Superheroes Author:Rich Horton (Editor) Superheroes: modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered, but like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth, great power tempered with flaws. And now, find within these pages tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to fiction... reminding every adult of the child within, ... more »who ever wanted to wear a cape and cowl!
Contents:
Introduction (Superheroes) (2013) • essay by Rich Horton;
Sunlight Society (2012) / Margaret Ronald;
Secret Identity (2009) / Kelly Link;
The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm (2008) / Daryl Gregory;
Tonight We Fly (2010) / Ian McDonald;
Wild Card (2013) / Leah Bobet;
Heroic Measures (2006) / Matthew Johnson;
The Biggest (2012) / James Patrick Kelly;
Dr. Death vs. The Vampire (2010) / Aaron Schutz;
Superhero Girl (2009) / Jessica J. Lee;
Super. Family. (2010) / Ian Donald Keeling;
The Strange Desserts of Professor Natalie Doom (2005) / Kat Beyer;
Downfall (2010) /Joseph Mallozzi;
Dirae (2010) / Peter S. Beagle;
Grandma (2002) / Carol Emshwiller;
The Los Angeles Women's Auxiliary Superhero League (2013) / Elana Fortin;
Wonjjang and the Madman of Pyongyang (2008) / Gord Sellar.