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

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, 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.).

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

Record details

ISBN: 9781250043924
ISBN: 1250043921
Physical Description: print
xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016.

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[Hardcover]

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 -- The 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 -- The 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 -- The hero I needed / Liesa Mignogna.