Pawuk, Michael <br/><br/>
Graphic novels: a genre guide to comic books, manga, and more / 
Michael  Pawuk 
 - Westport :  Libraries ,  2007 
 - xxxv,633 p.  ill. : 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1—Super-Heroes 1<br/>Super-Hero Icons 2<br/>Other Classic and Contemporary Crime Fighters 24<br/>Super-Hero Teams 65<br/>Team-Ups and Epic Events 97<br/>Villains: Archenemies and Rogues' Galleries 114<br/>Secret Origins of Heroes and Villains 118<br/>Alternate Timelines, Elseworlds, and What-If Worlds 119<br/>Slice-of-Life/Common Man Perspectives 127<br/>Anthologies 131<br/>Chapter 2—Action and Adventure 135<br/>Prehistoric Adventure 136<br/>Heroic Adventure 138<br/>Adventurers, Explorers, and Soldiers of Fortune 149<br/>Fists of Fury and Swords of Steel—Fighting Adventure Stories 153<br/>War Stories 162<br/>Far East Adventure—Code of the Warrior: Samurai, Ninja, and<br/>Other Asian Influences 168<br/>Religious Heroes 181<br/>Spies/Espionage 183<br/>Westerns 192<br/>Chapter 3—Science Fiction 199<br/>Space Opera/Space Fantasy 199<br/>Space Exploration 211<br/>Science Action 215<br/>New Wave Science Fiction 228<br/>Aliens from Outer Space 230<br/>Alternate Worlds and Dimensions 238<br/>Dystopian and Utopian Worlds 241<br/>Post-Apocalypse 244<br/>Computers and Artificial Intelligence 248<br/>Psychic Powers and Mind Control 250<br/>Robots. Androids, and Cyborgs 252<br/>Chapter 4—Fantasy 271<br/>Sword and Sorcery Fantasy 271<br/>Fairy Tales and Folklore 295<br/>Mythological Fantasy 298<br/>Magic Portal Fantasy/Parallel Worlds ^03<br/>Contemporary Fantasy ^12<br/>Dark Fantasy 321<br/>Chapter 5—Crime and Mysteries 333<br/>Detectives 333<br/>Crime and the Criminal Underworld 348<br/>True Crime 355<br/>Chapter 6—Horror 359<br/>Supernatural Heroes 359<br/>A Bestiary 371<br/>Ghosts and Spirits 394<br/>Demonic Possession, Black Magic, and Mages 398<br/>The Occult 404<br/>Slasher 410<br/>Anthologies and Short Story Collections 411<br/>Chapter 7—Contemporary Life 417<br/>Romance 418<br/>Coming-of-Age/Slice-of-Life 447<br/>Social and Political Issues 467<br/>Sports 468<br/>Short Stories and Anthologies 472<br/>Chapter 8—Humor 477<br/>General Humor 473<br/>Comic Strip Collections and the Secret Life of Gamers 492<br/>Cartoons, Animation, and Media Tie-Ins 494<br/>Funny Animals 5qq<br/>Silent Humor<br/>Black Humor<br/>Satire<br/>Genreblends<br/>Chapter 9—Nonfiction<br/>Art—Comics, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels 553<br/>Biography/Autobiography/Memoir<br/>Science and Math<br/>Oddities and Miscellany 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978159158321 (hb) 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>016.74153  / PAW/G