Auckland Council Libraries: Superhero graphic novels for teens

Superhero graphic novels for teens

Up, up and away! Read the best superhero comics from Marvel and DC, featuring a mix of classic heroes and new favourites.

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Batman. Nightwalker

Stuart Moore

Graphic novel

A ruthless new gang known as Nightwalkers is terrorizing Gotham, and the city's elite are being taken out one by one. Newly minted billionaire Bruce Wayne makes an impulsive choice that puts him in their crosshairs.

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Black Panther. Book one A nation under our feet,

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Graphic novel

When a superhuman terrorist group calling itself The People sparks a violent uprising, Wakanda is thrown into turmoil. T'Challa struggles to unite his citizens, and a familiar villain steps out of the shadows...

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Ms. Marvel. 1, No normal

G. Willow Wilson

Graphic novel

Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!

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Runaways. Vol. 1, Pride & joy

Brian K. Vaughan

Graphic novel

Six normal teenagers are linked only by their wealthy parents. A chance discovery reveals the shocking truth: their parents are the secret criminal society known as the Pride. Now the teens are on the run from them.

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The Vision

Tom King

Graphic novel

Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the lab where Ultron created him as a weapon, and he builds one. Their story will send the Android Avenger into a confrontation with Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

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Harley Quinn. Breaking glass

Mariko Tamaki

Graphic novel

When Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes in fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel, it seems Harley has finally found her place. But when Mama’s cabaret becomes the next victim in a wave of gentrification, Harley's fortune takes another turn.

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Gotham Academy. Volume 1, Welcome to Gotham Academy

Becky Cloonan

Graphic novel

Gotham City's most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It's got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by...like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange as the students!

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The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Vol. 1, Squirrel power

Ryan North

Graphic novel

Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: One hero’s beaten them all - it's Squirrel Girl! (She's also starting college this semester.) The nuttiest and most upbeat superhero in the world.

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Wonder Twins. Vol. 1, Activate!

Mark Russell

Graphic novel

Exiled from their home planet Exxor, alien heroes Zan and Jayna must navigate life as teens on Earth at South Metropolis High School under the watchful eye of Superman, where they're even bigger outsiders than the normal awkward young adult.

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Wonder Woman

Jill Thompson

Graphic novel

Princess Diana unlike any we've seen before. As a child, she is spoiled and free to exert her will without restraint - until her selfishness leads to tragic results. Before she can become a hero, she will first have to find redemption.

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