5 New Books for Comic Book Fans
Want to get your little superhero super-fan reading something other than comics? Try a book all about their favorite crime-fighters and villains. We’ve picked some of the best biographies all about Batman and Superman, a book of match-ups between good guys and bad guys, a guide to Lego’s superhero world, and the kickoff to an awesome new series that imagines some of our fave heroes as middle schoolers.
Batman: Gotham City’s Guardian, by Matthew Manning
Fans of Gotham City’s Dark Knight will love this Batman biography that tells all about what makes this crime-fighting caped crusader tick. Told through narrative, black-and-white illustrations, timelines, fact boxes, and more, Batman: Gotham City’s Guardian covers the superhero’s tragic beginnings, details on his friends and foes, and the history of how he became the world’s greatest detective and Gotham’s protector.
Justice League: Versus, by John Sazaklis and Steve Foxe
Versus is like fantasy football for superheroes and super-villains, comparing stats, strategies, abilities, gear, and weapons. Readers can come up with their own head-to-head battles, the likes of which the comic world has never even seen. And major bonus: The book comes with a giant window cling to keep the fun going off the page as well.
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, by Daniel Wallace
Long before Superman donned the red cape, he was just a baby boy named Kal-El from the planet Krypton. So how did he end up as a Kansas farm boy called Clark Kent and later the protector of Metropolis? Young readers can find out in the brand-new biography Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, told through narrative, fact boxes, and black-and-white illustrations. Fans can also find out more about Superman’s allies and enemies.
Handbook: Updated Edition (LEGO DC Super Heroes), by Greg Farshtey
To borrow the theme song from The Lego Movie, “Everything is awesome” in this new handbook all about the Lego DC Comics superheroes who keep the Lego world safe, and the villains they battle. From their favorite weapons and true identities to their coolest vehicles and a few top-secret details, all the info on your favorite tiny plastic characters is available in this super-cool guide.
Study Hall of Justice (DC Comics: Secret Hero Society #1), by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
Comic fans may be used to reading about Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman schooling evil villains, but the superheroes are the ones getting an education in the new Secret Hero Society series, which reimagines the threesome as middle school students at the mysterious Ducard Academy. New kid Bruce Wayne feels like he doesn’t fit in at this school, so he teams up with two other outsiders, Clark Kent and Diana Prince, to form a Junior Detective Agency. Together these gifted kids are going to get to the bottom of what the school’s villainous faculty is plotting.
What books would you recommend for comic book fans?