The Essential Superhero Reading List: Top 10 Picks

Looking to dive into the world of superheroes but unsure where to start? This essential reading list offers ten must-read superhero books that span from iconic classics to modern masterpieces. Whether you’re new to the genre or a longtime fan, these selections provide an excellent mix of origin stories, intense battles, and complex characters. Titles that showcase the genre’s depth, exploring themes of justice, identity, and morality. Perfect for readers eager to explore what makes superheroes so enduringly powerful, these comics offer insight and inspiration for all fans.

  1. Spider-Man: Carnage in New York, written by David Michelinie and Dean Wesley Smith in 1995.
  2. The Games of Supervillainy (The Supervillainy Saga, Book 2), written by C.T. Phipps in 2015.
  3. Soon I Will Be Invincible, written by Austin Grossman in 2007.
  4. Justice League of America: Exterminators, written by Christopher Golden in 2004.
  5. Avengers: Infinity Prose Novel, written by James A. Moore in 2019.
  6. The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, written by Alexander C. Irvine in 2007.
  7. X-Men 2: A Novelization, written by Chris Claremont in 2003.
  8. Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization, written by Greg Cox in 2013.
  9. Morbius: The Living Vampire - Blood Ties, written by Brendan Deneen in 2020.
  10. Wonder Woman: Warbringer, written by Leigh Bardugo in 2017.
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