Free Comic Book Day 2023
After you’ve stopped by the library for the Free Comic Book Day giveaways and activities, keep the celebration going with these comics-loving titles!
Kids
- Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman by Marc Tyler Nobleman
- Marvel Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide by Stephen Wiacek
- Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee (Read now on OverDrive)
- A Parent’s Guide to the Best Kids’ Comics: Choosing Titles Your Children Will Love by Scott Robins (Read now on OverDrive)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow by Daniel Wallace
- What is the story of Batman? by Michael Burgan
Teens
- Batman Character Encyclopedia by Matthew K. Manning
- Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
- DC Comics Cover Art by Nick Jones
- DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe by Matthew K. Manning
- DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle by Daniel Wallace
- How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way by The Artists of Marvel Studios Visual Development
- The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers and Malicious Minions from Comic Book History by Jon Morris
- The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History by Jon Morris
- Marvel Encyclopedia by Tom DeFalco
- Marvel: The Hip-Hop Covers edited by Axel Alonso, Chris Robinson & Rickey Purdin
- Marvel Year by Year: A Visual History by DK Publishing, Inc.
- The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters from Comic Book History by Hope Nicholson
- Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe by Tim Leong
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Fiction
- The Amazing Absorbing Boy by Rabindranath Maharaj – *On order*
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Listen now or read now on OverDrive)
- A Hundred Thousand Worlds by Bob Proehl – *On order* (Request a copy through interlibrary loan)
- Secret Identity by Alex Segura – *On order* (Request a copy through interlibrary loan)
Comics About Comics
- 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking by Paul Levitz
- 80 Years of Batman: The Deluxe Edition by Detective Comics
- Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years by Various
- The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew
- Batgirl: A Celebration of 50 Years by Various
- Catwoman: A Celebration of 75 Years by Various
- Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present by Dan Mazur
- DC Comics Covergirls by Louise Simonson
- The Love and Rockets Companion : 30 years (and counting) by Marc Sobel and Kristy Valenti
- Marvel Cinematic Universe Guidebook: The Good, the Bad, the Guardians by Mike O’Sullivan
- The Marvel Vault: A Visual History by Roy Thomas
- The Other History of the DC Universe by John Ridley
- PS Magazine: The Best of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly by Will Eisner
- Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior by Various
And more!
- All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told by Douglas Wolk (Listen now or read now on OverDrive)
- Comics Confidential: Thirteen Graphic Novelists Talk Story, Craft, and Life Outside the Box by Leonard S. Marcus
- DC: Women of Action by Shea Fontana
- Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics by Mike Madrid (Read now on OverDrive)
- Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age by Trina Robbins
- Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form by Paul M. Buhle
- How to Go Steady: Timeless Dating Advice, Wisdom, and Lessons from Vintage Romance Comics by Jacque Nodell
- Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads by Kirk Demarais (Request a copy through interlibrary loan)
- Manga for the Beginner Chibis: Everything You Need to Start Drawing the Super-Cute Characters of Japanese Comics by Christopher Hart (Read now on OverDrive)
- Manga for Dummies by Kensuke Okabayashi
- The Many Lives of Catwoman: The Felonious History of a Feline Fatale by Tim Hanley
- Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe (Read now on OverDrive)
- A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth (Listen now or read now on OverDrive)
- The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore (Listen now or read now on OverDrive)
- Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker (Listen on CD audiobook)
- Investigating Lois Lane: The Turbulent History of the Daily Planet’s Ace Reporter by Tim Hanley
- Peanuts – A Golden Celebration: The Art and Story of The World’s Best-Loved Comic Strip by Charles M. Schulz
- Superheroes! Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture by Laurence Maslon (Read now on OverDrive)
- Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye (Read now on OverDrive)
- Super-Villains: The Complete Visual History by Daniel Wallace
- The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu (Request a copy through interlibrary loan)
- Why Comics? From Underground to Everywhere by Hillary L. Chute
- Wonder Woman: Ambassador of Truth by Signe Bergstrom
