TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pawuk, Michael
TI  - Graphic novels: a genre guide to comic books, manga, and more
SN  - 978159158321 (hb)
U1  - 016.74153 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Westport
PB  - Libraries
N1  - Chapter 1—Super-Heroes 1
Super-Hero Icons 2
Other Classic and Contemporary Crime Fighters 24
Super-Hero Teams 65
Team-Ups and Epic Events 97
Villains: Archenemies and Rogues' Galleries 114
Secret Origins of Heroes and Villains 118
Alternate Timelines, Elseworlds, and What-If Worlds 119
Slice-of-Life/Common Man Perspectives 127
Anthologies 131
Chapter 2—Action and Adventure 135
Prehistoric Adventure 136
Heroic Adventure 138
Adventurers, Explorers, and Soldiers of Fortune 149
Fists of Fury and Swords of Steel—Fighting Adventure Stories 153
War Stories 162
Far East Adventure—Code of the Warrior: Samurai, Ninja, and
Other Asian Influences 168
Religious Heroes 181
Spies/Espionage 183
Westerns 192
Chapter 3—Science Fiction 199
Space Opera/Space Fantasy 199
Space Exploration 211
Science Action 215
New Wave Science Fiction 228
Aliens from Outer Space 230
Alternate Worlds and Dimensions 238
Dystopian and Utopian Worlds 241
Post-Apocalypse 244
Computers and Artificial Intelligence 248
Psychic Powers and Mind Control 250
Robots. Androids, and Cyborgs 252
Chapter 4—Fantasy 271
Sword and Sorcery Fantasy 271
Fairy Tales and Folklore 295
Mythological Fantasy 298
Magic Portal Fantasy/Parallel Worlds ^03
Contemporary Fantasy ^12
Dark Fantasy 321
Chapter 5—Crime and Mysteries 333
Detectives 333
Crime and the Criminal Underworld 348
True Crime 355
Chapter 6—Horror 359
Supernatural Heroes 359
A Bestiary 371
Ghosts and Spirits 394
Demonic Possession, Black Magic, and Mages 398
The Occult 404
Slasher 410
Anthologies and Short Story Collections 411
Chapter 7—Contemporary Life 417
Romance 418
Coming-of-Age/Slice-of-Life 447
Social and Political Issues 467
Sports 468
Short Stories and Anthologies 472
Chapter 8—Humor 477
General Humor 473
Comic Strip Collections and the Secret Life of Gamers 492
Cartoons, Animation, and Media Tie-Ins 494
Funny Animals 5qq
Silent Humor
Black Humor
Satire
Genreblends
Chapter 9—Nonfiction
Art—Comics, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels 553
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
Science and Math
Oddities and Miscellany
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