experts--including both scholars in such fields as cultural studies, art, and psychology as well as leading comic book writers and editors. What emerges is a kaleidoscopic portrait of this most popular of pop-culture figures. Writer Jeph Loeb, for instance, sees the desire to make the world a better place as the driving force of the superhero. Jennifer K. Stuller argues that the female superhero inspires women to stand up, be strong, support others, and most important, to believe in themselves. More darkly, A. David Lewis sees the indestructible superhero as the ultimate embodiment of the American "denial of death," while writer Danny Fingeroth sees superheroes as embodying the best aspects of humankind, acting with a nobility of purpose that inspires us. Interestingly, Fingeroth also expands the definition of superhero so that it would include characters like John McClane of the Die Hard movies: "Once they dodge ridiculous quantities of machine gun bullets they're superheroes, cape or no cape." From summer blockbusters to best-selling graphic novels, the superhero is an integral part of our culture. What is a Superhero? not only illuminates this pop-culture figure, but also sheds much light on the fantasies and beliefs of the American people.

I'm a Superhero!

I'm a Superhero!
Author: Tah'chon Mills
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre:
ISBN:

At a young age, a boy realizes there's more to being a superhero than meets the eye. Not only is he really a superhero, but you can be too!

X-Men and Spider-Man

X-Men and Spider-Man
Author: Roy Thomas
Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Good and evil
ISBN: 9780785124597

Christos Gage (Thunderbolts, House of M: Avengers) is joined by international superstar-tist Mario Alberti (Redhand) to bring you the most misunderstood team of all time meeting the most misunderstood super hero of all time in this tale of mystery that starts in the early days of the Marvel Age and winds it's way through to today! Watch as Kraven the Hunter and the Blob attack the world's strangest teens while deep in the background an even greater threat watches... and waits. Also, revisit the first time Spider-Man fought side-by-side with Xavier's team in X-Men #35! Collects X-Men/Spider-Man #1-4 and X-Men #35.

Superhero Syndrome

Superhero Syndrome
Author: Paul Bailey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149310702X

'Superhero Syndrome' is a heroic romantic horror that is centered in Freeport, New York. A village on the south shore of Long Island. Robert Smith, a 27 year old man who works behind the customer service counter of a local grocery store 'Cheep prices' is immensely depressed of his life. Although he passionately hates his job, after 8 years he still could not find the motivation to get up, search for better opportunity, and leave. He was trapped, and he knew that he only had himself to blame. As a result it was a direct link to his failing love life, or more appropriate non existent. Robert's life changes when he meets Destiny Williams, a middle aged beautiful customer who unexpectedly shows interest in him beyond a friendship. Initially everything about her is perfect as he gets the privilege to know her more as a person. Finally a girlfriend in his life after over a year layoff. She was too good to be true until...the day they shared the ultimate moment of intimacy with each other. Instantly he became very ill, near to death. It took him a few days to recover, but when he did he realized that it was not just a simple recovery, it was much more. All of a sudden he now possessed a series of mysterious supernatural abilities that leads him to a new friend that becomes his biggest inspiration, and also him learning that Destiny is not a ordinary woman. While experimenting, and using his abilities for his own entertainment, Robert quickly learns that his gifts are not only for play when his youngest brother Carter is endangered, followed by a string of unfortunate events that ultimately hits the White House. Not only must he protect his family, but he also takes it upon himself to save America from an immoral Eric Webb aka Jinteen, the former defamed governor of New York State, who uses his empire of followers, 'Eye for an eye' to overthrow the United States government. Exploring Destiny's dark past Robert learns that he's part of an intricate love triangle, and it's up to him to determine the fate. In his journey to prevent 'Eye for an eye' from spreading across the globe Robert learns the hard way that "you can't be a superhero to others until you become a superhero to yourself'."

Superman

Superman
Author: Alan Moore
Publisher: Titan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Superhero comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781848563971

He is the world's most powerful being. The sole survivor of a doomed planet, he has made our protection his life's work. And although his never-ending battle for truth and justice continues to this day, one question has always haunted his shining legend: How would the story of Superman finally end?

A Superhero’S Secret Identity

A Superhero’S Secret Identity
Author: Lori L. Smithson
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2018-07-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973634066

A superhero is a hero who has extraordinary or superhuman powers and who is exceptionally skillful or successful to perform a specific assignment from God! God has created all of us to be superheroes, and we all have an assignment that we are exceptionally skillful in or are successful to perform. God has given us promises and gifts to do certain things well for the glory and honor of His name. We only need to embrace our assignment and walk forward in confidence in the Assignment Giver, who has given to us in proportion to the abilities He created within us! This assignment is not guaranteed to be easy, but it is guaranteed to be a complete success. Our assignment, if we so choose to accept it, is to be the bearers of a lifesaving, life-changing, totally life-renovating, and very exciting new life message! We are Gods superheroes, gifted with special talents to overcome the power of darkness. We cannot fail.

I, Superhero!! :

I, Superhero!! :
Author: Mike McMullen
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0806534354

Evildoers, Take Heed! Justice has a new face, and it wears a mask. Who are we talking about? Ordinary folk like Mike McMullen, a.k.a. The Amazing Whitebread, who become something entirely new and occasionally borderline pathological: Real-Life Superheroes (RLSHs). "Being a singing superheroine is a way for me to not only pay the bills, it also helps me give the baddies such a headache." --Danger Woman Complete with costumes and all the gadgetry they can afford from selling old copies of Action Comics on eBay, RLSHs dish out their own brand of justice--while criminals go about their business and law enforcers roll their eyes. "Me and Shadowhare were walking past a bank and we stopped to make a phone call. As soon as we started walking away, the police came up and said, 'Do you know why we stopped you? Because you guys are wearing masks standing in front of a bank.'" --Mr. Xtreme McMullen spans the country, coach class, seeking to develop his own RLSH identity and address such weighty issues as: Sidekicks: Faithful wards or CPS bait? Bad Guys: Where the hell are they all hiding? Super-tights: How snug is too snug? So don your mask, suck in your gut, and join us. "Hey, you're with a superhero. . .what could go wrong?" --Geist, the Emerald Cowboy Michael McMullen, a.k.a. The Amazing Whitebread, was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned an undergraduate degree in history and philosophy, and subsequently took the only employment option open to someone with the resultant lack of marketable skills: government service. He's worked as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Department of Justice for just over a decade and currently lives in Arlington, Texas, with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Grant and Gracie. His hobbies include aspiring to get some woodworking done, thinking about learning a musical instrument, and trying to get interested in any computer game other than Text Twist. He has had short pieces published in various science fiction/fantasy magazines and currently holds the record for "Worst-Kept Secret Identity."

X-23

X-23
Author: Craig Kyle
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2006-04-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0785171401

Now it can be told. The full story behind the origin of X-23 - who she is, where she came from and the exact nature of her relationship to Wolverine. You think you know, but you have no idea. Collects X-23 (2005) #1-6.