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Jeff McLaughlin: Comics as philosophy (2005, University Press of Mississippi)

David Hajdu: The Ten-Cent Plague (2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Bigsby, C. W. E.: Superculture (1975, Elek)

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Bradford W. Wright: Comic Book Nation (Paperback, 2003, The Johns Hopkins University Press)

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kidra wants to read What's the matter with Batman? by Robin S. Rosenberg

No cover — Robin S. Rosenberg: What's the matter with Batman? (2012, Robin S. Rosenberg])

What's the matter with Batman? by Robin S. Rosenberg

kidra wants to read Action Chicks by Sherrie A. Inness

Sherrie A. Inness: Action Chicks (Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan)

Action Chicks by Sherrie A. Inness

kidra wants to read Superheroes! by Roz Kaveney

Roz Kaveney: Superheroes! (2008, I. B. Tauris)

Superheroes! by Roz Kaveney

kidra wants to read Adventure, Mystery, and Romance by John G. Cawelti

John G. Cawelti: Adventure, Mystery, and Romance (University Of Chicago Press)

Adventure, Mystery, and Romance by John G. Cawelti

kidra wants to read Our Superheroes, Ourselves by Robin S. Rosenberg

Robin S. Rosenberg: Our Superheroes, Ourselves (2013, Oxford University Press, Incorporated)

Our Superheroes, Ourselves by Robin S. Rosenberg

"In this thoughtful, engaging, and at times eye-opening volume, Robin Rosenberg--a writer and well-known authority on the psychology of superheroes--offers …

kidra wants to read Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes by Deepak Chopra

Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes by Deepak Chopra

kidra wants to read War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film by Marc Di Paolo

Marc Dipaolo, Marc Di Paolo: War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film (2011)

War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film by Marc Dipaolo, Marc Di Paolo

kidra wants to read Mixed-Race Superheroes by Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins

Mixed-Race Superheroes by Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins, Eric L. Berlatsky, Gregory T. Carter

kidra finished reading What is a superhero?

What is a superhero?

It's easy to name a superhero--Superman, Batman, Thor, Spiderman, the Green Lantern, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rorschach, Wolverine--but it's not …

kidra wants to read Up, up, and Oy Vey by Simcha Weinstein

Up, up, and Oy Vey by Simcha Weinstein

kidra wants to read Pulp Empire by Paul S. Hirsch

Paul S. Hirsch: Pulp Empire (Hardcover, University of Chicago Press)

Pulp Empire by Paul S. Hirsch

In the 1940s and ’50s, comic books were some of the most popular—and most unfiltered—entertainment in the United States. Publishers …

kidra wants to read The visual language of comics : introduction to the structure and cognition of sequential images by Neil Cohn

The visual language of comics : introduction to the structure and cognition of sequential images by Neil Cohn

kidra wants to read Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022 by Richard A. Hall

Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022 by Richard A. Hall

Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before …