WELCOME TO THE SECOND âGOLDEN AGEâ OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES
Superheroes have come a long way since the âMan of Steelâ was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of todayâs most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolvedâand how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human.
In âCall Her Savage,â MARJORIE M. LIU enters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend.
In âA to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too),â BILL WILLINGHAM presents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race.
In âVacuum Lad,â STEPHEN BAXTER unveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space ageâand disproves the theory that ânothing exists in a vacuum.â
In âHead Cases,â PETER DAVID and KATHLEEN DAVID blast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife.
In âThe Non-Event,â MIKE CAREY removes the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events.
Also includes stories by Mike Baron âą Mark Chadbourn âą Paul Cornell âą Daryl Gregory âą Joseph Mallozzi âą James Maxey âą Ian McDonald âą Chris Roberson âą Gail Simone âą Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, âone of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editorsâ (Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year).