Category Archives: Best Of

Superhero Novels: The Best of 2017 and a Peek at 2018

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Eric Searleman

Every year we look forward to compiling our Top 5 list of superhero novels. It’s a great way to revisit all the books we’ve read during the past 12 months, and it helps put everything in perspective. Seeing how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Published in 2017 | Tagged A Little More Human, Annie Wu, Catherynne M. Valente, Fiona Maazel, Jason Reynolds, Leigh Bardugo, Miles Morales, Spider-Man, Sputnik's Children, Terri Favro, The Refrigerator Monologues, Warbringer, Wonder Woman | Comments Off

Superhero Novels: The Best of 2016 and a Peek at 2017

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Eric Searleman

Welcome to our celebratory recap of superhero novels published in 2016. You’ll notice right away that this year’s Top 5 list is unusual because it features books that are slightly askew of the genre. Three of our favorite books, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Published in 2016 | Tagged A Hundred Thousand Worlds, Bob Proehl, Double Down, Gwenda Bond, Heroine Complex, Lois Lane, Manuel Gonzales, Sarah Kuhn, The Oddfits, The Regional Office Is Under Attack, Tiffany Tsao | Comments Off

Superhero Novels: The Best of 2015 and a Peek at 2016

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Eric Searleman

Like Batman and Catwoman, our two favorite novels of 2015 are like the flip side of the same coin. One book puts superheroes squarely in the real world. Conversely, a big chunk of action in the second book takes place … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Pre-existing, Published in 2015 | Tagged Black Widow, Cherie Priest, Forever Red, I Am Princess X, Kali Ciesemier, Less Than Hero, Margaret Stohl, Matthew Phillion, S.G. Browne, The Entropy of Everything, The Violent Century | Comments Off

Superhero Novels: The Best of 2014 and a Peek at 2015

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Eric Searleman

2014 was definitely the year of the tiger as far as we’re concerned. Nick Harkaway’s latest novel featured a substantial superhero storyline and we are happy to embrace it as our favorite novel of the year. But really, when we … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Published in 2014 | Tagged Carrie Vaughn, Dreams of the Golden Age, Gene Luen Yang, John David Anderson, Matthew Phillion, Minion, Nick Harkaway, Sonny Liew, The Indestructibles, The Shadow Hero, Tigerman | Comments Off

Superhero Novels: The Best of 2013 and a Peek at 2014

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Eric Searleman

This was the first year we seriously considered expanding our year-end Top 5 list to an inclusive Top 10 list. It would have been easy to do. For example, four excellent short story collections were published this year and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Published in 2013 | Tagged Camille Alexa, Canadian Super Stories, Claude Lalumiere, John David Anderson, Masked Mosaic, Neil Connelly, Samit Basu, Sidekicked, The Midlife Crisis of Commander Invincible, Turbulence, V.E. Schwab, Vicious | Comments Off