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Last night, a superhero saved my life : Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult, Brad Meltzer, and an all-star roster on the caped crusaders that changed their lives Cover Image Book Book

Last night, a superhero saved my life : Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult, Brad Meltzer, and an all-star roster on the caped crusaders that changed their lives / edited by Liesa Mignogna.

Mignogna, Liesa, (editor,, contributor.). Grossman, Austin, 1969- (contributor.). Dawson, Delilah S., (contributor.). Breznican, Anthony, (contributor.). Golden, Christopher, (contributor.). Ford, Jamie, (contributor.). Cooper, Karina, (contributor.). Westerfeld, Scott, (contributor.). Meltzer, Brad, (contributor.). Lansdale, Joe R., 1951- (contributor.). Vaughn, Carrie, (contributor.). Deneen, Brendan, (contributor.). Gaiman, Neil, (contributor.). Bardugo, Leigh, (contributor.). Currie, Ron, Jr., 1975- (contributor.). Picoult, Jodi, 1966- (contributor.). Seccia, Kevin, (contributor.). Kihn, Martin, (contributor.). Di Bartolo, Jim, (contributor.). Yu, Charles, 1976- (contributor.). Kontis, Alethea, (contributor.). Reese, Jenn, (contributor.).

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An anthology of essays exploring the origins of the authors' relationships to their favorite superheroes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250043924
  • ISBN: 1250043921
  • Physical Description: xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2016.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Me and Batman and you / Austin Grossman -- On the Hulk: you wouldn't like me when I'm angry / Delilah S. Dawson -- Dented hearts: a story of Iron Man / Anthony Breznican -- Weight of four-color justice / Christopher Golden -- Daredevil, Elektra, and the ninja who stole my virginity / Jamie Ford -- Everything I know about love, I learned from Gambit and Rogue / Karina Cooper -- Spider-Manhattan / Scott Westerfeld -- How I spent my summer vacation with the Judas Contract / Brad Meltzer -- How Batman saved my life / Joe R. Lansdale -- All the world is waiting for you / Carrie Vaughn -- Devil inside: how Matt Wagner's Grendel saved my life / Brendan Deneen -- You never forget your first time / Neil Gaiman -- We are not Amazons / Leigh Bardugo -- Weapon X / Ron Currie, Jr. -- Wonder Woman / Jodi Picoult -- God of thunder / Kevin Seccia -- Underdog and me / Martin Kihn -- Superman: one rad dude / Jim Di Bartolo -- Some interstitial thoughts on the In-Betweener / Charles Yu -- Becoming Bethany: a life in seven deaths / Alethea Kontis -- Swashbuckle my heart: an ode to Nightcrawler / Jenn Reese -- Hero I needed / Liesa Mignogna.

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Subject: Superheroes in literature.
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Introduction xi
SUPERHEROES AND BEING HUMAN
Me and Batman and You
3(14)
Austin Grossman
On the Hulk: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry
17(12)
Delilah S. Dawson
Dented Hearts: A Story of Iron Man
29(14)
Anthony Breznican
The Weight of Four-Color Justice
43(12)
Christopher Golden
SUPERHEROES AND LOVE
Daredevil, Elektra, and the Ninja who Stole my Virginity
55(16)
Jamie Ford
Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Gambit and Rogue
71(18)
Karma Cooper
Spider-Manhattan
89(8)
Scott Westerfeld
How I Spent My Summer Vacation with the Judas Contract
97(16)
Brad Meltzer
SUPERHEROES AND WRITING
How Batman Saved My Life
113(12)
Joe R. Lansdale
All the World Is Waiting for You
125(8)
Carrie Vaughn
The Devil Inside: How Matt Wagner's Grendel Saved My Life
133(10)
Brendan Deneen
You Never Forget Your First Time
143(8)
Neil Gaiman
SUPERHEROES AND GENDER
We Are Not Amazons
151(12)
Leigh Bardugo
Weapon X
163(22)
Ron Currie, Jr.
Wonder Woman
185(8)
Jodi Picoult
SUPERHEROES AND CHILDHOOD
God of Thunder
193(8)
Kevin Seccia
Underdog and Me
201(12)
Martin Kihn
Superman: One Rad Dude
213(10)
Jim Di Bartolo
Some Interstitial Thoughts on the In-Betweener
223(12)
Charles Yu
SUPERHEROES AND TRAUMA
Becoming Bethany: A Life in Seven Deaths
235(18)
Alethea Kontis
Swashbuckle My Heart: An Ode to Nightcrawler
253(12)
Jenn Reese
The Hero I Needed
265(18)
Liesa Mignogna
Acknowledgments 283

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